Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Bleach’ | Netflix Original Film Review
I’m not the best person to review Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of Bleach, having neither seen the anime nor read the manga it was based...
The Dragon Prince Season 1 Review
I’ve been eagerly anticipating The Dragon Prince ever since it was first announced. I am a huge fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender (the series, I refuse to...
‘The Resistance Banker’ | Film Review
The Second World War might be the most catastrophic failure of civilisation in humanity’s brief history, but it’s a limitless font when it comes to...
‘The Angel’ | Netflix Original Film Review
The Angel brings a unique interpretation of the life and actions of notoriously elusive and arguably vital Ashraf Marwan. Netflix allows us to see how...
You Season 1 Episode 1 Recap
We recap the series You Season 1 Episode 1, which will contain significant spoilers and major plot points. Based on the book of the same...
‘Rel’ Pilot | TV Recap
Heavily burdened by a grating studio audience, a familiar setup and some played-out scenarios, Rel is, so far at least, something of a disappointment. Created...
‘Silencer’ (2018) | Film Review
I must confess that beyond professional obligation, the only thing that persuaded me to watch Silencer was the presence of former UFC light-heavyweights Chuck Liddell...
‘First and Last’ | Netflix Original Documentary Series Review
There have been no shortage of documentaries about prison and prisoners, but Netflix’s new original documentary series, First and Last, which debuted today, approaches the...
‘Next Gen’ | Netflix Original Film Review
There’s a story behind Next Gen, which debuted on Netflix today. The Chinese-Canadian co-production by directors Kevin Adams and Joe Ksander was picked up at Cannes...
How to solve the Predator problem
Predator is a fantastic action film that launched one of the truly iconic sci-fi monsters of all time. Yet despite the success of the original film...
‘UFO’ (2018) | Film Review
The rather obviously-titled UFO was clearly a student at the Dan Brown school of so-called “clever” fiction. It speaks entirely in mouthfuls of semi-interesting facts...
Monkey Twins Season 1 Review
Another day, another international series added to the burgeoning library of overseas Netflix content. Today it’s Monkey Twins, a Thai martial arts drama created by...
‘Cathedral of the Sea’ (‘La catedral del mar’) | Netflix TV Review
Directed by Jordi Frades and adapted from the famed Spanish historical novel La catedral del mar by Ildefonso Falcones, Cathedral of the Sea is a...
Paradise PD Season 1 Review
If you have a profoundly undeveloped sense of humour and have seen every season of South Park, Family Guy and American Dad, you’re in luck...
Undercover Law Season 1 Review
You can have too much of a good thing, which you swiftly learn when your humble, home-grown media outlet develops a reputation for being the...
‘On My Skin’ (‘Sulla mia pelle’) | Venice 2018 Film Review
In 2009, 172 inmates died in Italian prisons. I know this because the figure is revealed at the end of Alessio Cremonini’s On My Skin,...
‘BlacKkKlansman’ | Film Review
I went into BlacKkKlansman knowing absolutely nothing about it, but the premise sounded so unbelievable that it could only be based on a true story. The...
The Innocents Season 1 Review
Just when you think that the onslaught of YA-type shows has finally finished, another one comes along in the shape of the new Netflix Original...
‘Deadwind’ (‘Karppi’) | Netflix TV Review
New on Netflix today is the 12-part Finnish crime drama Deadwind, or Karppi, co-written by director Rike Jokela with Jari Olavi Rantala and Kirsi Porkka....
‘The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time’ | Film Review
I must confess to not being entirely familiar with the Sharknado franchise, but I can’t imagine that matters. As I understand it, the one-joke premise...