RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6204 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

Edge of the World review – a decent if overly familiar period drama

June 4 2021

This review of Edge of the World is spoiler-free. In Michael Haussman’s Edge of the World, Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Sir James Brooke, an English...

Death in Texas review – a ridiculous thriller with a couple of upsides

June 4 2021

This review of Death in Texas is spoiler-free. I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw such a silly movie take itself quite so...

Flashback review – a time-loopy thriller too convoluted for its own good

June 4 2021

This review of Flashback is spoiler-free. Dylan O’Brien is lucky enough to have been blessed with a handsome babyface, which is probably what got him...

Xtreme (2021) Ending Explained – Is Revenge Gained?

June 4 2021

Xtreme is essentially a story of revenge between two stepbrothers, one of whom is extremely jealous. Maximo has a happy family life with his son...

Xtreme (2021) Review – Exciting Revenge Thriller

June 4 2021

If audiences are looking for a film with incredible action scenes with lots of fighting throughout, Xtreme is that film.  The main story of this...

Dom season 1 review – a gripping saga of addiction and crime

June 4 2021

This review of Dom season 1 is spoiler-free. Apparently based on a true story, Amazon’s clearly undermarketed new Brazilian crime saga Dom is well-worth checking...

Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 6 recap – “Decommissioned”

June 4 2021

This recap of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 6, “Decommissioned”, contains spoilers. It quickly turns out in “Decommissioned” that, after last week’s...

The Mosquito Coast season 1, episode 7 recap – the ending explained

June 4 2021

This recap of The Mosquito Coast season 1, episode 7, “The Glass Sandwich”, contains spoilers. It also contains an open discussion of The Mosquito Coast’s...

Why Women Kill season 2, episode 1 & 2 recap – “Secret Beyond the Door” & “The Woman in the Window”

June 3 2021

This recap of Why Women Kill season 2, episode 1, “Secret Beyond the Door”, and Why Women Kill season 2, episode 2, “The Woman in...

Summertime season 2 review – a young-adult romance that still struggles to stand out

June 2 2021

This review of Summertime Season 2 is spoiler-free. I found the first season of Netflix’s Summertime, an Italian young-adult drama with lovely scenery but uninteresting relationships,...

New Amsterdam season 3, episode 13 recap – “Fight Time”

June 2 2021

This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 13, “Fight Time”, contains spoilers. Everyone hates their in-laws, but Max Goodwin has more reasons to than...

A Quiet Place Part II ending explained – who lives and who dies?

June 1 2021

This article contains major spoilers for the A Quiet Place Part II ending. You can check out our spoiler-free review by clicking these words. A...

‘Roh’ Ending Explained – What’s in the Woods?

June 1 2021

Malaysian horror Roh isn’t a clear-cut exercise in storytelling. In fact, it’s deliberately obfuscated, rife in symbolism and metaphor, and much more concerned with atmosphere...

F9 review – this franchise isn’t running out of road just yet

June 1 2021

This review of F9 is spoiler-free. There is no franchise in contemporary blockbuster moviemaking – perhaps not in any kind of moviemaking, ever – that...

‘Roh’ Review – Chilling Malaysian Folk Horror

June 1 2021

As a father of two girls, I can see why they’re such a staple in the horror genre. Every culture in the world recognizes they’re...

Taxi Driver season 1, episode 16 recap – the ending explained

May 30 2021

This recap of Taxi Driver season 1, episode 16 contains spoilers, as well as an open discussion of the Taxi Driver ending. You could make...

Taxi Driver season 1, episode 15 recap – you’ve got the wrong man

May 30 2021

This recap of Taxi Driver season 1, episode 15 contains spoilers. Revenge is one of the most common thematic motifs in all popular entertainment, but...

The Mosquito Coast season 1, episode 6 recap – “Calaca”

May 28 2021

This recap of The Mosquito Coast season 1, episode 6, “Calaca”, contains spoilers. This show is very strange and more than a little stupid, for...

Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 1, episode 5 recap – “Rampage”

May 28 2021

This recap of The Bad Batch season 1, episode 5, “Rampage”, contains spoilers. The first thing I thought while watching The Bad Batch episode 5 was that...

Ragnarok season 2 review – a slightly superior effort still can’t capitalize on its potential

May 27 2021

This review of Ragnarok Season 2 is spoiler-free. Ragnarok, Netflix’s Norwegian Norse mythology YA drama, didn’t exactly get off to the best of starts in...