A Perfect World (1993)
I dig Clint Eastwood, and I normally like Kevin Costner, so this pairing of the two would seem like a can’t-miss proposition. It misses. It’s a shame because there are many things going for A...
Author: Vincent Leo
Alfie (2004)
Although times have changed in the dating world since the 1960s, Alfie is still a superfluous remake that feels more like a PSA against promiscuous sex than a full-fledged romantic comedy. It’s been a while...
Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon is another glitzy, bloated Dino de Laurentiis big-budget production that emphasizes eye-candy first, story elements last. It’s based on the popular 1930s comic strip of the same name, which itself has been adapted...
The Concrete Cowboys (1979)
Imagine if Smokey and the Bandit featured amateur private investigators instead of beer running speedsters and you’ll have some concept of what this made-for-TV movie is all about. The Concrete Cowboys stars Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck...
Trading Places (1983)
Some people may be too young to remember the days when Dan Aykroyd or Eddie Murphy could make a funny movie or even director John Landis for that matter. They say that comedy is all...
Team America: World Police (2004)
Funny? Sure, but only occasionally, in this take-off on the old TV show, “Thunderbirds”, updated for this post-9/11 climate. From the minds behind the animated series, “South Park”, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, comes Team...
Shall We Dance? (1996) | Shall We Dansu?
Overwhelmingly charming, Shall We Dance? is about as good a film as one could expect about learning how to dance. What it means to the normally reserved Japan is complete freedom and escapism, doing something...
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
A nicely structured depiction of true-life events, based on the book by Alan Dershowitz, Reversal of Fortune takes a fascinating look into the events of Claus von Bulow’s appeal to the case involving his comatose...
Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
Based on the novel by Barbara Wilson, Gaudi Afternoon is a gender-bender mystery that plays as a mix of Woody Allen and Pedro Almodovar, where most of its laughs come from the interaction of the...
The Big Brawl / Battle Creek Brawl (1980)
I realize that this film, the first attempt to introduce Jackie Chan to American audiences, has been somewhat maligned over the years, but I’ll always have a special fondness for it. The Big Brawl (or Battle Creek Brawl as...