Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Katla review – a chilly Icelandic original dredges up volcanic mysteries
This review of Katla is spoiler-free. In Netflix’s new Icelandic original, Katla is the name of a subglacial volcano that has been erupting for a...
Silver Skates ending explained – do Matvey and Alisa end up together?
This article contains major spoilers as well as an open discussion of the Silver Skates ending. Silver Skates, a new Russian Netflix Original, is hardly...
Silver Skates review – a lavish Russian fairytale
Silver Skates has all the elements of a classic fairytale. It’s set in winter, among the frozen rivers and canals of Imperial Saint Petersburg at...
Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzman ending explained
This article discusses the ending of Netflix’s Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzman, so it will contain major spoilers. Following yesterday’s first season of Elite’s Short...
Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzman review – unconventional, yet for different reasons
This review of Netflix’s Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzman contains no spoilers. The first of four seasons of Elite Short Stories was a fresh and...
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) season 2, episode 2 recap – a laborious love affair
This recap of Love (Marriage ft. Divorce) season 2, episode 2 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the season premiere by clicking...
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) season 2, episode 1 recap – The sequence of betrayal
This recap of the Netflix K-drama series Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) season 2, episode 1 contains significant spoilers. Read the season 1 finale. They...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 7 recap – “Battle Scars”
This recap of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 7, “Battle Scars”, contains spoilers. After the tantalizing ending of last week’s episode, “Battle...
Tragic Jungle (2020) Ending Explained – Travelling Through The Jungle
After a longer than necessary shot of a man cutting down a tree, Tragic Jungle starts slow until it switches to Agnes wandering through the...
Tragic Jungle (2020) Review – Beautifully Shot But Painfully Boring To Watch
Even with its runtime only being 96 minutes, it still feels far too long. With each shot taking its time before it moves onto the...
Awake ending explained – do we find out why the world can no longer sleep?
This article contains major spoilers for the Awake ending. The film is now streaming on Netflix. Even after audiences have finished watching Awake, it’s likely...
New Amsterdam season 3, episode 14 recap – “Death Begins in Radiology”
This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 14, “Death Begins in Radiology”, contains spoilers. Well, it finally happened. And it only took three full...
Dom season 1, episode 8 – the ending explained
This recap of Dom season 1, episode 8, “Taking a Break”, contains spoilers, as well as an open discussion of the Dom ending. One of...
Edge of the World review – a decent if overly familiar period drama
This review of Edge of the World is spoiler-free. In Michael Haussman’s Edge of the World, Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Sir James Brooke, an English...
Death in Texas review – a ridiculous thriller with a couple of upsides
This review of Death in Texas is spoiler-free. I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw such a silly movie take itself quite so...
Flashback review – a time-loopy thriller too convoluted for its own good
This review of Flashback is spoiler-free. Dylan O’Brien is lucky enough to have been blessed with a handsome babyface, which is probably what got him...
Xtreme (2021) Ending Explained – Is Revenge Gained?
Xtreme is essentially a story of revenge between two stepbrothers, one of whom is extremely jealous. Maximo has a happy family life with his son...
Xtreme (2021) Review – Exciting Revenge Thriller
If audiences are looking for a film with incredible action scenes with lots of fighting throughout, Xtreme is that film. The main story of this...
Dom season 1 review – a gripping saga of addiction and crime
This review of Dom season 1 is spoiler-free. Apparently based on a true story, Amazon’s clearly undermarketed new Brazilian crime saga Dom is well-worth checking...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 6 recap – “Decommissioned”
This recap of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 6, “Decommissioned”, contains spoilers. It quickly turns out in “Decommissioned” that, after last week’s...