RoleSenior Staff Writer
LocationNashville, Tennessee, USA
ExpertiseFilm and TV, Entertainment, Podcasting, Stand Up Comedy, Reality TV
Contribution620 articles published since January 2022

Ricky Valero

Ricky Valero joined Ready Steady Cut in January 2022 as a Senior Staff Writer. A recognized movie critic, Ricky has been writing about films for almost a decade. Before entering the film industry, he was a professional wrestler for seven years. Since joining the industry, he has covered numerous movie festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival, AFI Fest, and SXSW Festival.

He is a member of several critic groups, including the prestigious Critics Choice Association. He’s an avid lover of stand-up comedy and deeply loves reality TV shows. Ricky is also a regular film critic for Hidden Remote and Music City Drive-In.

In addition to covering Film and TV, Ricky hosts the Love In Reality Podcast, which discusses Netflix’s Love is Blind and interviews the contestants. He also hosts the Popcorn People Podcast.

Ricky has a natural flair for interviewing well-respected, famous people in the industry. His interviews include Academy Award winners J.K. Simmons and Florian Zeller, along with Johnny Knoxville, Zachary Levi, and Jack Dylan Grazer, which he posts on his YouTube Channel.

Articles by Ricky Valero

‘Players’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – “Nightfall”

June 30 2022

In the last episode of Players, we saw Creamcheese and Organizm’s relationship hit an all-time low. Creamcheese insulted Organizm during an appearance on a show...

‘Players’ Season 1 Review – The Gaming World Has Never Looked Better

June 27 2022

I’ll be honest, when I found out that Players was coming out, I was excited because I am a gamer (a mediocre one). The idea...

‘Loot’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Hot Seat”

June 24 2022

The shift in Molly’s attitude after bombing the press conference reached new heights in episode two of Loot. Will she be able to become an...

‘Loot’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “Bienvenidos a Miami”

June 24 2022

The Pilot of Loot had a lot to say to reel us in, and the big question is can they keep the momentum? Will Molly...

‘Loot’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – The Premiere Explained

June 24 2022

Loot stars Maya Rudolph as billionaire Molly Novak, who is living a dream life until her husband betrays her. We get a quick introduction to...

‘Players’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – “Guru”

June 23 2022

The last episode of Players was explosive as Nathan was fired, Fugitive Gaming was eliminated from the mid-season game, and Organizm threw a bowl of...

‘Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual’ Review – Just The Comedy Boost We All Need

June 21 2022

You might be living under a rock if you haven’t heard the name Joel Kim Booster yet. He has been all over the place, including...

‘Players’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Ownership”

June 18 2022

In the last three episodes, we saw Organizm join Fugitive Gaming as the next big thing, which caused an uproar and Creamcheese to quit. At...

‘Players’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Braxton”

June 16 2022

Episode 2 was EXPLOSIVE, where we saw tensions between Organizm and Creamcheese hit an all-time high. At the end of the episode, we saw Creamcheese...

‘Players’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “Organizm”

June 16 2022

The pilot episode of Players gave us an introduction to Creamcheese and the story of how he built this entire esports phenomenon in Fugitive. However,...

‘Players’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – The Premiere Explained

June 16 2022

Players is a series that is based on the world phenomenon, Esports. The series begins with this mockuseries-style feel, talking up “Creamcheese”. Everyone is talking about...

‘The Offer’ Season 1 Ending Explained

June 16 2022

We saw all the pieces finally coming together for The Godfather in the last episode of The Offer. After a pep talk from Albert, Robert...

‘Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend’ Season 1 Review – A Fresh Take On An Old Idea

June 15 2022

I was the BIGGEST fan of Iron Chef when it was on Food Network. You would hear the words “Ala Cuisine” and know it was...

‘Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends’ Review – Pete Has Some Funny Friends

June 13 2022

Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends shows Pete and a host of his friends coming on stage to perform some stand-up for us. The special...

‘Amy Schumer Presents: Parental Advisory’ Review – A Special with Jokes Worth Laughing At

June 11 2022

Schumer, like Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill, found comics from across the globe to come to take part in this special Amy Schumer Presents:...

‘The Offer’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap – “It’s Who We Are”

June 9 2022

We are coming off quite possibly the best episode of The Offer yet. Robert is slowly going down a bad path because of his wife....

‘Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill’ Review – An Unfunny Waste of Time

June 6 2022

We know that various comedians are set to hit the stage, but Bill Burr hits the stage first. Burr does what every comedian has done...

‘The Offer’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – “Crossing that Line”

June 2 2022

We had one heck of an ending to our last episode. We saw Albert/Francis/Robert get Charles to agree to keep Pacino in The Godfather. Next,...

‘The Offer’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “Mr. Producer”

May 26 2022

We have seen The Offer string together some incredible episodes, and I hope we continue down that path as we reach the home stretch of...

‘Jackass 4.5’ Review – Insane, Hilarious, Gross and You Don’t Want to Miss It

May 21 2022

I am a huge fan of the Jackass franchise and was rather excited to find out that Jackass 4.5 was dropping on Netflix. If you...