RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved
Contribution5353 articles published since November 2017

Jonathon Wilson

Jonathon is one of the co-founders of Ready Steady Cut and has been an instrumental part of the team since its inception in 2017.

After leaving college, Jonathon ventured into the world of freelance writing to develop a portfolio. He was commissioned in multiple digital and print magazines for both 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, remaining 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 is also individually approved on Rotten Tomatoes and gained that status in June 2020: here is his Rotten Tomatoes Profile.

Articles by Jonathon Wilson

Exposition Bogs Down The Premiere Of ‘Teacup’

October 11 2024

A name seems to carry more weight in the horror genre than anywhere else. You see Jordan Peele or James Wan or Ryan Murphy –...

‘Disclaimer’ Proves A Point With A Much Superior Second Episode

October 11 2024

Disclaimer has a point to prove in Episode 2, and in so doing it makes me look a little foolish for assuming in the premiere...

The ‘Disclaimer’ Premiere Is All Vibes – And Viewers May Tire Of It

October 11 2024

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I do think I’ve sussed Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer out. As of Episode 1, it’s a handsomely...

‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Continues To Evoke the Glory Days In Episode 6

October 11 2024

When you go on the run, you only take the essentials, and that’s the feeling that hangs over The Old Man as we enter the...

‘Agatha All Along’ Drops Its Bombshell Teen Reveal in Episode 5

October 10 2024

I have been relatively positive about Agatha All Along since the beginning, but Episode 5, “Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power”, feels like the moment...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 6 Reveals the Nurse Redd Connection

October 10 2024

Since the premiere of Grotesquerie, I’ve complained pretty reliably about the inclusion of the inclusion of the Nurse Redd storyline, which has always felt like...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 5’s One-Shot Sequence Is A Delight

October 10 2024

From bad to worse; out of the frying pan into the fire. Pick whichever idiom you like, but that’s the vibe of Grotesquerie Episode 5....

Recap: ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 2, Episode 7 Is Excruciating, As Usual

October 9 2024

I can say with a relative degree of certainty that Tell Me Lies is the most stressful show in existence, for all kinds of reasons, many of...

‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 Has A Bleak Ending, But It’s Expertly Crafted

October 9 2024

Slow Horses Season 4 doesn’t have a happy ending. It’s actually rather bleak. No justice is done. Painful sacrifices are made. There really seems to be...

‘Bad Monkey’ Ends Conclusively, But There’s Still Room For More Yancy

October 9 2024

Bravo to Bad Monkey, because it’s the rare streaming show with a proper ending. Episode 10, “We’re in the Memory-Making Business”, brings all of the key...

Recap: ‘Brilliant Minds’ Really Hits Its Stride In Episode 3

October 8 2024

I’ve pointed out the potential of Brilliant Minds already, but I feel especially validated by Episode 3, “The Lost Biker”. This, I think, is the...

Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 7 Questions If Teaching Is A Dying Profession

October 8 2024

Just like the field trip earlier in the season, the aptly-titled “Convention” gets the teachers out of the classroom. But even though Evan thinks that...

‘Love Next Door’ Has The Happy Ending Everyone Expected

October 6 2024

Love Next Door comes to a close with Episode 15 and Episode 16, and lo and behold, the K-Drama has a perfectly happy, upbeat ending....

Recap: Killing Made Men Has Consequences In ‘Tulsa King’ Season 2, Episode 4

October 6 2024

I confess to having thought that Tulsa King Season 2 would start to intensify a little in Episode 4, but everyone’s wrong from time to time. “Heroes...

Recap: ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Improves Slightly In Episode 2

October 6 2024

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is improving, so that’s something. Season 2 is still wildly imperfect, but I didn’t spend Episode 2, “Moulin Rouge”, getting...

‘CTRL’ Isn’t Very Good, But Its Cynical Ending Is The Right One

October 5 2024

I respect the ending of CTRL, even though I don’t like the movie very much. It seems right to me that a techno thriller about...

Review: ‘CTRL’ Is A Topical Thriller That Never Quite Gets Going

October 5 2024

Ever since Unfriended popularized the once-novel concept of a film unfolding entirely on someone else’s screens, there hasn’t exactly been a shortage of imitators. CTRL...

Recap: ‘Grotesquerie’ Keeps Getting Weirder In Episodes 3 & 4

October 5 2024

Travis Kelce is a handsome fellow, isn’t he? I bring this up since his much-advertised presence in Grotesquerie is the rare light spot in what...

Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 5 Feels Reminiscent Of Season 1

October 5 2024

Is Angela/Emily/Parwana dead? That’s certainly the question we’re left with by the end of The Old Man Season 2, Episode 5, though anyone who has...

Recap: Aubrey Plaza Steals The Show In ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 4

October 4 2024

I keep hearing that Agatha All Along is the gayest thing Marvel has done. I’m not sure what this means, or how this can be...