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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...

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...

The new superhero film Madame Web stars, from left, Isabela Merced, Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, and Celeste O’Connor.

Superhero flick is a tangled mess

Written by Brent Leuthold on February 21, 2024.

Madame Web★★★★★ Sony’s Spider-Man Universe — the one that, confusingly, doesn’t actually have Spider-Man — crawls forward with Madame Web, another...

‘Frankenstein’ comes across lifeless

Written by Brent Leuthold on February 14, 2024.

Lisa Frankenstein★★★★★ The story of Frankenstein has been reanimated so many times it was perhaps inevitable that we would eventually get a 1980s-tinged...

Sam Rockwell and Bryce Dallas Howard star in the new action comedy Argylle.

‘Argylle’ leans heavily on tired tropes

Written by Brent Leuthold on February 7, 2024.

Argylle★★★★★ With a couple of exceptions, Matthew Vaughn is a director whose appeal largely eludes me. Twenty years ago, his Guy Ritchie-esque Layer...

The animated film Orion and the Dark begins streaming on Netflix on Friday, Feb. 2.

Netflix film sheds light on fear

Written by Brent Leuthold on January 31, 2024.

Orion and the Dark★★★★★ At first glance, the latest DreamWorks animated movie Orion and the Dark does not seem to stand out much from the legion...

Ariana DeBose stars in the new science-fiction drama I.S.S.

Tensions rise in sci-fi thriller

Written by Brent Leuthold on January 24, 2024.

I.S.S.★★★★★ The sci-fi nail-biter I.S.S. opens, fittingly, with text about how the International Space Station serves as a symbol of alliance between...