RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6208 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

‘Christopher Robin’ | Film Review

August 5 2018

Christopher Robin is a sneaky film, and if I’m being honest a little bit sadistic. Ostensibly aimed at children who’ll be too young and distracted...

On Children Season 1 Review

August 4 2018

It has been a good week for Netflix’s international programming. Wednesday saw the release of Switched, a live-action Original Series adapted from the manga by...

Marching Orders Season 1 | Netflix Documentary Review

August 4 2018

I am an absolute sucker for any film or series that is about sport, and I have a real affection for anything that focuses on...

‘Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!’ | Netflix Film Review

August 3 2018

Netflix continues, sniper-like, to target the South Asian market with Nikhil Bhat’s Brij Mohan Amar Rahe, otherwise known as Long Live Brij Mohan, although the...

Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – “The Remembering”

August 2 2018

Yellowstone represents the best and worst of Taylor Sheridan; all his most self-serving impulses, but also his rare willingness to expose himself to misinterpretation. All...

Switched season 1 review – first impressions are not everything

August 1 2018

First impressions aren’t everything, but Switched, the new Japanese Netflix Original Series, makes some good ones. It quickly and shockingly establishes a compelling premise, introduces...

‘Dead Night’ | Film Review

July 31 2018

At this point, if you go anywhere near a cabin the woods, you’re just asking for trouble. Brad Baruh’s Dead Night – as generic a...

‘The Row’ | Film Review

July 30 2018

Any tension to be found in The Row, Matty Beckerman’s new sorority slasher, comes from fretting that any of these insufferable oxygen thieves might survive...

Succession Season 1 Episode 9 Recap – What Happened in “Pre-Nuptial”?

July 30 2018

Love is in the air in “Pre-Nuptial”, episode 9 of Succession Season 1, as is bitterness, rage, jealousy, betrayal, and weed smoke, as the Roys...

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ | Film Review

July 29 2018

It’s fitting that Ant-Man and the Wasp opens on Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) trying to entertain his daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Forston) while serving his...

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ | Film Review

July 27 2018

Tom Cruise is running. He always is. For at least half of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the sixth film in the franchise, he’s running on...

Welcome to the Family Season 1 Review

July 27 2018

Netflix’s world-gobbling expansion efforts continue apace, and after the remarkable success of the (very good) Indian crime series Sacred Games, it’s no surprise that international...

‘Extinction’ | Film Review

July 27 2018

These days, watching a Netflix science-fiction film is like picking through the bins of a high-end restaurant. You might, if you’re lucky, fish out something...

‘Castle Rock’ Episode 1 | TV Recap

July 25 2018

The only thing I really remember about watching 50 Shades Darker, aside from having a few cocktails under my belt, is being unnaturally excited by...

Succession Season 1 Episode 8 Recap – What Happened in “Prague”?

July 23 2018

Nobody goes to Prague in season 1, episode 8 of Succession, but everyone goes nuts. It seems fitting that after weeks of boardroom backstabbing the...

The Equalizer 2 Review

July 23 2018

I’m an unapologetic advocate of Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer, from 2014, which rebooted the late-80s Edward Woodward TV series with a tea-sipping, classic-literature-reading, obsessive-compulsive Denzel...

Netflix’s “Final Space” Review

July 22 2018

When I started Final Space, the new Netflix Original sci-fi animated adventure, I began to wonder exactly what I’d let myself in for; there was just...

In Search Of Episode 1 Review

July 21 2018

It seems like lately I’ve been watching a lot of shows in which easy-to-please hosts travel to weird places and witness odd things – most...

Father of the Year Review

July 20 2018

Ah, the Happy Madison logo, the one thing at the start of any film that guarantees you are in for a terrible time. And Netflix’s...

Duck Duck Goose Review

July 20 2018

You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Duck Duck Goose, which arrives on Netflix today after a sneaky UK theatrical release. It received virtually...