RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6208 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

‘Sara — Woman in the Shadows’ Ending Explained – The System Remains Unchanged, But the People Don’t

June 3 2025

Sara – Woman in the Shadows is pretty explicitly about institutional corruption and moral decay, which is precisely why its ending is less about revelations...

‘Sara – Woman in the Shadows’ Review – A Grounded Thriller With An Unconventional Hero

June 3 2025

We’ve all seen our share of spy shows, but Sara – Woman in the Shadows wants to be a bit different. The clunky title should...

‘Tastefully Yours’ Episode 7 Recap – And Enough Of the Love Triangle, Thankfully

June 2 2025

I wasn’t keen on Tastefully Yours across its last couple of episodes, which seemed to miss the point of the show’s breezy small-town charm a little bit.

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Two Dumb Deaths Don’t Improve Things

June 1 2025

With Episode 5, Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Dead City reaches a clear turning point.

‘MobLand’ Ending Explained – The Real War Is Only Just Beginning

June 1 2025

And here I was thinking that the ending of MobLand was going to be a showpiece for Harry Da Souza, the moment when he played...

‘Lost in Starlight’ Review – A Beautiful Animated Romance Treads New Ground

May 30 2025

Lost in Starlight is something of a first. It has been branded as Netflix’s first Korean animated feature, which is technically accurate, despite the prevalence...

‘Murderbot’ Episode 4 Recap – Confident and Conceptually Audacious

May 30 2025

Murderbot still has the usual problems in Episode 4, namely being too rushed and clipped for its own good, but “Escape Velocity Protocol” brings everything together well despite those quibbles.

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Ending Explained – A Satisfying Finale Provides Some Big Emotional Payoffs

May 30 2025

The ending of Your Friends & Neighbors hinges on one key question — is Coop going to prison? From the very beginning of Episode 9, contemplatively titled...

‘Mad Unicorn’ Review – Thai Netflix Series Tells A Lively True Story

May 29 2025

A unicorn in a business context refers to a privately owned startup company valued at over a billion dollars. Whether it’s mad or not seems...

‘Dept. Q’ Ending Explained – A Satisfying Finale Provides A Lot Of Well-Earned Payoff

May 29 2025

The ending of Dept. Q is all about payoff, which is perhaps just as well given how long it took us to get here. The mystery of...

‘Dept. Q’ Review – Netflix’s Answer to ‘Slow Horses’ Is A Little Too Long For Its Own Good

May 29 2025

The comparison to Slow Horses is unavoidable and unfortunately does Netflix’s Dept. Q no favours. An adaptation from Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit) of the...

‘Tastefully Yours’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap – Expected Developments Lose Some Small-Town Intimacy

May 27 2025

Ladies and gentlemen, Tastefully Yours has reached the stage of any self-respecting romantic K-Drama where the giggly first-date awkwardness permeates the whole thing, which is coming a little earlier than expected after the ending of the previous episode.

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – This Show Isn’t Going to Commit to Its Most Daring Idea

May 26 2025

There’s a kernel of a good idea in Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Dead City, but the chances of the show committing to it are so slim as to be virtually non-existent.

‘Heavenly Ever After’ Ending Explained – A Slightly Random Conclusion Caps Off A Mixed-Bag Season

May 26 2025

It’s probably fitting that a show as mixed as Heavenly Ever After has an ending to suit, with Episodes 11 and 12 providing some answers...

‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Messy But Mostly Effective Finale

May 26 2025

The Last of Us already peaked in Season 2. It was in the penultimate episode where some minor storytelling changes improbably improved the original version.

‘MobLand’ Episode 9 Recap – There’s A Rat In the Kitchen (And Armed Police)

May 25 2025

The games are very much afoot in MobLand, and it’s beginning to seem like Harry holds many more cards than he has let on.

‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Review – Standalone Slasher Fails to Live Up To Its Title

May 24 2025

Hey, remember the Fear Street trilogy? What a surprising success that was for Netflix. At least partially a consequence of an unprecedented global health crisis...

‘Fountain of Youth’ Review – An Uninspired Forgery Of Countless Better Treasure-Hunting Classics

May 24 2025

There’s a moment in Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth when treasure hunter Luke Purdue (John Krasinski, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) steals a Rembrandt painting from...

‘Murderbot’ Episode 3 Recap – The Tight Runtime Continues To Feel Too Limiting

May 23 2025

I’ve identified a key issue in Murderbot. To be fair, I mentioned it in my recap of the two-part premiere, and nothing has changed; it’s just twice as noticeable because Episode 3 is obviously half as long.

‘Sirens’ Review – Crackling Class Satire Gives Way To A Truly Moving Family Drama

May 23 2025

In Greek mythology, sirens were creatures who lured sailors to their deaths with beautiful singing and a fetching feminine top half, hiding some sort of...