Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Warcraft’ Review – A Colossal Failure On Just About Every Level
Warcraft has the best-looking Orcs I’ve ever seen in a piece of media. Honestly. Despite all the horrible things I’m going to say about this...
‘Southpaw’ Review – A Sloppily Written Drama Punches Above Its Weight
Boxing movies aren’t – have never been, really – original. But what they do is romanticise that aspect of the sport that has always rebelled...
‘Dead Space: Aftermath’ Review – Almost A Must-See For Franchise Fans
Whenever I watch a horror film, I like to play a little game. The objective is to guess how and when each of the characters...
‘Creed’ Review – A Knockout ‘Rocky’ Reboot Creates A Bright Future For the Franchise
At about the halfway point of Creed, the seventh entry in the forty-year-old Rocky saga, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) fights...
‘Jurassic World’ Review – The Sequel Nobody Asked For Has Just Enough Wit and Imagination
The other morning, I awoke to an email from a friend concerning his opinion on Jurassic World: “I’m glad they finally realized how stupid all...
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Review – The Weight Of Obligation Is Beginning to Creep In
The best scene in Avengers: Age of Ultron is, unsurprisingly, one we saw in the trailers. It’s not the bit in which Tony Stark (Robert...
”Dead Space: Downfall’ Review – A Glory Slab Of Survival Sci-Fi
As a general rule, video games make terrible movies. This is a fact. Browse briefly through the catalogue of German madman Uwe Boll. Take a...
‘Arrival’ Review – A Sci-Fi Journey with a Contentious Ending
Arrival is a movie about humanity’s first contact with an unknowable alien race, which is funny because sometimes I feel like I’m the only person...
‘Annabelle’ Review – A Disappointing and Unoriginal Horror Spin-Off
As a fun little exercise, I’d like you to imagine that every time I use quotation marks in this review of Annabelle, I’m also making...
‘Foxcatcher’ (2014) Review – This Low-Key, Serious Actor’s Showcase Is Undeniably A Triumph
When I sat down to watch Foxcatcher, I had no knowledge of Foxcatcher. Didn’t know it was a real-life tragedy; I had no idea the...
‘A Serbian Film’ (2010) Review – Do Yourself A Favour And Never Watch This
Please, never, ever watch A Serbian Film. That sounds like some kind of challenge, doesn’t it? I’d much rather you didn’t take it as one....
The Equalizer (2014) Review – A Classic Property Revived For A New Era
I know what you’re thinking, and so does The Equalizer. Most critics won’t ever peep their heads out from beneath the comfortable blanket of their...