Arline Ramirez
@kenchicken.bsky.social
Writer, independent film critic, power napper.
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After The Hunt (2025/Guadagnino) is a pretentious nothingburger of a movie, making swipes at zoomers masquerading it as commentary.
What starts as a he said/she said thriller becomes tepid Yale tea about self-involved characters not worthy of the 2 hour running time.
#filmsky
What starts as a he said/she said thriller becomes tepid Yale tea about self-involved characters not worthy of the 2 hour running time.
#filmsky
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After The Hunt (2025/Guadagnino) is a pretentious nothingburger of a movie, making swipes at zoomers masquerading it as commentary.
What starts as a he said/she said thriller becomes tepid Yale tea about self-involved characters not worthy of the 2 hour running time.
#filmsky
What starts as a he said/she said thriller becomes tepid Yale tea about self-involved characters not worthy of the 2 hour running time.
#filmsky
Emerald Fennell's movies is what TikTokers would make if they were directors.
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Emerald Fennell's movies is what TikTokers would make if they were directors.
I skipped everything after the first act of Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) and fastforwarded straight to the ending and didn't miss a thing.
Does Netflix even try?
Does Netflix even try?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I skipped everything after the first act of Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) and fastforwarded straight to the ending and didn't miss a thing.
Does Netflix even try?
Does Netflix even try?
Bring Her Back (2025) is great until the third act when it decided not to commit to its sinister premise.
July 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bring Her Back (2025) is great until the third act when it decided not to commit to its sinister premise.
The way Ellie is dumbed down and sidelined in TLOU S2. Were the writers sabotaging her to make people root for Abby?
If Kaitlyn Dever pulls it off in S3, Bella Ramsey won't survive this show.
If Kaitlyn Dever pulls it off in S3, Bella Ramsey won't survive this show.
June 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The way Ellie is dumbed down and sidelined in TLOU S2. Were the writers sabotaging her to make people root for Abby?
If Kaitlyn Dever pulls it off in S3, Bella Ramsey won't survive this show.
If Kaitlyn Dever pulls it off in S3, Bella Ramsey won't survive this show.
Fountain of Youth (Guy Ritchie 2025) is plagued with the worst of straight-to-streaming movies
- lazy trite inane writing
- expository dialogues in every scene
- zero chemistry
- brute forced charisma
🤦♀️
- lazy trite inane writing
- expository dialogues in every scene
- zero chemistry
- brute forced charisma
🤦♀️
May 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fountain of Youth (Guy Ritchie 2025) is plagued with the worst of straight-to-streaming movies
- lazy trite inane writing
- expository dialogues in every scene
- zero chemistry
- brute forced charisma
🤦♀️
- lazy trite inane writing
- expository dialogues in every scene
- zero chemistry
- brute forced charisma
🤦♀️
So we're gonna have another Carrie adaptation that doesn't get the point of Carrie.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ TV Series Eyes Summer H. Howell for Lead Role (EXCLUSIVE)
Summer H. Howell is nearing a deal to star in Mike Flanagan's upcoming "Carrie" TV series at Amazon in the title role, Variety has learned.
variety.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
So we're gonna have another Carrie adaptation that doesn't get the point of Carrie.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
I was invested in The Gorge until it turned into a discount Resident Evil.
April 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I was invested in The Gorge until it turned into a discount Resident Evil.
Megalopolis is slightly less bad if you see it as a bizarre reality show about a family.
April 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Megalopolis is slightly less bad if you see it as a bizarre reality show about a family.
As per tradition, the latest Jason Statham movie is titled "A Working Man".
I suppose its aptly generic yet slightly more mysterious compared to "The Construction Foreman"
I suppose its aptly generic yet slightly more mysterious compared to "The Construction Foreman"
March 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
As per tradition, the latest Jason Statham movie is titled "A Working Man".
I suppose its aptly generic yet slightly more mysterious compared to "The Construction Foreman"
I suppose its aptly generic yet slightly more mysterious compared to "The Construction Foreman"
Of course, people on socials are misinterpreting the Nosferatu movie for their daddy kink. 🙄
February 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Of course, people on socials are misinterpreting the Nosferatu movie for their daddy kink. 🙄
I hope anyone who wins from Emilia Pérez *knock on wood* gets the full brunt of the Oscar curse.
