Jordan Ruimy

Jordan Ruimy (Born June 2, 1986) is a Canadian film critic and interviewer based in Montreal and California. He is a featured contributor on AwardsDaily, where he writes in a precise, matter of fact style. His list-based articles are simple, but to the point. He has interviewed numerous actors and directors over the years, including Ethan Hawke, Kevin Costner, Saoirse Ronan, and quite recently Richard Gere for his 2015 movie Time out of Mind. Ruimy has been an accredited reviewer at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) since 2012, and created the site Mind of a Suspicious Kind, which is a free form blog consisting of articles he's written for various websites and loose ruminations on different topics. In 2006, he began writing about film for The Concordian and The Link, covering film festivals such as Fantasia and Le Festival Du Nouveau Cinema. Ruimy was a featured critic for Dot429, where he wrote about LGBT issues and movies. A regular contributor to ScreenRant, he wrote an article defending The Simpsons as "a textbook-perfect example of postmodern entertainment. A pastiche of pop culture sources and meta-commentary". He's also part of the CriticWire network on IndieWire,and has contributing his writings and participating in critics polls.
Education
Ruimy graduated in Film Studies in 2009 at Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec and went on to continue Cinematic studies at Concordia University.
Writings
Ruimy has been a strong advocate of Feminist issues in cinema. In early 2015, he wrote a piece for AwardsDaily about female directors. Ruimy shared his views on female directors and the opportunities they -or lack thereof- in the field. He ranked his 10 favorite movies directed by a female filmmaker, with Lina Wertmuller's Seven Beauties topping the list. He stated "Lina Wertmuller’s Seven Beauties is an ugly movie. Wertmuller is a female Italian director whose films weren’t supposed to be nice to look at. She consistently tried to break societal taboos over her long illustrious career. “Seven Beauties” was the best film of her career and justifiably made her become the first female director to ever get nominated for Best Director."

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