Articles by Jonathon Wilson
All Rise season 2, episode 7 recap – “Almost the Meteor”
This recap of All Rise season 2, episode 7, “Almost the Meteor”, contains spoilers. Lola is on maternity leave in “Almost the Meteor”, which you’d...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 2 recap – what happened in “2100°”?
This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 2, “2100°”, contains spoilers. This is a weird thing to say about a network procedural, and...
Walker season 1, episode 1 recap – what happened in the pilot?
This recap of Walker season 1, episode 1, contains spoilers. The CW rebooting a so-bad-it’s-beloved property like Walker: Texas Ranger should be cause for concern....
The Queen of Black Magic review – a terrifying horror experience
This is a spoiler-free review of The Queen of Black Magic that is coming to Shudder on January 28th, 2021. The film comes from Headshot...
Euphoria special episode 2 recap – “F*ck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob”
This recap of Euphoria special episode 2, “F*ck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob”, contains spoilers. Both of Euphoria’s “special episodes” are intended as bridges...
Blown Away season 2 review – the runaway reality hit returns
In some ways, a show like Blown Away is only really possible with a platform like Netflix. You kind of need an algorithm to market...
Riverdale season 5, episode 1 recap – “Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax”
This recap of Riverdale season 5, episode 1, “Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax”, contains spoilers. Riverdale, after having its usual premiere pushed from October to January, is...
Daughter From Another Mother review – Mexican dramedy challenges the idea of family
This review of Daughter From Another Mother is spoiler-free. You’d think that the crux of Daughter From Another Mother, a new nine-part Mexican dramedy now streaming on...
Search Party season 4, episode 6 recap – “The Thoughtless Woman”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 6, “The Thoughtless Woman”, contains spoilers. Chip’s full name is Charles “Chip” Wreck. I know that’s not...
Search Party season 4, episode 5 recap – “Doctor Mindbender”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 5, “Doctor Mindbender”, contains spoilers. “In an ironic twist of fate, our friend Dory has gone missing.”...
Search Party season 4, episode 4 recap – “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 4, “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig”, contains spoilers. Search Party has always been a show about the...
Sightless review – a drab, predictable thriller you’d be better off not seeing
New on Netflix today, though not a Netflix Original, Sightless is the kind of film that has been sat on a shelf for a while...
Spycraft review – an informative if slightly melodramatic docuseries
Everyone knows these days that Netflix is the place to be for solid if unremarkable documentary series’. Whatever you’re into, there’s surely one for you,...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 1 recap – “Back in the Saddle”
This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 1, “Back in the Saddle”, contains spoilers. One of last year’s most underrated network shows is...
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...