RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6537 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

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...

Succession Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – What Happened in “Austerlitz”?

July 16 2018

Across the last six episodes of HBO’s Succession, the Roy family have spent so much time hating each other that we’ve rarely had a chance...

Skyscraper (2018) Review

July 15 2018

Rawson Thurber’s Skycraper is the illegitimate lovechild of Die Hard and The Towering Inferno, pitting one of the world’s most impressive and imposing structures against...

Going for Gold Review

July 15 2018

As I write this, I’m sat beside a little shelf full of cheerleading trophies, including one that I used as an ashtray when I was...

5th Passenger Review

July 11 2018

5th Passenger, a Star Trek reunion brought to us largely by a successful Kickstarter campaign, is the kind of cheap-looking science-fiction that makes up for...

Succession Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – What Happened in “Which Side Are You On?”

July 9 2018

This title of this week’s episode of Succession asks which side are you on. But it’s a trick question. Everyone’s on the same side: Their...

First Team: Juventus Part Two Review

July 6 2018

After part one (three of six episodes) of this Netflix original docu-series chronicling Italian football champions Juventus’ 2017-18 season was released back in February, First Team:...

White Fang (2018) Review

July 5 2018

Jack London’s White Fang was originally published in 1906 and has been adapted countless times since, including in a 1991 film starring Ethan Hawke. The...

The Skin of the Wolf (Bajo la piel de lobo) Review

July 5 2018

From one film about manly hunting men to the next, also gracing Netflix on this fine Friday is The Skin of the Wolf or in its...

Bleeding Steel Review

July 5 2018

Jackie Chan is 64 years of age. He’d qualify for a free bus pass. Not that he’d ever use it; a career sprung out of...

Gotti (2018) Review

July 5 2018

Gotti, the new biopic starring John Travolta and directed by Kevin Connolly, is perhaps the finest comedy of the year. Unintentionally, of course. In many...

Succession Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – What Happened in “I Went to Market”?

July 2 2018

There’s nothing worse than pretending to like your extended family. Luckily, here in England, Thanksgiving is a date that we can just helpfully skip over,...