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5.8BRAINROT SCOREKino "Kino" is internet film-critique slang for a movie or show considered exceptionally good, artistically resonant, or "peak cinema" — widely used in cinephile and imageboard circles like 4chan's /tv/ and /lit/ boards.
Origin:Derives from the German/Russian word "kino" ("cinema"); its adoption into English-language internet film discourse carries an etymological echo of "Kino-Pravda" ("Cinema Truth"), a 1920s Soviet documentary/newsreel theory developed by filmmaker Dziga Vertov, though the modern slang usage is a much more casual, general term of praise for a great film.
First Seen:2016
Peak Era:2018-present (cinephile imageboard slang)
Aura Impact:+3 Aura (correctly identifying a hidden kino) / -3 Aura (calling something kino unironically without watching it)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""That new A24 film is pure kino.""
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