Article Tag: Reel Views

Maika Monroe adds another horror movie to her résumé with Longlegs.

Horror film has right amount of creepy

Written by Brent Leuthold on July 17, 2024.

Longlegs★★★★★ After a monthslong viral marketing campaign that put forth cryptic teaser clips and coded messages inspired by Zodiac Killer-esque...

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum lack chemistry in the new film Fly Me to the Moon.

Moon landing plays second fiddle

Written by Brent Leuthold on July 10, 2024.

Fly Me to the Moon★★★★★ Lifting off in time for the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the crowd-pleaser Fly Me to the Moon deliberately...

Jodie Cromer and Austin Butler star in The Bikeriders.

Biker film is a visual spectacle

Written by Brent Leuthold on June 26, 2024.

The Bikeriders★★★★★ Based on an evocative photobook of motorcycle club members from the 1960s, The Bikeriders works best as a mood movie if nothing...

The original emotions from Inside Out are joined by some new ones in Inside Out 2.

Sequel lives up to its predecessor

Written by Brent Leuthold on June 19, 2024.

Inside Out 2★★★★★ Insofar as the pandemic turned everything inside out, fewer studios took a harder hit than Pixar, beginning when the animation...

Ry Barrett portrays a zombified madman on a killing spree in the new slasher film In a Violent Nature.

Slasher film offers fresh perspective

Written by Brent Leuthold on June 5, 2024.

In a Violent Nature★★★★★ Years ago, Geico had an ad spoofing the stupidity of horror movie protagonists where a group of teens on the run from a...

Anya Taylor-Joy portrays the titular character in the new action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

‘Mad Max’ characters get room to develop

Written by Brent Leuthold on May 29, 2024.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga★★★★★ In 2015, the Mad Max franchise got a fast and furious revitalization with the universally lauded Mad Max: Fury Road,...

Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine star in the new A24 horror film I Saw the TV Glow.

Horror film blurs line between fantasy, reality

Written by Brent Leuthold on May 22, 2024.

I Saw the TV Glow★★★★★ A couple months ago, Justice Smith starred in The American Society of Magical Negroes, a story of a meek young man dealing...

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in the new action-comedy The Fall Guy.

Action-comedy rises to the occasion

Written by Brent Leuthold on May 8, 2024.

The Fall Guy★★★★★ Last summer, Ryan Gosling manifested Kenergy for the blockbuster phenomenon Barbie. This year, he’s doing his part to kick off...

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...