RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6216 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 So-So Ending Can’t Salvage A Disappointing Adaptation Of ‘Dark Matter’

June 26 2024

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the ending of Dark Matter is neither as exciting as it should be nor as clever as it...

Recap: Rusty Reaches His Lowest Ebb In ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 4

June 26 2024

Every episode of Presumed Innocent thus far has depicted Rusty Sabich as a deeply selfish and arrogant man at best and a hopping madman at...

Recap: Rusty Is His Own Worst Enemy In ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 3

June 26 2024

Rusty Sabich is his own worst enemy. This has been obvious since the beginning of Presumed Innocent, which made him look terrible in Episode 1...

Recap: Things Go From Bad To Worse For Rusty In ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 2

June 26 2024

The Presumed Innocent premiere made a real point of depicting Jake Gyllenhaal as a detestable psycho, and Episode 2, “People vs. Rozat Sabich”, gets right...

Recap: ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 1 Inverts The Thriller Genre

June 26 2024

Legal thrillers are usually built around guilt, in one way or another, but it tends to be the accused whose true nature is mysterious. The...

‘Doctor Climax’ Is Based On Real Q&A Columns From The 1970s

June 24 2024

Doctor Climax isn’t a true story, but it’s close. Partially inspired by real-life newspaper correspondence, which isn’t entirely surprising when you consider its setting of...

‘Gangs of Galicia’ Season 2 Would Have To Take Some Chances

June 24 2024

Like most original Netflix shows, Gangs of Galicia clearly angles for Season 2 with an open-ended conclusion that leaves a few things unresolved. But the show...

Recap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Continues To Pull No Punches in Episode 2

June 24 2024

You know House of the Dragon is a grim show because in the Season 2 premiere a child got his head cut off. But you...

Recap: The Plot Thickens In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episodes 3 & 4

June 24 2024

Episodes 3 and 4 of Miss Night and Day only prove what I said in my recap of the premiere. This isn’t the best show...

Recap: New Alliances Are Formed In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 4

June 23 2024

Police forces the world over are famously intolerant of attacks on their own, so it isn’t much of a surprise that Episode 4 of Mayor...

‘Gangs of Galicia’ Is A Sub-Par Crime Thriller With A Silly Ending

June 22 2024

You can have too much of a good thing, and Gangs of Galicia proves it. The drug-fuelled international crime thriller is a beloved streaming mainstay,...

Recap: In Episode 8, ‘Dark Matter’ Finally Gets Good

June 20 2024

Okay, fine, I’ll give Dark Matter this – Episode 8, “Jupiter”, is pretty decent. It feels like the chickens coming home to roost on a...

Recap: ‘Dark Matter’ Episode 7 Is Even More Boring Than Usual

June 20 2024

The last thing Dark Matter needed was an even slower-paced breather to get the pieces into place for the big finale, but that’s exactly what...

Netflix’s Polish Murder-Mystery ‘Inheritance’ Is A Funny Whodunit With A Satisfying Climax

June 20 2024

Knives Out has a lot to answer for. Imitators of Rian Johnson’s whodunnit haven’t exactly been few and far between over the last few years,...

Recap: Did ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 4 Just Break Canon Again?

June 19 2024

First, the good news: The Acolyte Episode 4 is an improvement over last week’s episode, which according to some may have irreparably broken Star Wars...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 1 Promises A Bloodbath Is Coming

June 18 2024

House of the Dragon Season 2 begins with some reassurances. It’s still good, for a start. Episode 1, “A Son for a Son”, is actually...

‘The Acolyte’ Hasn’t Broken ‘Star Wars’ Canon — And It Wouldn’t Matter Even If It Had

June 18 2024

An essential aspect of being a Star Wars fan is being angry about everything all of the time, and no recent show has better exemplified...

‘Hotel Cocaine’ Is Fiction, But Its Setting and Backdrop Are Very Real

June 18 2024

Hotel Cocaine is not based on a true story. But it is based on real history, a real place, and a very real vibe of...

Review: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Is Another Guaranteed K-Drama Hit

June 18 2024

Sometimes you just know a show is going to be a hit. This instinct rarely has anything to do with quality, either. Miss Night and...

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Impresses In Its First Two Episodes

June 16 2024

With Episodes 1 and 2, Miss Night and Day establishes itself as the kind of K-Drama that people catch by chance and fall in love...