KieranStanley

KieranStanley

Favorite films

  • The Incredibles
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Big Short
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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  • Barbarian

    ★★★½

  • Elvis

  • Crazy Rich Asians

    ★★

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    ★★★½

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  • Barbarian

    Barbarian

    ★★★½

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

  • Elvis

    Elvis

    It's strange how the film accelerates at near breakneck pace for the first hour and a half before slowing to a painful crawl in the last hour. This movie falls into the trap that many other musical biopics do and attempts to summarize the entire life of the artist, rather than attempt to tell a story with a distinct through line and plot throughout.

    Plot beats are thrown in with little to no impact. Characters "develop" offscreen, and the film-makers…

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  • Bird Box

    Bird Box

    ★★★★

    8.5/10

    Nothing groundbreaking, but well executed and tells the story during the apocalypse, unlike other post apocalyptic films.

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    ★★★½

    7.5/10

    Honestly, it's a solid movie but nothing else. The action scenes are alright and the animation is incredible. However, the lack of character development and predictable story makes it just a solid stepping stone.

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