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Brent Leuthold

Brent Leuthold

Whatzup Features Writer

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‘Licorice Pizza’ Review: Newcomers shine in irreverent P.T. Anderson flick

Let’s get this out of the way right at the top: Licorice Pizza is not about a pernicious pizzeria that tops their pies with the twisty black or red confection. […]

‘West Side Story’ Review: Musical shines under Spielberg’s masterful direction

It’s been 60 years since Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise brought their vision of the stage musical West Side Story to the big screen, and few films of the genre […]

‘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 […]