Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
‘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 […]
‘Mank‘ Review: Listless biopic rare stumble for Fincher
Almost 80 years later, director David Fincher finds himself in a seemingly similar situation of artistic authority with Netflix. Starting out early as an executive producer on their first hit […]
‘Run‘ Review: Engaging thriller quickens your pulse
By comparison, it’s much more broad in its story beats and campy in its execution, but at the end of the day, it delivers enough slick twists and turns in […]
‘The Nest‘ Review: Law, Coon in outstanding period drama
In his outstanding sophomore outing The Nest, writer-director Sean Durkin inverts this equation, taking a family already reeling from years of mistrust and instability and, instead of serving them up […]
‘A Rainy Day in New York‘ Review: Allen’s newest rom-com only midgrade
Due to be released by Amazon Studios back in 2018, Allen’s latest comedy A Rainy Day in New York was shelved after sexual assault allegations resurfaced against him amid the […]
‘Possessor‘ Review: Sci-fi movie disturbing, mesmerizing
It’s been some time since his latest effort, 2014’s disappointing Maps to the Stars, but luckily, David’s son Brandon has seemingly followed closely in his father’s footsteps. Brandon Cronenberg’s second […]
‘Bad Hair‘ Review: Simien bobs and weaves a cult classic
Instead of moving onto wholly new material, Simien wisely chose to adapt his overstuffed movie into a Netflix series whose three seasons account for some of the best original content […]