THE OPINION ISN’T FOR SALE.
Static Kiss does not accept payment in exchange for editorial reviews, scores, placement, or favorable coverage. Advertising, access, publicists, labels, distributors, and studios do not control what is covered or what is said.
A SCREENER IS NOT A PROMISE.
Advance access, screeners, press materials, or promotional copies never guarantee coverage. When a financial, personal, professional, or other material relationship could change how a reader weighs a piece, Static Kiss discloses it clearly.
AN AD WILL LOOK LIKE AN AD.
If Static Kiss ever publishes paid or sponsored material, it will be labeled unmistakably and kept separate from editorial scores and reviews. Sponsored work will never be disguised as independent criticism.
FIX THE FACT. SHOW THE SEAM.
Material factual errors are corrected promptly. A note will explain what changed and when. Quiet typo and formatting repairs may be made without a note when they do not alter meaning.
THE NUMBER COMES LAST.
Film and music use the same whole-number scale. Full Reviews and Quick Kisses speak the same scoring language. A published score is not quietly changed; a later reassessment must be presented as a revisit.
SOREN MEANS SOREN.
Criticism published under Soren’s byline is written, edited, argued, and scored by Soren. AI does not write, rewrite, score, or decide Static Kiss criticism.