Every time a Jolie kid drops their Pitt surname, a Brad Pitt redemption arc movie spawns.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY: Once Holland hurt himself doing his own stunts, I knew Destin would cook, and man what a meal. Undeniably the best-looking (and feeling) MCU Spidey flick yet, despite occasionally contending with its own intentions. My review:

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland's Most Mature Spidey Adventure Swings Back to Basics

By trading multiversal chaos for personal stakes, Brand New Day spins Holland's strongest and most heartfelt Spider-Man outing yet.

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This is a painful truth many film freelancers face and little discuss on main. I haven't pitched to Vulture since the one, and only one, article I did in 2022 for the editor there ghosted me, frequently. He's far from the only one and it's more frequent than ever. Pay Jason!

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Well, it’s invoicing day, and since they’re really apparently not going to pay me for something I wrote for them two months ago, I guess today is the day to post about how @vulture.com fucks over its film freelancers. Long (sorry) thread, with receipts:

For @denofgeek.bsky.social SDCC print issue (my first print piece!), I talked with co-writers/directors/best friends Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado to give you an exclusive glimpse on DreamWorks' striking and moving upcoming buddy comedy FORGOTTEN ISLAND. www.denofgeek.com/movies/forgo...

Forgotten Island: Exclusive Look at DreamWorks Animation's Return to '90s Glory Days | Den of Geek

Exclusive: Directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado are bringing ‘90s nostalgia and their real-life BFF history to the movie that left CinemaCon and the Annecy Animation Film Festival raving.

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Malia Pyles as Neveah Valentine put the fear of God in me in CAPE FEAR. I had to chat with her about building the original character made for the Apple TV+'s iteration from the ground up, becoming a new kind of femme fatale, and, uh, that twist. My latest for Joysauce:

Malia Pyles is a new kind of femme fatale in 'Cape Fear'

She shares the film inspirations, emotional discoveries, and on-set collaboration that shaped her captivating performance in the miniseries.

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Matt Johnson's TONY is proof that you don’t need to change a great old recipe to deliver a delicious dish. Conventional, cozy, coming-of-age flick first. Anthony Bourdain origin flick second. Makes me want a lobster roll real bad. My review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

'Tony' Review: A Soulful Anthony Bourdain Coming-of-Age Story with Plenty of Heart

Sincere, cozy, warm, and anchored by a winning Dominic Sessa performance, Matt Johnson’s Tony is proof that you don’t need to change a great old recipe to deliver a delicious dish.

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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY: Once Holland hurt himself doing his own stunts, I knew Destin would cook, and man what a meal. Undeniably the best-looking (and feeling) MCU Spidey flick yet, despite occasionally contending with its own intentions. My review:

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: Tom Holland's Most Mature Spidey Adventure Swings Back to Basics

By trading multiversal chaos for personal stakes, Brand New Day spins Holland's strongest and most heartfelt Spider-Man outing yet.

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It brings me no joy to share that Kore-eda’s streak hits a “404 error” with SHEEP IN THE BOX — a disappointingly tone-deaf and overly sentimental sci-fi drama about a family that gets a humanoid son to replace their dead one. At least there's LOOK BACK soon. www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

'Sheep in the Box' Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Hits a 404 Error With a Cloying Sci-Fi Melodrama

A huge miss for Kore-eda, Sheep in the Box is a tone-deaf, drab, and hollow family melodrama that desperately needs humanistic realism to balance its cloying, sentimental phoniness.

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“It delivers a gratifying cinematic experience to the fanbase, as visually mesmerizing as it is a worthy storytelling contribution to a brilliant fantasy series." @rendy.bsky.social reviews AVATAR AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER:

Avatar Aang review: New Paramount+ animated film justifies theatrical experience

A gratifying cinematic experience as visually mesmerizing as it is a worthy storytelling contribution to a brilliant fantasy series.

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Been down a Matt Damon rabbit hole and have finally heard him pronounce his name TEAM AMERICA style and just can't stop giggling.

THE INVITE's set design details all the cracks in Joe and Angela’s bond, from countless picture frames to cluttered bookshelves across each corner. For RR Members, I spoke to production designer Jade Healy about turning the troubled couple's apartment into the film's quietest character. Read here:

How 'The Invite' Production Designer Jade Healy Made an Apartment the Real Star of Olivia Wilde's Marriage Story

The production designer of 'The Invite' talks with Rendy Reviews about turning Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe's (Seth Rogen) apartment into the film's quietest character.

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Oh my GOD(s), I loved THE ODYSSEY. It sprints with the baton handed off from OPPENHEIMER via a searing critique of the male psyche. Introspective, poignant, epic, and truly awe-inspiring. It's among his best work since INTERSTELLAR. More in my review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

'The Odyssey' Review: Christopher Nolan Defies Modern Blockbuster Norms With His Most Soulful Epic Yet

An introspective, poignant, and unfathomably epic that transforms Homer's myth into Christopher Nolan's most emotionally resonant film yet.

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Filed at 1768 words.....damn it Nolan. Got me going as long as your movie. Hope to the GODS (my editor) trims it nice enough whilst the review encapsulates my unwavering love for it. See you tomorrow

The only good ICE agent is a dead one.

