RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6215 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

‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 2 Implies A Dramatic Pivot Is Coming

October 13 2024

It’s early days yet, but I suppose it’s worthwhile asking where A Virtuous Business might be going. There aren’t exactly an abundance of empowering female-driven...

‘Salem’s Lot’ (2024) Is A Toothless Remake

October 13 2024

While I’m trying my best to avoid vampire puns, this long-shelved remake of Salem’s Lot doesn’t make it easy. Toothless. Anemic. Bloodless. These are all...

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Hits A High Note In Season 2, Episode 3

October 13 2024

I’ve been pretty mixed on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, but let me be the first to tell you that I liked Episode...

‘The Franchise’ Has A Needlessly Good Premiere

October 13 2024

There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first AD of...

‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Picks Up With Episode 5

October 13 2024

I’m not sure that Tulsa King Season 2 has quite lived up to the expectations I had for it, but Episode 5, “Tilting at Windmills”,...

‘Joan’ Goes International in Episode 2

October 12 2024

A new business endeavour becomes confusingly personal in Episode 2 of Joan, which admittedly lacks the snappy pace of the premiere. It remains, though, a...

‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 1 Establishes A Solid Premise

October 12 2024

The comedic hook of A Virtuous Business is fairly straightforward – the clash of conservative Korea and sexual openness. Lots of K-Dramas are sexy, of...

Rhiannon’s Likeliest Victims After ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 1

October 12 2024

The premiere of Sweetpea, “Sorry for Your Loss”, has a pretty simple mandate – justify why Rhiannon Lewis would stab a man to death for...

Ignorance Is Bliss In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 3

October 12 2024

The Penguin is excellent in a way that doesn’t make much sense, and Episode 3, “Bliss”, exemplifies this in several interesting ways. It’s a Batman...

‘Teacup’ Episode 2 Raises The Stakes and Complicates the Mystery

October 11 2024

Freed from the clunky expositional approach of its premiere, Teacup feels like it’s coming together in Episode 2, “My Little Lighthouse”. The predicament feels more...

Exposition Bogs Down The Premiere Of ‘Teacup’

October 11 2024

A name seems to carry more weight in the horror genre than anywhere else. You see Jordan Peele or James Wan or Ryan Murphy –...

‘Disclaimer’ Proves A Point With A Much Superior Second Episode

October 11 2024

Disclaimer has a point to prove in Episode 2, and in so doing it makes me look a little foolish for assuming in the premiere...

The ‘Disclaimer’ Premiere Is All Vibes – And Viewers May Tire Of It

October 11 2024

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I do think I’ve sussed Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer out. As of Episode 1, it’s a handsomely...

‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Continues To Evoke the Glory Days In Episode 6

October 11 2024

When you go on the run, you only take the essentials, and that’s the feeling that hangs over The Old Man as we enter the...

‘Agatha All Along’ Drops Its Bombshell Teen Reveal in Episode 5

October 10 2024

I have been relatively positive about Agatha All Along since the beginning, but Episode 5, “Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power”, feels like the moment...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 6 Reveals the Nurse Redd Connection

October 10 2024

Since the premiere of Grotesquerie, I’ve complained pretty reliably about the inclusion of the inclusion of the Nurse Redd storyline, which has always felt like...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 5’s One-Shot Sequence Is A Delight

October 10 2024

From bad to worse; out of the frying pan into the fire. Pick whichever idiom you like, but that’s the vibe of Grotesquerie Episode 5....

Recap: ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 2, Episode 7 Is Excruciating, As Usual

October 9 2024

I can say with a relative degree of certainty that Tell Me Lies is the most stressful show in existence, for all kinds of reasons, many of...

‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 Has A Bleak Ending, But It’s Expertly Crafted

October 9 2024

Slow Horses Season 4 doesn’t have a happy ending. It’s actually rather bleak. No justice is done. Painful sacrifices are made. There really seems to be...

‘Bad Monkey’ Ends Conclusively, But There’s Still Room For More Yancy

October 9 2024

Bravo to Bad Monkey, because it’s the rare streaming show with a proper ending. Episode 10, “We’re in the Memory-Making Business”, brings all of the key...