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The Cinesnob Podcast is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Kiko Martinez.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B-
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Kiko Martinez Feels like a stepping stone to a … more meaningful chapter. Intrigued about where the story goes next.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
C
The Rip (2026) Kiko Martinez The heist plan collapses under the lightest scrutiny. The film is far less clever than it thinks it is.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
B-
Dead Man's Wire (2025) Kiko Martinez Bill Skarsgård gives an intense performance [and] the film’s social commentary adds depth.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
D
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) Kiko Martinez Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is the movie equivalent of what the kids today call brainrot.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
Hamnet (2025) Kiko Martinez Let’s welcome director Chloé Zhao back from slumming it with Marvel.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Jay Kelly (2025) Kiko Martinez [Jay Kelly] came down to one thing - my disconnection with the title character.
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
C-
Wicked: For Good (2025) Kiko Martinez Dilutes The Wizard of Oz narrative more than its predecessor.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
Rental Family (2025) Kiko Martinez A reflective exploration of loneliness and the ways people find meaning in their lives through connection.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
C
The Running Man (2025) Kiko Martinez There’s spectacle here, but not in a good way. Edgar Wright’s creativity should've injected humor, but it’s missing throughout.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Keeper (2025) Kiko Martinez Tedious and hollow. The intentional ambiguity is more frustrating than it is unsettling.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
Nouvelle Vague (2025) Kiko Martinez Richard Linklater does a great job fully embracing the spirit and visual language of the French New Wave.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
B
In Your Dreams (2025) Kiko Martinez Fun and heartfelt; an imaginative world with sincere storytelling.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
Frankenstein (2025) Kiko Martinez Jacob Elordi’s Creature is one of the most empathetic versions of the character I’ve ever seen. It was deeply humanizing.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Predator: Badlands (2025) Kiko Martinez The world-building is great. With [director Dan Trachtenberg] in charge now, anything can happen in a Predator movie.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
C-
Die My Love (2025) Kiko Martinez Unfocused and underdeveloped. After an hour had passed, I realized this movie hadn’t said one thing of substance.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
C-
Christy (2025) Kiko Martinez How can someone take a story like this and put it into a PowerPoint template? It’s that formulaic.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) Kiko Martinez Incredibly effective. Easily one of the least sensationalized true-crime documentaries you’ll ever see.
Posted Nov 05, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Shelby Oaks (2023) Kiko Martinez Unoriginal. The story gets overly complicated and the climax doesn’t deliver.
Posted Nov 05, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Bugonia (2025) Kiko Martinez The real standout is Jesse Plemons, who brings heartbreak and empathy to a man spiraling through conspiracy and loneliness.
Posted Nov 05, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
The Smashing Machine (2025) Kiko Martinez Despite [director] Benny Safdie's best attempts...it fees like...running a route on a football practice field.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Anemone (2025) Kiko Martinez I could watch Daniel Day-Lewis eat a bag of potato chips all day, [but] it's a lifeless story.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Good Boy (2025) Kiko Martinez Clever and ambitious [but] without a stronger story behind this neat idea, it just turns into a novelty act.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
V/H/S Halloween (2025) Kiko Martinez There are fun [shorts] and ones that don't hit. I'm on board with all the practical effects.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
B
The Lost Bus (2025) Kiko Martinez This is a spectacle-type movie but didn't feel like a spectacle. Matthew McConaughey really makes us believe he's a hero.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
A-
One Battle After Another (2025) Kiko Martinez Masterful. Easily the best directed film of the year. All the nuanced performances deliver humanity to every scene.
Posted Oct 02, 2025  Edit critic review
C
All of You (2024) Kiko Martinez The melodrama is heavy-handed ... and predictable. It's very hard to root for the two [main characters].
Posted Oct 02, 2025  Edit critic review
C
M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Kiko Martinez At its best when M3GAN is doing her best impression of Regina George. But filmmakers made a colossal mistake replacing the horror elements for action-movie gibberish. This is a downgrade.
Posted Jul 04, 2025  Edit critic review
B+
The Life of Chuck (2024) Kiko Martinez I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie that made me feel so important on the human side of things and so small on the universal side of things.
Posted Jun 17, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Kiko Martinez DreamWorks … after you make another two of these, don’t go and make a live-action remake of Boss Baby. Please.
