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Brent Leuthold

Brent Leuthold

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Michael Fassbender stars in Next Goal Wins.

Feel-good movie misses the mark

There’s no mistaking the goofy sports biopic Next Goal Wins for anything other than the latest brainchild of filmmaker Taika Waititi. Ten years ago, few outside of the New Zealand […]
Dominic Sessa, left, makes his film debut alongside Paul Giamitti in The Holdovers.

‘The Holdovers’ hits seasonal tones

When winter creeps in and the days grow shorter, we gather close together for light and warmth. Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is a movie that honors this primal instinct and […]
Five Nights at Freddy’s is streaming on Peacock and also showing in theaters.

Horror movie lacks scares, tension

Now streaming on Peacock, and reportedly making a killing in theaters, the video-game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s may work as fan service for those who love the source material. […]
Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro star in Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon.

Scorsese plays it safe with tragic tale

Now 80 years old, landmark filmmaker Martin Scorsese has spent the past 10 years of his career making films and telling stories he’s been itching to tell for quite some […]
Julia Garner, left, and Jessica Henwick star in the new thriller The Royal Hotel.

Make reservation to see new thriller

Following up her exceptional narrative feature debut The Assistant from 2020, Australian filmmaker Kitty Green is back with what could be described as another workplace thriller.  Trading the frigid interiors […]
Lidya Jewett, left, and Olivia O’Neill star in the new horror film The Exorcist: Believer.

Reimagined classic is not compelling

With his Halloween trilogy complete, director David Gordon Green turns his attention to reviving another franchise that began in the 1970s with a smash horror hit.  The Exorcist: Believer is […]
Alden Ehrenreich, left, and Phoebe Dynevor star in Fair Play.

Not all is fair in love and office life

One of the very best film debuts of the year, Chloe Domont’s Fair Play is a bracingly taut psychosexual thriller that leaves an impact long after the credits have run.  […]
Eve Hewson and Orén Kinlan star in "Flora and Son."

Power of music strengthens bonds

Few people have translated the unique and powerful way music brings people together better than writer/director John Carney. His films Once (2007), Begin Again (2013), and Sing Street (2016) are […]
Pete Davidson, left, and Paul Dano portray brothers in the new film Dumb Money.

Invest your time into ‘Dumb Money’

The always whip-fast and sometimes whip-smart finance comedy Dumb Money opens with a definition of its title: A term for what Wall Street investors call amateur day traders looking to […]