RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6297 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

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 2 Could Be Mistaken For A Season Finale

July 26 2025

It's only Episode 2, and yet The Winning Try is already delivering finale-quality drama, with all the big emotional swings and payoffs you'd expect after a full season of development.

‘The Winning Try’ Gets Off To A Winning Start In Episode 1

July 26 2025

The Winning Try is one of those from-the-ashes sports dramas that ensnares you immediately.

The Ending Of ‘Trigger’ Is A Little Underwhelming

July 25 2025

When you really boil it down, the ending of Trigger, like the show itself, is a conflict over two competing ideologies. This theme is made...

Breaking Down Every Episode Of Netflix’s ‘Trigger’

July 25 2025

Trigger has a fascinating and provocative dystopian premise, which imagines Korea awash with free, easily accessible firearms. The only man fighting against the tide is Lee...

‘Trigger’ Presents A Dystopian Korea With Worrying Enthusiasm

July 25 2025

The central idea of Trigger is that a lot of people are just waiting for the opportunity to shoot someone. Based on the shooting rates...

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner In ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 4

July 25 2025

I suppose there's no invitation more compelling for a serial killer than one to a dinner party full of other serial killers.

‘Smoke’ Episode 6 Is A Phenomenal Hour Of Television

July 25 2025

Seriously, how is this happening? Smoke is a truly confounding show. It started out okay, trundled along inoffensively enough, and then took a sudden, severe turn for the worse.

‘A Normal Woman’ Has A Predictable Ending With A Touch Of Ambiguity

July 24 2025

In many ways, A Normal Woman has exactly the ending you’d expect it to have, albeit spiced up with a touch of ambiguity. And this,...

‘A Normal Woman’ Is Overly Familiar, But An Effective Psychological Thriller

July 24 2025

If it’s a random Thursday — or, indeed, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or any other day of the week — it’s probably time for a new...

‘Letters from the Past’ Has A Meaningful But Predictable Ending

July 23 2025

Letters from the Past has a pretty predictable ending, but it is, in my view, the right one. This kind of coda, which essentially comes...

‘Letters from the Past’ Is Heartfelt But Lacks A Special Quality

July 23 2025

You’ll have to forgive me, because I can’t quite articulate what makes Letters from the Past a bit less effective than it would like to...

‘Stick’ Delivers the Ending You’d Expect, But Takes A Risky Approach

July 23 2025

When Santi’s dad turned up in the penultimate episode, I think everyone knew that Stick was venturing into predictable territory just in time for its ending. And...

Lord Seadown Springs A Trap In ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2, Episode 6

July 23 2025

Blimey, James Seadown is awful, isn't he? This won't be news to long-time viewers of The Buccaneers, but now we're over halfway through Season 2, he has indisputably emerged as the real villain of the piece.

The Ending Of ‘Red Eye’ Season 1 Is A Bit Too Complicated For Its Own Good

July 22 2025

Nobody would argue that the ending of Red Eye Season 1 makes a great deal of sense. You can trace the plot particulars, obviously, but...

‘Red Eye’ Season 1 Is A Serviceable Airborne Thriller That Swiftly Loses Altitude

July 22 2025

Richard Armitage was built for streaming. Stick this guy in a ropey thriller with any concept you like and he’ll do a halfway decent job...

Breaking Down Every Steamy Twist In ‘The Hunting Wives’

July 21 2025

Murder! Affairs! Megachurches! The Hunting Wives has an awful lot going on, and a lot of it is deliberately ridiculous and sensational. Across eight episodes, it weaves...

The Ending Of ‘The Hunting Wives’ Is Crazy, But Annoyingly Inconclusive

July 21 2025

Where to even begin? It was obvious from the start that The Hunting Wives was going to take some crazy turns, but following a penultimate...

‘The Hunting Wives’ Is An Unashamedly Trashy And Ridiculous Binge

July 21 2025

The Hunting Wives, created by Rebecca Cutter and based on the book by May Cobb, wears its original destiny as a Starz show like a...

‘Trainwreck: P.I. Moms’ Tells A Story So Wild It Could Only Be True

July 21 2025

Trainwreck: P.I. Moms tells the kind of wacky true story that, if it were the plot of a movie or TV show, you’d write it off...

Guilty As Charged: TV Might Be The Best Way Of Challenging Big Ideas

July 21 2025

Prime Video’s Justice on Trial, created by and starring Judge Judy Sheindlin, has a very clever premise. Perhaps more importantly, it’s a premise that could...