RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6603 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

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Episode 7 Recap – You Can Have Too Much Of A Good Thing

February 26 2026

I’m always surprised when the latest episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy turns out to be an hour long. I’m not sure why, since they’re...

‘The Beauty’ Episode 9 Recap – This Isn’t As Romantic As It Thinks

February 26 2026

Whoah now, folks. I personally thought that The Beauty was finished with all of its body-horror transformations, and more to the point, I also figured it was...

‘The Beauty’ Episode 8 Recap – Suffer the Children

February 26 2026

Byron Forst is a bad guy in the most simplistic possible way, a greedy fatcat billionaire who is cruel to everyone and interested only in...

‘The Beauty’ Episode 7 Recap – Things Are Starting to Come Together

February 25 2026

After arguably wasting an episode on backstory nobody needed, The Beauty had to bounce back in Episode 7. And it does. “Beautiful Living Rooms” initially...

‘The Bluff’ Review – Bloodthirsty Buccaneering Action Can’t Save A Woeful Script

February 25 2026

I’m ordinarily the first person to forgive a good action movie for all kinds of sins, just so long as it delivers where it counts....

‘Cross’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Hero Meets Villain, But What’s the Difference?

February 25 2026

Cross Season 2 made a bit of a misstep recently, making its villain look a bit doltish by falling in love with a dude she’d...

‘Shrinking’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Well There’s An Unexpected Development

February 25 2026

I love Shrinking more than just about anyone, but I think it’s fair to say that Season 3 was threatening to fall into a bit of a...

‘Hijack’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – And We’re Almost There

February 25 2026

There’s a slight “too little too late” quality to the tail end of Hijack Season 2 — I think we can all agree that this probably didn’t...

‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Episode 2 Recap – Are You Not Entertained?

February 24 2026

I mentioned this briefly when I wrote about the premiere, but any issues of premise, character development, or originality aside, The Fall and Rise of...

‘DMV’ Episode 10 Recap – We’re Back in the Office, But Nothing Has Changed

February 24 2026

DMV has been off the air for a long while, and Episode 10 feels less like a triumphant return than a reminder that this show...

‘Memory of a Killer’ Episode 5 Recap – An Exploration of the Past Improves the Present

February 24 2026

It’s fair to say that Memory of a Killer hasn’t been in a rush to get anywhere, but that changes in Episode 5. “Betrayal” shouldn’t...

‘Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter’ Review – We’re Going Back to Church

February 24 2026

Among all the low-hanging comedic fruits, religion sits somewhere near the top. And you can understand why. So many people take religion so seriously — like, live...

‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Episode 1 Recap – Familiar Can Be Funny

February 23 2026

Some shows are designed to push boundaries, to reinvent longstanding ideas about genre and form. The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins isn’t one of them.

‘Paradise’ Season 2 Review – An Expanded Scope Plays to Dan Fogelman’s Strengths

February 23 2026

‘The first season of Paradise was one of 2025’s best shows, mostly without any warning. Its premiere revealed a gotcha premise that was kept well...

‘Paradise’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – A New Status Quo, But Sinatra’s Still Running Things

February 23 2026

Rounding out the triumvirate of Paradise Season 2 premiere episodes, “Another Day in Paradise” is the most like what we’ve come to expect from the show after the first season.

‘Paradise’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – Xavier Crash-Lands Into the Plot

February 23 2026

As brilliant as the premiere of Paradise Season 2 was, it’s pretty fair to say that it didn’t really pick up on any of the plot threads left dangling by the first season finale.

‘Paradise’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – From A Different Point Of View

February 23 2026

If you remember anything about the first season of Paradise, what springs to mind is probably the brilliant fake-out premiere that revealed what seemed like a fairly standard murder-mystery to really be a post-apocalyptic political thriller of an extremely distinguished vintage.

‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 7 Recap – The House Of Cards Is Crashing Down

February 23 2026

Industry Season 4 is now proceeding with such full-throttle end-of-run HBO primetime confidence that every hour is a new delight, often in a different way...

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Ending Explained – Double Or Nothing

February 23 2026

George R. R. Martin himself has said that the death of Baelor Targaryen is one of the most significant moments in Westerosi history, one of...

‘Vanished’ Ending Explained – A Generational Cop-Out

February 22 2026

I should like the ending of Vanished. “Run, Alice, Run” addresses one of my key issues with the series overall, which has been Alice’s phenomenal...