Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Mo Gilligan: Momentum Review: A Surprisingly Well-Observed Special
Observational comedy appeals to us because we’re needy and arrogant. We want to feel, on some level, like we could do the comedian’s job; that...
Godfather of Harlem Recap: A Fine Start For Epix’s Absurdly Well-Cast New Crime Drama
This recap of the Godfather of Harlem (Epix) Season 1 Premiere contains spoilers. It’s the cast, I think, that elevates Epix’s new crime drama, based...
Pennyworth Recap: Now That’s How You Do A Finale
This recap of Pennyworth Season 1, Episode 10, “Marianne Faithful”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...
Mayans MC Recap: Who’s The Daddy?
This recap of Mayans MC Season 2, Episode 4, “Lahun Chan”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...
Bard of Blood Recap: A Netflix Series Ending On A Cliffhanger? How Novel!
This recap of Bard of Blood Season 1, Episode 7, “My Stronger Guilt Defeats My Strong Intent”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free...
Bard of Blood Recap: An Action-Packed Penultimate Episode
This recap of Bard of Blood Season 1, Episode 6, “Heat Not a Furnace for Your Foe So Hot That It Do Singe Yourself”, contains...
Bard of Blood Recap: And You Thought Your Relationship Ended Badly
This recap of Bard of Blood Season 1, Episode 5, “Fight Fire With Fire”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free season review by...
Bard of Blood Recap: A Blast In The Past
This recap of Bard of Blood Season 1, Episode 4, “Love All, Trust A Few, Do Wrong To None”, contains spoilers. You can check out...
Bard of Blood Recap: Old Faces, New Leads
This recap of Bard of Blood Season 1, Episode 3, “So Quick Bright Things Come to Confusion”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free...
In the Shadow of the Moon Review
In the Shadow of the Moon (Netflix) tells the story of youthful, naive Locke, a policeman with a thirst for “real” crime and with a...
Bard of Blood Recap: Getting Out Of The Country
This recap of Bard of Blood Season 1, Episode 2, “When Sorrows Come, They Come Not Single Spies, But In Battalions”, contains spoilers. You can...
Bard of Blood Recap: Teacher Training Day
This recap of Bard of Blood (Netflix) Season 1, Episode 1, “What’s Past Is Prologue”, contains spoilers. You can check out our spoiler-free season review...
Bard of Blood Season 1 Review: A Muddled But Effective Indian Espionage Thriller
This review of Bard of Blood (Netflix) Season 1 is spoiler-free. Netflix has been making moves in India for a while now, with the nation’s heavy-hitter Sacred...
New Amsterdam Recap: A Masterful Bait-And-Switch Kicks Off The New Season
This recap of New Amsterdam Season 2, Episode 1, “Your Turn”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous season’s finale by...
All Rise Recap: A New Procedural That Approaches The Bench With A Spring In Its Step
This recap of All Rise Season 1, Episode 1, “Pilot”, contains spoilers. Among the judicial assistants at the Los Angeles County courthouse, attorney-turned-judge Lola Carmichael...
Team Kaylie Season 1 Review: An Insufferable Starlet Tries To Find Herself In Netflix’s New Family Comedy
I am, let’s be frank, about as far removed from the target audience of Team Kaylie as anyone is capable of being. But the last time...
Pennyworth Recap: Mission Aborted
This recap of Pennyworth Season 1, Episode 9, “Alma Coogan”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...
Rambo: Last Blood Review: Last Blood or Most Blood?
Rambo: Last Blood is from director Adrian Grunberg (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) and brings back Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) to reprise his role as...
The Hockey Girls Season 1 Review: They See Me Rollin’
The Hockey Girls, now available on Netflix, isn’t really about hockey. But it is about girls — specifically the seven members of Club Pati Minerva’s...
Between Two Ferns: The Movie Review
Netflix has released a full-length feature film based on the comedy talk show Between Two Ferns, taking audiences behind the scenes of the infamous ‘character’...