Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Manhunt Review
My love for the career of John Woo is enthusiastic and hardly a secret, in particular for 1992’s Hard Boiled, which I wholeheartedly consider a...
End Game (2018) Documentary Review – Embracing Hope in the Final Hours
I often lie about what I do for a living, as I haven’t yet found a way to say, “I write about movies and video...
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Review
Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace is part of the current Star Wars canon. You can check out the entire timeline by clicking...
The Pillars of the Earth Review
The Pillars of the Earth is an odd game. It’s a point-and-click adventure that leans more towards being a straight-up interactive visual novel. As a...
Ranked | The Entire MCU
With Avengers: Infinity War currently breaking box office records with all the casual indifference of Thanos pimp-slapping Scarlet Witch, now seems as good a time...
‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Season 3, Episode 10 Recap – When Gore Meets Heart and Ash Saves the Day
Episode 10 of Season 3 of Ash vs Evil Dead acts as part two of the penultimate chapter and keeps the non-stop action all the...
The Station Review
The titular station is the Espial, and it’s orbiting a planet of violent, warring aliens. Aboard are three scientists, whose jobs are to observe the...
Avengers: Infinity War Review
It’s finally here. After 10 years of build up, we finally get what Marvel is touting as the climax of Phase 3 and effectively the...
Candy Jar Review – A Sweet, Lightweight Teen Flick on Netflix
It’s pretty easy to guess what will happen in Candy Jar. If you were to read the summary up top, you’d probably have a decent...
The Letdown Season 1 Review – Netflix’s Insightful Comedy on Parenthood
When I read about Netflix’s The Letdown, I was interested to see what it was going to be like. I became a parent just over a...
Dude (2018) Review – Olivia Milch’s Refreshing Female-Led Stoner Comedy
Dude is a coming-of-age film that we’ve seen plenty of times before, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. In fact, a group of women...
Cargo Review
Another day, another culturally-specific zombie movie being given the “original” treatment by Netflix. This time it’s Cargo, an Australian offering starring your favourite greying everyman,...
I Am Not an Easy Man Review – Darkly Witty Netflix Rom-Com on Gender Role Reversal
Netflix introduces a witty yet dark rom-com in the form of I Am Not an Easy Man (also known as Je ne suis pas un...
‘Troy: Fall of a City’ Review – BBC’s Epic Take on the Iliad Legends
Troy: Fall of a City is the latest attempt to bring Homer’s (not that one) Illiad tales of legend to life. Life in Troy seems like...
The 4th Company Review – A Gritty Blend of Sports and Prison Drama
When a young offender, Zambrano (Adrian Ladron), arrives at the Santa Martha prison, he hopes to be able to play for their football team –...
‘Orbiter 9’ Review: A Visually Stunning but Narratively Flat Sci-Fi Drama
Orbiter 9 tells us a story of the human condition, of love, life, and the value of existence. Laboratory conditions can only monitor so much,...
‘Ram Dass, Going Home’ Review – Insightful Netflix Documentary on Spirituality and Life
Ram Dass, Going Home is a Netflix short documentary that follows spiritualist and author Ram Dass at his home in Maui, Hawaii. The film gives...
Sun Dogs (2017) Review – Quirky Indie Drama Starring Michael Angarano & Melissa Benoist
Sun Dogs follows the events of 9/11, Ned Chipley (Michael Angarano) desperately wants to be a real American hero. He wants to sign up for...
‘6 Balloons’ Review – Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson Star in a Harrowing Drama on Addiction
Written and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, 6 Balloons tells a tight tale of a relapsed heroin addict (Dave Franco – The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Somebody...
Caught (2018) Review – Unintentionally Hilarious Sci-Fi Horror Film
As far as unintentionally hilarious sorta-sci-fi horror movies go, Caught is a pretty hysterical one. Set in the quaint West Sussex countryside of 1972, it...