Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Office Uprising’ | Grimmfest Film Review
A quite wonderful mix of Office Space and Shaun of the Dead, Lin Oeding’s movie Office Uprising stars Brenton Thwaites (Titans) as a regular office...
‘Elite’ Season 1 | Netflix Original Series Review
Sex, murder, drugs, blackmail and the usual high-school shenanigans are to be found in the eight-part soapy Spanish series Elite, which debuted on Netflix today....
‘Girls With Balls’ | Grimmfest Film Review
Grimmfest 2018 held the European Premiere of Girls With Balls and what a wonderfully entertaining end to the festival’s opening night it was. Director Olivier...
‘Lost Song’ Season 1 | Netflix Original Series Review
Released globally on Netflix today, Lost Song is a 12-part musical fantasy anime series that begins unassumingly and predictably. Produced by Liden Films in collaboration with Dwango and Mages, it’s...
Serpent (2017) Review – an isolated-based thriller
Here is our review of the 2017 horror film Serpent, which does not contain significant spoilers or plot twists. The directorial debut of Amanda Evans...
‘New Amsterdam’ Episode 2 – “Rituals” | TV Recap
The clock was ticking for everyone in New Amsterdam hospital during “Rituals”, most especially Max, who has two big problems. The first is that there’s...
‘Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors’ | Film Review
First, a disclaimer. Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors is quite obviously pitched at kids in general and young girls in particular, and I’m a twenty-eight-year-old man....
You Season 1 Episode 4 Recap
We recap the series You Season 1 Episode 4, which will contain significant spoilers and major plot points. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) was so disappointing...
‘Happy Together’ Season Premiere | TV Recap
The latest CBS sitcom, Happy Together, is a true story – kind of. It’s based on the two years that executive producer Harry Styles spent...
‘Outlawed’ (2018) | Film Review
The story of Outlawed follows a military commando, Jake O’Neill (Adam Collins, most known for his stunt work in Dunkirk, Kingsman: Golden Circle and Mission Impossible...
‘Two Catalonias’ | Netflix Original Documentary Review
The most effective scene in Two Catalonias occurs early in the two-hour runtime. It’s filmed from above, presumably from a balcony, in a swaying handheld...
‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’ Season 2 | Netflix Original Series
“Great, they’re back.” I’m sure somebody out there must have said that about the return of Reboot: The Guardian Code, the Netflix Original series, but I certainly...
‘Hell Fest’ | Film Review
With October just around the corner, what better way to get ready than with a high-concept slasher set during Halloween. After The Nun proved to not...
‘Mr Mercedes’ Season 2, Episode 6 – “Proximity” | TV Recap
There are creepy opening scenes, and then there are really creepy opening scenes like the one that opened “Proximity”, in which Bill (Brendan Gleeson) was...
‘New Amsterdam’ Episode 1 | TV Recap
I know I should hate New Amsterdam. NBC’s new medical drama is ludicrous, quite clearly emotionally manipulative, and revolves around a character so patently unbelievable...
You Season 1 Episode 3 Recap
We recap the series You Season 1 Episode 3, which will contain significant spoilers and major plot points. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is useless. He’s...
Maniac Season 1 Review
There are many words one could use to describe Netflix’s Maniac – weird, audacious, compelling, moving, clever, thoughtful – but the best is the simplest...
You Season 1 Episode 2 Recap
We recap the series You Season 1 Episode 2, which will contain significant spoilers and major plot points. There’s more than one reason that You...
The Rise of Phoenixes Season 1 Review
Oh, look, Netflix is making my life difficult again. Here I was, quite looking forward to picking up a weekly show, especially one like The...
‘Last Hope’ Part 1 | Netflix Original Series Review
Debuting worldwide on Netflix today after having done the rounds in Japan since late March, Last Hope Part 1 delivers thirteen half-hour episodes of the...