RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6888 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

‘The Audacity’ Episode 4 Recap – Harvesting Personal Data Isn’t Evil Enough

April 26 2026

It’s easy to forget this, but The Audacity is ostensibly about Duncan and JoAnne. You all remember the premiere, right? You remember how it was...

‘From’ Season 4, Episode 2 Recap – You Don’t Get Anything For Free

April 26 2026

From very much likes the idea of single statements and/or sentiments that sum up the entire episode – or, for that matter, the show overall....

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 16 Recap – Wes Can’t Get Out Of His Own Way

April 25 2026

With the Blood Moon killer finally apprehended, it’s business as usual in Sheriff Country. And that business is weed, obviously. Episode 16, “Twenty Four Candles”,...

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 16 Recap – A Little Focus Goes A Long Way

April 25 2026

The big problem with Boston Blue, which I’ve been moaning about every week and which several regular commenters have also rightly mentioned, is that it...

‘The Hunting Party’ Season 2, Episode 11 Recap – Puppets Are Creepy

April 24 2026

I’m firmly of the opinion that there has never been a puppet that wasn’t horrific, and I confess to being a tiny bit sceptical of...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Burning the Candle At Both Ends

April 24 2026

The essential tension of Your Friends & Neighbors has always revolved around Coop potentially being caught moonlighting as a local thief. But Season 2 has...

‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – Skull Island Retreat

April 24 2026

Despite Monarch: Legacy of Monsters really coasting on the idea of giant Titan fights, Season 2 has pretty effectively made the case that the best use of...

‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ Ending Explained – The Queen, Nikki, and Season 2 Setup

April 23 2026

Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 exists in “frozen time”, continuity-wise, so it’s no wonder that the ending sets up a second season. As we’ve already...

‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ Is Officially Canon, But You Shouldn’t Worry About It

April 23 2026

You didn’t think we had left Hawkins, Indiana, entirely, did you? These days, the idea of letting a franchise die is utterly unconscionable, not when...

‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ Returns the Franchise to Its Roots

April 23 2026

Can you be nostalgic for nostalgia? This question was at the forefront of my mind while soaking in the ten episodes of Netflix’s animated spin-off...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Oh, Hey, It’s Jessica Jones

April 22 2026

You can tell that Daredevil: Born Again is reaching a fever pitch in Season 2, since “Requiem” feels in many ways like an effort to...

‘The Testaments’ Episode 5 Recap – Like Prom, But Full Of Old Creeps

April 22 2026

Prom is a perennial fixture of teenage life and, by extension, teenage media. And while I’m not sure The Testaments necessarily qualifies as younger-skewing entertainment, it is about high-schoolers,...

‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Episode 4 Recap – Everyone’s An Exhibitionist

April 22 2026

Margo’s Got Money Troubles, fittingly for a show about an aspiring writer, has a great facility for catchy insults and screen names. I’ve never heard...

‘Criminal Record’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Plucked From the Headlines

April 22 2026

Realism is a funny word, isn’t it? Most of the time, it doesn’t really mean anything. A realistic war movie, for instance, would give you...

‘Imperfect Women’ Episode 7 Recap – This Guy Is the Worst

April 22 2026

Blimey, where do we even begin? I’m starting to feel genuinely sorry for the people who might have abandoned Imperfect Women after its admittedly mediocre premiere...

‘Imperfect Women’ Is an Enthralling Thriller That Requires Patience

April 21 2026

Here’s a fair warning about Apple TV’s psychological thriller Imperfect Women: It doesn’t put its best foot forward. Its earliest episodes, which frontload deeply unpleasant...

‘Marshals’ Episode 8 Recap – Things Aren’t Going Especially Well

April 20 2026

If you were worried that all the romantic subplots in the previous episode of Marshals were getting a little too soap opera, worry not. Episode...

‘Marshals’ Episode 7 Recap – Is This Getting Romantic?

April 20 2026

One could probably argue that there’s an inherent romance in the western genre, something about the sunsets and landscapes and open air. But a show...

‘Rooster’ Episode 7 Recap – Walt Just Wants A Friend

April 20 2026

I didn’t expect the most meaningful sentiment of Rooster thus far to come from Walt, of all people, but here we are in Episode 7, three half-hours removed from the finale, and the hothouse has become a source of surprising pathos.

‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ Episode 6 Recap – The Action You’ve Been Looking For

April 20 2026

If you were a bit dismayed about the relative lack of action in the previous instalment of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, Episode 6, “Night of the Hunted”, has you more than covered. It's almost like it’s making amends, which is weird since the lower-key drama was solid and necessary, but the impressive lightsaber action that bookends the episode is difficult to argue with, especially now we’re so much more invested in the characters.