Brent Leuthold
Whatzup Features Writer
Articles
‘BlackBerry’ does not phone it in
The riveting new docudrama BlackBerry starring Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis, founder of tech startup Research In Motion, opens this weekend, including showings at Cinema Center. We meet Mike and […]
Coming-of-age story is a timeless one
Writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig follows up her dynamite directorial debut The Edge of Seventeen with Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., another coming-of-age tale that beautifully conveys the painful […]
Director not afraid to be self-indulgent
With only three features under his belt, writer/director Ari Aster has made quite a name for himself with back-to-back nervy horror hits Hereditary and Midsommar. He returns after a four-year […]
Horror-comedy lacks necessary bite
The new horror-comedy Renfield begins with a fantastic premise for a five-minute sketch. After hearing a couple people in a self-help group share details of their toxic relationships, the titular […]
Illumination, Nintendo achieve high score
Thirty years after the nightmare vision of a live-action adaptation, the world’s most popular video game franchise finds new cinematic life through Illumination with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As […]
Jordan-to-Nike story keeps things light
Michael Jordan is such an enduring cultural figure that even the finer details of his unparalleled legacy can be the focus point for a sports biopic. Enter Air, which recounts […]
‘Dungeons’ brings fun of game to screen
Despite being based on a role-playing game that’s been around almost 50 years that is more popular now than ever, Dungeons & Dragons hasn’t been well-served in the realm of […]
DC can’t recapture lightning in bottle
Let’s start with a confession: I was wrong about 2019’s Shazam! After rewatching the movie last weekend, I stand by some of the quibbles from my original two-star review — […]
Hulu true-crime drama is worth your time
In 1968, there was the release of The Boston Strangler, a crime film loosely based on the real-life serial killer at the center of 13 still-unresolved slayings that decade. The […]