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

Jessica Jones Recap: A Shallow Grave

June 17 2019

This Jessica Jones Season 3, Episode 7 recap for the episode titled “A.K.A The Double Half-Wappinger” contains spoilers. Jeri Hogarth can always be relied upon...

The Alcasser Murders Review: Another True Crime Series Arrives on Netflix

June 14 2019

Another week, another true crime series graces Netflix — this one based on the notorious 1992 rape and murder of three 14-year-old girls in Alcasser,...

Leila Review: A Bold, Challenging Indian Original Series

June 14 2019

The six-episode first season of the new Indian Netflix Original Series Leila is just the right kind of near-future dystopian fiction. It’s deliberately provocative, challenging, and...

Big Little Lies Recap: Meryl Streep Achieves Her Final Form

June 10 2019

This Big Little Lies Season 2 Episode 1 recap for the episode titled “What Have They Done?” contains spoilers. With the television landscape being what...

Tales of the City Review: Is Being Well-Meaning Enough?

June 7 2019

Is it cynical of Netflix to capitalize on Pride Month? It’s good business, for sure, and perhaps that’s all that matters, especially when the streaming...

Pachamama Review: Was Juan Antin’s Environmentally-Conscious Animation Worth the Wait?

June 7 2019

There’s a story behind Pachamama, Juan Antin’s environmentally-conscious fun-for-all-the-family animation that debuted on Netflix today. It’s a long one, winding back over a decade, and has...

Black Mirror Season 5 Review: “Smithereens”

June 5 2019

This Black Mirror Season 5 Episode 2 review for the episode titled “Smithereens” contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode...

Black Mirror Season 5 Review

June 5 2019

Heading into its fifth season, Black Mirror remains one of the most oddly prescient, daringly eclectic and inherently contradictory shows in existence, and if its three-episode fifth...

Chernobyl Finale Recap: Political, Not Radioactive Fallout Defines A Disaster’s Legacy

June 4 2019

This Chernobyl episode 5 recap for the episode titled “Vichnaya Pamyat” contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review: A Monster Fraud

June 4 2019

When I was eight years old, I was picked on in school for drawing Mothra in my notebook (too “girly,” I guess). I was so...

Clinton Road Review: Do a U-Turn

June 4 2019

Clinton Road is a horror thriller from directors Richard Grieco and Steve Stanulis, starring Ace Young (Bones), Katie Morrison (The Blacklist), Erin O’Brien (Tremors), with...

Malibu Rescue Season 1 Review: Life’s A Beach

June 3 2019

If, like me, you had the distinct displeasure of watching the prequel movie to this new teen-focused Netflix Original series, creatively titled Malibu Rescue: The Movie,...

Ma (2019) Review: Octavia Spencer Brings It In This Kitsch Blumhouser

June 1 2019

Chillin’ with Ma, a troublingly odious but bizarrely sensitive vignette of cruel manipulation, seems like a better idea than it is in reality. Spread over...

How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Review: This Doesn’t Seem Like Good Advice

May 31 2019

Provocative titles tend to do well for Netflix — just look at My Husband Won’t Fit — and so How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) is already off...

‘Killer Ratings’ Review: Did A TV Host Order Murders To Boost Ratings?

May 31 2019

Don’t judge me for this, but if you’re the host of a TV show famous for arriving first at murder scenes, ordering those murders yourself...

Good Omens Recap: In the Beginning

May 31 2019

This Good Omens episode 1 recap for the episode titled “In the Beginning” contains spoilers. “In the Beginning”, the first episode in the six-episode Good Omens,...

Black Spot Review: Welcome To This Weekend’s Binge Watch

May 31 2019

At the top of the list of places I wouldn’t like to live: Villefranche, an absurdly isolated (and thankfully fictional) small town buried in a...

Archer Recap: Party Like It’s 1999

May 30 2019

This Archer: 1999 Episode 1 recap for the episode titled “Bort the Garj” contains spoilers. At this point, the lifecycle of Archer is difficult to track; a...

Brightburn Review: An Unambitious Super-Slasher

May 29 2019

Sometimes a movie feels like it was created with passion, and sometimes it feels “pitched.” Brightburn is a pitch film, one that sounds like an...

Avengement Review: Brutal And Brilliant Adkins Action

May 28 2019

For those in the know, the Scott Adkins actioner is a very specific, very beautiful thing, and his recent collaborations with the reliably demented Jesse...