RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6210 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

Nadiya’s Time to Eat Season 1 Review – now you have more time than ever, spend even less of it cooking

April 29 2020

This review of Nadiya’s Time to Eat Season 1 is spoiler-free, insofar as such a thing can be spoiled anyway. Since most of us have...

A Secret Love review – a bittersweet and bluntly emotional love story

April 29 2020

This review of A Secret Love (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Chris Bolan’s deeply personal, unashamedly blunt, and memorably bittersweet documentary feature A Secret Love (Netflix) chronicles...

Summertime review – another drab by-the-numbers teen drama graces Netflix

April 29 2020

This review of Summertime (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Well, here we are again – another day, another torpid teen drama, this one a so-called “modern love...

Breeders season 1, episode 10 recap – a dark finale still finds something to laugh at

April 28 2020

This recap of Breeders Season 1, Episode 10, “No Cure: Part 2”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...

The Last Dance episode 3 & 4 recap – taking the next step

April 27 2020

This recap of The Last Dance Episode 3 and The Last Dance Episode 4 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous...

Coronavirus, Explained review – Vox remain at the forefront of current affairs with “This Pandemic”

April 26 2020

Coronavirus, Explained (Netflix) debuted on Sunday, April 26. This review is of the first episode, “This Pandemic”.  Since (ostensibly) democratically-elected public officials have now resorted...

Gangs of London Season 1 review – a brutal and energetic crime drama

April 24 2020

This review of Gangs of London Season 1 is spoiler-free. Sky Atlantic’s new 9-part crime drama Gangs of London pulls no punches, cares little for...

Love 101 Season 1 Review – standard teenage drama livened up by some real-life controversy

April 24 2020

This review of Love 101 Season 1 Review is spoiler-free. Coming from the deeply and often dangerously conservative nation of Turkey, the big dramatic question...

50 States of Fright review – Quibi’s horror anthology is more stupid than scary

April 23 2020

This review of 50 States of Fright (Quibi) contains some spoilers for the first three episodes. If you’ve been surfing the net as much as...

Time to Hunt review – a serviceable South Korean thriller more or less worth the wait

April 23 2020

This review of Time to Hunt (Netflix) is spoiler-free. It took a while to get here thanks to some legal disputes and a court order...

The House of Flowers season 3 review – this Mexican family drama refuses to wilt

April 23 2020

This review of The House of Flowers Season 3 is spoiler-free. You can check out our reviews of the first season by clicking these words,...

Extraction review – Chris Hemsworth-fronted action thriller packs a punch

April 22 2020

This review of Extraction (Netflix) is spoiler-free. The son of a wealthy drug baron is kidnapped by his rival. To get him out of danger...

Win the Wilderness: Alaska Season 1 Review – an unusual reality show that thrives on novelty

April 22 2020

Netflix is increasingly becoming the place for atypical reality shows; with multiple versions of The Circle, major hits like Love is Blind and the new...

The Willoughbys (2022) Review

April 22 2020

Directed by Kris Pearn, we review the Netflix film The Willoughbys, which does not contain any significant spoilers. Based on Lois Lowry’s novel of the...

Middleditch & Schwartz Season 1 review – bringing improv to the small screen

April 22 2020

Middleditch & Schwartz Season 1 (Netflix) debuted on April 21.  Generally speaking, there are three main forms of live comedy: sketch, stand-up, and improv. The...

Breeders season 1, episode 9 recap – “No Cure: Part 1”

April 21 2020

This recap of Breeders Season 1, Episode 9, “No Cure: Part 1”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...

Breeders season 1, episode 8 recap – “No Honeymoon”

April 21 2020

This recap of Breeders Season 1, Episode 8, “No Honeymoon”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

Dummy review – Anna Kendrick befriends a talking sex doll in a sort-of true story

April 20 2020

This review of Dummy (Quibi) is spoiler-free. Dummy (Quibi) isn’t a true story in the sense that everything it depicts actually happened, but it’s true...

The Last Dance episodes 1 & 2 recap and review – the sport documentary genre may have a new MVP

April 20 2020

This review of The Last Dance (Netflix) is based on The Last Dance Episode 1 and The Last Dance Episode 2 and contains spoilers. Few sportspeople...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7, episode 8 recap – “Together Again”

April 17 2020

This recap of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7, Episode 8, “Together Again”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous...