Articles by Jonathon Wilson
The Healing Powers of Dude Season 1 Review – a clear step forward for disability representation
This review of The Healing Powers of Dude Season 1 is spoiler-free. Middle school, if film and television has anything to say about it, is...
‘Like a Boss’ Review – Who’s To Blame For This Confused Female-Friendship Comedy?
Let’s not waste anyone’s time here — Like a Boss isn’t a good movie. It’s pandering and derivative, it wastes a good cast on thin archetypes, and...
Underwater review – Kristen Stewart takes a plunge into a Lovecraftian nightmare
William Eubank’s confidently no-nonsense Underwater doesn’t give you time to find your sea legs, and perhaps that’s just as well — paying too much attention to the...
Deadwater Fell episode 1 recap – a complex and emotional new drama
This recap of Deadwater Fell Episode 1 contains spoilers. The BBC came out swinging in 2020 with their creative adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and...
‘The InBESTigators’ Season 2 Review – Getting The Team Back Together
If it helps, consider this more a PSA than a traditional review since The InBESTigators Season 2 is very, very similar to its predecessor. And...
‘Scissor Seven’ Season 1 Review – An Irreverent Chinese Netflix Anime That’s Better Than You Think
While I’m still not sure who, exactly, Scissor Seven is for, I’m certain whoever it is will get an awful lot out of it. A Chinese...
Until Dawn Season 1 Review – try and survive a long night with Netflix’s new reality prank show
This review of Until Dawn Season 1 is spoiler-free — such as you can even spoil a reality show anyway. With the success of Prank...
Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega Season 1 review – a small-town crime drama about youth, masculinity, and information
This review of Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega Season 1 (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Despite arriving with less fanfare than some of Netflix’s other Indian originals, the...
Titans Season 2 Review: A Messy Follow-Up Undercut By Its Own Ambition
Following the same trajectory as its first season, Titans Season 2 arrives on Netflix this Friday, January 10, after having debuted on the DC Universe streaming platform....
Giri/Haji Season 1 Review: An Extraordinary Drama Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen
This review of Giri/Haji Season 1 is spoiler-free. Joe Barton’s Anglo-Japanese thriller Giri/Haji – which translates roughly as Duty/Shame – aired late last year across...
Ghost Stories Review: Once Upon A Time In Bollywood
Released on New Year’s Day, Ghost Stories (Netflix) combines the efforts of four of Bollywood’s leading filmmakers into a two-and-a-half-hour horror anthology, one divorced from India’s theatrical...
Dracula Recap: Down to the Last Drop
This recap of Dracula Season 1, Episode 3, “The Dark Compass”, contains spoilers. Check out our thoughts on Episode 1. Check out our thoughts on...
All The Freckles in the World Review: Whatever It Takes To Score
Unlike most teenagers, All the Freckles in the World (Netflix) is comfortable in its own skin. And the skin it wears is a comfortable one for audiences,...
The Circle Review: Netflix Remakes A UK Reality Show With A Dystopian Slant
The Circle (Netflix) is a US remake of a popular British reality TV show with a clever, timely concept. Much like Big Brother — the American remake of...
Dracula Recap: Sea Yourself Out
This recap of Dracula Season 1, Episode 2, “Blood Vessel”, contains spoilers. Check out our thoughts on Episode 1. Check out our thoughts on Episode...
Dracula Recap: The BBC’s New Adaptation Breathes New Life Into The Undead
This recap of Dracula Season 1, Episode 1, “The Rules of the Beast”, contains spoilers. Check out our thoughts on Episode 2. Check out our...
Messiah Recap: You Can Never Be Sure
This recap of Messiah Season 1, Episode 10, “The Wages of Sin”, contains spoilers. Check out our spoiler-free season review. Check out our thoughts on...
Messiah Recap: The Tides Are Turning
This recap of Messiah Season 1, Episode 8, “Force Majeure”, contains spoilers. Check out the spoiler-free season review. Check out our recap of the previous...
Messiah Recap: The Truth Will Set You Free
This recap of Messiah Season 1, Episode 7, “It Came to Pass as it Was Spoken”, contains spoilers. Check out the spoiler-free season review. Check...
Messiah Recap: A New Destination
This recap of Messiah Season 1, Episode 6, “We Will Not All Sleep”, contains spoilers. Check out the spoiler-free season review. Check out our thoughts...