Rendy Jones 7/2/21 Rendy Jones 7/2/21

'The Boss Baby: Family Business' Review

There’s a clear effort and vision for this story that ultimately won me over.

Rendy Jones 6/25/21 Rendy Jones 6/25/21

'F9' Review

While I’d say the Fast franchise is currently losing its way, F9 never for a moment forgets where it came from.

Rendy Jones 6/24/21 Rendy Jones 6/24/21

'Poser' Review

There is always a Lennon in every field.

Rendy Jones 6/23/21 Rendy Jones 6/23/21

'False Positive' Review

Refuses to commit to a single angle in order to form an identity of its own.

Rendy Jones 6/22/21 Rendy Jones 6/22/21

'Mark, Mary & Some Other People' Review

Youthful, sexy, and has nothing to say about polyamory.

Rendy Jones 6/17/21 Rendy Jones 6/17/21

'Italian Studies' Review: Kirby's Manhattan Dreamland

Italian Studies is one of those vérité/direct cinema hybrid indies that’s experimental for the sake of it.

Rendy Jones 6/17/21 Rendy Jones 6/17/21

'7 Days' Review

Karan Soni and Geraldine Viswanathan are downright delightful with great banter and chemistry.

Rendy Jones 6/16/21 Rendy Jones 6/16/21

'Luca' Review

A great slice-of-life that is a love letter to Italy, summer, and the life-long bonds we make during the season.

Rendy Jones 6/11/21 Rendy Jones 6/11/21

'In the Heights' Review

A beautiful love letter to Latinx culture and the dreamers who inhabit NYC

Rendy Jones 6/10/21 Rendy Jones 6/10/21

'Wish Dragon' Review

It deserves a fate better than the small screen for its hysterical humor and huge heart.

Rendy Jones 6/4/21 Rendy Jones 6/4/21

'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' Review

I think it’s time to let this Conjuring come to a definitive conclusion.

Rendy Jones 6/1/21 Rendy Jones 6/1/21

'Spirit Untamed' Review

You already have a better Spirit at home.

Feb 2, 2025

‘Oh, Hi!’ Review: Molly Gordon Puts Logan Lerman Through Misery in Sophie Brooks' Dark, Saucy Situationship Rom-com | Sundance 2025

Now to watch every girl trick their situationship in a cabin in the woods and leave them chained. As they should.

‘Magic Farm’ Review: Amalia Ulman's Stylish, Witty Satire Sees American Journalists Stranded in Argentina | Sundance 2025

Like a long episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia if the gang were millennials.

Jan 20, 2025

'One of Them Days' Review: Keke Palmer and SZA Rebirths the Cozy Mid-Budget Studio Buddy Comedy

A delightful, cozy buddy comedy caper with the right amount of raunch and heart.

Dec 29, 2024

‘A Complete Unknown‘ Review: Timothée Chalamet Rocks in Rather Restrained Bob Dylan Biopic

Adheres to the conformity of the music biopic format in all its Wikipedia-page-turned-screenplay characteristics.

Dec 21, 2024

'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Review: The Blue Blur's Best Movie Yet

Works as a superb adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2 and the most refined Sonic film installment to date.

Dec 14, 2024

‘September 5’ Review: Newsroom Thriller About the Munich Massacre is Well Made Yet Ill-Timed

September 5 is so wrapped up in trying to be apolitical with this pivotal moment in media journalism history that it forgot to instill humanity or a moral compass.

Dec 13, 2024

‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review: Lame Spidey Spin-off Can’t Hunt Enough to Justify its Existence

So long Sony Marvel Universe, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Dec 10, 2024

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Review: A War It Was, Indeed

The War of the Rohirrim, proves that Middle Earth is gorgeous in all mediums, even though it's bottled in a rather underwhelming tale.

Dec 9, 2024

'Queer' Review: Guadagnino Explores Esotericism With a Poignant, Homoerotic Portrait of Relationships

Artistic approach aside, I find Queer to be Guadagnino's most inventive and confident work to date.

Dec 3, 2024

'The Last Showgirl' Review: A Poignant American Portrait of the Overlooked Vegas Working-class

This is a role we have never seen Pamela Anderson in before, and she is razzle-dazzling throughout.

Nov 18, 2024

'Vermiglio' Review: A Visually Mesmerizing and Powerfully Potent Historical Family Drama

What if I told you that one of the year’s finest dramas takes place in a remote Italian mountain town set in 1944?

Nov 16, 2024

'Red One' Review: A Lump of Coal Would’ve Been Better Than this Dreadful Christmas Comedy

an overpriced dreck of a Christmas movie devoid of Yuletide cheer.

Nov 8, 2024

‘My Old Ass’ Review: A Delightful Coming-of-age and Coming-out-as-bi Comedy

Megan Park is two for two with a strong and resonant flick about reconciling with your younger self.

Oct 31, 2024

'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Review: Aardman Delivers Another Smashing Wallace & Gromit Classic

Wallace & Gromit. They are Britain's finest export right next to Paddington Bear.

Oct 28, 2024

'Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: SymBrock Face their Curtain Call in Another Typical Sony/Marvel Mess

A mediocre finale to a rather lackluster superhero trilogy.

Oct 23, 2024

'Flow Review: Gints Zilbalodis’ Animated Animal Adventure Flick is a Refreshing, Near-Meow-ster Piece

Like ‘Homeward Bound’ in a biblical sense, but with no dialogue and GameCube-era cel-shaded textures.

Oct 21, 2024

'Anora' Review: Mikey Madison Slays as a Sex-Worker Who Pulls Herself up by the Stilettos

Sean Baker's Anora is a remarkable portrait of the American dreamers and go-getters of the Gen-Z kind.

Oct 11, 2024

‘Oh, Canada’ Review: Paul Schrader Dissects an Dying Director's Mortality in Soulful, Reflective Drama

NYFF 2024: A soulful look at the mortality of man, and the finest Paul Schrader has been in years.

Oct 8, 2024

‘Pavements’ Review: Alex Ross Perry Blends Fact, Fiction, and Trolling with Hilarious Experimental Music-Doc

Perry achieves the ultimate feat of having one's cake and eating it too.

Oct 4, 2024

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Todd Phillips Sends the Clown to Court in Dull and Misguided Musical Sequel

Any movie that had me think write, "Lady Gaga is annoying in this," deserves a tomato to the face.

Oct 2, 2024

'Gazer' Review: Jersey Set Neo-Noir Mystery Marks Impressive Debut For Ryan J. Sloan

Has an underground 90s indie sleaziness, like a rare VHS you’d pick up at a Kim's Video store.

Sep 25, 2024

‘Saturday Night’ Review: Jason Reitman Turns ‘SNL’ History into Fan Fiction

An overindulgent production that would be better off as an episode of Drunk History or Documentary Now

Sep 20, 2024

'Never Let Go' Review: Halle Berry Survival Horror Flick Intrigues Yet Flounders its Faith-Based Themes

Fails to come up with a concrete sense of self despite starting as an enticing survival horror.