Rendy Jones 9/28/23 Rendy Jones 9/28/23

‘The Royal Hotel’ Review: Julia Garner Tends Bar to Toxic Aussie Men in Kitty Green's Tensive Psychological Thriller

Kitty Green made a niche for herself with the two narrative features under her belt: The Torture of Julia Garner in a Masculine Environment Cinematic Universe.

Rendy Jones 9/26/23 Rendy Jones 9/26/23

‘Fair Play’ Review: Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich Engage in a Pre-Marital Power Struggle in Engrossing Netflix Psychological Drama

For her debut, Chloe Domont's direction reveals a deft hand at mediating juicy tension in her couple's power struggle.

Rendy Jones 9/18/23 Rendy Jones 9/18/23

'Robot Dreams' Review: Pablo Berger’s Silent Animated Flick Boots Up a Bittersweet Tale of Friendship | TIFF 2023

It's one of the year's most human movies, and there's not even a single human in the film.

Rendy Jones 9/18/23 Rendy Jones 9/18/23

'Hate to Love: Nickelback' Review: Music Doc Commercially Chronicles Canada Band’s their Long Road | TIFF 2023

An endearing reflection on their career up to this point.

Rendy Jones 9/14/23 Rendy Jones 9/14/23

‘They Shot the Piano Player’ Review: Animated Bossa Nova Doc From 'Chico & Rita' Team Hits All the Wrong Keys | TIFF 2023

The first sour note this film hits is a G-flat. G, as in Goldblum

Rendy Jones 8/24/23 Rendy Jones 8/24/23

'Bottoms' Review: Lesbian Fight Club Teen Comedy is the Knockout of the Summer

Seligman and Sennott are a dream team, like Sofia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst.

Rendy Jones 8/14/23 Rendy Jones 8/14/23

'The Monkey King' Review: Legendary Chinese Monkey's Netflix Animated Flick Dons American Clothing

The writers forgot to install a clear arc, heart, charm, or anything to make a likable protagonist.

Rendy Jones 8/12/23 Rendy Jones 8/12/23

'Medusa Deluxe' Review: Dirty Rotten Stylists

I want to see Rian Johnson try to end his next Knives Out Mystery flick with an elaborate dance number.

Rendy Jones 8/7/23 Rendy Jones 8/7/23

'Meg 2: The Trench' Review: Mo' Megladons, Mo' Problems

The movie itself heard somebody in the audience call it campy and forgot that part of what defines campy is the lack of awareness of the tone.

Rendy Jones 8/3/23 Rendy Jones 8/3/23

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Review: TMNT's Stylized Reboot is One Shell of a Blast

If a group of animators who once doodled Cool S's with colored pencils, markers, and crayons as kids designed a movie, it would be this one.

Rendy Jones 7/27/23 Rendy Jones 7/27/23

‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: All Thrills, No Chills in Ghoulishly Generic Disney Update

I caught Walt Disney’s ghost on its way to the projectionist booth holding the film canister that said “Haunted Mansion straight-to-Disney+ reboot,” but nobody believed me.