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

Review – Unlocked

September 9 2017

My favourite thing about Unlocked – the new perplexingly well-cast espionage action-thriller from veteran director Michael Apted – is the title. Someone really must have...

‘Dave Made a Maze’ Review – It’s Not Bad, But It Overstretches The Concept

September 9 2017

There are few metaphors more obvious than the homemade living-room labyrinth in Dave Made a Maze. The titular Dave (Nick Thune) is a struggling artist...

Review – Annabelle: Creation

September 1 2017

It’s the prequel to the spin-off of The Conjuring that nobody wanted or asked for. But, believe it or not, fate has once again conspired...

Review – Girls Trip

August 8 2017

What’s this? About a year ago, a friend of mine pointed me towards a YouTube video in which a woman who calls herself Angel demonstrated...

Review – The Emoji Movie

August 5 2017

Surprising absolutely nobody, The Emoji Movie is an insulting travesty without a shred of wit, intelligence or worth; a shameless, unfunny slab of advertising that...

Review – Atomic Blonde

August 5 2017

It’s Jane Wick. Okay, sorry, that’s not entirely accurate. But I’ve had that joke lined up since the first trailer, and while it might not...

Opinion – Why I loved To The Bone

August 4 2017

Beware: as this is an opinion piece there will be spoilers. To The Bone is a touching film about a young girl named Ellen (Lily...

Recap: Game of Thrones S7E2: “Stormborn”

July 24 2017

And we’re back. Just like maps used to say, there be dragons here. And lots of spoilers. Where we ended last week is where we...

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Review – A Weaker Second Half

July 24 2017

Allow me to direct you to my review of the first half of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, which contains all the blathering about...

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Review

July 21 2017

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is a DC Universe Animated Original Movie. Check out the full archive by clicking these words. Batman: The...

‘The Story of 90 Coins’ Review – A Film That Resonates

July 20 2017

The Story of 90 Coins is the directorial debut of Michael Wong, a Malaysian filmmaker currently based in Beijing. It’s the story of a promise...

Superman vs The Elite Review – An Intriguing and Topical Superman Story

July 19 2017

Superman vs. The Elite is an adaptation – although, if we’re being completely honest, an expansion – of a story from Action Comics #775 called...

‘Justice League: Doom’ Review – A Surprisingly Dark Story

July 19 2017

Justice League: Doom is the motion picture version of Mark Waid’s Justice League of America arc, JLA: Tower of Babel, from 2000, adapted for the...

Batman: Year One Review

July 19 2017

Batman: Year One is a DC Universe Animated Original Movie. Check out the full archive by clicking these words. Batman: Year One is the animated adaptation...

‘Archer: Dreamland’ Review – It Teaches An Old Dog New Tricks

July 16 2017

The eighth season of Adam Reed’s anarchic, sneakily genius spy-spoof animated series – and a bit of a gamble, this time around. Sure, the FXX...

Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming

July 9 2017

It’s the sixth Spider-Man movie since the dawn of the new millennium, the second live-action reboot of the character, and the sixteenth entry into the...

Review – Transformers: The Last Knight

June 28 2017

You know what this is: the FIFTH of Michael Bay’s inexplicably-successful Transformers movies. I’ve never met a single person who genuinely likes these things, and...

Review – Wonder Woman

June 10 2017

And… relax. It’s fine. Don’t let the overwhelmingly positive critical reaction fool you, though. It isn’t great – or, at the very least, it isn’t...

Review – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

May 30 2017

Somewhere in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, there’s a Guy Ritchie movie. You can see it, occasionally. For two or three scenes, the FX-leaden...

Review – War Machine

May 30 2017

What is War Machine, exactly? Based on the title, you’d assume it’s a war movie. A proper, boots on sand, bullets in brains, red-hot, white-knuckle,...