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Brent Leuthold

Brent Leuthold

Whatzup Features Writer

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Michael Keaton returns for his titular role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

There’s still life in story of the undead

Michael Keaton was one of the highlights when he returned as Batman in last year’s superhero goulash The Flash. At the tail end of this summer, he’s back reviving another […]
The exorcism film The Deliverance stars, front to back, Mo’Nique, Andra Day, and Glenn Close.

Deliver us from bad exorcism movies

If there was ever a golden age of exorcism movies, we’re certainly not in it. The reception for The Exorcist: Believer last fall was so lackluster that Universal Pictures scrapped […]
Colman Domingo, left, and Clarence Maclin share a scene in the A24 film Sing Sing.

Film takes look at prison theater group

Playing at Cinema Center through Sept. 12, the new prison drama Sing Sing stars Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo as John “Divine G” Whitfield, an inmate at the titular New […]
Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson star in the latest entry to the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus.

Franchise shifts from sci-fi to horror

One would be forgiven for having trouble connecting the narrative dots between the Alien films, which make up a franchise that has spanned across six decades.  To keep things relatively […]
Izaac Wang stars in the new coming-of-age film DÌdi.

Coming-of-age story hits the mark

The outstanding new coming-of-age tale Dìdi is one that, at the outset, draws easy comparisons to other films in its sub-genre like mid90s, Eighth Grade, and several other titles in […]
Josh Hartnett, shown with Ariel Donoghue, is the lone bright spot in Trap.

Shyamalan trapped in subpar cycle

After an excellent turn in last year’s phenomenal Oppenheimer, Josh Hartnett returns to the screen with more compelling work in Trap, a ludicrous thriller that’s lucky to have him at […]
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), left, and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) team up in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Maximum effort given for superhero laughs

It’s been six years since the previous Deadpool movie, but quite a bit has happened in that time gap, perhaps most consequentially for the franchise being the acquisition of 21st […]
The summer blockbuster Twisters stars, from left, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Glen Powell.

Get swept away in blockbuster sequel

Released in the summer of 1996, the hokey blockbuster Twister is best remembered for its larger-than-life marketing and its (at the time) cutting-edge visual effects, but not much else beyond […]
Maika Monroe adds another horror movie to her résumé with Longlegs.

Horror film has right amount of creepy

After a monthslong viral marketing campaign that put forth cryptic teaser clips and coded messages inspired by Zodiac Killer-esque symbology, the unholy and unforgettable horror-thriller Longlegs has crawled into theaters […]