Drama

A Very English Scandal Episode 1 Review

May 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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

May 18 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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....

‘Vida’ Season 1 Episodes 1-2 Recap – Gentrification, Identity, and Homecoming

May 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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”

May 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Bad News”

May 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

“Old bastard’s only gone and died,” says the lugubrious Patrick Melrose after receiving some bad news from New York in the first episode to be...

Terminal (2018) Review – An Inscrutable Journey That Leaves You Uncertain

May 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Terminal runs for about 90 minutes, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what a single one of them was about. I...

The Kissing Booth Review

May 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

  Netflix has delivered a product of complete cringe, a cliched and overly dramatic coming of age story that is built on very little meaning...

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 3 Review – Ambitious Action Meets Continuity Chaos

May 8 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Even by the usual standards of a show where teenage aliens battle with humming multi-colored laser swords, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 is...

The Ferryman (2018) Review – A Surreal Journey Through Grief and Low-Budget Horror

May 6 2018, by Alix Turner

The Ferryman is the story of Mara, who cannot bear to carry on living and attempts suicide. She comes round in the hospital – fortunately!...

Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) Review – A Toothless Tale of Predatory Finance

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Early on in Forgive Us Our Debts, a man who is apparently a professor (Jerzy Stuhr) uses a pool table and an analogy about a...

Sometimes (2016) Review: Patience, Anxiety, and the Unsettling Reality of a Waiting Room

May 1 2018, by Daniel Hart

A movie about seven people waiting for their HIV results is a hard sell, especially when most of the environment is in the waiting room. Sometimes,...

Candy Jar Review – A Sweet, Lightweight Teen Flick on Netflix

April 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

‘Beirut’ Review: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, and the Tragedy of a Fallen Paradise

April 23 2018, by Tyler Howat

There really are two characters in this Beirut: Jon Hamm’s Mason Skiles and the city of Beirut. Both were once on top, the envy of...

Muil (Short Film) Review

April 22 2018, by Alix Turner

Muil came to my attention by sheer chance, a fluke of Twitter; I wish I knew how, because I want more discoveries like this. It...

Love, Simon Review

April 13 2018, by Alix Turner

Love, Simon is a romantic comedy drama about an everyday teenager’s angst over fitting in and coming out as gay.  It was directed by Greg...

‘Troy: Fall of a City’ Review – BBC’s Epic Take on the Iliad Legends

April 10 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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,...

‘6 Balloons’ Review – Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson Star in a Harrowing Drama on Addiction

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

‘I Kill Giants’ Review – Madison Wolfe Shines in Off-Beat Coming-of-Age Fantasy

March 31 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Joe Kelly (who also adapted the screenplay), I Kill Giants is a story about Barbara...