Fiona Kingsbery

Fiona Kingsbery

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  • Challengers

    ★★★★

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    ★★★★★

  • The Northman

    ★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★★

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  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★

    The polyamorous Machiavellian love triangle that is Challengers is an incredible clashing of personalities as high-strung as the raquets so frequently smashed throughout its runtime. Art, Tashi, and Patrick all have their own motivations to pursue tennis, and each of them feels differently about what the sport means to them and what success will ultimately mean for them. Tashi and Patrick's egos make them opposing forces and ultimately drive them apart, keeping Art tightly in the middle of them. Tashi's…

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    ★★★★★

    First film since the original trilogy to show appreciation for the inspiration, Akira Kurosawa. Johnson's use of the Rashomon story structure in order to tell the tale of Luke and Ben's past together, allows the audience to understand that there was misunderstanding and cloudiness surrounding this moment, changing the course of their lives, irreparably.

    To call this film visually stunning is an understatement, and the cinematography should be remembered long after Star Wars concludes its current life in the mainstream.…

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★

    An excellent retelling of Frankenstein, but including an incredible story about the sexual/intellectual liberation of women. The world sprawls with the color, intrigue, and curiosity only matched by Terry Gilliam and Dr. Seuss. The first act being filmed in a way that evoked the early days of cinema; simple, black and white, carried only by what audience sees - much like Bella in what would be her infancy in her new life. The film bursts with color as Bella experiences…

  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.