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Kiko Martinez

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Biography:

Based in San Antonio, Kiko Martinez earned his degree in journalism in 2003. He has been writing film reviews and interviewing Hollywood talent since 2002 for several outlets across the U.S. including the San Antonio Current, MySA.com, Variety, Tribeca, Remezcla and many others. Kiko is the editor of CineSnob.net and a contributor at The CineSnob Podcast. He is a member of the Critics Choice Association, Houston Film Critics Society, Hollywood Creative Alliance, Online Film Critics Society and is a founding member of the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association. Kiko’s favorite film of all time is Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 drama Magnolia. He hopes to one day sit down with PTA and talk about frogs. Kiko Martinez has been diagnosed with OCFD (Obsessive Compulsive Film Disorder) but is not currently seeking treatment.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% B- EDIT “Feels like a stepping stone to a … more meaningful chapter. Intrigued about where the story goes next. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Jan 22, 2026 Full Review The Rip (2026) 80% C EDIT “The heist plan collapses under the lightest scrutiny. The film is far less clever than it thinks it is.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 91% B- EDIT “Bill Skarsgård gives an intense performance [and] the film’s social commentary adds depth.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 92% B+ EDIT “Director Oliver Laxe has created a hypnotic soundscape that shrouds the viewer into a state of disorientation — like seeing a dreamlike mirage in the distance.” – San Antonio Current Dec 31, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% B+ EDIT “The film is wildly unpredictable and branded with a visceral energy that drives the tension to a breaking point — all while swinging a paddle.” – San Antonio Current Dec 31, 2025 Full Review Sentimental Value (2025) 97% A- EDIT “Director and co-writer Joachim Trier guides the character-driven narrative with tender restraint into some uncomfortable places where family resentment quietly festers.” – San Antonio Current Dec 31, 2025 Full Review Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) 16% D EDIT “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is the movie equivalent of what the kids today call brainrot.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Hamnet (2025) 86% B+ EDIT “Let’s welcome director Chloé Zhao back from slumming it with Marvel. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% C EDIT “[Jay Kelly] came down to one thing - my disconnection with the title character. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% C- EDIT “Dilutes The Wizard of Oz narrative more than its predecessor. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Rental Family (2025) 87% B+ EDIT “A reflective exploration of loneliness and the ways people find meaning in their lives through connection. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 26, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% C EDIT “There’s spectacle here, but not in a good way. Edgar Wright’s creativity should've injected humor, but it’s missing throughout. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Keeper (2025) 53% C EDIT “Tedious and hollow. The intentional ambiguity is more frustrating than it is unsettling. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Nouvelle Vague (2025) 91% B+ EDIT “Richard Linklater does a great job fully embracing the spirit and visual language of the French New Wave. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 26, 2025 Full Review In Your Dreams (2025) 86% B EDIT “Fun and heartfelt; an imaginative world with sincere storytelling. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% B+ EDIT “Jacob Elordi’s Creature is one of the most empathetic versions of the character I’ve ever seen. It was deeply humanizing.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Predator: Badlands (2025) 86% B EDIT “The world-building is great. With [director Dan Trachtenberg] in charge now, anything can happen in a Predator movie.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Die My Love (2025) 74% C- EDIT “Unfocused and underdeveloped. After an hour had passed, I realized this movie hadn’t said one thing of substance.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Christy (2025) 67% C- EDIT “How can someone take a story like this and put it into a PowerPoint template? It’s that formulaic.” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 21, 2025 Full Review The Perfect Neighbor (2025) 99% B+ EDIT “Incredibly effective. Easily one of the least sensationalized true-crime documentaries you’ll ever see. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 5, 2025 Full Review Shelby Oaks (2023) 55% C EDIT “Unoriginal. The story gets overly complicated and the climax doesn’t deliver. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 5, 2025 Full Review Bugonia (2025) 88% B EDIT “The real standout is Jesse Plemons, who brings heartbreak and empathy to a man spiraling through conspiracy and loneliness. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Nov 5, 2025 Full Review The Smashing Machine (2025) 70% C+ EDIT “Despite [director] Benny Safdie's best attempts...it fees like...running a route on a football practice field. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Oct 15, 2025 Full Review Anemone (2025) 53% C+ EDIT “I could watch Daniel Day-Lewis eat a bag of potato chips all day, [but] it's a lifeless story. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Oct 15, 2025 Full Review Good Boy (2025) 90% C+ EDIT “Clever and ambitious [but] without a stronger story behind this neat idea, it just turns into a novelty act. ” – The Cinesnob Podcast Oct 15, 2025 Full Review
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