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

‘Swordgai The Animation’ Season 1 Review: A Mesmerizing Blend of Violence and Humanity

March 23 2018

Swordgai The Animation tells the tragic story of Gai, a child abandoned from birth, his self-inflicted retribution serves to set a course of anguish and...

‘Take Your Pills’ Review: A Fractured Look at America’s ADHD Drug Epidemic

March 16 2018

The increasing use of amphetamines, like Ritalin or Adderall, to treat ADHD (amongst other things) is becoming a real cause for concern in certain parts...

On My Block Season 1 Review

March 16 2018

On My Block Season 1 is a Netflix comedy series that focuses on four teenagers — Cesar (Diego Tinoco), Ruby (Jason Genao), Monse (Sierra Capri)...

‘Steel Rain’ Review: North Korean Espionage and Doomsday Drama

March 14 2018

Steel Rain cooks up a button-pushing doomsday scenario as a super-skilled North Korean agent team up with a dorky presidential aide to stave off a...

‘The Hurricane Heist’ Review – A Calamitous, Brain-Dead Thriller

March 12 2018

In this exceptionally dumb thriller about bad weather and morons, thieves attempt a heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches. Directed...

Review | Ladies First (2018)

March 8 2018

Ladies First is a Netflix Original documentary short that tells the inspirational story of Deepika Kumari, who, after being born on a roadside to abject...

Review: Jared Leto in ‘The Outsider’ – A Controversial Yakuza Tale

March 8 2018

The Outsider sees method actor Jared Leto (House Of Gucci) as an American soldier who joins the Yakuza in post-WWII Japan. Directed by Martin Zandvliet...

Review | Girls Incarcerated Season 1 (2018)

March 3 2018

Netflix Original docuseries Girls Incarcerated, follows the lives of some of America’s youngest female offenders as they adapt to life incarcerated. Set in a female juvenile...

Film Review | Game Night (2018)

March 3 2018

Game Night is a raucously funny comedy about parlour-loving partiers who find themselves drawn into a web of danger. Written by Mark Perez and directed...

Film Review | The Ravenous / Les Affamés (2017)

March 2 2018

Written and directed by Robin Aubert, The Ravenous, also known as Les Affamés, is a Canadian horror-drama about a zombie outbreak in the remote Quebec...

Flint Town Review – Exceptional Documentary Filmmaking

March 2 2018

Docuseries Flint Town offers a tantalizing glance into one of the most underfunded yet hardest-working police forces in America. The town of Flint is riddled...

Review | Mute (2018)

February 23 2018

In Netflix Original Mute, a voiceless bartender’s search for his missing love takes him into the dark, criminal underbelly of a future Berlin. Directed and...

An Interview with Marshal Hilton

February 19 2018

With close to 40 plus films to his credit, the former FOX Series Regular Co-Star on the #1 Rated Fox Kids Show Beetleborgs Metallix, Marshal...

Review | First Team: Juventus Part One (2018)

February 16 2018

First Team: Juventus, the latest Netflix Original Docu-series, takes us on a behind the scenes look at one of Europe’s most famous, most loved and...

‘Irreplaceable You’ Review – Unoriginal But Get The Tissues Ready For Another Cancer-Romance

February 16 2018

Irreplaceable You questions the inevitable what ifs that follow the devastating news of a terminal diagnosis. This heartbreaking romance follows Sam and Abbie’s life after...

Review | Everything Sucks! (2018)

February 16 2018

Netflix Original Everything Sucks! follows nerdy teenaged outsiders in Boring, Oregon, as they deal with the stresses of growing up in the VHS era. The...

‘Re:Mind’ Season 1 Review – A Clever Series That Leaves You Short-Changed

February 15 2018

Re:Mind is a mystery that follows eleven female students as they try and find a motive behind why they have woken up bound to a...

Review | The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

February 14 2018

Adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name, The 15:17 to Paris tells a tale of real-life heroism starring the three American men –...

Review | Still/Born

February 12 2018

In Still/Born, Mary gives birth to twins – but only one of them survives. While taking care of her living child, Adam, she starts to...

Basmati Blues Review – A Mushy Slop Reheated From 2013

February 11 2018

Basmati Blues, Danny Baron’s feature debut, follows a scientist on a PR mission to India for a slimy corporation that wants to peddle a new...