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

‘Catching Feelings’ Review – When Romance Meets Dark Comedy in Johannesburg

May 18 2018

Catching Feelings follows the lives of journalist Sam and author turned English teacher Max as they go day by day seemingly living a satisfactory lifestyle....

Bulletproof Episode 1 Recap

May 16 2018

The buddy-cop subgenre of action-comedy might seem like a distinctly American thing, but you can always rely on the British to steal other cultures. And...

‘Aiyaary’ Review – A Messy, Overstuffed Espionage Thriller That Falls Flat

May 15 2018

Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary is a messy and overstuffed espionage thriller that runs for 160 agonizing minutes. Checking your watch during a bad movie is nothing...

‘Vida’ Season 1 Episodes 1-2 Recap – Gentrification, Identity, and Homecoming

May 15 2018

Vida, debuted around the same time as Sweetbitter but is thankfully much, much better, is something of a minefield – for me, anyway. It’s about,...

‘Sweetbitter’ Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – “Salt” and “Now Your Tongue is Coded”

May 14 2018

I’ve made it two full episodes into Sweetbitter, the Starz series adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler, and it occurs...

‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Bad News”

May 14 2018

“Old bastard’s only gone and died,” says the lugubrious Patrick Melrose after receiving some bad news from New York in the first episode to be...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6 Review

May 12 2018

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6: The Lost Missions is part of the current Star Wars canon. You can check out the entire timeline...

Terminal (2018) Review – An Inscrutable Journey That Leaves You Uncertain

May 11 2018

Terminal runs for about 90 minutes, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what a single one of them was about. I...

The Kissing Booth Review

May 11 2018

  Netflix has delivered a product of complete cringe, a cliched and overly dramatic coming of age story that is built on very little meaning...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Review

May 10 2018

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 is part of the current Star Wars canon. The Clone Wars Season 5 is the best season of...

Netflix’s Safe Review

May 8 2018

THIS REVIEW OF SAFE IS BASED ON THE EPISODES THAT WERE (EVENTUALLY) PROVIDED TO PRESS AND THUS DOESN’T CONTAIN A SCORE. IT’LL LIKELY BE UPDATED...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Review

May 8 2018

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 is part of the current Star Wars canon. You can check out the entire timeline by clicking these...

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 3 Review – Ambitious Action Meets Continuity Chaos

May 8 2018

Even by the usual standards of a show where teenage aliens battle with humming multi-colored laser swords, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 is...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 Review

May 8 2018

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 is part of the current Star Wars canon. You can check out the entire timeline by clicking these...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Review

May 8 2018

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 is part of the current Star Wars canon. What’s refreshing about The Clone Wars, especially Season 1, is...

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Review

May 8 2018

STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH IS PART OF THE CURRENT STAR WARS CANON. As I’m a deeply cynical man who enjoys...

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Review

May 8 2018

Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones is part of the current Star Wars canon. You can check out the entire timeline by...

‘Evil Genius’ Review – Maniacal Laugh

May 7 2018

Evil Genius opens with the story of Brian Wells, a pizza delivery guy who attempts to rob a bank with a homemade bomb forcibly locked...

Busted! Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

May 4 2018

We recap the Netflix K-Variety series Busted! Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2, which will contain minor spoilers.  The Korean variety show scene is alien...

Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) Review – A Toothless Tale of Predatory Finance

May 4 2018

Early on in Forgive Us Our Debts, a man who is apparently a professor (Jerzy Stuhr) uses a pool table and an analogy about a...