Articles by Jonathon Wilson
The Ending Of ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2 Is A Bit Of A Mess
There are many words one might use to describe the ending of The Buccaneers Season 2, but the best one is “messy”. I know that’s part of...
Even As An English Guy, I Loved ‘SEC Football: Any Given Saturday’
You could write what I know about American Football — even calling it football makes me wince — on the back of a postcard, but...
‘Beyond the Bar’ Makes A Much Better Case For Itself In Episode 2
Beyond the Bar makes a better case for itself in Episode 2, which is kind of fitting when you think about it.
‘The Institute’ Episode 5 Answers Many Key Questions
Well, we finally know what the black smoke belching out of the Back Half chimneys is coming from.
‘Beyond the Bar’ Is Immediately Familiar In Episode 1
The opening episode of Beyond the Bar is fittingly titled, since it really is an induction; yes, for protagonist Kang Hyo-min, who gets a job at the prestigious Yullim law firm, but also for the audience, who're being welcomed into another legal K-Drama with its own particular quirks and characteristics.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 4 Is Another Crowd-Pleasing Outing
The Winning Try doesn't have much rugby in it, which is surprising for a show ostensibly about the sport, so it says a lot about the underlying quality of this K-Drama that I'm starting to wonder whether it even needs it.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 3 Delivers Huge Emotion Out Of Nowhere
The Winning Try never ceases to amaze me. After the premiere suggested we had a great show on our hands, and the second episode proved that quality...
‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Breathes New Life Into One of the MCU’s Most Compelling Settings
For all its considerable flaws, the MCU is a bounty of creative riches. Something like Wakanda, a secretive Afrofuturist wonderland of preserved culture and advanced...
Breaking Down Every Episode Of ‘Eyes Of Wakanda’
It takes an effort to remember this now, but everyone used to keep track of what phase the Marvel Cinematic Universe was in. It used...
‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 5 Suggests Murder Doesn’t Run in the Family
Like father, like son, or so the saying goes, but the point of Dexter: Resurrection is increasingly becoming to disprove that idea.
‘Chief of War’ Episode 2 Features Several Surprising (And Welcome) Turns
Meet Ka'ahumanu. She's a character who is going to be pretty integral to Chief of War, but she's introduced in Episode 2 without a great deal of fanfare in a cold open that left me a bit confused.
‘Smoke’ Episode 7 Features One Of The Very Best Scenes of the Year
I'm not given to hyperbole as a rule, so know this -- there's a long-ish sequence in Episode 7 of Smoke that I earnestly believe is one of the year's very best.
Jason Momoa Has Never Been Cooler Than In ‘Chief of War’ Episode 1
Chief of War is a very serious and passionately rendered show about real history and indigenous representation and storytelling.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Is Off to the Races With A Fun, Messy Three-Episode Premiere
Start your engines, ladies and gentlemen. Twisted Metal is back for Season 2, and it’s bigger and better than ever. This might not be immediately apparent in...
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Is Bigger, Better, And More Like the Games
Two years after Season 1 turned out to be surprisingly good, and thirty years after the debut of the long-abandoned PlayStation series on which it’s...
The Ending Of ‘War of the Worlds’ Is An Advert For Amazon Prime Air
War of the Worlds (2025) is impressively terrible in a lot of different ways, but its ending is particularly egregious. What is otherwise an ill-advised...
Prime Video’s ‘War of the Worlds’ Is Hilarious In All The Wrong Ways
It doesn’t generally speak highly of a movie when it’s quietly dumped on a streaming platform after only being announced — equally quietly, with zero...
‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2, Episode 7 Reinvents Itself As A Legal Thriller
You could -- and perhaps should -- quibble about where "All Rise" fits into The Buccaneers Season 2 more broadly, especially since it means the fallout from Dick's death last week ends up feeling a little shortchanged.
In ‘Wet Heat’, Dusty Slay Is A Little Too Laid Back For His Own Good
Let me be clear — I like Dusty Slay. He’s a funny observational comic with relatable blue-collar appeal and a hint of freewheeling, improvisational weirdness....
‘WWE: Unreal’ Is Built On A Fundamentally Bad Idea
There’s a concept in professional wrestling – or “sports entertainment”, whatever you prefer – known as “kayfabe”. In simple terms, it’s the idea of keeping...