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

‘Memory of a Killer’ Episode 9 Recap – The Ferryman Foiled (For Now)

March 31 2026

One thing I’m thankful for – and it says a lot about Memory of a Killer’s underlying respect for the audience, I think – is...

‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap – Valerie Can’t Keep A Secret

March 30 2026

It’s hard to talk about a mockumentary – even though The Comeback has stopped being one in Season 3, at least for long stretches –...

‘Watson’ Season 2, Episode 15 Recap – Sherlock Is Back (Or Is He?)

March 30 2026

It’s difficult to overstate the extent to which my eyes glaze over whenever Sherlock Holmes shows up in Watson. I understand he’s kind of the...

‘Marshals’ Episode 5 Recap – This Time It’s Personal

March 30 2026

If last week’s episode of Marshals was a bit of a team-building exercise, then Episode 5 is very much designed to put those strengthened bonds...

‘Paradise’ Season 2 Ending Explained – We’re Still None the Wiser, But That’s Fine

March 30 2026

I suppose it’s only right that the Season 2 finale of Paradise is full of biblical allusions, not least of which being that Episode 8...

‘Rooster’ Episode 4 Recap – I Do Believe We’re Getting Somewhere

March 30 2026

I keep expecting to like Rooster more than I do. Luckily, Episode 4 reassured me that it does seem to be going somewhere, even if I don’t...

‘DTF St. Louis’ Episode 5 Recap – Things Are Getting Pretty Full On

March 30 2026

One of the broader arcs in Episode 5 of DTF St. Louis is Detective Homer realising that the murder of Floyd Smernitch isn’t as open-and-shut as he...

‘American Classic’ Episode 6 Recap – And Suddenly I’m Invested

March 29 2026

I wouldn’t say that Episode 6 of American Classic is leaps and bounds better than all the previous ones. It has the same blend of arch comedy...

‘Girl from Nowhere: The Reset’ Episode 4 Recap – Another Influencer Already?

March 28 2026

As much as I can get behind the idea of new Nanno’s entire character arc seemingly being that she’s just mad at influencers, it does...

How the Ending of ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Sets Up A Sequel

March 28 2026

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is a consistently surprising movie that arguably over-delivers on all of its promises. One of the most exciting...

‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Is the Best Streaming Movie of the Year (For Now)

March 28 2026

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is the rare movie that is better in practice than it is on paper. Between the fussy title...

‘Primate’ Is Startlingly Nasty and Impressively Stupid Chimp-Horror Fun

March 27 2026

You’re not supposed to root for the killer in slasher movies, or perhaps more accurately, you’re not supposed to admit that’s what you’re doing. But...

‘Hoppers’ Is An Exercise In Empathy That We Could All Learn Something From

March 27 2026

Maybe it’s just me, but a Pixar movie release doesn’t seem as big of a deal as it once did. Hoppers is simultaneously validating (nobody...

‘Scream 7’ Isn’t As Bad You’ve Been Told… But It Isn’t Very Good Either

March 27 2026

It is basically inarguable at this point that the circumstances surrounding the production of Scream 7 have coloured its critical reception to a not-insignificant degree....

‘Bodycam’ Has A Novel Premise But Goes Wildly Off the Rails

March 27 2026

Immediacy is in vogue at the moment, and there’s nothing more immediate than a first-person perspective, something that video games have understood forever but that...

‘Shelter’ Is Mediocre Enough to Make Even Jason Statham Boring

March 27 2026

I’ve argued in favour of typecasting before, and Jason Statham is one of my go-to examples of actors who do one thing well enough that...

‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Is the Worse Movie Everyone Expected Its Predecessor to Be

March 27 2026

The thing that worked about Greenland was that it was an anti-disaster movie. It promised a world-ending calamity and eventually delivered it, but the impact...

‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – A Change Of Scenery Doesn’t Help

March 27 2026

With The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 transferring a chunk of its action to Marseille in Episode 6, that gives it the rare distinction of...

‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Back to the Beginning

March 27 2026

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters trades in the giant monster action — mostly — for more focused character work in “Furusato”, and it’s a gamble that doesn’t...

‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 12 Recap – There’s Something In the Air

March 27 2026

When even Dana is crying, you know something is going badly wrong in The Pitt. But that feeling of mounting dread which has characterised Season 2...