Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 5 | Netflix Series Review
There is an episode about midway through Bojack Horseman Season 5 that actually made me weep; a 26-minute tour de force where the camera barely...
Warrior (2018) Season 1 Review
Debuting on Netflix today, Christoffer Boe’s Danish-language six-part miniseries Warrior (otherwise known as Kriger) manages to be greater than the sum of its parts. Packed...
‘The Christmas Chronicles’ | Netflix Original Film Review
The festive season is always a busy time for me because I have a real weakness for Christmas and with each new film that I...
‘Cam’ | Film Review
On paper, Cam sounds like an intriguing film which ticks all the right boxes, but the film is a poorly executed mess and a missed...
Super Drags Season 1 Review
Belt Buckle Bay is a town so conservative, so behind the times, that it still boasts a Blockbuster Video and needs to be rescued from...
‘Siberia’ (2018) | Film Review
Siberia’s story follows Lucas Hill (Keanu Reeves), a diamond trader that must travel to Russia to complete a deal only to learn that his partner...
‘Raging Bull’ | Fight Month Film Review
The opening sequence in Raging Bull is for me among the very best moments in cinematic history. As a stand-alone sequence, the slow-motion shuffle of...
‘Channel Zero’ Season 4 | TV Review
The best horror show you’ve never heard of, Channel Zero, returns for its fourth and final bloody season: The Dream Door. With a genre-changing story...
‘ReMastered: Tricky Dick and the Man in Black’ | Netflix Review
In 1970, concerned by growing dissent in the face of the Vietnam War, President Nixon reached out to country western musician Johnny Cash to perform...
‘Girl from Nowhere’ Season 1 Review
It isn’t about where you come from – it’s about where you’re going. Nanno (Shisha Amatayakul) might be the titular girl from nowhere, but in...
‘The Holiday Calendar’ | Netflix Original Film Review
Netflix is bringing Christmas early this year with their very own answer to crappy TV Christmas movies. With dated title fonts and cheesy motifs, The...
‘Glass Jaw’ | Film Review
Glass Jaw is from director Jeff Celentano (Breaking Point), starring Lee Kholafai (You Have a Nice Flight), Korrina Rico (Horrible Bosses 2) and Brandon Sklenar...
‘New Amsterdam’ Episode 6 – “Anthropocene” | TV Recap
This recap of New Amsterdam Episode 6, “Anthropocene”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words. Each...
The Politics of Pugilism
The Rocky franchise is due to welcome it’s eighth instalment this month with the release of Creed II. Throughout its 42-year life cycle, Rocky has...
’29 to Life’ | Film Review
29-year-old Barnaby is jobless, homeless, and has just been dumped by his girlfriend who thinks he is a loser. Forced to live in his car,...
‘Gun City’ | Netflix Film Review
Having stealthily infiltrated Netflix today, Gun City at least lives up to its premise. Set in a painstakingly recreated Barcelona of the early 1920s, Dani...
‘Possum’ | Film Review
Allow me to put all of my considerable critical faculties to use here and describe Possum thusly: If you’re scared of spiders, this film will...
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ | Second Opinion
This review is a Bohemian Rhapsody second opinion. You can check out an alternate perspective by clicking these words. It’s always a bizarre feeling when...
Are Live-Action Disney Films a Safe Bet?
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is the latest Disney live-action film that attempts to adapt a classic fairytale with cutting-edge CGI aimed at modern...
‘Been So Long’ | Netflix Film Review
My heart is a dried up little grape of cynicism and resentment, so the romance, let along the musical romance, is not something I’m particularly...