Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Review: Adaptation of musical nothing but cringe, bad takes
Based on the Tony Award-winning smash of the same name, the new movie musical Dear Evan Hansen is an unmitigated disaster, a winding road of cringe-inducing character moments and baffling […]
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‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Review: Chastain eyes awards season with terrific performance
Like its subject, The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a bit difficult to entirely figure out. It’s a biopic based on a documentary that came out over 20 years ago, […]
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‘Malignant’ Review: Brace yourself for bombastic finale in horror flick
As movie theaters around the country still struggle to replicate pre-pandemic numbers, the horror genre could ironically represent the light at the end of the tunnel. Recent offerings like Don’t […]
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‘Kate’ Review: Netflix offering full of action, but not much else
Netflix’s newest action-packed offering Kate stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the titular role as a ruthless, Japan-based assassin working under handler and father figure Varrick (Woody Harrelson). Ten months after […]
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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Review: Lots of backstory, but Marvel flick still satisfies
The 25th film in the all-encompassing Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings brings yet another superhero into the fold and with him, a new subgenre to the […]
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‘The Night House’ Review: Genuinely chilling horror film haunts moviegoers
A year and a half after debuting at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, a hefty Searchlight Pictures acquisition finally sees the light of day — which is to say, the […]
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‘Annette’ Review: Oddball energy can’t lift film past its hollowness
For a band that’s toiled in obscurity for decades, Sparks is finally finding themselves squarely in the spotlight this year. Premiering at Sundance Film Festival back in January, The Sparks […]
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‘CODA’ Review: Warm-hearted film an endearing, enduring classic
The opening film of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which brought audiences to their feet when it screened on-site and virtually back in January, is now here to warm hearts […]
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‘The Green Knight’ Review: Evocative film recasts Camelot as a bold fantasy
Texas-based filmmaker David Lowery has always had Camelot on his mind. In a recent press release, he shared a photo of himself at eight years old donning a tunic and […]