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'Freelance' Doesn't Deserve John Cena... Or to Exist at All - Film Review
A movie so lazy it puts my housemate's cat to shame.
Kieran O'Brien
Apr 3, 20244 min read


'Reality' Brings an FBI Interrogation To Heart-Pounding Life - Film Review
From an FBI interrogation transcript to your silver screen.
Kieran O'Brien
Apr 1, 20243 min read


My Favourite Underrated Sci-Fi Film: Life (2017)
Life always found a way… until this film tanked at the box office and nobody heard from it again.
Kieran O'Brien
Mar 28, 20245 min read


'Damsel' is a Hollow Disgrace to Fantasy - Film Review
There is a common writer’s curse, especially among fantasy writers, called ‘Worldbuilders Syndrome.’ It’s a term for when a writer gets...
Kieran O'Brien
Mar 26, 20244 min read


‘Ricky Stanicky’ is 10 Years Too Late To Have Much of an Impact— Film Review
I’ll admit to having had zero exposure to John Cena before he came onto the scene in 2021’s The Suicide Squad  as Peacemaker, a role he...
Kieran O'Brien
Mar 24, 20244 min read


Prisoners - Film Review
There are two forces driving Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) in the film Prisoners , directed by Denis Villeneuve. First off, he’s a...
Kieran O'Brien
Mar 22, 20243 min read


The Three Best Ways Dune: Part Two Deviated From the Novel
Dune: Part Two blew me away. It’s a marvel of science-fiction cinema and Denis Villeneuve absolutely nailed the strange and epic tone of...
Kieran O'Brien
Mar 5, 20244 min read


The One Area Where Dune: Part One Struggles
Let me just begin by acknowledging that Dune: Part One is an amazing movie. It's a spectacular feat of cinema and I'm not trying to take...
Kieran O'Brien
Mar 3, 20243 min read


Phone Booth and the Depth of an Antagonist
Who's calling?
Kieran O'Brien
Feb 27, 20242 min read


Edge of Tomorrow Always Loses Me In Its Third Act
I love Edge of Tomorrow, but it isn't perfect.
Kieran O'Brien
Feb 26, 20243 min read


The Iron Claw: How To Be Cruel To A Character
It's better to be cruel than kind (to your fictional characters)
Kieran O'Brien
Feb 25, 20242 min read


Why Madame Web's Character Arc Fails
There's been a lot of chatter on the internet recently about Madame Web , the latest critical and commercial flop from everyone's least...
Kieran O'Brien
Feb 22, 20243 min read


'All of Us Strangers' Draws You In With Questions
What makes All of Us Strangers so compelling despite its slower pacing?
Kieran O'Brien
Feb 21, 20243 min read


American Fiction is Drowning in B-story
Every good story needs an A-plot and a B-plot, but what happens when you've got too much of one?
Kieran O'Brien
Feb 10, 20242 min read
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