Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
‘Venom‘ Review: Logic Not a Feature of Venom
There is a time in which Venom, the new Sony-backed superhero movie featuring a popular character from the Spider-Man comics, could have likely passed as a decent entry into the […]
‘Night School‘ Review: Hart Comedy at C Level
From the Adam Sandler-centric Billy Madison to the one-two combination of 21 and 22 Jump Street, the idea of grown adults returning to high school is a concept that has […]
‘A Simple Favor‘ Review: Fun, But Preposterous
What would you get if you combined the pulpy thrills of a murder mystery like The Girl on the Train with the comedic strokes of Mean Girls and a dash […]
‘The Predator‘ Review: Another Missed Opportunity
With its primal story of survival and its ultra-macho attitude, John McTiernan’s Predator is still lauded as an action classic to this day and went on to generate two direct […]
‘The Nun‘ Review: Conjuring a Poor Prequel
Since the Conjuring series of films began with the first entry in 2013, the R-rated horror franchise has summoned supernatural scares that have translated to hundreds of millions of dollars […]
‘Searching‘ Review: Searching Gimmick Works
So much of our modern lives is dictated by how we interact with screens, whether it’s a smart phone or tablet or computer, that it only seemed to be a […]
‘The Happytime Murders ‘ Review: No Happy Time in Comedy
It’s difficult to imagine how a comedy as abysmal as The Happytime Murders actually makes it to a theatrical release. First announced by The Jim Henson Company in 2008 and […]
‘BlacKkKlansman‘ Review: Newest from Lee Disjointed
Those who have followed the work of Spike Lee during his 30-plus year career know that he’s not a director who shies away from potential controversy when addressing important political […]
‘Eighth Grade‘ Review: Fisher Shines in Eighth Grade
Fifteen-year-old Elsie Fisher gives one of the year’s best performances in Eighth Grade, the simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming new film written and directed by 27-year-old stand-up comedian Bo Burnham. Fisher […]