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Leo Brady
Tomatometer-approved critic
Born and raised in Chicago, I am the creator and film critic for AMovieGuy.com. I have a wide range of movie interests, from classic cinema, sci-fi, horror, B-movies, and musicals. I am a member of the Chicago Indie Critics group and I also write for 25YL and Imbibe Cinema. I have a darling 2-year old son Lucas, my beautiful wife Christina, and 4 fluffy cats. I am AMovieGuy!
Movies reviews only
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) |
Adam Wingard has figured out exactly why watching these kinds of movies is perfect for massive IMAX screens, delivering deafening roars, and epic battles. The New Empire is the Royal Rumble of monster movies.
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| Posted Mar 28, 2024
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Shirley (2024) |
Shirley is anchored by an excellent performance from Regina King, in a movie that finds enough focus and authenticity, to stay away from the typical biopic trappings. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 24, 2024
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The Greatest Hits (2024) |
I believe that music can transcend us back into a place or time but The Greatest Hits takes us to a movie where we know how it ends. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 24, 2024
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I Wish You All the Best (2024) |
Fogelmanis is a breakout star, never shy to let his emotions pour out, bringing the character of Ben to life with a gentle grace. This is a film that wears its heart on its sleeve and deserves its moment in the sun. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Late Night with the Devil (2023) |
The result is a horror movie that feels both nostalgic and unique. Late Night With the Devil is a scary movie you must tune into.
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) |
Sadly, the more it expands the less I care, and although Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is not the lowest point, it feels like the least creative of the series. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Road House (2024) |
Parts of this Road House are good. More parts of it are bad. But its biggest sin is that this Road House gives us nothing to remember. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Frogman (2023) |
Frogman ultimately feels like an interesting premise that falls into the swamp of found footage gimmicks. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Things Will Be Different (2024) |
Things Will Be Different is an expertly crafted and always mysterious science fiction movie that I can’t wait to get back to, in this timeline, or the next. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Love Lies Bleeding (2024) |
Love Lies Bleeding is a fine-tuned machine, a well-oiled muscle flexing, popping, and gripping you till you break. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 16, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024) |
Ryan Gosling is the real deal and director David Leitch, along with Emily Blunt, and an entire cast of stars make The Fall Guy the first great blockbuster of the summer. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 15, 2024
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Immaculate (2024) |
Immaculate is a shocking and authentic kind of horror. It’s not tied to a series or universe, but going for the mainstream reality that the beliefs and views in place from religion will always be scarier than anything supernatural conjured up. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 14, 2024
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The Black Sea (2024) |
It’s another fish-out-of-water story, about finding a place, no matter where you are, and making it your home. With honesty and grace, Moselle and Harden bring a slice of New York to The Black Sea.
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| Posted Mar 13, 2024
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Monkey Man (2024) |
This is a pulse-pounding and emotional revenge story, created through the blood, sweat, and power of Dev Patel. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 13, 2024
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Damsel (2024) |
With MBB showing off her action-hero skills, along with a kick-ass dragon, and a battle of wits, I found Damsel to be an awesome reminder of why good fantasy can be a blast of fire. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 08, 2024
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Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) |
This is an addition that has moments that are reminiscent of the first three installments, but they are too few, in a rushed, erratic, and uninspired adventure. Kung Fu Panda 4 doesn’t pack a powerful punch. It’s more like a wet noodle. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 08, 2024
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Silver Haze (2023) |
Silver Haze is a frustrating movie because it looks quite authentic and yet the screenplay is a jumbled mess that gets in the way. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 08, 2024
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5lbs of Pressure (2024) |
The path in life is often difficult and although it’s not a perfect film by any stretch, 5lbs of Pressure has an interesting message to say about finding forgiveness. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Mar 07, 2024
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Adam the First (2024) |
Adam the First is an incredibly universal story. It digs deep into the themes of growing up, the fathers that raise us, and what it means to be a good man. These types of stories linger long in our hearts. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Spaceman (2024) |
Spaceman is an emotional, mind-bending, and heart-wrenching journey in outer space. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Outlaw Posse (2024) |
What can’t be denied is that Mario Van Peebles cares deeply about Black cinema, a revival of old spaghetti westerns, and keeping these stories alive. The problem is that good intentions can only go so far. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Stopmotion (2023) |
Stopmotion is an ever-shifting, dark and scary horror film, no matter what format, live-action, animation. It’s all scary good. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 23, 2024
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Cold Meat (2023) |
This is a tight, tense, and thrilling film. It works perfectly in line with the B-movie status. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 23, 2024
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Drive-Away Dolls (2024) |
This is a road trip caper, a hostage situation, and a political satire. While it is all of those things it is also incredibly strange, often funny, and wildly risky. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 23, 2024
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Dune: Part Two (2024) |
Dune: Part Two is an epic continuation and builds the potential of what could be one of the greatest science fiction trilogies of all time. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 22, 2024
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Ordinary Angels (2024) |
Ordinary Angels is a puff piece. The type of story the evening news ends with because everything else is about people dying or climate disasters. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 21, 2024
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Bleeding Love (2023) |
Bleeding Love is a passion project for an audience of two, not for anyone else. That makes it a bloody mess. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 17, 2024
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Monolith (2023) |
Monolith is razor sharp, delivering an eerie feeling that grows minute to minute, and you can’t stop listening. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 17, 2024
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Land of Bad (2024) |
There are plenty of explosions and sometimes that’s enough, but Land of Bad becomes a brain-numbing exercise.
