Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Review – A Solid, Surprisingly Emotional Follow-Up
We’re at a point now where anything that debuts on Netflix with Castlevania in the title is a guaranteed good time, which if you’d told...
‘Unmasked’ Premiere Recap – Cat Lovers Should Probably Steer Clear
I have no idea what to make of Unmasked, which after two episodes feels like a comedy tripped and fell into a crime drama and nobody knew how to separate them.
‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Ending Explained – Sticking the Landing
“The Real Good Guys” is as perfect an ending as Skeleton Crew could have hoped for. It’s action-packed, beautiful looking, thematically resonant, and feels at...
‘High Potential’ Episode 9 Recap – The Lines Are Beginning to Blur
High Potential Episode 9 also weaves the Roman subplot right through it instead of confining it to the margins, which means Morgan takes a break from investigating Marvin’s death to accompany Selena to a meeting with Gio, the elusive criminal concierge that Roman was somehow connected to.
Ari Shaffir Finds the Positives in Netflix Special ‘America’s Sweetheart’
From a stage festooned with live plants for no real reason that I can discern, Ari Shaffir delivers his second Netflix special (fifth overall), America’s...
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 4 Recap – Things Are Starting to Lose Their Way
A question that occurred to me midway through When the Stars Gossip Episode 4 – what, exactly are we supposed to be latching onto here? It’s a worthwhile question.
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – This Is Getting Dull Already
“Ten of Swords” lacks most of the gothic atmosphere that the premiere was able to create, and instead settles into an odd rhythm of concurrent storylines, some real and some more esoteric, none of which are especially interesting.
‘Landman’ Ending Explained – A Feature-Length Finale Leaves Things On An Uncertain Note
Nobody was expecting a happy ending to Landman, and Episode 10, “The Crumbs of Hope”, is the furthest thing from one. But I was pretty...
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 3 Recap – Introducing A Welcome Bit Of Danger
When the Stars Gossip has been, thus far, a very strange and silly show, with a far-out premise about fertilizing eggs in space and a lot of low-stakes slapstick to pad out the episode runtime.
The Ending of ‘Ad Vitam’ Hardly Seems Worth the Effort Of Getting There
Ad Vitam isn’t a very good movie, and its ending helps to illuminate precisely why that is. After a stellar start and then an incredibly...
‘Ad Vitam’ Review – How To Make A Simple Movie As Convoluted As Possible
Ad Vitam plays out like someone challenged director Rodolphe Lauga to make a very simple film as needlessly, off-puttingly convoluted as possible. It starts out...
‘The Pitt’ Premiere Recap – Max’s Real-Time Medical Drama Is As Good As It Gets
The premiere of The Pitt covers 07:00-08:00 and 08:00-09:00 of a single continuous shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
‘The Agency’ Episode 8 Recap – Things Are Really Coming Together As We Approach the Finish Line
The turnaround that The Agency has made in the last few episodes is pretty remarkable given how bad it was when it started.
‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – The Penultimate Installment Is The Best Yet
“The Safeguard” is probably the best episode of Silo Season 2 thus far. This is perhaps not the highest of praise given the sophomore run hasn’t been perfect and has started to sag in its most recent episodes.
‘Subteran’ Ending Explained – An Uncertain Finale Avoids The Easiest Outcome
Subteran avoids the easy, happy ending, which holistically is one of the bolder things about it. Netflix’s first Romanian original series is mostly content to...
‘Subteran’ Review – The First Romanian Netflix Original Is Workmanlike Entertainment, and That’s Okay
Subteran is, to my knowledge, the first Romanian Netflix original series, and you know what? It’s a pretty good debut effort. It’s not perfect, obviously;...
‘Creature Commandos’ Ending Explained – Finale Proves the New DCU Is Only Just Beginning
James Gunn isn’t pulling any punches in the finale of Creature Commandos. Episode 7, “A Very Funny Monster”, has everything you’d expect from the first...
‘American Primeval’ Recap – A Complete Breakdown Of Everything That Happened (and Why)
Netflix’s brutal Western American Primeval spins a complex web around the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a real event that occurred in the Utah Territory in 1857....
‘On Call’ Recap and Ending Explained – Breaking Down All Of Harmon and Diaz’s Call-Outs
Dick Wolf’s Prime Video procedural On Call condenses a classic format into an ideal streaming binge, delivering eight trim episodes of policework knitted together by...
‘American Primeval’ Ending Explained – Breaking Down the Finale’s Tragedies and Atrocities
Pretty much everyone dies in American Primeval, which is to be expected. Nobody thought a happy ending was coming to any of these characters, even...