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Emma Kiely

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Biography:

Emma is an Irish, London-based film critic who has been reviewing movies and TV shows for Collider since 2021. On top of reviews, Emma is the Senior Movies Editor for the Features team at Collider. Emma has represented Collider at film festivals including Cannes, BFI London Film Festival, and Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

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Movies TV Shows
Saipan (2025) 94% 8/10 EDIT “Saipan zeroes in on the clashing personalities that led to one of Ireland’s biggest modern controversies, resulting in a fascinating document of recent Irish history..” – Collider Oct 19, 2025 Full Review Pillion (2025) 100% 9/10 EDIT “Pillion is a tremendous debut from Harry Lighton, a unpredictable tale that combines a compelling coming-of-age story, an endearing comedy, and a sex-positive odd romance into one of the best films of the year.” – Collider Oct 18, 2025 Full Review The Perfect Neighbor (2025) 99% 8/10 EDIT “It doesn’t matter whether you shamelessly gorge on all things true crime or stand proudly away from it, deeming it exploitation for entertainment’s sake; you need to see The Perfect Neighbor.” – Collider Oct 13, 2025 Full Review The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) 98% 8/10 EDIT “With impassioned performances from the cast, held down by a crucial calming presence in Clara Khoury as Nisreen, The Voice of Hind Rajab still feels like a narrative film with all the tension, movement, and stakes such a story would require.” – Collider Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) 82% 5/10 EDIT “Father Mother Sister Brother does have little pockets of Jarmusch's genius scattered throughout, but not enough to make up for how unfulfilling the entire experience is.” – Collider Oct 9, 2025 Full Review Good Boy (2025) 94% 6/10 EDIT “Good Boy keeps its cards firmly close to its chest for the majority of the movie, only for the finale to reveal that they kept them hidden because it never had a particularly strong hand.” – Collider Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Swiped (2025) 43% 5/10 EDIT “What could’ve been a searing commentary on one woman’s grueling fight against the man is squeezed down to neatly fit the confines of a direct-to-streaming biopic, hitting just about every cliché and trope we’ve come to expect from this genre. ” – Collider Sep 10, 2025 Full Review A Serbian Documentary (2025) 3/10 EDIT “A Serbian Documentary is a redundant, biased, and hollow marketing tool; An 80-minute behind-the-scenes promotional featurette for a film that, even after an entire documentary devoted to defending its existence, still feels completely meaningless.” – Collider Aug 23, 2025 Full Review My Oxford Year (2025) 29% 4/10 EDIT “My Oxford Year is the most painfully 2010s movie since, well, the 2010s; a sequence of Tumblr and We Heart It images with the plot and character development out of a Wattpad novel written by a 15-year-old One Direction fan.” – Collider Aug 1, 2025 Full Review Dreams (2025) 70% 4/10 EDIT “I was in awe of how a film could go so wrong so quickly. While the first two acts do suffer from flat performances, stiff dialogue, and rushed editing, Franco’s thematic subtext is extremely nuanced and vivid.” – Collider Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Love Me Tender (2025) 7/10 EDIT “With a remarkable performance from Vicky Krieps, who rarely gets a second away from the camera, Love Me Tender is worth seeing if just to witness a startling talent give herself over completely to a part.” – Collider Jul 7, 2025 Full Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) 58% 8/10 EDIT “M3GAN 2.0 isn’t only a sequel that successfully expands on the universe and lore built by its predecessor, but it also solidifies its titular character as a new horror icon.” – Collider Jun 25, 2025 Full Review 28 Years Later (2025) 89% 9/10 EDIT “An exciting and terrifying horror movie, a fresh and nuanced entry into the zombie catalog, a mesmerizing philosophical tale, all packed into a coming-of-age structure, 28 Years Later is one of the best zombie horror movies we’ve been given in years.” – Collider Jun 18, 2025 Full Review Die My Love (2025) 76% 8/10 EDIT “Die, My Love is further proof that no one is doing it like Lynne Ramsay, as she draws out a career-best performance from Jennifer Lawrence in a must-see thriller spectacle that turns a single woman’s experience into a brutally honest psychological epic.” – Collider May 17, 2025 Full Review Urchin (2025) 95% 7/10 EDIT “Urchin is an impressive first film from writer-director Harris Dickinson that sets him on a path to be among the ranks of the best of British storytellers. ” – Collider May 17, 2025 Full Review The Chronology of Water (2025) 94% 5/10 EDIT “With The Chronology of Water, Kristen Stewart announces herself as a director worth looking at. As a writer, she’s too caught up in the “art” of it all that the very real human emotions at the centre of this film get lost” – Collider May 17, 2025 Full Review Eddington (2025) 68% 8/10 EDIT “Eddington may feel like a step back for Ari Aster in regards to his striking visuals and talent for creating nightmarish viewing experiences. But, if anything, it’s showing that Aster can take these nightmares and show how they can operate in reality.” – Collider May 16, 2025 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 96% 6/10 EDIT “The last act will lose some audiences, and the abandonment of the narrative the movie sets out in the first half makes the journey feel disingenuous. But it’s still a gorgeous-looking and sounding film, held together by a cast of soulful performances. ” – Collider May 15, 2025 Full Review Sound of Falling (2025) 95% 5/10 EDIT “Sound of Falling, despite how explicitly tragic it is, doesn’t add anything new to the cinematic portfolio of women-focused stories of tragedy.” – Collider May 14, 2025 Full Review Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) 92% 7/10 EDIT “With horror franchises constantly coming back from the dead, Bloodlines is one of the freshest we’ve seen in a while. It’s the perfect blend of going back to basics and cooking up something new, drenched in blood and snapping bones.” – Collider May 13, 2025 Full Review Fréwaka (2024) 96% 6/10 EDIT “Fréwaka may not achieve everything it sets out to, but it’s still a moving horror story packed with thought and intention — and a much-needed reminder of the lyrical beauty of the Irish language.” – Collider Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% 8/10 EDIT “Sinners is an electric film sparkling with energy and passion. Coogler takes everything he has honed over the past 10 years and crafts a spectacle hoisted up by exceptional visual storytelling.” – Collider Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Borderline (2025) 59% 6/10 EDIT “Jimmy Warden’s Borderline can start to feel derivative of other, much stronger movies, but there’s something irresistibly charming about it, especially in its second half. ” – Collider Mar 13, 2025 Full Review Bloat (2025) 29% 4/10 EDIT “It all results in a scrambled screenlife film that fails to offer any scares in its pursuit of more mainstream horror offerings.” – Collider Mar 3, 2025 Full Review Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) 88% 4/10 EDIT “Mad About the Boy is the disappointing, saccharine, and gimmicky end to a franchise that should have never gone beyond its first sequel.” – Collider Feb 12, 2025 Full Review
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