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Mark Meszoros
Mark Meszoros reviews movies, writes features and is a features/entertainment editor in Ohio for the News-Herald and the Morning Journal.
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鈥楽uperman鈥 review: James Gunn gets DCU off to rocky, overstuffed start
Corenswet proves to be fine Superman, but movie bites off more than it can chew

鈥楩1 The Movie鈥 review: Brad Pitt stars in racing flick too fast to fail
Shot at real sporting events, film is another spectacle from 鈥楾op Gun: Maverick鈥 director Kosinski.

鈥楩reaky Tales鈥 review: You need not love 1980s Oakland to find film fun
It鈥檚 infectious, the love 鈥淔reaky Tales鈥 has for the Oakland, California, of the mid-1980s.

鈥楾he Gorge鈥 review: Teller, Taylor-Joy keep sci-fi action affair from caving in
It鈥檚 appropriate that folks are being invited into 鈥淭he Gorge鈥 on Valentine鈥檚 Day

鈥楾he Damned鈥 review: Cold and bleakness of Iceland adds to horror tale
Odessa Young leads ensemble in film about starving fishing outfit in 19th century haunted by a choice.

鈥榃allace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl鈥 review: Aardman hits a gnome run
Artificial intelligence is exploited by beloved duo鈥檚 old foe in this charming second feature film.

鈥楴osferatu鈥 review: Robert Eggers鈥 love of source material clear as death
Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp star in this dread-filled vampire tale.

鈥楽weethearts鈥 review: Breakup-focused romcom is largely engaging
Even when the initially raunchy affair loses some steam, stars Kiernan Shipka and Nico Hiraga are a fun hang.

鈥楳oana 2鈥 review: Sequel hits big screen unable to shake its small-screen DNA
You wouldn鈥檛 know from its looks that 鈥淢oana 2鈥 originally was developed as a series for Disney+.

Holiday movie season: 鈥楢 Complete Unknown,鈥 鈥楳oana 2,鈥 鈥楴osferatu鈥 lead the way
Maybe it鈥檚 that Hollywood is still building back up following the writers鈥 and actors鈥 strikes of 2023, or, perhaps, it鈥檚 us, but there aren鈥檛 all that many films coming to...