I think the Odyssey might be the final boss of internet reactionary brain rot. It is baffling to me that more media channels aren't calling out the anti-Black racism and sexism and transphobia and everything going on with this film, regardless of whether the film is any good or not.

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS is so gloriously stupid (complimentary). David Wain and Ken Marino made the best Wizard of Oz movie of the decade and the funniest comedy of the summer. John Slattery MVP. I might finally watch MAD MEN now. www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: We’re Off to Hump the Wizard

David Wain’s Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a hilarious Wizard of Oz riff, reviving the joyful absurdity and rapid-fire comedy modern theaters desperately need.

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OBSESSION and BACKROOMS have paved the way for Gen-Z filmmakers, as their demo driving the box office. But beyond horror and white-male-made films, plenty of finished indies are acquisition-ready. Here are 10 great Gen-Z movies in need of distribution. www.rendyreviews.com/features/gen...

10 Great Gen-Z Made Movies in Need of Distribution

Zillennials are actually saving the box office with the success of Obsession and Backrooms. Well, buy these movies made by them!

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At the very best, MOANA 26’ doesn’t make any new creative choices to dampen the material, but that’s like praising a dingy water fountain for not coming out brown in comparison to the Brita-filtered tap water you have at home. More in my review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

'Moana' Review: Just Drown Me

What can I say, except no thank you.

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Watching the CAPE FEAR series, and man, they will kill you for even thinking about releasing a movie with this fine saturation.

At the very best, MOANA 26’ doesn’t make any new creative choices to dampen the material, but that’s like praising a dingy water fountain for not coming out brown in comparison to the Brita-filtered tap water you have at home. More in my review: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

'Moana' Review: Just Drown Me

What can I say, except no thank you.

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Hi friends. Lil #journorequest, would any animation professionals like to chat about the Avatar: Aang movie debacle — how it's being handled, the leak, *gag* paramount — for a reportive piece. feel free to dm or email me: rjones1325 at [gmail] dot com

Hey now, this all-star finally wrote about Shrek for work. Talked to a few animation experts — including TV showrunners to ex-Pixar vets — who all had something to say about the new Shrek art style discourse. Read my report via @goldderby.com: www.goldderby.com/film/2026/sh...

Why early ‘Shrek 5’ footage has Shrek fans seeing green: ‘Look how they massacred my boy’

Gold Derby surveyed animation experts about the Ugly Sonic-style social media controversy surrounding Shrek's makeover.

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every little girl dreams of the day she’ll get married in a basketball arena in a town she’s not from, closing eight city blocks in the process

MINIONS & MONSTERS had me reflecting on my relationship with these little Corn Pops. Got pretty personal about my love for film, aging, grief, and how Illumination’s most sophisticated film yet got me excited to pick up the pen again. More in my review: rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

Just filed my Minions & Monsters review. It's gonna get a tad bit personal. One that might be a lil too deep given literal Minions but I am actually pretty proud of the piece. So here's to that tomorrow.

Olivia Wilde directs the hell out of THE INVITE a hilarious chamber piece about a couple on the rocks who can't just be chill when their hot neighbors give them the best proposition ever. More in my review here: www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...

‘The Invite’ Review: Olivia Wilde’s Cringey Marital Comedy is a Welcome Return to Form

Smart, sexy, and wickedly uncomfortable, The Invite marks a triumphant return for Olivia Wilde and delivers the kind of sharp, adult relationship comedy Hollywood has been missing.

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Little Brother never quite lands the comedic punch it’s aiming for, but its genuine wholesomeness and the surprisingly sweet Cena-Andre dynamic make it a perfectly decent way to kill 90 minutes. My review via @whatsonnetflix.bsky.social : www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watc...

‘Little Brother’ Review: John Cena and Eric Andre’s R-Rated Buddy Comedy Is a Heartfelt Throwback

With R-rated laughs and unexpected heart, John Cena and Eric Andre's chaotic chemistry makes 'Little Brother' a standout buddy comedy.

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JACKASS BEST AND LAST is a beautiful swan song for the last great American idiots. Wished this final bow was more than a greatest-hits compilation —with extra steps—and let its new blood play a bit (justice for Wolfson). My review: rendyreviews.com/movie-reviews/jackass-best-and-last-review

'Jackass: Best and Last’ Review: The Last Great American Idiots Ride Off Into the Sunset

Jackass: Best and Last is a hilarious, emotional farewell that balances outrageous new stunts with a celebration of the genuine friendship and brotherhood behind the chaos.

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SUPERGIRL may be the DCU's second entry and it crashes like an early-DCEU relic — slap-dab between BvS and Suicide Squad. Drab, ugly, misdirected, poorly written. It's a space-western that nerfs its lead and makes her more concerned with her dog than trafficked children. YUP, that's my Supergirl!

‘Supergirl’ Review: A Woman of Tomorrow Trapped in Yesterday’s Superhero Movie

Milly Alcock proves she’s a worthy Supergirl, but this dull adaptation grounds Kara before she can soar, trading heart and heroism for generic blockbuster grit.

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