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Brent Leuthold

Brent Leuthold

Whatzup Features Writer

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‘Dark Phoenix‘ Review: Another X-Men movie, another joyless bore

Fox’s X-Men franchise flames out with Dark Phoenix, a formulaic and forgettable superhero entry that contributes hardly anything unique to an already overpopulated genre. Sometime after the excellent Days of […]

‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters‘ Review: Joyously campy flick a stomp in right direction

After a five-year hiatus, everyone’s favorite giant lizard monster has returned in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the third and best film so far in Legendary’s ever-expanding MonsterVerse. While 2014’s […]

‘Aladdin‘ Review: Remake wrings all magic out of Disney classic

Disney’s endless parade of live-action remakes based on beloved animated classics continues with Aladdin, a pointless and tedious exercise in cynical corporate filmmaking. While one could argue that there’s still […]

‘Booksmart‘ Review: Witty, vulgar teen comedy aces the test

Actress Olivia Wilde makes her feature directorial debut with Booksmart, a joyfully vulgar and endlessly witty teen comedy that is destined to go down as an all-time classic. Taking cues […]

‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu‘ Review: Overly complicated plot spoils family film

Based on the hugely successful video game franchise, Pokémon Detective Pikachu stars Justice Smith as Tim, a young Pokémon trainer who learns that his father Harry has died in a […]

‘High Life‘ Review: Pattinson challenges himself, and viewers

Opening at Cinema Center this weekend, the new Claire Denis film High Life stars Robert Pattinson as Monte, an astronaut who lives in an otherwise abandoned spaceship with his newborn […]

‘Avengers: Endgame‘ Review: Rewarding conclusion to 22-film MCU saga

The Marvel Cinematic Universe makes room for another gargantuan blockbuster in Avengers: Endgame, a rousing and rewarding conclusion to a 22-film saga that began with Iron Man in 2008. After […]

‘Missing Link‘ Review: Good-natured Laika film a crowd-pleaser

The geniuses at Laika Studios have another winner on their hands with Missing Link, a delightful stop-motion animated feature that’s both fast on its feet and warm in its heart. […]

‘Pet Sematary‘ Review: New King adaptation eerie but forgettable

We’ve seen a surge in cinematic Stephen King adaptations over the past couple years. Now added to the procession is Pet Sematary, an intermittently eerie but ultimately forgettable retelling of […]