Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Mother’s Milk”
In Patrick Melrose Season 1, Episode 4, adapted from Edward St Aubyn’s novel “Mother’s Milk,” an older Patrick, now a barrister and married with two...
Bulletproof Episode 3 Review
There’s an overarching plot in Bulletproof, one involving a gunman with a skin condition whose weapon of choice is a firearm from the 1930s. We...
Sara’s Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review
Sara’s Notebook is remarkable throughout, raising important questions of morality and exposing the true fickleness of mortality. Following Laura, we are taken on a journey of...
‘Vida’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – A Stellar Blend of Personal Drama and Social Insight
In Vida Season 1, Episode 4, which might have been the show’s best so far, both Lyn and Emma struck out on their own for...
A Very English Scandal Episode 2 Review
The scandal continues – and A Very English Scandal, at that. The second episode of the BBC’s three-part dramatization of the Jeremy Thorpe affair was...
‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Some Hope”
Patrick Melrose Season 1, Episode 3, adapted from Edward St Aubyn’s third novel, “Some Hope,” took a cleaned-up Patrick to a glitzy party deep in...
Netflix’s Explained Episode 1-3 Review
When I read about Netflix’s Explained, a new documentary series, I was definitely intrigued. It claimed to be a series that was going to shed some...
Star Wars: Rebels Season 2 Review
STAR WARS REBELS SEASON 2 IS PART OF THE CURRENT STAR WARS CANON. CHECK OUT THE TIMELINE. Essentially a blueprint for how to craft a second...
Star Wars: Rebels Season 1 Review
STAR WARS REBELS SEASON 1 IS PART OF THE CURRENT STAR WARS CANON. CHECK OUT THE TIMELINE. In a lot of ways, Star Wars Rebels Season...
Netflix’s Mob Psycho 100 Review
Arriving today on Netflix in twelve 20-odd minute episodes is Mob Psycho 100, the live-action adaptation of the psychedelic Bones anime series that put in...
Fahrenheit 451 Review
Based on the current political climate, it’s really no surprise that Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 seemed ripe for another adaptation. The first was...
‘Sweetbitter’ Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – “Everyone Is Soigné”
Tess’s dedication to turning her temporary waitressing gig into a permanent one continues to impress in Sweetbitter Season 1, Episode 3, even if I am...
‘Vida’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – When Sex, Secrets, and Struggle Collide
Juggling three concurrent storylines involving all of the major characters, Vida Season 1, Episode 3 was a typically entertaining half-hour of Starz’s progressive and inclusive...
‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – “Never Mind”
Patrick Melrose Season 1, Episode 2 was an unrelentingly bleak hour of television; a far cry, tonally, from the knockabout majesty of Episode 1, “Bad News”....
A Very English Scandal Episode 1 Review
I quickly lost count of all the wonderful lines in A Very English Scandal Episode 1, the first in a three-part dramatization of the events...
‘Catching Feelings’ Review – When Romance Meets Dark Comedy in Johannesburg
Catching Feelings follows the lives of journalist Sam and author turned English teacher Max as they go day by day seemingly living a satisfactory lifestyle....
Bulletproof Episode 1 Recap
The buddy-cop subgenre of action-comedy might seem like a distinctly American thing, but you can always rely on the British to steal other cultures. And...
‘Aiyaary’ Review – A Messy, Overstuffed Espionage Thriller That Falls Flat
Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary is a messy and overstuffed espionage thriller that runs for 160 agonizing minutes. Checking your watch during a bad movie is nothing...
‘Vida’ Season 1 Episodes 1-2 Recap – Gentrification, Identity, and Homecoming
Vida, debuted around the same time as Sweetbitter but is thankfully much, much better, is something of a minefield – for me, anyway. It’s about,...
‘Sweetbitter’ Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – “Salt” and “Now Your Tongue is Coded”
I’ve made it two full episodes into Sweetbitter, the Starz series adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler, and it occurs...