Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Victim Number 8 Season 1 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series
Despite a lot of Spanish-language content dropping on Netflix this weekend (see also: Green Frontier and 45 rpm), the low-key highlight might be the eight-episode...
45 rpm Review: Netflix Series Attempts To Shed Light On The Birth Of A Music Label In 60s Madrid
In a weekend of diverse offerings on Netflix, the Spanish-language series 45 rpm — known in its native language as 45 Revoluciones — doesn’t do much to stand out....
Better Than Us Season 1 Review
From one first-ever international Netflix Original to another — Better Than Us is the second of this weekend’s series’ to mark a first-time foray into a particular...
‘Green Frontier’ Season 1 Review: Netflix’s Colombian Original Is A Success
It’s difficult to talk about Netflix’s first-ever* Colombian Original, the eight-part crime limited series Green Frontier, without also talking about what it means for the...
Sextuplets Review: Marlon Wayans Plays Six Siblings In Netflix’s New Half-Baked Original
The chameleonic Wayans family has always been difficult to keep track of, so one member playing six siblings isn’t altogether unexpected. Neither is the fact...
Til Death Do Us Part Season 1 Review: The Taiwanese Black Mirror?
Til Death Do Us Part Season 1 is Taiwan’s contribution to the ever-growing — and ever-popular — genre-blending anthology series market. Black Mirror ushered in the trend of...
Sacred Games Season 2 Review: Back With A Bang
This review of Sacred Games Season 2 is spoiler-free. The first season of Sacred Games — the first Indian Original on Netflix — was a resounding success....
Happy Jail Review: Unconventiontional Rehabilitation In Another Netflix Docuseries
Happy Jail (Netflix) Season 1 debuted on August 14, 2019. This review is spoiler-free. First, history. In 2007, the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center...
Pennyworth Recap: Hello Darkness My Old Friend
This recap of Pennyworth Season 1, Episode 4, “Lady Penelope”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...
Succession Recap: Last Year’s Best Drama Is Back Even Better
This recap of Succession Season 2, Episode 1, “The Summer Palace”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous season finale by...
Pennyworth Recap: Keep Your Nose To The Ground
This recap of Pennyworth Season 1, Episode 3, “Martha Kane”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...
Light of My Life Review: A Compelling Dystopic Parental Drama
When you think of films in which a parent and their child navigate the ruins of a post-apocalyptic society you think, inevitably, of Cormac McCarthy’s The...
The Outpost Recap: Do You Want A Demon Army Or Not?
This recap of The Outpost Season 2, Episode 5, “The Blade of the Three”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous...
Ode To Joy Review: A Mildly Charming Rom-Com
Jason Winer’s Ode to Joy falls into a sub-category usually favored by YA stories, with young stars, one or both of whom are afflicted by some terrible...
Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil Review: A Dark Relationship Drama
Aadish Keluskar’s grim and unusual relationship drama Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil has an IMDb page with an English title: Lovefucked. And it’s the kind of...
‘The InBESTigators’ Season 1 Review – Pint-Sized Policework in Netflix’s Kiddie Series
Netflix is thinking of the kids in their breezy ten-part series The InBESTigators, about four-grade school kids who start up a detective agency to solve...
The Family Review: Who Really Controls Power in Washington, D.C.?
The question of who really controls global power is an old one, and rarely satisfactorily answered. What is ostensibly representative democracy is believed by many...
Sintonia Review: Netflix’s New Teen Drama Provides A Snapshot Of An Underrepresented Culture
Netflix loves a coming-of-age story. Even its flagship show, Stranger Things, is more about growing up than it is about interdimensional monsters or 80s nostalgia. The...
BH90210 Recap: Meet Your Meta
This recap of BH90210 Episode 1, “The Reunion”, contains spoilers. In our current confusing times of prequels, sequels, reboots, and reimaginings, BH90210 is at least an...
Yellowstone Recap: Well, That Was Certainly An Episode
This recap of Yellowstone Season 2, Episode 7, “Resurrection Day”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...