RoleSenior Editor
LocationWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ExpertiseEditorial, Film and TV, News, Entertainment, K-Drama, Pop Culture, Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Editorial
Contribution6203 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

‘The 8 Show’ Review: When You Have ‘Squid Game’ At Home

May 18 2024

Whenever I write about a K-Drama, I typically avoid played-out comparisons to Squid Game, which seems to be the only Korean show Western critics have...

Outer Range Makes No Sense, Which Is Probably Why It Has Been Cancelled

May 17 2024

After two seasons, Outer Range has been canceled at Prime Video, nixing any possible plans for Season 3. After the ending of Season 2, there was...

Outer Range Season 2 Barely Ends At All

May 16 2024

For such a deliberately complex series, the ending of Outer Range Season 2 is simple enough. In fact, Episode 7 could be described – uncharitably,...

Review: Outer Range Season 2 Is Boring Nonsense

May 16 2024

Outer Range has one of the best elevator pitches in the business. What if Yellowstone, but it’s a bit like Lost? Genius! And while Season...

‘Dark Matter’ Episode 3 Slows To A Crawl

May 15 2024

Dark Matter was better when it was bonkers. I think that’s fair to say after Episode 3, “The Box”, which settles down to a glacial pace...

Dark Matter’s Premiere Is Too Familiar For Its Own Good

May 14 2024

These days, the word “multiverse” is pretty inexorably tied to Marvel, since we’re all simpletons. But Dark Matter on Apple TV+ hopes to fix that...

The General Has A Plan in The Sympathizer Episode 5

May 14 2024

The Captain’s adventures in moviemaking in Episode 4 of The Sympathizer were, in a word, unsuccessful. But the deviation into outright parody was a somewhat...

The Captain Makes A Movie In The Sympathizer Episode 4

May 14 2024

I imagine when The Captain left Vietnam, he didn’t imagine he’d find himself on a movie set. And yet that’s where he ends up in...

The Sympathizer Episode 3 Makes A Mess Of Murder

May 14 2024

It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr. has been a key selling point of The Sympathizer, and for those who tuned in specifically for his...

‘Bodkin’ Season 2 Needs A New Mystery, But Not New Characters

May 13 2024

You can’t solve a mystery twice, which is the primary obstacle standing in the way of Bodkin Season 2. The first season’s ending seemed to tie up...

Episode 4 of ‘The Atypical Family’ Is One Of The Best In The Series

May 13 2024

If nobody knew quite what to make of The Atypical Family throughout its first three episodes, I imagine Episode 4 is where undecided viewers will...

Nikki Glaser Roasts Herself In HBO Special ‘Someday You’ll Die’

May 12 2024

Things are going pretty well for Nikki Glaser. She was once again the clear stand-out in The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix, which shouldn’t...

The Atypical Family Episode 3 Still Felt Like Something Was Missing

May 11 2024

Nobody I’ve spoken to about The Atypical Family knows whether or not they like it. I doubt Episode 3 will help them decide either way....

The Ending Of ‘Bodkin’ Brings Things Full Circle

May 10 2024

The ending of Bodkin ties multiple plot threads together in a mystery spanning back two and a half decades, so there’s a lot to unpack...

‘Bodkin’ Review: A Darkly Comic Take On Our True-Crime Obsession

May 9 2024

These days having a true-crime podcast is the best career move you can make. If it’s popular, there’s a streaming series in your future. And...

The Atypical Family Gets Off To A Mixed Start in Episode 1 & 2

May 6 2024

Everyone has superpowers these days, don’t they? It’s pretty played out as a hook to hang a TV show on, but The Atypical Family takes...

A Man In Full’s Ending Goes Way Off the Rails

May 2 2024

It was inevitable that the ending of A Man in Full would see the bad guys winning — and ultimately losing. Episode 6, “Judgment Day”, its...

‘A Man in Full’ Review – Netflix’s Answer to Succession Is Another Morally Bankrupt Delight

May 2 2024

Succession made moral bankruptcy cool, and it was only a matter of time before streaming platforms threw their hat in the bleakly comic corporate drama...

Recap: What Happened in ‘Typewriter’ Season 1?

May 1 2024

Typewriter is a unique ghost story following three young friends who venture out to Goa to track down ghosts in an old villa. However, when a...

‘Quicksand’ Full Recap: The Drama and Key Plot Points Explained

May 1 2024

Quicksand is a crime/drama thriller that has all the right ingredients to keep audiences engaged. The limited series follows a tragedy at school in a...