Education
Bachelor of Arts, Film with a concentration in screenwriting — Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 2021
Experience
Entertainment Journalism
Contributing Writer Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vulture, TODAY, Gold Derby, Parade, Teen Vogue, The Daily Beast, Them, Autostraddle, Rotten Tomatoes, Inverse, JoySauce, Polygon, PopSugar, Paste, NBC Out, Den of Geek, The A.V. Club, Alternative Press, Dread Central, Cherrypicks, Filmmaker Magazine, MovieMaker Magazine, Xtra Magazine, Hammer to Nail, Geeks of Color, AwardsWatch, Nerdspin, Exclaim!
Evergreen Writer Entertainment Weekly (Jun 2024 - Sept 2024)
TV Critic RogerEbert.com (Jun 2022 - Present)
Writer/EIC/Owner Rendy Reviews (2012 - Present)
Panel Moderator
Newfest x The Sex Lives of College Girls: Season 3 - Advanced Screening + Q&A
Ricky (2023) Awards Screening + Q&A
Alamo Drafthouse x The Staircase Q&A (2022 - 2025)
Film Festivals
Short Film Jury Cinema Columbus Film Festival - Columbus, OH 2025
Panel Speaker “The Influence of Critics on an LGBTQ Film's Life and Impact” SXSW 2025 Austin, TX 2025
International Feature Jury NewFest36 Film Festival New York, NY 2024
Shorts Film Jury Bushwick Film Festival Brooklyn, NY 2022
Critics' Groups
Rendy is a member of the Critics’ Choice Association, GALECA, and NYFCO (2019 - Present).
Comedy Nomination Committee Gothams TV Awards New York, NY 2025
Production
Build Series
Production Assistant | New York, NY (Apr 2017 - Dec 2019)
Social media manage on various platforms via Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat
Clip YouTube materials
Write CMS articles via AOL.
Curate intuitive questions to ask guest speakers
Assist in set up and break down of studio sets
Run check-ins for each event using EventBrite Organizer
Plan and execute Q&A sessions for each individual show.
Skills
Web Design Wordpress and Squarespace
Graphic Design Adobe Express and Canva
CMS, SEO & Metadata Optimization
Analytics data management Google Analytics
Social Media Strategy, Marketing & Optimization Twitter/X, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky
Video Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie, TikTok)