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Michelle Kisner

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I have been writing about film for over five years now, and own thousands of them. My specialties include Japanese film, horror, arthouse, and cult movies. I write mostly for Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth, a Detroit-based website and am also a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society.

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Sinners (2025) 98% “Sinners is a sexy, raw, occasionally funny, visceral gut punch of a flick that masterfully juggles various genres and tones.” – The Movie Sleuth Apr 15, 2025 Full Review Ash (2025) 74% “Ash is a dose of body horror, fractal weirdness, and little touches of humor that are ultimately entertaining and thrilling despite the script's lack of character motivations and backstory. ” – The Movie Sleuth Mar 24, 2025 Full Review Anora (2024) 93% “With Anora, intentionally or not, Sean Baker has made an anti-Pretty Woman which is more grounded and realistic, yet not wholly devoid of empathy and compassion.” – The Movie Sleuth Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Nosferatu (2024) 84% “Eggers has captured what makes Nosferatu a classic tale, imbuing the story with his own touches while keeping the theme intact.” – The Movie Sleuth Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% “Sadly, Gladiator II fails to recapture what made the first film special. While it isn't egregiously terrible, it's forgettable and dull, which is arguably worse. ” – The Movie Sleuth Feb 11, 2025 Full Review The Brutalist (2024) 93% “The Brutalist is a sweeping film that encompasses everything great about cinema, and it feels simultaneously classic and modern.” – The Movie Sleuth Feb 11, 2025 Full Review The Girl With the Needle (2024) 92% “The Girl with the Needle is an attempt to understand what kind of environment would facilitate heinous acts of cruelty and what would make an individual see those acts as the ultimate kindness” – The Movie Sleuth Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Companion (2025) 93% “While Companion flirts with more profound themes about love and objectification, it ultimately settles for thrills and entertainment.” – The Movie Sleuth Feb 11, 2025 Full Review The Substance (2024) 89% “The Substance is an incredible film that works on many levels. It's a scathing commentary on aging and an excellent old-fashioned splatter gore freak-out for the ages. ” – The Movie Sleuth Oct 5, 2024 Full Review Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) 31% “An amazing idea on paper, however Phillips can’t help but continually call back to the stylized imagery of the first film, which somewhat undermines his thesis and ultimately rings hollow.” – The Movie Sleuth Oct 5, 2024 Full Review Kinds of Kindness (2024) 71% “ Lanthimos is the God of these stories, an ultimately cruel master who creates these characters and puts them through the wringer.” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Aggro Dr1ft (2023) 41% “While AGGRO DR1FT doesn't work as a film, it takes such a big provocative swing that it demands at least one viewing, at the very least, just for the experience.” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Kill Craft (2024) “Kill Craft is an entertaining throwback to the plethora of direct-to-video action films that lined the shelves of video stores back in the '90s.” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Luminous Woman (1987) “Although this film can sometimes feel unfocused, it never wavers in its affection for humanity and how we simultaneously love and hurt each other. ” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Longlegs (2024) 86% “It's admirable that director Osgood Perkins doesn't let genre expectations pigeonhole his creativity, and at no point is his film boring.” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Trap (2024) 57% “Overall, though Trap is somewhat messily constructed and often unbelievable, Josh Hartnett's intense performance and commitment to the character saves it from diving too far into ridiculousness.” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review The Crow (2024) 21% “This is a mediocre attempt to reintroduce The Crow to a new generation, but it lacks the soul of the original work, which has endured over the past thirty-five years.” – The Movie Sleuth Aug 25, 2024 Full Review In a Violent Nature (2024) 78% “In a Violent Nature is a solid execution of a high-concept idea that brings a fresh perspective to slashers.” – The Movie Sleuth May 31, 2024 Full Review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) 90% “One of Miller's strengths as a director is his range and ability to work in vastly different genres, and he isn't afraid to change things up and experiment.” – The Movie Sleuth May 31, 2024 Full Review I Saw the 온라인카지노추천 Glow (2024) 84% “I Saw the 온라인카지노추천 Glow channels a surreal and nightmarish mid-nineties Nickelodeon with a dash of coming-of-age. It's incredibly earnest, high-concept, and personal and is a singular and occasionally impenetrable work of art.” – The Movie Sleuth May 14, 2024 Full Review Southern Comfort (1981) 78% “Southern Comfort is about how a single weak link can bring down an entire operation and that even good people can be pressed to do terrible things when backed into a corner.” – The Movie Sleuth May 9, 2024 Full Review Monkey Man (2024) 89% “Monkey Man is definitely Patel's singular vision; because of that, it's scrappy, occasionally confounding, messy, and ultimately compelling. ” – The Movie Sleuth May 9, 2024 Full Review Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) 42% “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has many aspects that sound good on paper but don't work in execution.” – The Movie Sleuth May 9, 2024 Full Review Civil War (2024) 81% “This is not a film that pulls punches. But ultimately it’s not a film about war, it’s a film about who records the war.” – The Movie Sleuth May 9, 2024 Full Review Sasquatch Sunset (2024) 72% “Sasquatch Sunset isn't for everyone, but it deserves respect for fully committing to an outlandish concept and going with it.” – The Movie Sleuth May 9, 2024 Full Review
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