Barry Wurst

Barry Wurst II is a senior editor & film critic at MAUIWatch. He writes film reviews for a local Maui publication and taught film classes at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs (UCCS). Wurst also co-hosted podcasts for Screengeeks.com and has been published in Bright Lights Film Journal and in other film-related websites. He is currently featured in the new MAUIWatch Podcast- The NERDWatch.

Film Reviews

Barry WurstMarch 19, 2021
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Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Score: 3.5/5 Zac Snyder’s Justice League is a long movie, but you know that. It clocks in at 4 hours and…
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Barry WurstDecember 26, 2020
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Barry’s Review – Wonder Woman 1984

Score: 1/5 The first problem with Patty Jenkins’ WW84 is the title; at no point is it ever referred to…
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Barry WurstDecember 24, 2020
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Review – Parallel

Score: 3/5 Isaac Ezban’s Parallel begins with a deliciously sinister sequence, in which an upscale home is infiltrated by someone…
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Barry WurstDecember 24, 2020
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Review: The Midnight Sky

Score: 3/5 In the year 2049, existing on planet Earth has become nearly impossible, as the air and atmosphere are…
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Barry WurstDecember 24, 2020
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Review: News of the World

Score: 2.5/5 Tom Hanks stars as Colonel Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a Civil War survivor who makes a small living traveling…
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Barry WurstDecember 14, 2020
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Review: Tenet

Whether it’s on the big screen or at home, Tenet needs to be experienced.
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Barry WurstMay 27, 2011
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Film Review: Attack the Block

Directed by Joe Cornish Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker and John Boyega Score: 4/5 It’s just another night in South London,…
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Barry WurstDecember 2, 2009
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Barry’s Highlights of the 32nd SDFF

Even with cold weather, guaranteed snowfall and the temptation to blow $10.00 to see Roland Emmerich destroy the world,…
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Barry WurstMarch 23, 2009
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Natasha Richardson: 1963 – 2009

It’s with great sadness that I write this, a brief mention that Natasha Richardson, a wonderful actress of film and…
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Barry WurstDecember 1, 2008
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The Best of the Fest – Covering the 31st Starz Denver Film Festival

Why does the Denver Film Festival matter? Two big reasons: the film selection and the people. Of the former,…
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