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michellekisner.bsky.social

Freelancer/critic. Physical media enthusiast and essayist. Member of the Michigan Movie Critics Guild. Contributor: Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome, Error_4444, Severin, Umbrella, Second Sight, BFI, Kino Lorber, 88 Films, Imprint, Terror Vision

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I have an essay on this upcoming release, hella fun movies to write about.

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I have an essay on this upcoming release, you can’t go wrong with Teruo Ishii and biker gangs!

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On the occasion of Vincent Price’s birthday, here’s a review I wrote for Witchfinder General, which is one of my favorite Price performances!

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The Fall (2008) “Can you see the stars?” I absolutely adore the little girl’s performance in this, it’s so naturalistic and is the emotional core. Parts of this film really are heartbreaking—watching a man slowly disintegrate into despair. Immaculate cinematography.

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Friendship (2025) Getting a Subway sandwich toasted is a religious experience

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I have an essay on this set, and these are indeed, kick ass flicks!

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In honor of Hideaki Anno’s birthday, here is an article I wrote that covers several of his films!

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Lady Battle Cop 🖤

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Someday I’ll be a cool enough film critic to go to Cannes, hahaha.

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“What’s your pleasure, Mr. Cotton?” Hellraiser (1987) Dir. Clive Barker

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Dirty Harry (1971) The themes are muddy and ambiguous; maybe coming from a place of fear. In order to fight modern crime, you gotta play a little dirty yourself, but at what point does the cop become the criminal himself?

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The Monkey (2025) The kills themselves are fun but the digital gore takes away from the brutality. Theo James does what he can in the dual roles, but both of those characters are underwritten. Aesthetically it’s nice looking, but like every Perkins movie it falls apart in the third act.

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The viscerally angry reviews for Hurry Up Tomorrow have me extra intrigued to see it now! It’s pretentious, you say? rubs hands together in anticipation

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The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Two women in the same prison, clawing at the bars but only one of them actually escaped (but not unharmed). I find the humanization of the “ugly” stepsister intriguing, because she is driven to be the way she is through her own mistreatment.

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The new 4K for Bohachi Bushido from Mondo Macabro is excellent! The colors really pop on this transfer.

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Tombstone (1993) “Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after. It's a reckonin'.”

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Unforgiven (1992) I find it haunting how easily he slid back into demon mode, like putting on a well worn hat. It burned on the way down, like a shot of whiskey, but still went down smooth.

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Once I realized that Expedition 33 is just as much a rhythm game as it is a RPG everything clicked into place. Fantastic so far.

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A highlight from the (excellent) new Ben Affleck Criterion Closet vid.

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New at the Gutter, a wonderful piece on the arthouse/hardcore film, Through The Looking Glass (1976), by friend of the Gutter @michellekisner.bsky.social! culturalgutter.com/2025/04/24/t...

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"Octavia Butler, Grand Dame of Science Fiction" culturalgutter.com/2025/04/23/o...

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I have been obsessed with Look Outside, a lovecraftian body horror RPG. Delightfully disturbing pixel art, and a haunting OST. In between the monsters there are tiny touching moments as well, as you navigate a world that has gone mad.

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I don’t know if I can take round two of The Last of Us discourse.

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One of my favorite things about Sinners is all the amazing writing it’s inspired amongst my peers! Every review for it is on fire.

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Coogler has outdone himself on this one.

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Through the Looking Glass (1976) I wasn’t prepared for how far this would dive into horror territory. The third act is incredibly harrowing and unsettling. A woman trapped forever in a personal hell by her trauma. Fantastic cinematography and music!

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Sinners (2025) Incredibly bold and stylized, I think it’s gonna be divisive honestly, but it’s beautiful, funny, horrifying, sexy and poignant. The score is its own character, the blues as lifeblood, a spiritual force bigger than all of us.