Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Succession Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – What Happened in “Austerlitz”?
Across the last six episodes of HBO’s Succession, the Roy family have spent so much time hating each other that we’ve rarely had a chance...
Skyscraper (2018) Review
Rawson Thurber’s Skycraper is the illegitimate lovechild of Die Hard and The Towering Inferno, pitting one of the world’s most impressive and imposing structures against...
Going for Gold Review
As I write this, I’m sat beside a little shelf full of cheerleading trophies, including one that I used as an ashtray when I was...
5th Passenger Review
5th Passenger, a Star Trek reunion brought to us largely by a successful Kickstarter campaign, is the kind of cheap-looking science-fiction that makes up for...
Succession Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – What Happened in “Which Side Are You On?”
This title of this week’s episode of Succession asks which side are you on. But it’s a trick question. Everyone’s on the same side: Their...
First Team: Juventus Part Two Review
After part one (three of six episodes) of this Netflix original docu-series chronicling Italian football champions Juventus’ 2017-18 season was released back in February, First Team:...
White Fang (2018) Review
Jack London’s White Fang was originally published in 1906 and has been adapted countless times since, including in a 1991 film starring Ethan Hawke. The...
The Skin of the Wolf (Bajo la piel de lobo) Review
From one film about manly hunting men to the next, also gracing Netflix on this fine Friday is The Skin of the Wolf or in its...
Bleeding Steel Review
Jackie Chan is 64 years of age. He’d qualify for a free bus pass. Not that he’d ever use it; a career sprung out of...
Gotti (2018) Review
Gotti, the new biopic starring John Travolta and directed by Kevin Connolly, is perhaps the finest comedy of the year. Unintentionally, of course. In many...
Succession Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – What Happened in “I Went to Market”?
There’s nothing worse than pretending to like your extended family. Luckily, here in England, Thanksgiving is a date that we can just helpfully skip over,...
Calibre Review
This review of Calibre contains minor spoilers. Airing on Netflix today, just a week after its home-turf debut at the Edinburgh Film Festival where it...
Tau Review
My goodness, I really didn’t enjoy Tau. It’s a thriller in the very loosest sense of the word – I can’t really think of a time where...
Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 2 Review
Yellowstone isn’t a great television show yet, but there’s definitely one inside it somewhere. I can’t quite put a finger on what’s holding it back;...
Kiss Me First Season 1 Review
Kiss Me First is based on a book of the same name by Lottie Moggach, and even though it was first published in 2013, the story...
Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 1 Review
I worry about Taylor Sheridan sometimes. Yeah, sure, he’s one of the finest writers to put pen to paper in an industry overstuffed with hacks...
Secret City Season 1 Review
In the opening scene of Secret City, a young Australian girl on scholarship to China noisily demands a free Tibet. Then she sets herself on...
Bulletproof Episode 6 Review
This review contains spoilers for the season finale of Bulletproof. You’ll have to excuse the absence of regular Bulletproof reviews here. Thanks to each episode...
Succession Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – What Happened in “Sad Sack Wasp Trap”?
There’s a picture of an arsehole floating around in season 1, episode 4 of Succession. It belongs to a client of Shiv’s, and threatens his...
Recovery Boys Review
According to some relevant factoids deployed at the end of Netflix’s new original documentary, 90% of Americans who need help recovering from drug addiction don’t...