Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 5 Recap – Pennywise Debuts In All His Glory
It: Welcome to Derry has held off on leveraging the iconic smirking visage of Bill Skarsgård’s bulbous-headed Pennywise the Clown.
Kevin Hart Is In Vintage Form In ‘Acting My Age’
Any comedian who has a sufficiently lengthy career and a certain amount of success is going to go through ups and downs. Kevin Hart has...
‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 14 Recap – A Late Break From Formula
You wouldn’t think that Episode 14 of a 16-episode run was necessarily the right place for a significant change of pace, but Typhoon Family has other ideas.
‘Talamasca: The Secret Order’ Has One Of “Those” Endings
Talamasca: The Secret Order has one of those endings. You know the kind I mean. Episode 6 – in hindsight, six episodes were nowhere near...
‘Billy the Kid’ Season 3 Contrives A Happy Ending Out Of Thin Air
As soon as it turned out that Billy the Kid survived the incident that killed him in real life, it was obvious where Season 3...
‘Robin Hood’ Episode 5 Recap – We Need More Tights
In an article for TechRadar, Jasmine Valentine talks about how the supposedly grounded sex scenes of Robin Hood are a little weird.
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap – From Bad to Worse
Things are not going well for Mike McLusky. To be fair, things are never going well for Mike, but it seems the main objective of Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 is to have things go as badly for him as humanly possible.
‘Landman’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – A Story Is Emerging After All
I knew things weren’t going to work out for Cooper. Landman isn’t the kind of show that would allow an idealistic young man to consistently strike gold, make a fortune, and live happily ever after.
The Ending Of ‘Tulsa King’ Season 3 Is A Backdoor Pilot For A Spin-Off
If the penultimate episode of Tulsa King Season 3 didn’t quite feel like a penultimate episode, that’s counterbalanced somewhat by the fact that the ending really does...
‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 13 Recap – This Is More Like It
As we approach the end of Typhoon Family, Episode 13 regathers a bit more energy and zing, which is probably just as well. It was...
‘Sangre Del Toro’ Cracks A Wonderful Window Into the Mind Of An Icon
I wish I were as passionate about anything as Guillermo del Toro is about monsters. This stands to reason, I suppose, since del Toro is...
‘Train Dreams’ Is Beautiful, Lyrical, and Profound — But Most Won’t Like It
I should be clear that Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams is a fine film, one of beauty, lyricism, and poignancy, boasting impeccable performances and striking imagery....
‘Pluribus’ Episode 4 Recap – The Truth Hurts In Another Stellar Outing
Pluribus makes the cold open an art form. There have been some all-timers already in this season – the one in Episode 2 springs to mind – but the first ten minutes of “Please, Carol” take the cake for me.
‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 8 Recap – Goodness, That Was Dull, Wasn’t It?
"L'air Perdu" is the last thing that The Last Frontier needed so close to its finale.
‘DMV’ Episode 6 Recap – This Show Is Determined to Make A Hypocrite Of Me
Since DMV started, I’ve complained pretty consistently about the focus on Colette and the one-note mode the character generally operates in.
‘Watson’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – We’re Making Fun Of Longevity Dorks Again
It’s pretty uncontroversial to describe John Watson as a bit of a do-gooder.
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap – Getting Silly Now
I know I’m always moaning about this show for reasons that it sometimes can’t even help, but “Masterpiece” – a provocative title in itself, I think – doesn’t really feel like Murder in a Small Town, you know what I mean?
‘Loot’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap – Guess Who’s Back?
Well, Nicholas’s exile didn’t last long, did it? Ever since Loot confirmed his exit with what was by far Season 3’s best episode, it felt...
‘Palm Royale’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – The Not-So-Great Escape
All the gonzo merits of Palm Royale are very evident in “Maxine Serves A Swerve”.
‘Down Cemetery Road’ Episode 5 Recap – There’s A Lot Less to Laugh About
Streaming’s a mixed bag, isn’t it? While Netflix is over here releasing Marine Corps recruitment propaganda in the guise of documentaries, Apple TV+ is teasing out a show in which the British government tested chemical weapons on its own troops.