"[Villain] Ma Gnucci tells Castle, 'I’ll be doing the punishing now,' which is liable to have your eyes rolling so far back in your head you look like Frank Castle’s signature skull."-- @rendy.bsky.social on Punisher: One Last Kill. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...

From rising voices to prolific giants, this decade have given us countless incredible films. And yet so many gems are stuck deep in the streaming mines, awaiting a DVD/blu-ray release. So, I wrote about 20 movies from the 2020s that NEED physical media. www.rendyreviews.com/features/20-...

From rising voices to prolific giants, this decade have given us countless incredible films. And yet so many gems are stuck deep in the streaming mines, awaiting a DVD/blu-ray release. So, I wrote about 20 movies from the 2020s that NEED physical media. www.rendyreviews.com/features/20-...

Aleshea Harris’ IS GOD IS is a must-see. Not since The Boondocks’ “The Trial of R. Kelly” have I seen a fierce spin on genre to dismantle misogynoir and expose the Black women and men who enable abusive behavior. Kara Young & Mallori Johnson, WOW! My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

When the Hobbit was coming out and I was getting into it as a teen, my dad got so giddy to introduce me to the LOTR trilogy. He pulled out his extended edition dvds and we had a whole weekend’s worth dedicated to watching the original trilogy. Haven’t rewatched since then. I miss him.

Aleshea Harris’ IS GOD IS is a must-see. Not since The Boondocks’ “The Trial of R. Kelly” have I seen a fierce spin on genre to dismantle misogynoir and expose the Black women and men who enable abusive behavior. Kara Young & Mallori Johnson, WOW! My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

MORTAL KOMBAT II: If the Borderlands film was Guardians from Temu, then this is Guardians from Shein. Slightly better than the predecessor but shamelessly relies on reheating Gunn's nachos, rather than making his own toasty plate. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

One day Skydance Animation will escape from that Disney shadow.....the charming yet forgettable SWAPPED makes minimal progress towards that. But certainly that day is not today! More in my review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

The way I wanted to say "you're not a visionary, you're a vendor" to every fake media personality, social-climbing leech masquerading as a — and taking jobs away from—media journalists these days.

If nobody got us "media journalism visibility" DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 got "media journalism visibility" — at least when it's not having high reverence about its predecessor. My THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...:

woke up to this email and muttered “ah. This is really going to be the main character of the day”

Andy Serkis' ANIMAL FARM is a putrid, smooth-brained modernization that feels more state-sanctioned than the '54 CIA-funded version. And the experience of attending the hella Republican premiere was more Orwellian than the film itself. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Got hacked on Twitter again. Don't know how. Now sending everyone spam so if you're on this trash site, and also on that one please don't interact with it.

Hella honored to have served on the GOTHAM TV (Comedy) NOM committee this year with these fine group of fellow professionals celebrating the best of the yuk-yuk-yuk the past year. Pretty proud of our nominees!! Now to hibernate and find a new blazer (and dress pants) for the ceremony.

I'm flocking shocked to report that THE SHEEP DETECTIVES is one of 2026's finest—a thoughtful whodunit that blends heart and existential weight in ways many family fare has sheared away from since the 90s. Thanks Craig Mazin?!? My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

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Andy Serkis' ANIMAL FARM is a putrid, smooth-brained modernization that feels more state-sanctioned than the '54 CIA-funded version. And the experience of attending the hella Republican premiere was more Orwellian than the film itself. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Maybe it was a blessing that I wasn't invited to the Michael press screening. Completely feels like a fake movie to me.

A hot new bombshell has entered the Villa.

Welp got hacked on twitter. so here i am back to the other gutter.

Jason Segel and Samara Weaving get on their Mr. & Mrs. Smith meets Tom & Jerry shit in Jorma Taccone's OVER YOUR DEAD BODY— a hilarious gory bloodfest that sees him upgrading his action skillset since ripping throats out in MacGruber. www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY got solid moments of grisly grossness but this part-EXORCIST/part-SEVEN horror is a bland, lethargic slog that should've been left in the crypt. SO MANY SAUCELESS SPLIT-DIOPTER SHOTS! How is that possible?! My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

I had to refrain from screaming "MOTHER" at pop star Anne Hathaway during David Lowery's MOTHER MARY — an intoxicating Hathaway/Michaela Coel two-hander about a popstar and her former fashion designer tryna "work it out on the remix". www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

I had to refrain from screaming "MOTHER" at pop star Anne Hathaway during David Lowery's MOTHER MARY — an intoxicating Hathaway/Michaela Coel two-hander about a popstar and her former fashion designer tryna "work it out on the remix". www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Black Bear (2020)’s web connects them all.

Starting today at Rendy Reviews, we’re launching our ‘Ranked’ series for paying subscribers. With PROJECT HAIL MARY out now making us sob with Gos Gos, there’s no better place to start than with my fave filmmaking duo Phil Lord & Chris Miller. Read here: www.rendyreviews.com/features/phi...

For @ebertvoices.bsky.social, I reviewed MAUL — SHADOW LORD. By far it's the highest-quality Lucasfilm CG series to date. However, its insistance on aura over insight on the former Sith Lord it furthers my trepidation towards this new Filoni era. Wagner Moura rules tho.

