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Lonita Cook

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Biography:

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

Favorites:

David Lynch's Dune, Princess Bride, Space is the Place and the Matrix

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Roofman (2025) 87% 3/5 EDIT “This is about a man where we ask, "can both be true" but [the movie] is a little bit disjointed.” – Hello Iowa Oct 17, 2025 Full Review Ballad of a Small Player (2025) 48% 3.5/5 EDIT “Colin Farrell is one of those rare actors who is equally gifted as a character actor as he is a leading man and, in this movie, both of his capabilities come together.” – Hello Iowa Oct 17, 2025 Full Review The Twits (2025) 50% 3.5/5 EDIT “It's creepy, it's GROSS and good for the whole family” – Hello Iowa Oct 17, 2025 Full Review Sneaks (2025) 29% 2.5/5 EDIT “Cute but not very complex” – Hello Iowa Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% 5/5 EDIT “Could be an onscreen adaptation of The Delectable Negro if it were in the vein of From Dusk Till Dawn” – KCTV5 News at 9 Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) 65% 5/5 EDIT “You'll leave feeling like everyone you just watched this movie with is your new best friend.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Jun 8, 2024 Full Review Música (2024) 96% 4/5 EDIT “It's reminiscent of Stomp.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Apr 18, 2024 Full Review Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) 77% EDIT “The subject-matter can be heart-wrenching, but they keep it fun and light.” – Hello Iowa Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Barbie (2023) 88% EDIT “"It's diving into that imaginative play and you [the audience] are the one that's playing."” – Everyday Northwest (Portland) Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) 96% EDIT “"A real reversal of what we might consider socially acceptable."” – Hello Iowa Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Werewolf by Night (2022) 90% 4.75/5 EDIT ““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 Oct 7, 2022 Full Review Nope (2022) 83% 3/5 EDIT “"[Jordan Peele] has to get back to being focused and letting us in on what he has to say."” – Everyday Northwest (Portland) Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Bid for Love (2022) 3/5 EDIT “Solid performances, scenes that spotlight relationship dynamics and Black-advancement ideologies are the reasons to flip this indie gem on tonight. ” – Black Bee Buzz Aug 13, 2022 Full Review Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) 100% 3.75/5 EDIT “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 Aug 12, 2022 Full Review Uncharted (2022) 41% EDIT “Holland is very funny...it's so much fun, and it sets up for a sequel.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Feb 22, 2022 Full Review Can You Keep a Secret? (2019) 30% EDIT “In order to keep the joke running, they have to render the character virtually voiceless.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Feb 22, 2022 Full Review Death on the Nile (2022) 62% EDIT “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 Feb 22, 2022 Full Review Marry Me (2022) 61% EDIT “It's a great movie, but you really have to like Lopez.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Feb 22, 2022 Full Review Scream (2022) 76% EDIT “It's not just a return to Woodsboro, it's a return to form.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Jan 14, 2022 Full Review The King's Man (2021) 41% EDIT “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 Dec 23, 2021 Full Review The Matrix Resurrections (2021) 63% EDIT “It's a little bit on the nose.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Dec 23, 2021 Full Review The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) 93% EDIT “[Denzel Washington] is in his best form.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Dec 23, 2021 Full Review Single All the Way (2021) 70% EDIT “What this movie does well is... Christmas romance.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Dec 20, 2021 Full Review Swan Song (2021) 80% EDIT “It is very interesting.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Dec 20, 2021 Full Review Nightmare Alley (2021) 80% EDIT “[Bradley Cooper's] performance is stellar.” – KCTV5 News at 9 Dec 20, 2021 Full Review
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