Articles by Jonathon Wilson
American Siege review – Bruce Willis sleepwalks through more garbage
This review of American Siege is spoiler-free. I’ve been fortunate over the last few years in that I’ve only had to review a couple of...
See For Me ending explained – does Sophie make it out alive?
This article contains major spoilers for See For Me’s ending. Randall Okita’s See For Me is a home-invasion thriller with a twist, though admittedly one...
The Commando review – a risible crime drama that needed more action
I’m quite a simple man, so perhaps I’m in the minority in wanting actors who’re very good at one specific thing to just stick to...
The Kindred review – meandering, convoluted psychological thriller
This review of The Kindred is spoiler-free. Jamie Patterson’s The Kindred is playing in all kinds of familiar genre territory. Part supernatural thriller, part new-baby...
The Wasteland (2021) Ending Explained – Do Diego and His Mother Survive?
While it seems most people don’t like it, I was a fan of David Casademunt’s The Wasteland, or The Beast, an ambiguous Spanish horror film...
The Wasteland (2021) Review – Ambiguous, Metaphorical Spanish Horror
Judging by the critical reception, it seems I like David Casademunt’s The Wasteland more than most do, which is as much a surprise to me...
The Club Season 1 Part 2 Ending Explained – do Ra?el and Matilda mend their relationship?
This article contains major spoilers for The Club Season 1 Part 2’s ending. Part 2 of Netflix’s The Club is really just a four-part coda...
The Club Season 1 Part 2 Review – more melodrama in 1950s Istanbul
This review of The Club Season 1 Part 2 is spoiler-free. It doesn’t seem too long since we last visited the titular club of Netflix’s...
‘Four to Dinner’ Ending Explained – Do We Find Out the Status of Their Relationships?
In Four to Dinner, Luca (Flavio Furno) and his partner Sara (Marta Gastini) hold a dinner party for two of his friends. As they enjoy...
‘Four to Dinner’ Review – Not Worth Delaying Dinner to Watch
Four to Dinner is a Netflix Italian rom-com to come streaming on the site. In a tale of who truly loves who, Four to Dinner...
The Book of Boba Fett season 1, episode 2 recap – “Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine”
This recap of The Book of Boba Fett season 1, episode 2, “Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine”, contains spoilers. You’ll recall that last week,...
Alice in Borderland season 2 ending explained – do the players make it back to the real world?
This article contains spoilers for the Netflix series Alice in Borderland season 2, episode 8, including an open discussion on Alice in Borderland Season 2’s...
Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 10 recap – “Hello, My Soul Mate”
This recap of Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 10, “Hello, My Soul Mate”, contains spoilers. It took ten episodes, but “Hello, My Soul Mate”...
Four Lives review – damning true-crime with a profound sense of humanity
This review of Four Lives is spoiler-free. “To protect and to serve” has been the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department since 1963, and...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 3, episode 1 recap – “The Big Chill”
This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 3, episode 1, “The Big Chill”, contains spoilers. As ever, 9-1-1: Lone Star knows how to do a...
Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 9 recap – “Just Friends”
This recap of Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 9, “Just Friends”, contains spoilers. So, here’s a quote from my preview of these two episodes,...
Yellowstone season 4, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Yellowstone season 4, episode 10, “Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops”, contains spoilers, including a discussion of the Yellowstone...
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review – that same old magic
Only rarely will one ever encounter a piece of media so finely calibrated to evoke nostalgia. For anyone who came of age alongside or slightly...
Yellowstone season 4, episode 9 recap – “No Such Thing As Fair”
This recap of Yellowstone season 4, episode 9, “No Such Thing As Fair”, contains spoilers. I’m not sure that “No Such Thing As Fair” necessarily...
Yellowstone season 4, episode 7 recap – “Keep the Wolves Close”
This recap of Yellowstone season 4, episode 7, “Keep the Wolves Close”, contains spoilers. “Keep the Wolves Close” was the first episode of this season...