Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘The Last Warrior’ (‘The Scythian’) | Film Review
You can rely on the Russians to do certain things rather well, such as meddling in elections and crafting proudly old-fashioned fantasy epics. The Last...
‘The Little Mermaid’ (2018) | Film Review
It takes a fair helping of fishy guts to peddle knockoff wares in the shadow of a Disney classic, but that’s exactly what Blake Harris and Chris...
‘The Festival’ | Film Review
You’ve got to feel sorry for Joe Thomas. He seems to have been a man trapped in time since 2008 when he first starred as...
‘Down a Dark Hall’ | Film Review
As a father of two girls, I know they’re prone to acting up. But there are probably better places to send them than the curious,...
‘The Ninth Passenger’ | Film Review
The setup of The Ninth Passenger resembles that of a thousand better low-budget genre movies. A group of salacious, idiotic teens venture aboard a luxury...
‘Mile 22’ | Film Review
Mile 22 is the fourth collaboration between rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg in just five years. The other three were Lone Survivor, about...
‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ | Film Review
A Prayer Before Dawn is the rare film that makes two hours seem like far too long and somehow not nearly long enough. It sentences...
Here’s everything that happened in Ballers Season 4
Before we dive into Season 4: when we last saw the boys, Spencer (Dwayne Johnson) and Joe (Rob Corddry) had turned down the offer to...
‘The Motive’ (‘El Autor’) | Film Review
The Motive, or El Autor, by Spanish director Manuel Martín Cuenca, has a lot of things going for it. It’s darkly funny, built around a killer...
‘Along Came the Devil’ | Film Review
Whenever a horror film opens with the words “Based on true events,” I always strongly suspect it’s going to be some bullshit. Those suspicions were...
‘The Meg’ | Film Review
Some films are meant to be enjoyed in the theatre, where you can join in the shared experience while munching on popcorn like a giant...
‘Afflicted’ | Netflix Original Series Review
Afflicted is an extraordinarily bleak seven-part Netflix Original documentary series created by Dan Partland. It follows individuals with severe, chronic illnesses who seek out increasingly...
The House of Flowers Season 1 Review
Created and directed by Manolo Caro, The House of Flowers, or La casa de las flores, is a new Spanish-language Netflix Original Series – the...
Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – “A Monster Is Among Us”
The seventh episode of Paramount’s Yellowstone is titled “A Monster Is Among Us”, and since watching it I’ve been wondering which of the show’s many...
‘The Most Unknown’ Review – A Fascinating Documentary
The Most Unknown is a fascinating documentary by Ian Cheney that unites nine scientists from a slew of fields in pursuit of intellectual common ground....
‘Upgrade’ | Film Review
If it isn’t one of the best movies of the year, Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade is without a doubt one of the most unique and memorable....
‘Who Is America?’ Episode 4 | TV Recap
I’ve been watching Sacha Baron Cohen play dress-up since I was a child, and I’ll probably never tire of ignorant, hateful people being tricked into...
‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ | Film Review
Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Perhaps it won’t be quite as pleasant or surprising to those of you who had any actual idea what...
‘The Darkest Minds’ | Film Review
2018 might be both the best and worst year for yet another franchise-starting young-adult blockbuster. The worst, because, frankly, who needs any more of these...
Succession Season 1 Episode 10 Recap – What Happened in “Nobody Is Ever Missing”?
Shiv and Tom have tied the knot in the Succession Season 1 finale, but it remains to be seen if they’ve tied it around their...