Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
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‘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 […]
‘Nomadland‘ Review: Captivating film on transience, trauma
In her elegiac and emotionally captivating new movie Nomadland, director Chloé Zhao opens with a curious title card about a small city in Nevada named Empire. It’s a remote town […]
‘Little Fish‘ Review: A profound but melancholic love story
Meeting at the intersection of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Contagion, the new sci-fi romance Little Fish is a quietly devastating and exquisitely rendered tale that would have […]
‘Malcom & Marie‘ Review: Bruising conflict center of hollow film
As the coronavirus continues to affect all manners of public and private life, we’re beginning to see its effect on the creative process for artists, and thus its influence on […]
‘Palmer‘ Review: Timberlake sinks in tired melodrama
What does Justin Timberlake want? Not yet 40 years old, the pop icon has sold tens of millions of albums in his solo music career alone, resulting in ten Grammy […]
‘The White Tiger‘ Review: Strong source material carries movie
Based on the 2008 New York Times bestseller of the same name, The White Tiger tells the spirited story of Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav), a successful young businessman thriving in […]
‘One Night in Miami‘ Review: Biopic brings ’60s black icons to life
Based on the smash stage play by Kemp Powers, the enthralling new biopic One Night in Miami depicts a fictionalized meeting between four burgeoning icons in the mid-1960s. We meet the first of […]