Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Irul’ Review – A Well-Acted Thriller, But A Bit Too Twisty For Its Own Good
Irul is an actor’s showcase. Director Naseef Yusuf Izuddhin has assembled a triple-threat superstar tag-team of Malayalam actors to play the three characters in this...
Concrete Cowboy ending explained – does Cole turn his life around?
This article contains major spoilers for the Concrete Cowboy ending. Adapted from Greg Neri’s 2011 novel Ghetto Cowboy, Ricky Staub’s impressive debut feature tells a...
Prank Encounters season 2 review – another round of homemade horrors
This review of Prank Encounters Season 2 is spoiler-free. When Prank Encounters first debuted in 2019, it was met with a fair amount of controversy. It’s to...
Tersanjung: The Movie ending explained – who does Yura choose?
This article contains major spoilers for the Tersanjung: The Movie ending. Streaming on Netflix from today, Tersanjung: The Movie is one of the best films of the...
Tersanjung: The Movie review – a touching, low-key romantic drama
This review of Tersanjung: The Movie is spoiler-free. The Indonesian movie scene is primarily known for horror and action, but recently the streaming giant has...
New Amsterdam season 3, episode 5 recap – “Blood, Sweat & Tears”
This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 5, “Blood, Sweat & Tears”, contains spoilers. “Blood, Sweat & Tears” are all on the agenda in...
Haunted: Latin America review – culturally-specific charlatan nonsense
This review of Haunted: Latin America is spoiler-free, not that you can necessarily spoil these things anyway. The last time I wrote about Netflix’s Haunted, I...
Breeders season 2, episode 3 recap – “No Connection”
This recap of Breeders season 2, episode 3, “No Connection”, contains spoilers. The point of parenting, in general terms, is to raise your kids well...
Haunted: Latin America episode 5 recap – “The Devil Dances before Easter”
This recap of Haunted: Latin America episode 5, “The Devil Dances before Easter”, contains spoilers. Blessedly, Haunted: Latin America comes to an end with its fifth episode,...
Haunted: Latin America episode 4 recap – “Something’s Knocking at the Door”
This recap of Haunted: Latin America episode 4, “Something’s Knocking at the Door”, contains spoilers. Even in such a terrible, fraudulent show, “Something’s Knocking at...
Haunted: Latin America episode 3 recap – “The Woman From El Molino”
This recap of Haunted: Latin America episode 3, “The Woman From El Molino”, contains spoilers. “The Woman From El Molino” is as obviously ridiculous as...
Haunted: Latin America episode 2 recap – “The Cursed Doll”
This recap of Haunted: Latin America episode 2, “The Cursed Doll”, contains spoilers. There’s always a doll, isn’t there? Even I can concede that the...
Haunted: Latin America episode 1 recap – “The House of the Damned”
This recap of Haunted: Latin America episode 1, “The House of the Damned”, contains spoilers. Sometimes, the fun of Haunted is piecing together the real genesis of...
Debris season 1, episode 5 recap – “Earthshine”
This recap of Debris season 1, episode 5, “Earthshine”, contains spoilers. I think it’s safe to say things are heating up in Debris episode 5. I still...
Family Guy season 19, episode 15 recap – “Customer of the Week”
This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 15 recap, “Customer of the Week”, contains spoilers. Most episodes of Family Guy have at least an A and...
Pennyworth season 2, episode 8 recap – “The Hangman’s Noose”
This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 8, “The Hangman’s Noose”, contains spoilers. “The Hangman’s Noose” is a classic transitional episode, the kind of thing...
Magic for Humans: Spain review – an energetic spin on a tested formula
Netflix is no stranger to providing some cultural spins on a tried-and-true formula, and after the global success of something like The Circle, which seems...
‘Into the Dark: Blood Moon’ Ending Explained – What’s Up With Luna?
There’s no real mystery about what, exactly, this anthological film is up to. Blood Moon isn’t coy about what’s really going on with ten-year-old Luna — I mean,...
‘Into the Dark: Blood Moon’ Review – A Grounded Twist on a Horror Classic
Emma Tammi (Five Nights at Freddy’s), who directed Into the Dark entry Delivered and livens up this second slate just in time for it to...
Secret Magic Control Agency review – a clever spin on the Hansel and Gretel story
A fun, fantasy family adventure having such a dry, bureaucratic-sounding title as Secret Magic Control Agency is probably the first clue that Netflix’s new animated...