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The new film Challengers stars, from left, Josh O’Connor, Zendaya, and Mike Faist.

Follow the bouncing ball in love triangle

Written by Brent Leuthold on May 1, 2024.

Challengers★★★★★ When I first saw that Challengers, the latest from Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino, was being presented in IMAX, I admit to being...

Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens star in the new horror film Abigail.

Ballerina keeps bandits on their toes

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 24, 2024.

Abigail★★★★★ Abigail is a movie that will play very differently for those who know nothing about it going in versus those who enter the theater...

Kirsten Dunst, left, and Cailie Spaeny star in the new A24 film Civil War.

Meaning behind ‘Civil War’ up to viewer

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 17, 2024.

Civil War★★★★★ To describe what Civil War is, it may be more helpful to first describe what it is not. It’s not a movie that’s interested in moralizing...

Dev Patel directs and stars in the action film Monkey Man, currently in theaters.

Dev Patel’s action film packs a punch

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 10, 2024.

Monkey Man★★★★★ fter an outstanding turn in 2021’s The Green Knight, Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with the visceral action vehicle Monkey...

Differences are put aside between iconic monsters in Godzilla x King: The New Empire.

Unleveled storytelling hurts blockbuster

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 3, 2024.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire★★★★★ In divisive times, it’s heartening to know that even the most gargantuan of monsters are able to put their...

Sydney Sweeney stars in the new horror film "Immaculate."

New horror movie is far from perfect

Written by Brent Leuthold on March 27, 2024.

Immaculate★★★★★ In 2021’s The Voyeurs, writer and director Michael Mohan mined the depths of trashy ’90s erotic thrillers to create his own take...

Katy O’Brian, left, and Kristen Stewart shine in the lead roles of "Love Lies Bleeding."

Leads are a knockout in love story

Written by Brent Leuthold on March 20, 2024.

Love Lies Bleeding★★★★★ Last month, Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls had a very brief theatrical run as a light-hearted queer romance that was zany...

Pyper Braun stars in the new horror film Imaginary.

Hard to imagine a worse horror film

Written by Brent Leuthold on March 13, 2024.

Imaginary★★★★★ Blumhouse made almost $300 million last fall with the sinister bear-fronted Five Nights at Freddy’s, and they returned to theaters...

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya reprise their roles in Dune: Part Two.

‘Dune: Part Two’ builds on storytelling

Written by Brent Leuthold on March 6, 2024.

Dune: Part Two★★★★★ For retroactive clarity, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One was originally due to come out November 2020, but got pushed almost...

Margaret Qualley, left, and Geradline Viswanathan star in the new comedy Drive-Away Dolls.

Ethan Coen goes it alone on comedy

Written by Brent Leuthold on February 28, 2024.

Drive-Away Dolls★★★★★ When the Coen Brothers decided to amicably part ways in 2018 following their co-directed Western anthology The Ballad of Buster...