Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
‘Cruella’ Review: After tedious start, Disney film struts with confidence
When it comes to franchise building and marketing, Warner Bros. has been emulating Disney for so long, it was only a matter of time before the House of Mouse reciprocated […]
‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Review: Fiery Jolie gets a little lost in the smoke of film
Though the last 10 years have been quite eventful for movie star and mother of six Angelina Jolie, very little of her life has taken place on screen. She was the […]
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Review: Delightful family film delivers quick-witted laughs
Originally titled Connected and slated to arrive in theaters last fall, the superb new animated comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines is now available on Netflix for families everywhere to […]
‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ Review: Clancy adaptation a throwback to ’90s action films
Without Remorse (technically Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) is the sixth movie based on a Clancy novel but the first to make Clancy’s other famous spy character, John Clark, its primary […]
‘Mortal Kombat’ Review: Film based on video game takes itself too seriously
When the first Mortal Kombat movie came out in the late summer of 1995, it was amid a string of early attempts like Double Dragon and Street Fighter to adapt […]
‘Stowaway’ Review: Overacted, underdirected sci-fi tale a snoozer
In Ridley Scott’s The Martian, Matt Damon plays a brilliant astronaut who gets stranded on Mars. With the aid of a robust sense of humor and scientific intellect along with […]
‘Voyagers’ Review: Unconvincing acting mars intriguing sci-fi concept
Making an unceremonious journey to theaters this weekend, the new sci-fi thriller Voyagers opens with an ominous title card about how the Earth is finally uninhabitable and we must go […]
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: Monster mashup bloated with way too much filler
Starting in 2014 with a boots-on-the-ground reboot of Godzilla, Legendary’s MonsterVerse now culminates with Godzilla vs. Kong, an intermittently fun slugfest that embraces the schlock of past creature features but […]
‘Nobody’ Review: Odenkirk delivers the goods in violent action flick
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk goes from Mr. Chips to Scarface in Nobody, a cheeky shoot ’em up that cleverly reconfigures its key influences into one […]