Article Category: Movies & Streaming

Hugh Grant stars in the new thriller "Heretic."

New A24 thriller is a bit half-baked

Written by Brent Leuthold on November 13, 2024.

Heretic★★★★★ Between collaborations with Guy Ritchie and last year’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hugh Grant has seemingly had a...

Robin Wright and Tom Hanks star in Robert Zemeckis’ new movie Here.

‘Here’ is novel idea that just does not work

Written by Brent Leuthold on November 6, 2024.

Here★★★★★ The plot of Here, the dreadful new formal experiment from director Robert Zemeckis, is fixated on a plot itself — a plot of land, to be...

Ralph Fiennes portrays Cardinal-Dean Thomas Lawrence who is tasked with finding a new pope in Conclave.

Witty banter found in search for new pope

Written by Brent Leuthold on October 30, 2024.

Conclave★★★★★ Following up his much-lauded remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, director Edward Berger returns with another stirring ensemble...

Naomi Scott stars as global pop sensation Skye Riley in the new horror sequel Smile 2.

Horror sequel will put smile on face

Written by Brent Leuthold on October 23, 2024.

Smile 2★★★★★ Narrowly avoiding a straight-to-streaming release two years ago, the surprise hit Smile opened wide to more than $200 million at the...

Anna Kendrick stars in and directs the film Woman of the Hour, alongside Daniel Zovatto.

Film shines light on ‘Dating Game’ killer

Written by Brent Leuthold on October 16, 2024.

Woman of the Hour★★★★★ Anna Kendrick steps behind the camera for the first time to take on misogyny and murder with Woman of the Hour, a chilling...

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix star in Joker: Folie à Deux.

Sequel to megahit is a pretty big joke

Written by Brent Leuthold on October 9, 2024.

Joker: Folie a Deux★★★★★ What do you get when you cross a loosely adapted comic book movie with a billion dollars at the box office and 11 Oscar...

Maisy Stella, left, and Aubrey Plaza play the same character at different stages of their life in My Old Ass.

Would you take future self’s advice?

Written by Brent Leuthold on October 2, 2024.

My Old Ass★★★★★ In the spring of 2020, popular YouTube comedian Julie Nolke started a sketch series called Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self,...

Demi Moore gives one of her best performances in the new film The Substance.

Aging in Hollywood can be terrifying

Written by Brent Leuthold on September 25, 2024.

The Substance★★★★★ If the body horror sub-genre has a guiding principle, it’s in the terror of our infinite consciousness being inextricably tethered...

Transformers One has plenty of action as well as plenty of well-known actors supplying their voices.

Prequel puts story of ‘Transformers’ into gear

Written by Brent Leuthold on September 18, 2024.

Transformers One★★★★★ Fittingly, the Transformers franchise has undergone several metamorphoses since the animated television series debuted 40...

Michael Keaton returns for his titular role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

There’s still life in story of the undead

Written by Brent Leuthold on September 11, 2024.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice★★★★★ Michael Keaton was one of the highlights when he returned as Batman in last year’s superhero goulash The Flash. At...