Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Terror Tuesday: Extreme’ Episode 2 Is An Effective Cautionary Tale About Body Image
I’ll say this for Episode 2 of Terror Tuesday: Extreme, which is simply titled “Wedding Dress” — it has a good sense of visual horror. You...
‘Terror Tuesday: Extreme’ Episode 1 Is Another Solid Argument Against Dolls
I’m fairly confident that no good things have ever come from inviting a creepy doll into one’s home. Honestly, what is the upside? The first...
Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Is A Classic, Tropey Romance In Episodes 1 & 2
Sometimes what you want from a TV show is comfort and familiarity. Love Next Door fits the bill. It’s a classic friends-to-lovers tale with all...
Recap: In Episode 2, ‘Industry’ Season 3 Is Already Getting Very Weird
The genius of Industry has always been that it can build knuckle-whitening tension without the audience requiring any knowledge of the financial world it depicts....
Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Flirts With Better Drama In Episode 4
Romance in the House is an odd, slightly confounding show, but with every episode, it seems to be getting closer to cohering into a much...
Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Episode 3 Still Feels A Bit Misguided
In Episode 3, Romance in the House continues to be a bit hit and miss, with lurching shifts in tone that don’t always work and...
‘The Tyrant’ Doesn’t Need Season 2 To Explore The Story Further
The Tyrant was billed as a limited series, so it’s unlikely that Hulu/Disney+ will be renewing it for Season 2. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean the...
Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2, Episode 6 Is The Best Yet
I have little hesitation in declaring Episode 6 of The Serpent Queen Season 2, “Courting the Valois”, the best thus far. Most of the problems...
Recap: ‘Lady in the Lake’ Episode 6 Is A Fanciful Diversion At The Wrong Time
The penultimate episode of Lady in the Lake is easily the most formally daring, devoting most of its runtime to elaborate dream sequences in which Maddie grapples...
Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 5 Says Goodbye To A Key Character
Things are starting to heat up in Snowpiercer Season 4, though perhaps that isn’t exactly the right word given at the end of Episode 5 a major...
Breaking Down the Ending of ‘The Tyrant’ And Its Connection To ‘The Witch’
The Tyrant is aggressively complex for a show with a relatively simple story, and the ending of its brief four-episode first season contains almost all...
Review: ‘The Tyrant’ Is Dark In More Ways Than One
Netflix’s dominance in the K-Drama streaming market may never be challenged, and despite Hulu and Disney+ (through its international Star banner) having a good go...
Recap: Breaking Down The Two-Part Premiere Of ‘Bad Monkey’
Severed arms, grubby land deals, some light witchcraft, and, yes, a monkey, all feature in the two-part premiere of Apple TV+’s Bad Monkey. Episodes 1...
Review: Vince Vaughn Is On Top Form In Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Monkey’
Bill Lawrence is responsible for some of Apple TV+’s finest comedic endeavors, including Ted Lasso and Shrinking, but Bad Monkey showcases another of his talents,...
Recap: ‘Industry’ Rings The Bell On Season 3 With A Dynamite Premiere
Industry has always been good, but in Season 3 it’s exceptional. Episode 1, “Il Mattino ha L’Oro in Boca” — an Italian phrase meaning “the morning...
Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Gets A Little Silly In Episode 2
The premiere of Romance in the House largely worked on the basis of mystery, but nobody – including me – stopped to wonder if perhaps...
Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Gets Off To An Intriguing Start In Episode 1
Of all the subgenres of Korean drama, romance is among the most enduringly popular and closely associated with the nation’s output. Romance in the House...
Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Shifts Focus In Season 2, Episode 5
Generally speaking, I like The Serpent Queen quite a bit, but something occurred to me in Episode 5 of Season 2 that gave me pause...
Recap: Big Alice Catches Up to ‘Snowpiercer’ In Season 4, Episode 4
I don’t know about anyone else, but I expected it might take an episode or two for Big Alice to catch up to Snowpiercer. Lo...
Review: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s Chemistry Elevates ‘The Instigators’
There isn’t much to The Instigators. It’s a surface-level crime caper with a forgettable plot, few big moments, and largely one-note characters. And yet I...