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Kaila Hale-Stern

Kaila Hale-Stern's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) 63% 4/5 EDIT “We can rest assured that Thor: Love and Thunder, the singular product from all these moving parts, is deeply funny and lovely to look at.” – The Mary Sue Jul 5, 2022 Full Review Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) 73% EDIT “This movie is a mess, but messes aren’t always bad. It’s not bad, I just don’t really know what to do with it, and it feels like it should belong to the Marvel of another era, not helping to kick off a new one.” – The Mary Sue May 3, 2022 Full Review No Time to Die (2021) 83% 2.5/5 EDIT “Malek is criminally underused, and the character is so absurd that he feels like a parody of what a Bond villain should be.” – The Mary Sue Oct 12, 2021 Full Review Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 57% 2/5 EDIT “Ultimately, the weirdest thing about Wonder Woman 1984 is how devoid of hope and draining it is.” – The Mary Sue Dec 26, 2020 Full Review Enola Holmes (2020) 91% 4/5 EDIT “In Brown's Enola, we've found the right consulting detective we need for our times.” – The Mary Sue Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) 51% EDIT “It has a lot of fun while also pulling relentlessly at heartstrings and turning on the waterworks.” – The Mary Sue Dec 18, 2019 Full Review Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 91% EDIT “It's everyday people and not legends who become the main players. That they can feel so true to life in a fantastical universe speaks to the real sleight-of-hand magic at work in this summer blockbuster.” – The Mary Sue Jul 15, 2019 Full Review What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine (2018) 100% 5/5 EDIT “Ultimately this is a valentine to the show, its creative forces, and its fans. You won't want What We Left Behind to end.” – The Mary Sue May 16, 2019 Full Review Tolkien (2019) 51% 3.5/5 EDIT “If you already know his life story, you won't be learning anything new here, but your eyes will thank you for the expected journey.” – The Mary Sue May 13, 2019 Full Review Mary Poppins Returns (2018) 79% EDIT “I would not dissuade anyone from seeing this whimsically over-the-top film, an attempt at the original Mary Poppins magic turned up past eleven. But I wish I could say that I loved it.” – The Mary Sue Dec 26, 2018 Full Review Aquaman (2018) 66% 3.5/5 EDIT “I would watch Arthur Curry splash around throwing punches twenty times rather than return to a color-drained and depressing cityscape where the hero is sad and mad.” – The Mary Sue Dec 11, 2018 Full Review Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) 87% 4/5 EDIT “This is a very funny movie that I laughed out loud to more times than I can count.” – The Mary Sue Jun 27, 2018 Full Review Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 69% 4/5 EDIT “I take a good portion of my naysaying back, and gladly: Solo was the first Star Wars movie in a long time that gave me anything like the light-hearted thrill I first felt seeing A New Hope as a kid.” – The Mary Sue May 15, 2018 Full Review Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 85% 4/5 EDIT “I've been writing about Infinity War for the better part of a year, but I was not prepared for what it had in store. I stared at it slack-jawed for the last ten minutes, astonished at the places where Marvel took this film.” – The Mary Sue Apr 25, 2018 Full Review Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) 42% 3.5/5 EDIT “Pacific Rim Uprising is a loud, ridiculous film about giant fighting robots and massive monsters from an interdimensional portal under the ocean. It's totally over-the-top, and it's also the most fun I've had at the movies in ages.” – The Mary Sue Mar 21, 2018 Full Review A Wrinkle in Time (2018) 43% 3/5 EDIT “[Storm] Reid is excellent, playing across a range of emotions and physical activity while carrying the movie on her shoulders.” – The Mary Sue Mar 7, 2018 Full Review Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) 28% 3.5/5 EDIT “Where this version really won me over is with its compelling effects and worldbuilding. It's hard to translate the madcap randomness and outrageousness of anime action into, well, real life, but Sori gives it a spirited go.” – The Mary Sue Feb 21, 2018 Full Review Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 91% 4.5/5 EDIT “[Carrie Fisher] is luminous here. Every time she's on screen, it's impossible to look away, and she is as tough, loving, and wily as we would ever want our Leia to be.” – The Mary Sue Dec 12, 2017 Full Review Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 51% 4/5 EDIT “Everything here is bigger, louder, brasher, more political, more expensive, more violent. ... The movie never flinches, though you might.” – The Mary Sue Sep 20, 2017 Full Review Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “Spider-Man: Homecoming can be light-hearted and enjoyable, but it probably won't knock your socks off.” – The Mary Sue Jul 13, 2017 Full Review
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