Lonita Cook
Tomatometer-approved critic
Lonita Cook is a Kansas City-based film critic. She contributes to KCTV5 (CBS), L Women?s Lifestyle Magazine, IN Kansas City Magazine and blackbeebuzz.com She?s a Board Member at Kansas City Film Critic Circle and Member at Critics Choice Association. Find Lonita @LonitaCook
David Lynch's Dune, Princess Bride, Space is the Place and the Matrix
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Werewolf by Night (2022) |
“Werewolf by Night” is a streamlined mercy in contemporary cinema. A true ensemble horror-adventure that’s as good the third time as it is the first. - Black Bee Buzz
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| Posted Oct 07, 2022
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Nope (2022) |
"[Jordan Peele] has to get back to being focused and letting us in on what he has to say." - Everyday Northwest (Portland)
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| Posted Aug 17, 2022
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Bid for Love (2022) |
Solid performances, scenes that spotlight relationship dynamics and Black-advancement ideologies are the reasons to flip this indie gem on tonight. - Black Bee Buzz
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| Posted Aug 13, 2022
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Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) |
This film does an exceptional job not only illuminating Gabby Giffords’ “relentless positivity” and work post-injury but also showing that the controversial conversation of quote/unquote gun control ... is a bipartisan conversation on public safety.... - Black Bee Buzz
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| Posted Aug 12, 2022
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Uncharted (2022) |
Holland is very funny...it's so much fun, and it sets up for a sequel. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Feb 22, 2022
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Can You Keep a Secret? (2019) |
In order to keep the joke running, they have to render the character virtually voiceless. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Feb 22, 2022
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Death on the Nile (2022) |
It will keep you engaged, and the pacing of the travel bleeds into the narrative. A bit slow, but still fun... - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Feb 22, 2022
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Marry Me (2022) |
It's a great movie, but you really have to like Lopez. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Feb 22, 2022
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Scream (2022) |
It's not just a return to Woodsboro, it's a return to form. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Jan 14, 2022
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The King's Man (2021) |
By the end of the movie they give you that tone you're looking for, but it's a little late. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 23, 2021
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The Matrix Resurrections (2021) |
It's a little bit on the nose. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 23, 2021
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) |
[Denzel Washington] is in his best form. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 23, 2021
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Single All the Way (2021) |
What this movie does well is... Christmas romance. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Swan Song (2021) |
It is very interesting. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Nightmare Alley (2021) |
[Bradley Cooper's] performance is stellar. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) |
Worth of the chatter... A lot of what you've heard online is true. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 20, 2021
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West Side Story (2021) |
If you loved the first West Side Story you're going to love this one. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 11, 2021
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Don't Look Up (2021) |
It's message-y... [and] we have genre imbalance. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 11, 2021
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The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021) |
I was actually impressed with [Vanessa Hudgens]. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 11, 2021
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King Richard (2021) |
One of the best movies about fatherhood... Will Smith gives the performance of his lifetime. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 10, 2021
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) |
[Paul Rudd] is the best thing about this movie for me. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 09, 2021
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Belfast (2021) |
It's not just about memory, it's about the memory of the a child. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 09, 2021
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The Power of the Dog (2021) |
Dynamite performances... this movie is visually is visually arresting. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Dec 09, 2021
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Dune (2021) |
The sharp modernization of the previous, incredibly theatrical version is accomplished by making it visually and tonally cinematic. - Black Bee Buzz
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| Posted Oct 22, 2021
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Needle in a Timestack (2021) |
It's for the type who loves this kind of delicate, cerebral approach to genre. Otherwise, the thematic questions are more intriguing than the execution, though for any taste, "Needle" proves to be smart, meticulous and even sexy. - Black Bee Buzz
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| Posted Oct 14, 2021
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Smallfoot (2018) |
A really beautiful kids movie... There's great music. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 13, 2021
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Night School (2018) |
I laid back and had a few laughs... It gives the [comedians] the opportunity to showcase their comedic chops. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 13, 2021
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The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018) |
[Cate Blanchett and Jack Black] are amazing together, I wasn't expecting that. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 13, 2021
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The Predator (2018) |
Kind of fantastic in the way that Sharknado was fantastic. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 13, 2021
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Peppermint (2018) |
I really like the weightiness that [Jennifer Garner] brought to the material. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 13, 2021
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A Star Is Born (2018) |
I am incredibly impressed with [Bradley Cooper's] directing skills. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 06, 2021
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Venom (2018) |
It's really silly... it's still a lot of fun. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 06, 2021
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) |
If you love Melissa McCarthy as a comedienne, you're still going to love her here. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 05, 2021
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) |
It's a little light on the story, and it's kind of predictable. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 05, 2021
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) |
I think this movie does [Freddie Mercury] so much justice. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 05, 2021
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) |
I loved everybody, but from a critics perspective I have to say it felt a bit unresolved... it's like it was specifically there to say, "hey we have another one coming". - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 05, 2021
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Instant Family (2018) |
Super funny... [but] because it's so lighthearted, people who actually have a relationship with the foster system might respond of two ways: like it's a little bit romanticized. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 04, 2021
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The Princess Switch (2018) |
It's actually kind of funny. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 04, 2021
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Robin Hood (2018) |
It tries to re-invent the lore and I think it also tries to hard to make social social commentary... it's doing it with no subtext. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 04, 2021
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The Christmas Chronicles (2018) |
It's not your granddad's Christmas movie... [but] by the end of it I was sold. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 04, 2021
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Maria by Callas: In Her Own Words (2017) |
It's a beautiful documentary in and of itself. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 02, 2021
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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018) |
I liked it... Everyone knows I'm a Christmas movie fanatic. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 02, 2021
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Second Act (2018) |
You're going to love [the cast]. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 02, 2021
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Aquaman (2018) |
It's comic awesomeness, but I think people are going to question whether the central battle should have been with his younger brother versus Manta. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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Welcome to Marwen (2018) |
[Steve Carel] played it well. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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On the Basis of Sex (2018) |
Your going to get more out of the documentary [RBG]. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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The Upside (2017) |
It's a little long. The real anchor for the movie is their relationship, but it's super funny. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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Glass (2019) |
Personally I was underwhelmed. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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What Men Want (2019) |
Not quite an homage, it's actually a destruction. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) |
It is so much... you smile the whole time. - KCTV5 News at 9
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| Posted Oct 01, 2021
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