Rendy Jones
Freelance Contributor and Critic at Freelance
THE MOVIES! | critic @ https://t.co/bwu4qpWWzk | tv critic @autostraddle @ebertvoices @denofgeek + more | member: @criticschoice, GALECA, NYFCO
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2 weeks ago |
rendyreviews.com | Rendy Jones
All the generic tropes seen in thrillers of this ilk are present and accounted for, including my favorite: "the dead ol’ doting wife only to be seen in flashbacks to beat you over the head of what the lead is fighting for”. In this case, it was a wasted Rachel Brosnahan performance, who's only there to be adorable and dead. The Amateur's Spice Girls-styled wannabe-90s veneer also manifests in the muggy cinematography.
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2 weeks ago |
ew.com | Rendy Jones |James Mercadante
For three decades, the trigger-happy Miami PD partners — suave and reckless Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and high-strung goofball Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) — have been handling business their way. Since Bad Boys first hit theaters on April 7, 1995, the duo has torn through high-speed chases, bone-rattling combat, and explosive shootouts...all while belting Inner Circle's Cops theme song as they blaze into the sunset.
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3 weeks ago |
rogerebert.com | Rendy Jones
Adi Shankar is the person that video game publishers call when they are interested in adapting their beloved franchises to animated television. After revitalizing "Castlevania" for Konami and blending all the Ubisoft franchises into the neon-drenched retro remix "Captain Laserhawk," Shankar and company have hit the jackpot with Capcom's "Devil May Cry," now on Netflix.
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3 weeks ago |
rendyreviews.com | Rendy Jones
Whatever positive impression I had during those opening twenty minutes instantly washed away once the four characters entered the overly CG-ed Overworld. From there, A Minecraft Movie morphs into the umpteenth Hollywood isekai tale, overly reliant on exposition, bad blue-screen work with horrendous lighting, and fan service.
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3 weeks ago |
rendyreviews.com | Rendy Jones
During production of Civil War — which I found decent in its direction and broadly well-thought-out in its depiction of a third-world America — director Alex Garland and his military consultant Ray Mendoza became bros. So much so that Garland’s interest in Mendoza's background as a former Navy SEAL led them to collaborate.
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A stunt design category is coming to the Oscars. The Board of Governors of the AMPAS announced the creation of an annual competitive Academy Award for Achievement in Stunt Design, beginning with the 100th Oscars for films released in 2027. https://t.co/FOaydrH0PA https://t.co/mWJ3sGPXU7
