RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6198 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 Last Kingdom season 5, episode 9 recap – a daring infiltration

March 10 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 9 contains spoilers. As the penultimate episode of The Last Kingdom Season 5 opens, there is still a...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 8 recap – siding with Lord Uhtred

March 10 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 8 contains spoilers. As a father of two girls, I can definitely relate to the frustration...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 7 recap – a powerful farewell

March 10 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 7 contains spoilers. This episode of The Last Kingdom is really a masterful bit of work...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 6 recap – the cost of peace

March 9 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 6 contains spoilers. There’s an impressive battle in this episode of The Last Kingdom; impressively shot,...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 5 recap – a plan backfires

March 9 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 5 contains spoilers. One of the best types of on-screen villains is the political schemer. Think...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 4 recap – the line of succession

March 9 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 4 contains spoilers. The thing about using rather arbitrary tests of physical endurance or faith or...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 3 recap – mothers and daughters

March 9 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 3 contains spoilers. As The Last Kingdom continues to rocket through its plot, the focus in...

The Last Kingdom Season 5 review – another dose of high-quality historical action

March 9 2022

This review of The Last Kingdom Season 5 is spoiler-free. High-quality historical epics are few and far between, but ever since 2015, The Last Kingdom — an...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 2 recap – sacrifice to the gods

March 9 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 2 contains spoilers. While I was talking about Christianity in the previous recap, I forgot to...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained

March 9 2022

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 1 contains spoilers. Between the recap of previous seasons, some narration, and a cold open that...

Business Proposal season 1, episode 4 recap – the truth comes out

March 8 2022

This recap of Business Proposal season 1, episode 4, contains spoilers. When we last left our dopey main characters in Business Proposal, Ha-ri had turned...

How I Met Your Father season 1, episode 9 recap – “Jay Street”

March 8 2022

This recap of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father season 1, episode 9 contains spoilers.  Read the season 1 review. After last week’s satisfyingly dramatic...

Business Proposal season 1, episode 3 recap – keeping up appearances

March 7 2022

This recap of Business Proposal season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. Rom-coms rely, for the most part, on contrivance and stupidity. Things happen which otherwise...

The Walking Dead season 11, episode 11 recap – “Rogue Element”

March 7 2022

This recap of The Walking Dead season 11, episode 11, “Rogue Element”, contains spoilers. The problem with the Commonwealth, at least insofar as its function...

‘The Invisible Thread’ Ending Explained – who Is the father of Leone?

March 5 2022

The Italian drama The Invisible Thread is a social comedy dealing with various issues from parenting, homosexual livelihood, coming of age struggles, the film is quite...

‘The Invisible Thread’ Review – A Comedy on Dysfunctional Family and Parenting

March 5 2022

When films try to talk about sensitive subject matters like homosexuality, the makers have to make sure they deal with the subject with utmost care....

‘The Weekend Away’ Ending Explained – Who Is The Killer?

March 4 2022

Netflix film The Weekend Away is a mystery thriller starring Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri, Amar Bukvic, and Luke Norris. The film revolves around the...

Dear… Season 2 review – more of the same sanitized back-patting

March 4 2022

This review of Dear… Season 2 is spoiler-free. Dear… is a show that absolutely should not work as well as it does, but also one...

‘The Weekend Away’ Review – A Thriller With No Thrills

March 4 2022

A good thriller always knows how to play with the audience’s anticipations. Leighton Meester-starring Netflix film The Weekend Away misses that drastically. As a result,...

Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale review – love, care, togetherness and climate change

March 4 2022

Netflix documentary film Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale was released on the streaming service on March 4, 2022. Climate change is one of the important...