Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
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‘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 […]
‘The Guilty’ Review: Taut thriller keeps you on the line until the final frame
It’s no secret that American remakes of foreign-language films often fall short of their predecessors. For every success like The Departed or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, there seem […]
‘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 […]
‘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, […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]