RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution5405 articles published since November 2017

Jonathon Wilson

Jonathon Wilson is one of Ready Steady Cut’s co-founders and has been an instrumental member of the team since its inception in 2017, with a leading role as Senior Editor.

After leaving college, Jonathon ventured into freelance writing to develop a portfolio. He was commissioned in multiple digital and print magazines for fiction and criticism before eventually pivoting to a more managerial role as the News Editor of a video game start-up (Pixels or Death).

In 2015, Jonathon published his first book, “Disfigured,” which is available digitally on Amazon.

Since helping to establish Ready Steady Cut in 2017, Jonathon has remained involved in all aspects of the site’s operation, mainly dedicated to its content output. He remains one of its primary Entertainment writers while also functioning as our dedicated Commissioning Editor, publishing over 6,500 articles. His coverage includes film, TV, entertainment, anime, true crime, and K-drama.

Jonathon’s experience and expertise in contemporary media allow him to assist our writers in producing the highest quality content tailored for savvy modern audiences.

Jonathon was also individually approved for Rotten Tomatoes and gained that status in June 2020: here is his Rotten Tomatoes Profile.

Articles by Jonathon Wilson

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episode 4 Recap – One of the Best Daredevil Episodes Ever

A few hours ago

It turns out I’m in the minority here, but I genuinely thought Episode 4 of Daredevil: Born Again was one of the best episodes of Daredevil ever.

‘Good American Family’ Premiere Recap – Hulu Reinvent a Bonkers True-Crime Story as A Compelling Thriller

A few hours ago

The Natalia Grace case is such a bizarre true-crime story that it doesn’t really need a dramatization. A documentary – perhaps one like Discovery’s The Curious Case of Natalia Grace – seems like enough.

‘Bert Kreischer: Lucky’ Review – The Least Funny Man In Comedy Somehow Entertains Again

March 18 2025

Bert Kreischer is one of the least funny people to have ever had a successful career in comedy, so it’s fitting that his fourth Netflix...

‘1923’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Things Are So Bleak That Brain Surgery Is A Bright Spot

March 18 2025

It probably says a lot about how harsh the Montana winter of 1923 is that a man having his skull drilled into constitutes a real bright spot. But here we are. Episode 4, “Journey the Rivers of Iron”, skips across all the ongoing subplots with a real sense of confidence.

‘Watson’ Episode 6 Recap – The Key Is Focusing on Everyone Other Than Watson Himself

March 18 2025

I’ve figured out what Watson needs to do to be interesting, which is to focus on everyone other than Watson himself.

‘The Hunting Party’ Episode 7 Recap – We’re Continuing to Move in the Right Direction

March 18 2025

If nothing else, The Hunting Party is heading in the right direction. Episode 7 seems to have settled on what works best about the show, much like the previous episode did.

‘Suits LA’ Episode 4 Recap – A Familiar Face from the Past Still Doesn’t Help Much

March 18 2025

To be fair to Suits LA, it hasn’t exactly flaunted its spin-off status. This is either for better or worse, depending on what you’re looking for, but it’s pretty hard to argue that Episode 4, “Batman Returns”, is the outing most obviously coasting on the association.

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Another Gun, A Night Out, and An Insane Sam Rockwell Monologue

March 17 2025

Buddhism is snaking through The White Lotus Season 3 like a vein, pumping life-giving thematic resonance through arteries and organs and back again.

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 6 Recap – The Midway Point Makes For An Effective Tease

March 16 2025

I’m assuming that I know what the end of The Potato Lab is going to be already because it’s an enemies-to-lovers rom-com and they all tend to work the same in a macro sense.

‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Volume 2 Recap – Tortuously, Powerfully Emotional

March 15 2025

Oh, boy. That was a lot, right? I can’t even begin to imagine how many viewers were left heartbroken by Volume 2 of When Life Gives You Tangerines.

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 5 Recap – Sometimes, Tropes Can Work Just Fine

March 15 2025

Sometimes a show like The Potato Lab comes along and works almost in spite of itself. It’s an odd phenomenon.

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – Things Are Starting to Happen and It’s About Time

March 14 2025

Yellowjackets Season 3 felt like it was starting to get going in the previous episode, even though it was lacking those big, key developments.

‘Surface’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – A Couple of Big (Albeit Questionable) Swings Shake Things Up

March 14 2025

You’ve got to appreciate Surface taking some chances in Season 2, even if the results might end up being a little mixed.

‘Severance’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – As Overstuffed As “Sweet Vitriol” Was Empty

March 14 2025

For the first time in Season 2, Severance delivered what many would consider to be a bad episode.

Control Freak (2025) Review – Kelly Marie Tran Gamely Leads A Head-Scratching Supernatural Horror

March 13 2025

You know how someone scratching around you makes you itch? Imagine a whole movie of that and you’ve basically got Control Freak, Hulu’s straight-to-streaming supernatural...

‘Reacher’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – Reacher’s Cover Being Blown Is a Good Thing

March 13 2025

In many ways, Episode 6 of Reacher Season 3 is a payoff to the excellent fourth episode. That was where you really felt the menace of Xavier Quinn, the season’s Big Bad who has largely been developed through absence and implication.

‘Adolescence’ Review – Harrowing Proof That Stephen Graham Is the Most Underrated Actor in the World

March 12 2025

Netflix’s Adolescence is being sold on the back of an interesting stylistic gimmick – each of its four episodes is shot in an uninterrupted real-time...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episode 3 Recap – The System Works Right Up Until It Doesn’t

March 12 2025

It’s sometimes easy to forget that Matt Murdock is a lawyer since most of the justice he dispenses comes via his fists.

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – We’re Oh So Close to Pulling the Trigger

March 11 2025

The White Lotus is always about a murder. Season 3 is potentially about several; we know this because the premiere featured a bunch of gunshots and at least one floating corpse.

‘The Hunting Party’ Episode 6 Recap – We’re Getting Back on the Right Track

March 11 2025

This is more like it. Not to say, “I told you so”, obviously, but after an episode that let conventionality creep in, to its detriment, The Hunting Party really gets back on the right track in Episode 6.