Rendy Jones
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Entertainment journalist |Autostraddle | Them | Roger Ebert | Den of Geek | Rolling Stone | Paste
Member: Critics Choice, GALECA, NYFCO
Entertainment journalist |Autostraddle | Them | Roger Ebert | Den of Geek | Rolling Stone | Paste
Member: Critics Choice, GALECA, NYFCO
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:
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Better late (and 4 watches) than never. My review:
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'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' Review: Canada’s Geekiest Comedy Duo Craft a Time-Traveling All-Timer
It's like if Matt Johnson spliced Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Beavis and Butt-Head Do America and doused it in maple syrup.
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February 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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:
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Better late (and 4 watches) than never. My review:
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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...
My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
‘GOAT’ Review: Sony Animation’s Basketball Flick Slightly Bleats Out Formulaic Story with Heart and Striking Visuals
Tyree Dillihay’s directorial debut is sincere and stunning, baaaaaaa-uuuuut lacks the game to appeal to beyond the youngest of viewers.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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...
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:
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Hits theaters Friday. Def check it out.
My review here:
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'By Design' Review: Juliette Lewis Shines as a Chair in Esoteric Feminist Take on the Body Swap Formula | Sundance 2025
Only Amanda Kramer could make me believe that being inanimate feels more exciting than being alive.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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:
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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:
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My #WutheringHeightsMovie review here:
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: A Fifty Shades Reskin for the Insipid "I Can Fix Him" Audience
This all could’ve been prevented if Ao3 was made in Fennell’s youth.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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:
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My #WutheringHeightsMovie review here:
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: A Fifty Shades Reskin for the Insipid "I Can Fix Him" Audience
This all could’ve been prevented if Ao3 was made in Fennell’s youth.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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...
My #WutheringHeightsMovie review here:
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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...
My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
‘GOAT’ Review: Sony Animation’s Basketball Flick Slightly Bleats Out Formulaic Story with Heart and Striking Visuals
Tyree Dillihay’s directorial debut is sincere and stunning, baaaaaaa-uuuuut lacks the game to appeal to beyond the youngest of viewers.
www.rendyreviews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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...
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.
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'Sirāt' Review: A Memorable, Hypnotic Dance Through Hell
It's like going to a rave and experiencing it through a maximalist, shroomed-up lens.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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.
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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.
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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]
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Read our chat here:
‘Lurker’ Writer/Director Alex Russell on Interplaying Music and Persona Through Debut Thriller
In our conversation with writer/director Alex Russell, he discusses how he felt he transitioned from a writer to a director during post-production, how a random person's feedback during a colori...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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:
Read our chat here:
GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE: through a biting, twisted critique of the state of our digital age, Gore Verbinski returns to form like an old school boxer coming out of retirement, proving he still has the juice.
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Read my full review here:
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‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die’ Review: Gore Verbinski’s Fun Anti-Ai Romp Goes Against the System
A fantastic comeback for Verbinski and a biting, twisted critique of the current state of our digital age.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE: through a biting, twisted critique of the state of our digital age, Gore Verbinski returns to form like an old school boxer coming out of retirement, proving he still has the juice.
Read my full review here:
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Read my full review here:
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Ejae being a Grammys Winner and SM realizing their ex-trainee they shitted on accomplished something they never managed to?
Oh I’m loving it here LMAOOOOO. So happy for Ejae.
And fuck SM Entertainment ♥️
Oh I’m loving it here LMAOOOOO. So happy for Ejae.
And fuck SM Entertainment ♥️
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Ejae being a Grammys Winner and SM realizing their ex-trainee they shitted on accomplished something they never managed to?
Oh I’m loving it here LMAOOOOO. So happy for Ejae.
And fuck SM Entertainment ♥️
Oh I’m loving it here LMAOOOOO. So happy for Ejae.
And fuck SM Entertainment ♥️
I think THE MOMENT is a real stroke of genius. Whatever water Charli xcx and Aidan Zamiri held during Brat’s impact and aftermath is spilled through this hilarious anti-commercialist metaphysical cathartic release.
My review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
My review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
'The Moment' Review: Charli XCX’s Metaphysical Farce is a Stroke of Genius
Whatever water Aidan Zamiri and XCX held during Brat’s impact and aftermath is spilled in a cathartic release.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I think THE MOMENT is a real stroke of genius. Whatever water Charli xcx and Aidan Zamiri held during Brat’s impact and aftermath is spilled through this hilarious anti-commercialist metaphysical cathartic release.
My review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
My review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
The insane part is, it's not even fucking February yet.
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The insane part is, it's not even fucking February yet.
Not to get religiously existential on main, but how does one even believe in a God when all he does is taketh the good ones and most talented who bring only joy and entertainment to this world but let the ones who wrought evil run free?
