Mark Meszoros

Entertainment Editor

Mark Meszoros

Mark Meszoros reviews movies, writes features and is a features/entertainment editor in Ohio for the News-Herald and the Morning Journal.

Chris Evans, left, Andy Garcia and Emily Blunt appear in a scene from "Pain Hustlers." (Netflix)

Emily Blunt helps lift slight drug-scandal drama “Pain Hustlers” | Movie review

October 26, 2023 at 9:59 a.m.

"Pain Hustlers" 鈥� helmed by David Yates, the director of seven movies in the "Harry Potter" universe 鈥� is more interested in being engaging than it is in hitting hard.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Ernest tries to charm Lily Gladstone's Mollie early on in "Killers of the Flower Moon." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Apple TV+/TNS)

“Killers of the Flower Moon” an uneven but engrossing film from Scorsese, De Niro, Dicaprio | Movie review

October 18, 2023 at 1:33 p.m.

鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� isn鈥檛 ultimately among Scorsese's strongest work -- and, no, it need not be as lengthy as it is 鈥� but it抖阴ap still stronger than that...

Kenneth Branagh portrays detective Hercule Poirot for a third time in “A Haunting in Venice.” (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

鈥楢 Haunting in Venice鈥� review: Spooky-fun seance soiree with Hercule Poirot

September 15, 2023 at 9:01 a.m.

Kenneth Branagh didn鈥檛 give us much time to miss Hercule Poirot.

Helen Mirren portrays a frequently smoking Golda Meir, Israel’s only woman prime minister, in “Golda.” (Courtesy of Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures)

Helen Mirren shines as Israeli prime minister during trying time in “Golda” | Movie review

August 31, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

It抖阴ap wonderful to see Helen Mirren taking on a meaty role into which she can sink her highly talented teeth.

(L-R): Rosario Dawson as Gabbie, Tiffany Haddish as Harriet, LaKeith Stanfield as Ben, and Owen Wilson as Father Kent in Disney's live-action HAUNTED MANSION. Photo Jalen Marlowe. 漏 2023 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Disney鈥檚 new “Haunted Ride” film adaptation fails to move the spirit

July 27, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

The slightly scary-meets-family-friendly romp boasts a highly appealing ensemble led by Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish and Owen Wilson.

Cillian Murphy portrays the “father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, in writer-director Christopher Nolan Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

鈥極ppenheimer鈥� review: Impactful sound and fury in biopic from Christopher Nolan

July 19, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.

鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� is the biopic only Christopher Nolan could make, a three-hour experience with the ability to hold your gaze 鈥� and your full attention 鈥� while the fury of its...

Trying to find a solution to a problem, Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) explore Los Angeles — after donning new outfits. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

鈥楤arbie鈥� review: Greta Gerwig displays impressive blond ambition with movie

July 19, 2023 at 3:56 p.m.

If you鈥檙e not a card-carrying member of the Greta Gerwig fan club, it抖阴ap time to apply for membership. The writer-director of 2017鈥檚鈥淟ady Bird鈥� and 2019鈥檚鈥淟ittle Women鈥� follows up...

Chelsea Van Der Zee, left, voiced by Annie Murphy, is a big influence on her new friend, Ruby Gillman, voiced by Lana Condor, in “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.” (Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation)

“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is a little waterlogged, but its namesake is seaworthy | Movie review

June 30, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

鈥淩uby Gillman鈥� isn鈥檛 anything special in the looks department. That said, the appealing character design of Ruby is just one reason you鈥檙e left wanting even more time with this teenage...

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as Helena, and Harrison Ford, as Indiana Jones, star in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." (Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.)

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” just doesn’t crack the whip | Review

June 20, 2023 at 11:31 a.m.

"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny鈥� debuted in May at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received what could kindly be described as a tepid response from critics.

Ariel (Halle Bailey) rescues Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King in a scene from the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid.” (Courtesy of Disney Enterprises)

Live-action “Little Mermaid” largely sticks to what worked in the 1989 animated version

May 23, 2023 at 3:17 p.m.

At a time when the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence is a major topic of conversation, it抖阴ap good to know that sometimes it抖阴ap all about the people.

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