Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Paradise PD Season 3 review – the easily offended need not apply
This review of Paradise PD season 3 is spoiler-free. Paradise PD is built from the ground up to cause offense. There isn’t a single protected class...
New Amsterdam season 3, episode 2 recap – “Essential Workers”
This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 2, “Essential Workers”, contains spoilers. The return of Floyd Reynolds after Max sent out the Bat-signal last...
New Amsterdam season 3, episode 1 recap – “The New Normal”
This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 1, “The New Normal”, contains spoilers. The opening five minutes of “The New Normal” are emblematic of...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 8 recap – “Bad Call”
This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 8, “Bad Call”, contains spoilers. In all honesty, I didn’t realize “Bad Call” was the winter...
Debris season 1, episode 2 recap – “You Are Not Alone”
This recap of Debris season 1, episode 2, “You Are Not Alone”, contains spoilers. As I slightly lamented in my recap of last week’s odd...
Pennyworth season 2, episode 5 recap – “The Bleeding Heart”
This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 5, “The Bleeding Heart”, contains spoilers. Throughout its first season, it was easy to forget that Pennyworth was...
Family Guy season 19, episode 13 recap – “PeTerminator”
This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 13, “PeTerminator”, contains spoilers. It’s surprising that Family Guy has taken this long to spoof Terminator, but it’s better late...
Boss Level ending explained – does Frank Grillo prevent the world from ending?
Boss Level is probably my favorite movie of the year – it’s certainly the most fun I’ve had in a good while, and thanks largely...
Boss Level review – a time-loop actioner that totally works
Boss Level is the most fun I’ve had with a movie in ages. Joe Carnahan has taken the played-out Groundhog Day time-loop gimmick and imbued...
Moxie ending explained – does feminism prevail in the end?
This article contains huge spoilers for the Moxie ending. In the toothless feminist coming-of-age film Moxie, a cartoonish high-school comprised entirely of broad stereotypes leads...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 7 recap – “Displaced”
This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 7, “Displaced”, contains spoilers. There are a fair number of things going on in “Displaced”, but...
Debris season 1, episode 1 recap – a fascinating premise needs more energy
This recap of Debris season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. NBC’s Debris is the kind of high-concept big-idea sci-fi that could make for appointment television...
Family Guy season 19, episode 12 recap – “And Then There’s Fraud”
This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 12, “And Then There’s Fraud”, contains spoilers. Running a business is a difficult thing — running one...
Family Guy season 19, episode 11 recap – “Boy’s Best Friend”
This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 11, “Boy’s Best Friend”, contains spoilers. I’m a simple man, so I find every joke revolving around...
The Girl on the Train (2021) Ending Explained – What Happened to Nusrat?
The 2021 Hindi remake of The Girl on the Train is terrible garbage. But, while it mimics the structure and many of the twists of...
The Girl on the Train (2021) Review – A Woeful Adaptation
The 2016 Hollywood adaptation of The Girl on the Train, adapted from a convoluted potboiler by Paula Hawkins, was not a very good film. But...
Bigfoot Family Ending Explained – Does Rocky Valley Survive?
Bigfoot Family, the three-years-in-the-making sequel to 2017’s Son of Bigfoot, is a decent animated family film that is unfortunately mired by a second-half that descends into...
Bigfoot Family Review – Stellar Animation Gets Lost in the Wilderness
To its credit, Bigfoot Family accomplishes something many films in its genre don’t by appealing to both the kids and the long-suffering adults who have...
Canine Intervention review – a feel-good show about doggo anger management
I’ve said it before, and here I am saying it again – dogs are largely better than people. They’re also easy money, from a content...
Brian Regan: On the Rocks review – a straightword, safe hour of comedy
Brian Regan: On the Rocks was released on Netflix February 23, 2021. Surprisingly given the matter of a global pandemic, there hasn’t seemed to be...