February 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I hope anyone who wins from Emilia Pérez *knock on wood* gets the full brunt of the Oscar curse.
Last Summer (2023/Breillat) > Babygirl (2024/Reijn).
December 29, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Last Summer (2023/Breillat) > Babygirl (2024/Reijn).
You know you're getting old when you just wanna chill to jazzy pop songs.
Japanese city pop got me hooked lately.
Japanese city pop got me hooked lately.
December 13, 2024 at 12:50 PM
You know you're getting old when you just wanna chill to jazzy pop songs.
Japanese city pop got me hooked lately.
Japanese city pop got me hooked lately.
If Acrobatic Silky's backstory got you bawling, oh boy Dandadan has more pain in store for you.
December 5, 2024 at 8:14 AM
If Acrobatic Silky's backstory got you bawling, oh boy Dandadan has more pain in store for you.
Memoir of a Snail (2024/Elliot) is the first movie I put in my Top 10 Movies of 2024. If you're a movie masochist, watch it back to back with Mary and Max (2009) from the same director. #filmsky 🎥
December 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Memoir of a Snail (2024/Elliot) is the first movie I put in my Top 10 Movies of 2024. If you're a movie masochist, watch it back to back with Mary and Max (2009) from the same director. #filmsky 🎥
Where are the anime watchers and WOC critics at?
December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Where are the anime watchers and WOC critics at?
Currently Watching: The Beast (2024/Bonello)
December 3, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Currently Watching: The Beast (2024/Bonello)
Juror #2 (2024/Eastwood) is nicely shot and well-acted but too many contrivances and stereotypes sap it of the suspense and tension it needs to be engaging and memorable. #filmsky 🎥
November 30, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Juror #2 (2024/Eastwood) is nicely shot and well-acted but too many contrivances and stereotypes sap it of the suspense and tension it needs to be engaging and memorable. #filmsky 🎥
Things Will Be Different (2024/Felker) has a believable lo-fi premise fit for a low-budget sci-fi, but its repetitive slog of vagueness and underdeveloped characters make it a tedious watch. #filmsky 🎥
November 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Things Will Be Different (2024/Felker) has a believable lo-fi premise fit for a low-budget sci-fi, but its repetitive slog of vagueness and underdeveloped characters make it a tedious watch. #filmsky 🎥
JGL is probably gonna spend the rest of his life explaining why Tom is the villain in 500 Days of Summer.
November 27, 2024 at 9:27 AM
JGL is probably gonna spend the rest of his life explaining why Tom is the villain in 500 Days of Summer.
I'm funemployed for screener season!
Watching:Juror #2
Watching:Juror #2
November 18, 2024 at 1:50 PM
I'm funemployed for screener season!
Watching:Juror #2
Watching:Juror #2
You've watched more Karl Urban movies than you know because he has a different haircut depending on the genre.
November 15, 2024 at 8:41 PM
You've watched more Karl Urban movies than you know because he has a different haircut depending on the genre.
Asking for help from fellow film critics and cinephiles.
I'm thinking of changing my blog name, a word that means or relates to something that's quick, punchy and unpretentious.
For some reason I keep thinking stir-fry, because it makes quick tasty dishes lol
Suggestions?
I'm thinking of changing my blog name, a word that means or relates to something that's quick, punchy and unpretentious.
For some reason I keep thinking stir-fry, because it makes quick tasty dishes lol
Suggestions?
November 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Asking for help from fellow film critics and cinephiles.
I'm thinking of changing my blog name, a word that means or relates to something that's quick, punchy and unpretentious.
For some reason I keep thinking stir-fry, because it makes quick tasty dishes lol
Suggestions?
I'm thinking of changing my blog name, a word that means or relates to something that's quick, punchy and unpretentious.
For some reason I keep thinking stir-fry, because it makes quick tasty dishes lol
Suggestions?
Searching for a day job and LinkedIn posts are unhinged. One post started with her tits being painful then pivoted it into a business advice about jargon. 🙃
November 15, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Searching for a day job and LinkedIn posts are unhinged. One post started with her tits being painful then pivoted it into a business advice about jargon. 🙃