Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
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‘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 […]
‘Reel Views’ Review: Top ten movies of a not-top-ten year
Every columnist summing up the past 12 months will note how challenging it was for us collectively and individually, but I still feel the need to acknowledge and echo the […]
‘Wonder Woman 1984‘ Review: DC superhero flick another mixed bag
Following this month’s bombshell news that Warner Bros will be simultaneously releasing their 2021 slate of films in theaters and on their affiliated streaming service HBO Max, film journalists repeated […]
‘Soul‘ Review: Soulful masterpiece Pixar’s best in a decade
Almost immediately, Pixar’s abundantly ambitious and utterly absorbing new film Soul eschews these modest jumping-off points and tackles biggies like “Why are we the way that we are?” and “What […]
‘Wolfwalkers‘ Review: Gorgeous animated feature enraptures
Much like the Portland-based stop-motion outfit Laika, the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been building a strong resume over the past decade, even if their work has underwhelmed when […]