Had a blast chatting about Project Hail Mary+ other Sci-fi gems with these wonderful professionals. So honored to have been a guest! Take a listen!

Going bigger while delivering less, as Illumination sequels tend to do, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE functions like a Mario improv troupe. It operates on a continuous string of "yes, ands" with no structural discipline. Yoshi's Egg on my face for hoping to be at least entertaining. My review here:

Going bigger while delivering less, as Illumination sequels tend to do, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE functions like a Mario improv troupe. It operates on a continuous string of "yes, ands" with no structural discipline. Yoshi's Egg on my face for hoping to be at least entertaining. My review here:

I thought THE DRAMA to be a sharp, well-crafted, funny, tragic fable about the importance of accepting one's entire past before saying "I do." But Kristoffer Borgli is growing irksome on me with the same "fragile ego death slow-burn" storyline he's been doing for three films straight. My review:

I love Meredith Alloway's FORBIDDEN FRUITS so much. It conjures up an hilarious gothic/femme witchy throwback, fueled by sharp wit, and subversive character work. Truly for the now-adult girlies who always wished Limited Too had a MEAN GIRLS and THE CRAFT section in their youth. My review here:

I really wanted to love THEY WILL KILL YOU out of SXSW but it goes from a delightful, blood-soaked ‘70s-style remix to a tedious experience hella fast. But please more Zazie Beetz lead roles @ Hollywood. Give her better action vehicles. Read my review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

“This sophomore season offers some catharsis in a more narratively focused, albeit weaker, follow-up that shares a closer identity with the original Netflix series, for better and for worse,” writes @rendy.bsky.social about DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN.

Amy K. Jenkins’ intimate dual compilation portrait, Adam’s Apple, about her trans son Adam Sieswerda, is a raw and vulnerable, decade-sprawling tale about a rural northeastern family’s evolution as the eldest child embarks on a transition journey. My review via @autostraddle.bsky.social:

READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME remains a gory, entertaining ride, even if it isn’t quite the level-up the sequel should’ve been. My full #SXSW26 review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Hi internet friends, I'm omw to SXSW (covering for Rendy Reviews and freelancer assignments). Rent just went through and need any sort of food/travel support. If anyone is so kind to send funds, I'd be so grateful. Also, my birthday is Friday. venmo & PayPal: rendyjones zelle: [email protected]

Maggie Gyllenhaal's THE BRIDE is just a *Bo Burnham voice* a whiiiiite womaaaaaaan. A white woman's Joker film. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

HOPPERS is the weirdest, most unhinged, and unpredictable movies to come out of Pixar in years. But for Daniel Chong, this is just another Monday. Nevertheless, it's the best shock to the system the studio had to its system since TURNING RED. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

HOPPERS is the weirdest, most unhinged, and unpredictable movies to come out of Pixar in years. But for Daniel Chong, this is just another Monday. Nevertheless, it's the best shock to the system the studio had to its system since TURNING RED. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Rendy Reviews’ turned 14 this past week. I’ve been a film critic for 14 years! I’m so grateful for this job and the many doors it opened for me. But I need your support to keep running. Honest film criticism is important in this dire time. If you can please subscribe to our pub today!

Wish I could time-travel to SXSW 2025 and experience NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE all over again. God, I haven’t been obsessed with something this Canadian since Scott Pilgrim. Better late (and 4 watches) than never. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

GOAT: Man, I wished I liked this more. Tyree Dillihay’s directorial debut has bleating heart and stunning visuals, baaaaaaa-uuuuut lacks the innovation as past Sony Animation fare and the game to appeal to beyond the youngest of viewers. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Really enjoyed Amanda Kramer's BY DESIGN when I saw it at Sundance last year. Juliette Lewis body switches with a chair. No seriously. It's absurd, theatrical, esoteric and sturdy...like a chair. Hits theaters Friday. Def check it out. My review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

For the night crowd. Beautiful gowns. beautiful gowns.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS is Emerald Fennell's worst film to date. A completely soulless, messy, misinterpretation of the source in favor for a(n even more vanilla) FIFTY SHADES reskin for the "I Can Fix Him" audience. My #WutheringHeightsMovie review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

GOAT: Man, I wished I liked this more. Tyree Dillihay’s directorial debut has bleating heart and stunning visuals, baaaaaaa-uuuuut lacks the innovation as past Sony Animation fare and the game to appeal to beyond the youngest of viewers. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

SIRAT hits theaters in NY/LA this weekend. Possibly one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences you'd find in a theater this weekend. Electric, exhilarating, and explosive. Wish this would've gotten a Dolby release. read my review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Hahaha journalism is a joke and dying and it's scary how we're not speaking about how much we're emotionally hanging by a thread right now.

I caught up with LURKER writer/director Alex Russell following his DGA & Indie Spirit noms. In our convo, he discuss attuning to his director instincts during post, how feedback fixed a pivotal scene, and accidentally missing Nolan's DGA call. [Paywall] Read our chat here: