RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved
Contribution5295 articles published since November 2017

Jonathon Wilson

Jonathon is one of the co-founders of Ready Steady Cut and has been an instrumental part of the team since its inception in 2017.

After leaving college, Jonathon ventured into the world of freelance writing to develop a portfolio. He was commissioned in multiple digital and print magazines for both 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, remaining 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 is also individually approved on Rotten Tomatoes and gained that status in June 2020: here is his Rotten Tomatoes Profile.

Articles by Jonathon Wilson

‘Missing You’ Ending Explained – A Surprisingly Thorough Climax Pays Off Every Thread

January 1 2025

To be clear, I was highly skeptical about the ending of Missing You. I just felt there was no logical way that so many interconnected...

‘Missing You’ Puts the Focus On Kat’s Friends and Family In Episode 4

January 1 2025

Missing You shows some of its strengths in Episode 4, which is appropriately titled “Don’t You Forget About Me” after the Simple Minds hit. It’s...

‘Missing You’ Gets A Little Complicated In Episode 3

January 1 2025

It’s ironic that Episode 3 of Missing You is titled “Never Too Much” – after the Luther Vandross song – since there’s a compelling argument...

Let’s Hear It For The Villains In ‘Missing You’ Episode 2

January 1 2025

All good mysteries need a bad guy, a killer, a weirdo, someone to imperil the leads and create conflict. Episode 2 of Missing You, titled...

‘Missing You’ Gets Off To A Compelling (If Slightly Silly) Start In Episode 1

January 1 2025

The first episode of Missing You is all about introducing various plot threads that seem entirely disconnected but will turn out not to be in...

‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’ Review – Colin Firth Can’t Quite Save This Dense Drama From Itself

December 30 2024

I’m not sure Lockerbie: A Search for Truth quite constitutes a Christmas show, despite beginning on December 21, 1988. You might recognize that date. It...

‘Missing You’ Is Another Deeply Silly But Highly Bingeable Harlan Coben Thriller

December 29 2024

It’s becoming something of a tradition to bring in the new year with a deeply silly series from Harlan Coben, whose partnership with Netflix continues...

‘Earth Abides’ Ends As Pointlessly As It Began In A Dreary Episode 6

December 29 2024

It should come as a surprise to nobody that the ending of Earth Abides is as dreary, pointless, and drama-averse as the rest of it...

Tommy’s Problems Are Mounting In ‘Landman’ Episode 8

December 29 2024

Episode 8 of Landman, “Clumsy, This Life”, is one of those outings in which very little of note happens but the show mysteriously doesn’t suffer as a result.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Delivers An Exciting, Multiversal Ending Full Of Possibilities

December 29 2024

I must confess to being extremely impressed by the Season 3 finale of Marvel’s What If…?. Given the relatively small canvas it had – it...

It’s Sa-eon vs Sa-eon in ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 10

December 28 2024

Things are heating up in When the Phone Rings, aren’t they? And once again it seems to be Hee-joo in the firing line more than anyone, right after ending the previous episode in quite the predicament.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Begins Its Two-Part Finale In Episode 7

December 28 2024

The first half of Season 3’s two-part finale, ends up being really great despite being by far the most serialized that the show has been thus far.

‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 9 Has The Show’s Biggest Reveal Yet

December 27 2024

You can feel When the Phone Rings approaching the end in Episode 9. We’ve reached the point where certain key questions start being answered while some mysteries linger unsolved.

The Lies Are Finally Catching Up To Martian In ‘The Agency’ Episode 6

December 27 2024

“Spy For Sale” feels like The Agency operating at its peak. It hasn’t been a smooth ride to get to this point, and Episode 6 isn’t perfect either.

‘Silo’ Season 2 Sags A Touch In Episode 7 But Is Kept Afloat By Juliette’s Deep Dive

December 27 2024

It only seems like two minutes since Juliette last ventured into the flooded bowels of Silo 17, and yet an extended high-pressure diving sequence is once again the highlight of Silo Season 2, Episode 7.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Reaches A High Point In Episode 6

December 27 2024

Episode 6 of Marvel’s What If…? Season 3, which teams Shang-Chi up with Kate Bishop in a Wild West setting, is my favorite of this run by quite a margin.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Gets Very Bleak In Riri Williams-Focused Episode 5

December 27 2024

Right after Marvel’s What If…? Season 3 reached its lightest, silliest note, Episode 5, “What If… The Emergence Destroyed the Earth?”, flips things on their...

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3, Episode 4 Is A Lovely (If Demented) Christmas Gift

December 25 2024

Episode 4, “What If… Howard the Duck Got Hitched?”, plays out like a dare to come up with the weirdest MCU premise possible and then contort it into even stranger shapes as it goes.

‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3, Episode 3 Feels Like A ‘Thunderbolts’ Trailer

December 24 2024

If I have a persistent criticism of What If…? it’s that it rarely feels “what if” enough. The limitless possibilities of a speculative anthology should make this kind of thing really easy.

‘Get Millie Black’ Smartly Resists A Happy Ending

December 24 2024

What constitutes a happy ending in a crime drama? Is it the bad guys getting their comeuppance? A case being satisfyingly solved? The detective at...