Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Ride or Die’ Review – An Unusual, Sexually-Charged Japanese Drama
At first glance, Hiroki Ryuichi’s Ride or Die, looks like several different things, almost none of which it ends up being. It has a classic...
The True Story Behind ‘Why Did You Kill Me?’
Netflix has another true-crime hit in the form of Why Did You Kill Me?, the story of the 24-year-old mother of two Crystal Theobald, who...
Why Did You Kill Me? Review – Another Compelling Netflix True-Crime Documentary
Maybe it’s Netflix’s idea of a grim joke to release Why Did You Kill Me? on the same day as the new season of The...
Love and Monsters (2020) Ending Explained – Does Joel Reunite With Aimee?
Love and Monsters was a very pleasant surprise, from its atypical hero in Dylan O’Brien’s (Flashback) Joel Dawson to its imaginative monster designs and its...
Love and Monsters (2020) Review – A Likable Doomsday Comedy with a Few Surprises
The end of the world hardly seems like an appropriate topic for laughs, especially given the current goings-on, but Michael Matthews’ Love and Monsters, proves...
New Amsterdam season 3, episode 7 recap – “The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer”
This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 7, “The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer”, contains spoilers. As ever, Max has a problem in “The Legend...
All Rise season 2, episode 11 recap – “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”
This recap of All Rise season 2, episode 11, “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”, contains spoilers. It’s a while since we last saw All Rise, but...
Debris season 1, episode 7 recap – “You Can Call Her Caroline”
This recap of Debris season 1, episode 7, “You Can Call Her Caroline”, contains spoilers. The irony of the specific piece of debris in “You...
Family Guy season 19, episode 16 recap – “Who’s Brian Now?”
This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 16, “Who’s Brian Now?”, contains spoilers. You can’t choose your family, so the saying goes, but that’s...
Pennyworth season 2, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 10, “The Lion and the Lamb”, contains spoilers, as well as a discussion of the Pennyworth Season 2...
Night in Paradise (2020) Ending Explained – Does Tae-gu Make It Out Alive?
All throughout Night In Paradise, there’s never any suggestion that there’s going to be a happy ending. Likewise, you never get the sense that there...
Night in Paradise (2020) Review – An Uncompromisingly Brutal Korean Crime Thriller
Setting a gritty, bloodthirsty crime drama on the idyllic island of Jeju is the first of many idiosyncrasies in Park Hoon-jung’s Night in Paradise (also...
The Way of the Househusband review – making a mockery of masculinity
This review of The Way of the Househusband is spoiler-free. Adapted from Kousuke Oono’s manga series, The Way of the Househusband, now streaming on Netflix,...
New Amsterdam season 3, episode 6 recap – “Why Not Yesterday”
This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 6, “Why Not Yesterday”, contains spoilers. Solving seemingly impossible problems is something of a special skill for...
Snabba Cash season 1, episode 6 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Snabba Cash season 1, episode 6, “Making Money is Never Bad!”, contains spoilers. It also includes a discussion of the Snabba Cash...
Snabba Cash season 1 review – an engrossing thriller with plenty on its mind
This review of Snabba Cash season 1 is spoiler-free. The writing of Jens Lapidus in the novel Snabba Cash, or Easy Money, and several subsequent...
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You review – interactive, but not particularly special
This review of The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You is spoiler-free. The Last Kids on Earth is a weird franchise. It seems to...
Debris season 1, episode 6 recap – “Supernova”
This recap of Debris season 1, episode 6, “Supernova”, contains spoilers. The truth will set you free, or so the saying goes, but it hardly...
Pennyworth season 2, episode 9 recap – “Paradise Lost”
This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 9, “Paradise Lost”, contains spoilers. You’ll recall that in the previous episode of Epix’s Pennyworth, things weren’t looking...
Just Say Yes review – a predictable, albeit watchable rom-com
This review of Just Say Yes is spoiler-free. Despite only being released on Netflix this weekend, you’ve seen Just Say Yes before. It enthusiastically repackages...