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Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding have the right kind of chemistry in the romantic slasher Heart Eyes.

Horror meets romance in ‘Heart Eyes’

Written by Brent Leuthold on February 12, 2025.

Heart Eyes★★★★★ Arriving just in time for Valentine’s Day, the rom-com slasher Heart Eyes succeeds most by staying true to its unique combination...

Sophie Thatcher portrays a companion robot coming to grips with her reality in Companion.

Sci-fi thriller examines morality

Written by Brent Leuthold on February 5, 2025.

Companion★★★★★ Billed as “a new kind of love story from the creators of Barbarian,” the tongue-in-cheek thriller Companion finds young couple Iris...

O’Shea Jackson Jr. returns for the action sequel Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.

‘Den of Thieves’ does some growing up

Written by Brent Leuthold on January 15, 2025.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera★★★★★ Filed neatly between Cruel Intentions 2 and Dumb and Dumber To in the “Unexpected Sequels” drawer, Den of Thieves...

It may not exceed the original, but Moana 2 has plenty of action, original songs, and jaw-dropping animation.

Set sail for another ‘Moana’ adventure

Written by Brent Leuthold on December 4, 2024.

Moana 2★★★★★ It was never going to be an easy task following up a cultural phenomenon like Moana, which remains Walt Disney Animation’s finest offering...

Kieran Culkin, left, stars in A Real Pain alongside Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed the film.

Eisenberg project is a real pleasure

Written by Brent Leuthold on November 20, 2024.

A Real Pain★★★★★ Following up last year’s When You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg makes another compelling case for himself as a writer...

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...