Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
Not all as it appears in new thriller
Early on in the new thriller Eileen, we’re tipped off to the fact that something about the title character may be a little off. Played with tremulous longing by Thomasin […]
Is being a celebrity the dream life?
adNicolas Cage must know that he’s on our minds. Between GIFs, memes, and the more than 100 films in which he’s starred over the past 40 years, it can be […]
Thriller sprinkles in class warfare
Academy Award-winning writer/director Emerald Fennell follows up her provocative breakout Promising Young Woman with another button-pusher in the new stately and seductive psychological dramedy Saltburn. Where Fennell’s previous effort targeted […]
Horror fans will return for seconds
Thanksgiving is a superb slasher, one that does all the things that it’s supposed to do very well, in addition to doing other things that it would not necessarily need […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]