Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Family Guy season 19, episode 10 recap – “Fecal Matters”
This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 10, “Fecal Matters”, contains spoilers. It has been a while since we last saw Family Guy, so the...
Your Honor season 1, episode 7 recap – what happened in “Part Seven”?
This recap of Your Honor season 1, episode 7, “Part Seven”, contains spoilers. Following on rather directly from the previous episode, “Part Seven” pushes Michael...
Double Dad review – Maisa Silva makes a compelling lead
There’s a reason certain genres are popular with audiences, and indeed with filmmakers alike. There’s a lot of comfort to be found in the familiar;...
Outside the Wire review – war is hell is Netflix’s new time sink
The essential problem with Mikael Håfström’s Outside the Wire, which is streaming on Netflix from today, is that it’s a typical action-packed thriller that also...
The Heartbreak Club review – a formulaic, musical rom-com
Some themes are universal, and breakups are one of them. Everyone knows what it’s like. There you are, imagining spending the rest of your life...
Call Your Mother review – another bland, formulaic network sitcom
The point of parenting is to do a good enough job at it that your kids don’t need you anymore – but what do you...
Search Party season 4, episode 3 recap – “Escape to Nowhere”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 3, “Escape to Nowhere”, contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free season review is here. The central question driving Search...
Search Party season 4, episode 2 recap – “Something Sharp”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 2, “Something Sharp”, contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free season review is here. How do you move on from...
Search Party season 4, episode 1 recap – “The Girl in the Basement”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 1, “The Girl in the Basement”, contains spoilers. Search Party has always thrived at imbuing classic genre...
Batman: Soul of the Dragon review – it’d be better without Batman
There are many ways to skin a cat and a seemingly infinite number of ways to make a Batman movie, but that isn’t to say...
Tiger review – a solid sporting documentary that can’t quite back its own claims
Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek (and executive producer Alex Gibney) would evidently like Tiger, a two-part, four-hour documentary streaming on HBO, to be the latest...
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy review – exploring an epidemic
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy debuted on Netflix on January 11, 2021. With all the talk of pandemics these days, it’s easy to forget about...
Pretend It’s a City review – a warm and enthusiastic look at New York
Nobody from New York has ever been shy about telling people they’re from New York, which is probably just as well for the purposes of...
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons season 5 review – banged up again
Raphael Rowe is an interesting guy, and Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons is interesting largely because of him. You’d think doing 12 years’ hard time after a...
Search Party season 4 review – milennial thriller takes psycho turn
This review of Search Party Season 4 is spoiler-free. Few shows are more difficult to categorize than Search Party, the fourth season of which premieres...
All Rise season 2, episode 6 recap – what happened in “Bounceback”?
This recap of All Rise season 2, episode 6, “Bounceback”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...
A Perfect Planet review – another can’t-miss David Attenborough series
There are so many David Attenborough documentaries that keeping track of them is almost impossible – but it’s impossible to get sick of them. That’s...
The Outpost season 3, episode 13 recap – “Violence is Futile” ending explained
This recap of The Outpost season 3, episode 13, “Violence is Futile” (ending explained) contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous...
Pennyworth season 2, episode 4 recap – “The Hunted Fox”
This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 4, “The Hunted Fox”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...
Your Honor Season 1 Episodes 5 and 6 Recap – “Part Five” and “Part Six”
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know, or at least that’s how the saying goes. But Your Honor seems determined the prove the...