Posted Jun 17, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Materialists (2025) Kiko Martinez A very inconsistent romance. Tries to make it work with social commentary on modern dating but falls short emotionally because it doesn’t do the groundwork … for the most important relationship of the film.
Posted Jun 17, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) Kiko Martinez Full of Wes Anderson’s trademark whimsy and quirkiness, but the narrative never captured my full attention. It needed more spark in the story to pair well with the things Anderson already does so well.
Posted Jun 09, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Dangerous Animals (2025) Kiko Martinez Hassie Harrison brings a free-spirited toughness, but overall, the cat-and-mouse [games] get a bit too repetitious.
Posted Jun 09, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) Kiko Martinez The animation is top-notch and [the film] really delivers on the violence and gore that should be present in a Predator movie.
Posted Jun 09, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Karate Kid: Legends (2025) Kiko Martinez The franchise has run its course. It’s not the best Karate Kid movie, but it’s not the worst either. Breathe easy, Hillary Swank.
Posted Jun 05, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
Bring Her Back (2025) Kiko Martinez Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou could’ve left all the cult references on the cutting room floor and Bring Her Back would’ve been just as disturbing.
Posted Jun 05, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2024) Kiko Martinez An Austen-adjacent narrative that is discreetly charming with everything an Austen fan will need to swoon to their hearts content.
Posted Jun 05, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Tornado (2025) Kiko Martinez Feels like a Quentin Tarantino-genre-mash-up-movie but one where Tarantino forgets to write the script.
Posted Jun 05, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Lilo & Stitch (2025) Kiko Martinez Maia Kealoha is an adorable scene-stealer and Stitch is devilishly charming, but Disney needs to figure out what they want to cinematically get out of its live-action remakes because right now the formula just isn’t working.
Posted May 27, 2025  Edit critic review
C-
Fountain of Youth (2025) Kiko Martinez A globetrotting adventure flick that makes the target more important than the journey to get there.
Posted May 27, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) Kiko Martinez Bloodlines tries its best to give the entire Final Destination franchise a fresh take, but when you've seen one character die from blunt force trauma, you've seen 'em all.
Posted May 20, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Friendship (2024) Kiko Martinez Friendship is a platform for only Tim Robinson to shine. He's the awkward star of his cringy movie and doesn't waste a second of it.
Posted May 20, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Deaf President Now! (2025) Kiko Martinez The film highlights the importance of fighting for systemic change in an inspirational and educational way.
Posted May 20, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
Fight or Flight (2024) Kiko Martinez While all the extreme violence happening 30,000 feet in the air is entertaining, Fight or Flight takes a massive nosedive when it lets anyone on the ground speak.
Posted May 11, 2025  Edit critic review
C-
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) Kiko Martinez A generic slasher that doesn't take full advantage of its kitschy villain or small-town setting. The tone is stale, and it's not nearly quirky or offbeat enough.
Posted May 11, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Thunderbolts* (2025) Kiko Martinez The fact that Thunderbolts has an asterisk at the end of its title is a perfect way to sum it up. It should come with a disclaimer warning people that it’s only groundbreaking if you’ve never seen another MCU movie before.
Posted May 05, 2025  Edit critic review
C
Another Simple Favor (2025) Kiko Martinez A bland whodunit mystery that squanders its chance to match its original film’s clever twists and style.
Posted May 05, 2025  Edit critic review
B-
The Surfer (2024) Kiko Martinez An imperfect psychological thriller that says some interesting things about grief, regret and social isolation. Plus, giving Nicolas Cage a few more layers to play with beside screaming into the void is always more satisfying.
Posted May 05, 2025  Edit critic review
C
The Accountant 2 (2025) Kiko Martinez There’s not an ounce of originality besides the idea that Rain Man can moonlight as Jason Bourne.
Posted Apr 28, 2025  Edit critic review
C+
The Legend of Ochi (2025) Kiko Martinez The Ochi just aren’t very memorable creatures; more Mac and Me than E.T.
Posted Apr 28, 2025  Edit critic review
B
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie (2024) Kiko Martinez A nostalgic and entertaining look at the comedians’ careers that would’ve worked better as a two or three-part doc series.
Posted Apr 28, 2025  Edit critic review
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