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

‘Ride or Die’ Review – An Unusual, Sexually-Charged Japanese Drama

April 15 2021

At first glance, Hiroki Ryuichi’s Ride or Die, looks like several different things, almost none of which it ends up being. It has a classic...

The True Story Behind ‘Why Did You Kill Me?’

April 14 2021

Netflix has another true-crime hit in the form of Why Did You Kill Me?, the story of the 24-year-old mother of two Crystal Theobald, who...

Why Did You Kill Me? Review – Another Compelling Netflix True-Crime Documentary

April 14 2021

Maybe it’s Netflix’s idea of a grim joke to release Why Did You Kill Me? on the same day as the new season of The...

Love and Monsters (2020) Ending Explained – Does Joel Reunite With Aimee?

April 14 2021

Love and Monsters was a very pleasant surprise, from its atypical hero in Dylan O’Brien’s (Flashback) Joel Dawson to its imaginative monster designs and its...

Love and Monsters (2020) Review – A Likable Doomsday Comedy with a Few Surprises

April 14 2021

The end of the world hardly seems like an appropriate topic for laughs, especially given the current goings-on, but Michael Matthews’ Love and Monsters, proves...

New Amsterdam season 3, episode 7 recap – “The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer”

April 14 2021

This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 7, “The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer”, contains spoilers. As ever, Max has a problem in “The Legend...

All Rise season 2, episode 11 recap – “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”

April 13 2021

This recap of All Rise season 2, episode 11, “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”, contains spoilers. It’s a while since we last saw All Rise, but...

Debris season 1, episode 7 recap – “You Can Call Her Caroline”

April 13 2021

This recap of Debris season 1, episode 7, “You Can Call Her Caroline”, contains spoilers. The irony of the specific piece of debris in “You...

Family Guy season 19, episode 16 recap – “Who’s Brian Now?”

April 12 2021

This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 16, “Who’s Brian Now?”, contains spoilers. You can’t choose your family, so the saying goes, but that’s...

Pennyworth season 2, episode 10 recap – the ending explained

April 11 2021

This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 10, “The Lion and the Lamb”, contains spoilers, as well as a discussion of the Pennyworth Season 2...

Night in Paradise (2020) Ending Explained – Does Tae-gu Make It Out Alive?

April 9 2021

All throughout Night In Paradise, there’s never any suggestion that there’s going to be a happy ending. Likewise, you never get the sense that there...

Night in Paradise (2020) Review – An Uncompromisingly Brutal Korean Crime Thriller

April 9 2021

Setting a gritty, bloodthirsty crime drama on the idyllic island of Jeju is the first of many idiosyncrasies in Park Hoon-jung’s Night in Paradise (also...

The Way of the Househusband review – making a mockery of masculinity

April 8 2021

This review of The Way of the Househusband is spoiler-free. Adapted from Kousuke Oono’s manga series, The Way of the Househusband, now streaming on Netflix,...

New Amsterdam season 3, episode 6 recap – “Why Not Yesterday”

April 7 2021

This recap of New Amsterdam season 3, episode 6, “Why Not Yesterday”, contains spoilers. Solving seemingly impossible problems is something of a special skill for...

Snabba Cash season 1, episode 6 recap – the ending explained

April 7 2021

This recap of Snabba Cash season 1, episode 6, “Making Money is Never Bad!”, contains spoilers. It also includes a discussion of the Snabba Cash...

Snabba Cash season 1 review – an engrossing thriller with plenty on its mind

April 7 2021

This review of Snabba Cash season 1 is spoiler-free. The writing of Jens Lapidus in the novel Snabba Cash, or Easy Money, and several subsequent...

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You review – interactive, but not particularly special

April 6 2021

This review of The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You is spoiler-free. The Last Kids on Earth is a weird franchise. It seems to...

Debris season 1, episode 6 recap – “Supernova”

April 6 2021

This recap of Debris season 1, episode 6, “Supernova”, contains spoilers. The truth will set you free, or so the saying goes, but it hardly...

Pennyworth season 2, episode 9 recap – “Paradise Lost”

April 5 2021

This recap of Pennyworth season 2, episode 9, “Paradise Lost”, contains spoilers. You’ll recall that in the previous episode of Epix’s Pennyworth, things weren’t looking...

Just Say Yes review – a predictable, albeit watchable rom-com

April 3 2021

This review of Just Say Yes is spoiler-free. Despite only being released on Netflix this weekend, you’ve seen Just Say Yes before. It enthusiastically repackages...