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Brent Leuthold

Brent Leuthold

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Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in the new action-comedy The Fall Guy.

Action-comedy rises to the occasion

Last summer, Ryan Gosling manifested Kenergy for the blockbuster phenomenon Barbie. This year, he’s doing his part to kick off the summer movie season with the similarly hilarious The Fall […]
The new film Challengers stars, from left, Josh O’Connor, Zendaya, and Mike Faist.

Follow the bouncing ball in love triangle

When I first saw that Challengers, the latest from Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino, was being presented in IMAX, I admit to being thrown off balance a bit. After all, this […]
Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens star in the new horror film Abigail.

Ballerina keeps bandits on their toes

Abigail is a movie that will play very differently for those who know nothing about it going in versus those who enter the theater having seen a trailer or ad […]
Kirsten Dunst, left, and Cailie Spaeny star in the new A24 film Civil War.

Meaning behind ‘Civil War’ up to viewer

To describe what Civil War is, it may be more helpful to first describe what it is not. It’s not a movie that’s interested in moralizing about how the United […]
Dev Patel directs and stars in the action film Monkey Man, currently in theaters.

Dev Patel’s action film packs a punch

fter an outstanding turn in 2021’s The Green Knight, Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with the visceral action vehicle Monkey Man, in which he also stars and co-write the […]
Differences are put aside between iconic monsters in Godzilla x King: The New Empire.

Unleveled storytelling hurts blockbuster

In divisive times, it’s heartening to know that even the most gargantuan of monsters are able to put their differences aside and come together for the greater good.  Case in […]
Sydney Sweeney stars in the new horror film "Immaculate."

New horror movie is far from perfect

In 2021’s The Voyeurs, writer and director Michael Mohan mined the depths of trashy ’90s erotic thrillers to create his own take on the subgenre and almost pulled it off.  […]
Katy O’Brian, left, and Kristen Stewart shine in the lead roles of "Love Lies Bleeding."

Leads are a knockout in love story

Last month, Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls had a very brief theatrical run as a light-hearted queer romance that was zany and even cartoony at points. This month, we have Love […]
Pyper Braun stars in the new horror film Imaginary.

Hard to imagine a worse horror film

Blumhouse made almost $300 million last fall with the sinister bear-fronted Five Nights at Freddy’s, and they returned to theaters on Oscars weekend with another bear in mind.  The would-be […]