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Brent Leuthold

Brent Leuthold

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‘Being the Ricardos’ Review: Kidman dazzles in Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz biopic

Though tens of millions of people tuned into I Love Lucy Monday evenings throughout the 1950s, it’s unlikely they knew its stars as well as the show made them feel […]

‘House of Gucci’ Review: Lady Gaga can’t save mediocre Gucci retelling

At 83 years old, director Ridley Scott will take a crack at just about any story. He’s headed up classics in the horror, sci-fi, and war genres, fine-tuning a chameleonic […]

Likable acting shines in good, not great ‘Belfast’

Irish writer/director Kenneth Branagh brings the memories of his childhood to the big screen with Belfast, a slight but sweet slice-of-life story with winsome performances that make up for the […]

‘Red Notice’ Review: Big-name stars can’t keep flick from falling flat

On their comedy companion channel Netflix Is a Joke, the streaming giant has a series called Written Entirely by Bots, comprised of animated shorts allegedly written by a computer program […]

‘Finch’ Review: Three great performances lift apocalyptic story

Leave it to America’s Dad to make the end of the world more palatable. Tom Hanks’ latest sci-fi vehicle Finch finds the star in the titular role as a robotics […]

‘Last Night in Soho’ Review: Inventive direction can’t overcome weak writing

Following up his music documentary The Sparks Brothers from earlier this year, director Edgar Wright continues to expand past his comedy roots with Last Night in Soho, a shoddy but […]

‘Dune’ Review: Sci-fi novel turned masterful big-screen thriller

As well-regarded as Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 novel Dune is, it’s had quite the journey making it to the big screen. First, there was a failed attempt in the mid-1970s […]

‘Halloween Kills’ Review: Swings between scares and ‘who cares?’

All things considered, horror movies aren’t dissimilar from comedies. Both benefit greatly from the element of surprise and suffer most when redundancy renders story beats predictable. One has setups and […]

‘No Time To Die’ Review: Craig’s swan song as Bond delivers entertainment

After a year and a half of delays, James Bond is finally back. No Time To Die is the 25th movie in the series, but most notably, it’s the fifth […]