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

The Social Dilemma review – your smartphone is destroying us all

September 9 2020

When this review of Jeff Orlowski’s new docu-drama The Social Dilemma goes live, the first thing I’ll do is tweet a link to it. I...

Cuties review – you’ve probably got the wrong idea

September 9 2020

The furore whipped up around Maïmouna Doucouré’s Sundance darling Cuties was something to behold. Where to begin in unpacking it is anyone’s guess. On the...

P-Valley season 1, episode 8 recap – “Murda Night” lives up to its title

September 8 2020

This recap of P-Valley season 1, episode 8, “Murda Night”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

My Octopus Teacher review – a poignant love story between man and mollusc

September 7 2020

My Octopus Teacher is a love story. Netflix has no shortage of those, obviously, but this one, the first-ever original South African documentary, is striking...

P-Valley season 1, episode 7 recap – “Last Call for Alcohol”

September 7 2020

This recap of P-Valley season 1, episode 7, “Last Call for Alcohol”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...

Young Wallander season 1, episode 6 recap – going out with a whimper

September 3 2020

This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 6 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....

Young Wallander season 1, episode 5 recap – the line of succession

September 3 2020

This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 5 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....

Young Wallander season 1, episode 4 recap – it isn’t over yet

September 3 2020

This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....

Young Wallander season 1, episode 3 recap – they think it’s all over

September 3 2020

This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....

Young Wallander season 1, episode 2 recap – a run of bad luck

September 3 2020

This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....

Young Wallander season 1, episode 1 recap – an explosive opener

September 3 2020

This recap of Young Wallander season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers.  Check out our spoiler-free season review. Before any character in Young Wallander has a single line...

Young Wallander Season 1 Review – Netflix’s prequel series is a crime scene

September 3 2020

This review of Young Wallander Season 1 is spoiler-free. Longstanding fans of Kurt Wallander, either from the books or the Swedish series or the Kenneth...

Love, Guaranteed review – Damon Wayans Jr. reads the small print in this tedious rom-com

September 3 2020

If you glance over the cast list or skim-read the premise of Love, Guaranteed, Netflix’s latest midweek romantic comedy, you can predict every single thing that’ll...

Two Weeks to Live Season 1 Review – Maisie Williams is out for revenge in Sky’s new comedy

September 2 2020

Things aren’t going especially well for Maisie Williams, are they? Not artistically speaking, anyway, since the final season of Game of Thrones was dramatically fraudulent...

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! review – an interactive special for the kids

September 1 2020

When I reviewed The Boss Baby back in the day, I can’t say I imagined it’d find success as a series on Netflix. But The...

The Match review – suburban football is a coming-of-age crucible in this Italian drama

September 1 2020

The Match runs, fittingly, for ninety minutes, and the film’s tagline insists that an hour and a half can change everything forever. This new international...

The Binge review – a Hulu original that’s painfully derivative

August 29 2020

It’s impossible to watch Hulu’s new “original” comedy The Binge and not think of other, very similar films, most especially Superbad and Booksmart. Genre films...

Unknown Origins review – twists we’ve seen before

August 28 2020

As the Coronavirus creates massive social upheaval around the world, one chance of lesser note is that 2020 has become possibly the first summer in...

All Together Now Review – a feel-meh high school movie about teen homelessness

August 28 2020

Amber Appleton is just a normal high school student in your typical Netflix high school movie. She’s bright and optimistic, has ambitions, a diverse group...

I Hate Suzie Season 1 review – Billie Piper and a nude scandal make for one of the year’s best shows

August 28 2020

The fact that Lucy Prebble’s I Hate Suzie had difficulty being picked up by broadcasters says a lot of uncomfortable things about our entertainment culture....