Articles by Jonathon Wilson
The Social Dilemma review – your smartphone is destroying us all
When this review of Jeff Orlowski’s new docu-drama The Social Dilemma goes live, the first thing I’ll do is tweet a link to it. I...
Cuties review – you’ve probably got the wrong idea
The furore whipped up around Maïmouna Doucouré’s Sundance darling Cuties was something to behold. Where to begin in unpacking it is anyone’s guess. On the...
P-Valley season 1, episode 8 recap – “Murda Night” lives up to its title
This recap of P-Valley season 1, episode 8, “Murda Night”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...
My Octopus Teacher review – a poignant love story between man and mollusc
My Octopus Teacher is a love story. Netflix has no shortage of those, obviously, but this one, the first-ever original South African documentary, is striking...
P-Valley season 1, episode 7 recap – “Last Call for Alcohol”
This recap of P-Valley season 1, episode 7, “Last Call for Alcohol”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...
Young Wallander season 1, episode 6 recap – going out with a whimper
This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 6 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....
Young Wallander season 1, episode 5 recap – the line of succession
This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 5 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....
Young Wallander season 1, episode 4 recap – it isn’t over yet
This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....
Young Wallander season 1, episode 3 recap – they think it’s all over
This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....
Young Wallander season 1, episode 2 recap – a run of bad luck
This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....
Young Wallander season 1, episode 1 recap – an explosive opener
This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. Check out our spoiler-free season review. Before any character in Young Wallander has a single line...
Young Wallander Season 1 Review – Netflix’s prequel series is a crime scene
This review of Young Wallander Season 1 is spoiler-free. Longstanding fans of Kurt Wallander, either from the books or the Swedish series or the Kenneth...
Love, Guaranteed review – Damon Wayans Jr. reads the small print in this tedious rom-com
If you glance over the cast list or skim-read the premise of Love, Guaranteed, Netflix’s latest midweek romantic comedy, you can predict every single thing that’ll...
Two Weeks to Live Season 1 Review – Maisie Williams is out for revenge in Sky’s new comedy
Things aren’t going especially well for Maisie Williams, are they? Not artistically speaking, anyway, since the final season of Game of Thrones was dramatically fraudulent...
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! review – an interactive special for the kids
When I reviewed The Boss Baby back in the day, I can’t say I imagined it’d find success as a series on Netflix. But The...
The Match review – suburban football is a coming-of-age crucible in this Italian drama
The Match runs, fittingly, for ninety minutes, and the film’s tagline insists that an hour and a half can change everything forever. This new international...
The Binge review – a Hulu original that’s painfully derivative
It’s impossible to watch Hulu’s new “original” comedy The Binge and not think of other, very similar films, most especially Superbad and Booksmart. Genre films...
Unknown Origins review – twists we’ve seen before
As the Coronavirus creates massive social upheaval around the world, one chance of lesser note is that 2020 has become possibly the first summer in...
All Together Now Review – a feel-meh high school movie about teen homelessness
Amber Appleton is just a normal high school student in your typical Netflix high school movie. She’s bright and optimistic, has ambitions, a diverse group...
I Hate Suzie Season 1 review – Billie Piper and a nude scandal make for one of the year’s best shows
The fact that Lucy Prebble’s I Hate Suzie had difficulty being picked up by broadcasters says a lot of uncomfortable things about our entertainment culture....