Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
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‘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 […]
‘The Father‘ Review: Brave portrayal of dementia adapted from stageplay
Despite it being a difficult subject to broach, dementia has been relatively popular in cinema over the past several months. Last summer saw the release of Relic, an Australian horror […]
‘Cherry‘ Review: Overdirected, underwritten movie is the pits
Transitioning in and out of a franchise-defining role can present a unique challenge to an actor, especially early in one’s career. Take Daniel Radcliffe. Starring in the first Harry Potter […]
‘The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run‘ Review: Fun is all dried up in unnecessary sequel
Coinciding with the launch of yet another streaming service, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run arrives this Thursday on the newly rebranded Paramount+ platform. Though this is the first […]
‘Minari‘ Review: Film is a thoughtful, touching family drama
Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari is about as heartfelt and pure as movies get. Adapting his childhood experiences growing up in mid-1980s rural Arkansas, Chung doesn’t merely recall the struggles that […]