Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]