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| Posted Feb 17, 2024
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Lights Out (2024) |
Although there’s a clear effort, along with a cool cast, the final result fails to land a punch.
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| Posted Feb 17, 2024
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How to Have Sex (2023) |
How to Have Sex is not preachy or a PSA to show during Sex Education. This is genuine, groundbreaking, and a powerful example of what cinema can be. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 17, 2024
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Upgraded (2024) |
Upgraded finds a way to soar through the predictable clouds, with a delightful supporting cast, and lands perfectly on the romantic comedy runway. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 17, 2024
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Out of Darkness (2022) |
Out of Darkness is a well-made survival thriller that forgets how to land the kill. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 08, 2024
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Departing Seniors (2023) |
Departing Seniors is lacking the kind of thrills that a good slasher brings. Maybe it’s a case of senioritis?
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| Posted Feb 05, 2024
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Fitting In (2023) |
With a strong performance from Maddie Ziegler, Fitting In is a wonderful film, set to remind us that there is no such thing as “normal”, and that being a teenager is always hard. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 05, 2024
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Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) |
Sometimes I Think About Dying is an impossible film to recommend and feels better suited for a short story. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 02, 2024
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Argylle (2024) |
Argylle begins with intrigue, becomes confusing, then tedious, and goes on for what feels like an eternity. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Feb 01, 2024
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Miller's Girl (2024) |
Director Jade Halley Bartlett wants us to discuss teenagers lusting after their teachers but fails to ground it in any real efforts to thrill the audience. Miller’s Girl is trying too hard to break a sweat. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 27, 2024
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American Star (2024) |
American Star is a strong and condensed piece of independent cinema. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 25, 2024
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Which Brings Me to You (2023) |
Which Brings Me to You ultimately fails at both the romantic and the comedic parts of the rom-com. Hale and Wolff are not molded to be funny enough and all attempts of sexual attraction are painfully calculated. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 20, 2024
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Wanted Man (2024) |
Wanted Man is not the worst direct to VOD, where the effort is admirable from Lundgren, but the final result is something less than wanted. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 18, 2024
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I.S.S. (2023) |
I.S.S. is mildly intriguing and then spins out of orbit, hitting a point where it isn’t sure how to resolve the issues, and becoming a promising premise that fails to land. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 18, 2024
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Mean Girls (2024) |
Mean Girls hits theaters this weekend and the big surprise for audiences will be when they find out it’s a musical. The trailers certainly didn’t want them to know. And now I see the reason why: The songs are flat-out bad. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 11, 2024
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The Beekeeper (2024) |
There are highs and lows but the undeniable madness of The Beekeeper will have audiences buzzing. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 11, 2024
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The Book of Clarence (2023) |
The Book of Clarence is undeniably bold and moving. You may not be a believer when it’s over but you will understand that Jeymes Samuel is the real deal. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Jan 10, 2024
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Night Swim (2024) |
Although the horrors of dark water can be scary, this Night Swim fails to make a splash, and audiences would be wise to stay out of the water.
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| Posted Jan 05, 2024
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Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire (2023) |
Rebel Moon-Part One: A Child of Fire is a shocking kind of boring. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Dec 31, 2023
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Migration (2023) |
Plenty of laughs and fun for the entire family. Migration soars high for all to see. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) |
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom dives into the deep end and fails to make a splash with a whimpering finale. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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Fast Charlie (2023) |
With Mr. Brosnan in the driver’s seat, Fast Charlie is a slick throwback, filled with action and the sharp lifestyle of being a hitman. - AMovieGuy.com
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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