RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved
Contribution5353 articles published since November 2017

Jonathon Wilson

Jonathon is one of the co-founders of Ready Steady Cut and has been an instrumental part of the team since its inception in 2017.

After leaving college, Jonathon ventured into the world of freelance writing to develop a portfolio. He was commissioned in multiple digital and print magazines for both 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, remaining 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 is also individually approved on Rotten Tomatoes and gained that status in June 2020: here is his Rotten Tomatoes Profile.

Articles by Jonathon Wilson

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Ups The Stakes Considerably In Episode 7

August 31 2024

Snowpiercer has never had a shortage of villains. In Season 4 the Big Bad honors have vacillated between Milius and Wilford, but Episode 7, “A Moth...

‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Bloody and Brilliant Climax

August 31 2024

The reason the Red Wedding became such a cultural phenomenon is that nobody really saw it coming. Sure, anyone who had read the books –...

The Ending of ‘Chastity High’ Interrogates Its Premise

August 31 2024

The unique selling point of Chastity High, the plot wrinkle it takes its title from, is the idea that none of the students at the...

Review: ‘Chastity High’ Has A Silly Premise But Valuable Themes

August 30 2024

Every nation needs its own trashy high-school drama about salacious teenagers getting up to no good, and Chastity High, streaming on Netflix, is Japan throwing...

‘Kaos’ Ending Explained – The Battle Lines Are Drawn And Season 2 Is Inevitable

August 30 2024

Look, Kaos is a big-budget Netflix series with a very good cast, so the chances of the ending actually being an ending and not an...

Recap: Prophecy Isn’t So Easily Defied In ‘Kaos’ Episode 7

August 30 2024

Episode 7 of Kaos is probably the most dramatic thus far, which makes sense since it’s the penultimate episode. But it’s reassuring that the show...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Reveals What’s Going On With the Underworld In Episode 6

August 30 2024

Episode 6 is the obligatory Big Reveal™ episode of Kaos, in which we learn what’s really going on in the Underworld with the Frame and...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Deploys A Unique Gimmick In Episode 5

August 29 2024

Episode 5 of Kaos introduces a unique framing device, with the story being divided into three distinct but interlinked parts titled “Part I: Furies”, “Part...

Recap: Kaos Raises The Stakes In Episode 4

August 29 2024

Kaos gets back to business as usual in Episode 4, pinging back and forth between different perspectives after the third chapter devoted most of its...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Hones In On A New Perspective In Episode 3

August 29 2024

Despite continuing to introduce more and more characters and plot elements, Episode 3 is easily the most focused outing of Kaos thus far. It’s largely...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Episode 2 Has A Real Mean Streak

August 29 2024

Kaos turns up the heat in Episode 2. It’s nastier, both literally and in its implications. It coheres more than the premiere did, with clear...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Episode 1 Is A Stylish, Snappy Introduction

August 29 2024

I’ve always imagined Greek mythology as a catty family drama, and if nothing else, Episode 1 of Kaos leans into that very idea. The premiere...

‘Terminator Zero’ Ending Explained: Peace and Paradoxes Could Mean Season 2

August 29 2024

Time travel stories are designed to go on forever, which might explain why the Terminator franchise is still around since it hasn’t been good since 1993. This...

Review: ‘Terminator Zero’ Takes The Franchise Back To Its Horror Roots

August 29 2024

It takes an effort to remember this now, but the Terminator franchise used to be pretty serious. There are two legitimate classics in that canon...

Recap: ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 2, Episode 3 Feels A Little Sterile

August 29 2024

It’s a bit concerning that so early in Season 2, Reasonable Doubt already seems to be going through the motions. There is little movement in the...

Recap: ‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 4 Gets Bogged Down in the Past

August 28 2024

It really does seem like you can’t tell any story without a few flashbacks these days. I’m skeptical of the general premise, but I’m not...

Review: ‘Love Next Door’ Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts

August 27 2024

Love Next Door has no right to be as affecting and compelling as it is. As far as romantic K-Dramas go, this is as tropey...

Review: ‘Terror Tuesday: Extreme’ Is An Uneven Horror Anthology

August 27 2024

I’m getting sick of saying this, but anthologies are always uneven. For horror anthologies like Terror Tuesday: Extreme, this might be even more true. Horror...

Review: ‘Romance in the House’ Lacks Identity

August 26 2024

In most films and TV shows, a family reunion is a cause for some jubilation, but not quite in Romance in the House. The plot...

The Premise Of ‘The Accident’ Isn’t As Silly As It Seems

August 26 2024

I confess to being reassured that several people in the Ready Steady Cut Reddit community found the premise of Netflix’s The Accident to be as silly and unintentionally hilarious...