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Not to get religiously existential on main, but how does one even believe in a God when all he does is taketh the good ones and most talented who bring only joy and entertainment to this world but let the ones who wrought evil run free?
The fuck do you mean Canadian's queen of comedy just passed?! FUCK YOU GOD, you keep taking the wrong goddamn people.
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The fuck do you mean Canadian's queen of comedy just passed?! FUCK YOU GOD, you keep taking the wrong goddamn people.
Hollywood in Trump 2.0’s America is going great. 10/10. No notes.
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Hollywood in Trump 2.0’s America is going great. 10/10. No notes.
SEND HELP or "How Sam Raimi Got his Hehe-Horror Groove" back is a demented return to form. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien are deliciously looney. Linda Liddle and Abigail from Triangle of Sadness would queen tf out.
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Read my review here:
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‘Send Help Review: Sam Raimi Returns to His Roots with Gory, Demented Survival Comedy
Raimi got his hehe-horror groove back.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
SEND HELP or "How Sam Raimi Got his Hehe-Horror Groove" back is a demented return to form. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien are deliciously looney. Linda Liddle and Abigail from Triangle of Sadness would queen tf out.
Read my review here:
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Read my review here:
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Enjoyed Marvel's WONDER MAN, a buddy-comedy 'Birdman'. Was gobsmacked by the “second-gen Haitian pursuing the American Dream” rep, so this viscerally hit close to home. Albeit slightly underdeveloped it's by far the MCU's most ambitious entry in years.
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My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
Marvel's "Wonder Man" Builds a Bleary Showbiz Buddy Comedy For the MCU | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
Though its ambition surpasses its grasp, it leaves one yearning for more of this dynamic duo in the franchise's ever-inconsistent future.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Enjoyed Marvel's WONDER MAN, a buddy-comedy 'Birdman'. Was gobsmacked by the “second-gen Haitian pursuing the American Dream” rep, so this viscerally hit close to home. Albeit slightly underdeveloped it's by far the MCU's most ambitious entry in years.
My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
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Nah, you took the paycheck. Wear that shit on your IMDb page for the rest of your natural fuckin life.
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Nah, you took the paycheck. Wear that shit on your IMDb page for the rest of your natural fuckin life.
Looked out my window and saw a mammoth, a bipedal sloth, a sabertooth tiger, and a baby trudging through the snow. It’s that brick outside yall.
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Looked out my window and saw a mammoth, a bipedal sloth, a sabertooth tiger, and a baby trudging through the snow. It’s that brick outside yall.
MERCY, the awful Chris Pratt-led pro-AI and pro-cop wannabe MINORITY REPORT, is one of the worst screenlife films I've ever seen. We need to go back in time and prevent Timur Bekmambetov from discovering Skype.
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‘Mercy’ Review: Atrocious Pro-AI Screenlife Sci-Fi Thriller Deserves the Chair
Not even a deliciously smug Rebecca Ferguson can save it.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
MERCY, the awful Chris Pratt-led pro-AI and pro-cop wannabe MINORITY REPORT, is one of the worst screenlife films I've ever seen. We need to go back in time and prevent Timur Bekmambetov from discovering Skype.
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Well we made it everyone. Oscar noms tomorrow. After tracking intimately via industry events, award shows, and good ol' math, here's my FINAL Oscar 2026 nomination predictions.
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Final Oscars 2026 Nomination Predictions
Everyone, we made it. We're nearing the end of the awards season. Now we're at the big one. I am now confident in my ability to predict the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards, having carefully monit...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Well we made it everyone. Oscar noms tomorrow. After tracking intimately via industry events, award shows, and good ol' math, here's my FINAL Oscar 2026 nomination predictions.
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”It is a well-made and entertaining period espionage show that, despite the numerous broad strokes it fires, hits its target with solid, entertaining precision,” writes @rendy.bsky.social about PONIES.
Ponies review: Peacock spy TV series offers compelling thrills
A compelling, female-driven buddy spy thriller that is enough to hold out hope for a second season.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
”It is a well-made and entertaining period espionage show that, despite the numerous broad strokes it fires, hits its target with solid, entertaining precision,” writes @rendy.bsky.social about PONIES.
Things I'm writing about this week:
- PONIES via RogerEbert
- 28 YEARS LATER via RendyReviews
- PONIES via RogerEbert
- 28 YEARS LATER via RendyReviews
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Things I'm writing about this week:
- PONIES via RogerEbert
- 28 YEARS LATER via RendyReviews
- PONIES via RogerEbert
- 28 YEARS LATER via RendyReviews
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January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Hi friends. I'm on the hunt for a consistent day job in an entertainment writing, social media marketing/manager, and/or video editing position. I put up my Résumé on main at Rendy Reviews. Feel free to share around. Any visibility helps.
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