Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Recap: Things Finally Boil Over Between Mike and Bunny In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 7
It has taken a while, but tensions between Mike McLusky and Bunny Washington finally boil over in Episode 7 of Mayor of Kingstown Season 3....
‘The Champion’ Gets Many Details Right — But Also Several Wrong
With football (soccer if you’re wrong) being the world’s game, innumerable people grow up with fantasies of playing for their favorite team or their national...
Recap: Men Are Terrible In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 5
You can’t have an episode like “The Red Dragon and the Gold” without some consequences, and that goes for the characters and the audience both....
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Drags A Little In Episode 9
Thus far, Miss Night and Day has gotten by with a distinct rhythm. Each episode unveils just enough clues about the ongoing mysteries and just...
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Maintains A Comfortable Rhythm In Episodes 7 & 8
In Episodes 7 & 8, Miss Night and Day continues to coast along in that typical trending K-Drama way. You know what I mean. Certain...
Review: ‘Lobola Man’ Has A Flawed Premise That A Happy Ending Can’t Save
There’s a certain light-hearted charm to Lobola Man. There’s also a pretty big issue with it, and I’m not sure a moderately happy ending necessarily...
Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2 Begins With A Grand Tour
Blessedly, Season 2 of The Serpent Queen opens with a minutes-long recap of the first season. Episode 1, “Grand Tour”, is a reminder of two...
Review: ‘The Champion’ Is A Solid Drama Undermined By A Silly Ending
The Champion (2024) isn’t a very good movie, but it’s a well-intentioned and likable one so I’d feel bad making fun of it. The from-the-ashes...
The Ending of ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Threatens Season 2
The ending of Sausage Party: Foodtopia seems to suggest a second season, which is more of a threat than anything else. But Episode 8 nonetheless...
Review: ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Is The Wurst Case Scenario
There are precisely two kinds of jokes in Sausage Party: Foodtopia. The first is food puns, and the second is the visual gag of various...
Let’s Try and Figure Out The Ending Of ‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’
Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black is ridiculous and terrible nonsense, and the ending is one of the silliest aspects of it. Naturally, I’d like...
Review: ‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’ Is Hilariously Terrible
One of the most enduring mysteries in the entertainment industry is Tyler Perry, whose adamancy in proudly putting his name in the title of execrable...
Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 7 Finally Reveals The Truth About What Happened On Brendok
I’ve been kinder to The Acolyte than most critics have, but Episode 7, “Choice”, made me feel a bit silly for coming to its defense....
Recap: A New Suspect Emerges In ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 6
Let’s interrupt our regularly scheduled recapping by reiterating a point. When I wrote about Episode 5 of Presumed Innocent, I mentioned the small things; the details....
Recap: ‘Land of Women’ Changes Pace In Episode 4
Mothers always know best, don’t they? It might be an effort to admit sometimes, but when mom says your husband is probably playing away on...
‘Desperate Lies’ Is Not A True Story, But Heteropaternal Superfecundation Is Real
At a glance, the premise of Desperate Lies is ridiculous. A woman giving birth to twins with two different fathers? Nonsense, I hear you cry. But hold...
Recap: The Dance of the Dragons Begins In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4
The excitement about House of the Dragon was never due to the quality of the novel it’s based on, Fire & Blood, a slightly dusty...
Recap: Mikes Gets An Ultimatum In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 6
Things are getting a little tense in Mayor of Kingstown. There has been a burgeoning war between the Crips and the Russians – with a...
Review: ‘Desperate Lies’ Completely Mishandles Its Premise
Every now and again Netflix will indulge in a soapy telenovela with a preposterous number of episodes, and Desperate Lies fits the bill. A grim,...
Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 6 Loses All Momentum
It’s difficult to know what to make of The Acolyte Episode 6, “Teach / Corrupt”, since very little happens in it but it’s full of...