RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6293 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 Chair Company’ Episode 2 Recap – Oh, This Is Brilliantly Ridiculous

October 20 2025

All the comedy in The Chair Company lives in the space between how other people see Ron Trosper and what he’s actually like.

‘Task’ Ending Explained – We May As Well Give Mark Ruffalo His Emmy Now

October 20 2025

Task ended with Robbie’s death, in many ways. I don’t mean literally, obviously, because Episode 7 devotes another epilogue-style hour to tying up loose ends...

‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 4 Recap – Things Are Looking Up (Then Down Again)

October 19 2025

Tae-poong has a lot of admirable qualities in Typhoon Family, but the guy’s pretty unlucky.

‘Billy the Kid’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – Billy Reaches the End Of the Road

October 19 2025

It was only a matter of time. Even Billy the Kid can’t run forever, and if nothing else, Season 3 has been a consistent reminder of that.

‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 3 Recap – Predictability Delivered With Pace and Energy

October 19 2025

Typhoon Family is the quintessential example of a show with very familiar constituent parts – a real-life period of turbulent history, a wayward son forced to grow up at pace, a burgeoning romance, and so on – that feels fresh and distinct through its basic underlying quality.

‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Now We’re Getting Somewhere

October 19 2025

Is it just me, or is Dwight’s double-agent routine in Tulsa King Season 3 feeling a little distracting?

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 3 Ending Explained – Young Love’s Dream

October 19 2025

So, Daryl and Carol’s tour of Spain is going to continue, since the ending of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 throws a pretty...

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 1 Recap – A Reassuringly Comfortable Pilot

October 18 2025

Halfway between the continuation of Blue Bloods and the introduction of a completely new show, the premiere of Boston Blue has that classic “same but different” quality you probably expect from a spin-off to a beloved procedural.

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 1 Recap – The Law Is the Least Of A Sheriff’s Problems

October 18 2025

The hook of Sheriff Country is that it’s about a sheriff for whom the law is the least of her problems.

‘The Rainmaker’ Ending Explained – A Needed Win For the Little Guy

October 18 2025

There are few things more satisfying than a legal drama that lets the good guys win. In the case of The Rainmaker, I don’t use...

‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Review – The Year’s Best Horror Movie Is A True-Crime Documentary

October 17 2025

The Perfect Neighbor is an engaging and quite uniquely constructed true-crime documentary that, at about the midpoint, morphs into one of the most harrowing films...

The Ending Of ‘Good News’ Makes A Mockery Of Fact And Fiction

October 17 2025

Good News (2025) opens with a disclaimer that, while the story is based on real events, most of it is entirely fictional. And this largely...

‘Good News’ (2025) Review – A Witheringly Funny and Visually Inventive Retelling

October 17 2025

It takes some real stones to pitch a movie like Good News (2025). Sure, retellings of vital historical events are ten-a-penny, so the idea of...

‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 3 Recap – That’s What You Call A Sightseeing Tour

October 17 2025

Alaska is full of amazing sights. Caribou roaming the tundra.

‘Invasion’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap – Things Are Finally Picking Up

October 17 2025

Invasion Season 3 has been all over the place, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise since the first two seasons weren't exactly coherent either.

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Never Visit Gibsons, You’ll Die

October 15 2025

Most people, I suspect, watch Murder in a Small Town for the murders.

‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Can’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So

October 15 2025

Not to say I told you so, but, well, I told you so. It isn’t like Gen V Season 2 had been especially subtle about what was really going on with Cipher and Thomas Godolkin, but it’s nice that Episode 7 clarifies it – and with immediately chilling effect.

‘High Potential’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Ugh, It’s Always Influencers

October 15 2025

A culture is defined by the stories it tells, so I’m not sure what it has to say about our current climate that you can’t turn the TV on these days without having to endure something about influencers.

‘Loot’ Season 3 Premiere Recap – Apple TV+’s Billionaire Comedy Hasn’t Lost A Step

October 15 2025

The thing about Loot, which remains as true in Season 3 as it was in the previous two, is that it’s funny enough to not really need much of a plot.

‘Slow Horses’ Season 5, Episode 4 Recap – It Was Just An Accident

October 15 2025

Slow Horses is a very smart show about people who're indescribably stupid or much cleverer than they look.