Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Sheherazade Review: A Grim But Stunning Social Realist Drama
Sheherazade is now streaming on Netflix and if you are looking for a love story wrapped up in a bracing look at the lives of...
Dry Martina Review: An Aimless And Superficial Character Study
There’s something to be said for a character study that reflects its protagonist quite as much as Che Sandoval’s Dry Martina. The only problem is that the...
Jailbirds Review: Netflix Explores Life Inside Sacramento County Jail
Netflix’s new six-part documentary series Jailbirds is a fine piece of work, and a useful real-life counterpart to one of the streaming platform’s flagship shows. But obvious...
Tiny House Nation Review: Does Size Matter?
The history of the reality-TV makeover show is a storied one, but these things always amount to the same essential lie: They’re nothing to do...
How You Look At Me Review: An Interesting Look At A Toxic Love Triangle
Mia is that kind of friend that most of us have had. She is attractive in all the ways that only someone who is a...
New Amsterdam Recap: The Patients Are Running This Hospital
This New Amsterdam Episode 21 recap for the episode titled “This Is Not the End” contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the...
Chernobyl Recap: HBO’s New Miniseries Is Far From A Disaster
This Chernobyl Episode 1 recap for the episode titled “1:23:45” contains spoilers. In the decades since it occurred, the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power...
Into the Badlands Series Finale Recap: The End. Or Is It?
This Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 16 recap for the episode titled “Seven Strike as One” contains spoilers. Farewell, Into the Badlands. You were bizarre and...
My Days of Mercy Review: An Abundance of Ideas But A Lack of Conviction
My Days of Mercy follows the growing relationship between Lucy (Ellen Page) and Mercy (Kate Mara), who find themselves on either side of the debate...
The Spanish Princess Recap: Starz’ In Your Wives
This The Spanish Princess Season 1 Episode 1 recap for the episode titled “The New World” contains spoilers. Starz’ new eight-part miniseries The Spanish Princess is part...
‘Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back’ Film Review
Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back is the directorial debut of Tom Edmunds and stars Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk), Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton), Christopher...
‘Crime Diaries: Night Out’ Netflix Original Series Review
You might remember Crime Diaries: The Candidate from midway through March. It was a relatively well-received — by outlets including this one — Spanish-language Netflix Original...
‘Undercover’ Season 1 Review – A Tried-and-True Offering in Netflix’s Favorite Genre
Netflix made another addition to their all-time favorite genre catalog in the form of the Belgian crime drama Undercover. Loosely based on the exploits of Janus...
‘Flinch’ Season 1 | Netflix Review
Many people argue that Netflix is bad for film and television; that its monopoly on easily accessible, direct-to-binge streaming content is a death knell for...
‘Munafik 2’ Netflix Film Review
In Munafik 2, director, writer, and star Syamsul Yusof plays Ustaz Adam, a Muslim preacher grappling with both his faith and the supernatural in the sequel...
‘New Amsterdam’ Episode 20 Recap: “Preventable”
This New Amsterdam Episode 20 recap for the episode titled “Preventable” contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...
‘New Amsterdam’ Episode 19 Recap: “Happy Place”
This New Amsterdam Episode 19 recap for the episode titled “Happy Place” contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...
‘Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward’ Netflix Special Review
The thing you notice — perhaps not for the first time — while watching Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward is that Anthony Jeselnik is...
‘Baki’ Season 1, Part 2 Netflix Review
This Baki Season 1 Part 2 review is spoiler free. You can check out our thoughts on the first half of the season by clicking...
‘The Wandering Earth’ Netflix Film Review
The Wandering Earth, a first-of-its-kind special-effects-driven Chinese sci-fi blockbuster, was snapped up by Netflix after a ludicrously successful domestic opening and a profitable limited release...