RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6215 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

Blown Away season 2 review – the runaway reality hit returns

January 22 2021

In some ways, a show like Blown Away is only really possible with a platform like Netflix. You kind of need an algorithm to market...

Riverdale season 5, episode 1 recap – “Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax”

January 21 2021

This recap of Riverdale season 5, episode 1, “Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax”, contains spoilers. Riverdale, after having its usual premiere pushed from October to January, is...

Daughter From Another Mother review – Mexican dramedy challenges the idea of family

January 21 2021

This review of Daughter From Another Mother is spoiler-free. You’d think that the crux of Daughter From Another Mother, a new nine-part Mexican dramedy now streaming on...

Search Party season 4, episode 6 recap – “The Thoughtless Woman”

January 21 2021

This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 6, “The Thoughtless Woman”, contains spoilers. Chip’s full name is Charles “Chip” Wreck. I know that’s not...

Search Party season 4, episode 5 recap – “Doctor Mindbender”

January 21 2021

This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 5, “Doctor Mindbender”, contains spoilers. “In an ironic twist of fate, our friend Dory has gone missing.”...

Search Party season 4, episode 4 recap – “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig”

January 21 2021

This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 4, “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig”, contains spoilers. Search Party has always been a show about the...

Sightless review – a drab, predictable thriller you’d be better off not seeing

January 21 2021

New on Netflix today, though not a Netflix Original, Sightless is the kind of film that has been sat on a shelf for a while...

Spycraft review – an informative if slightly melodramatic docuseries

January 20 2021

Everyone knows these days that Netflix is the place to be for solid if unremarkable documentary series’. Whatever you’re into, there’s surely one for you,...

9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 1 recap – “Back in the Saddle”

January 19 2021

This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 1, “Back in the Saddle”, contains spoilers. One of last year’s most underrated network shows is...

Family Guy season 19, episode 10 recap – “Fecal Matters”

January 18 2021

This recap of Family Guy season 19, episode 10, “Fecal Matters”, contains spoilers. It has been a while since we last saw Family Guy, so the...

Your Honor season 1, episode 7 recap – what happened in “Part Seven”?

January 17 2021

This recap of Your Honor season 1, episode 7, “Part Seven”, contains spoilers. Following on rather directly from the previous episode, “Part Seven” pushes Michael...

Double Dad review – Maisa Silva makes a compelling lead

January 15 2021

There’s a reason certain genres are popular with audiences, and indeed with filmmakers alike. There’s a lot of comfort to be found in the familiar;...

Outside the Wire review – war is hell is Netflix’s new time sink

January 15 2021

The essential problem with Mikael Håfström’s Outside the Wire, which is streaming on Netflix from today, is that it’s a typical action-packed thriller that also...

The Heartbreak Club review – a formulaic, musical rom-com

January 14 2021

Some themes are universal, and breakups are one of them. Everyone knows what it’s like. There you are, imagining spending the rest of your life...

Call Your Mother review – another bland, formulaic network sitcom

January 14 2021

The point of parenting is to do a good enough job at it that your kids don’t need you anymore – but what do you...

Search Party season 4, episode 3 recap – “Escape to Nowhere”

January 14 2021

This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 3, “Escape to Nowhere”, contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free season review is here. The central question driving Search...

Search Party season 4, episode 2 recap – “Something Sharp”

January 14 2021

This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 2, “Something Sharp”, contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free season review is here. How do you move on from...

Search Party season 4, episode 1 recap – “The Girl in the Basement”

January 14 2021

This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 1, “The Girl in the Basement”, contains spoilers. Search Party has always thrived at imbuing classic genre...

Batman: Soul of the Dragon review – it’d be better without Batman

January 12 2021

There are many ways to skin a cat and a seemingly infinite number of ways to make a Batman movie, but that isn’t to say...

Tiger review – a solid sporting documentary that can’t quite back its own claims

January 11 2021

Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek (and executive producer Alex Gibney) would evidently like Tiger, a two-part, four-hour documentary streaming on HBO, to be the latest...