Entropy (1999)
Director Phil Joanou delivers a mostly autobiographical tale based on personal events in Entropy, the story of a young director who falls in love with a fashion model, but through career choices and indecision, he...
Author: Vincent Leo
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Bruce Almighty is an attempt by Jim Carrey to marry the comedies that made him a star with the more high-concept films he has made since becoming a more serious actor. From the old school...
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Trouble with Harry shows a lighter side to Hitchcock, continuing a trend from the fluffy soufflé, To Catch a Thief, and the light-hearted spirit of the “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” television show he launched in the same...
Under Capricorn (1949)
To many, Under Capricorn ranks as Alfred Hitchcock’s worst release since coming over to the U.S. to make movies, but even Hitch at his worst is pretty damned good. With him at the helm, and Ingrid...
The In-Laws (2003)
Screenwriter Andrew Bergman wrote the original 1979 classic comedy, The In-Laws, to success, and has crafted a handful of quality comedies since then, blending comedy and crime in films like Fletch, The Freshman, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Striptease. ...
Radio Days (1987)
A trip down memory lane for Allen, who lovingly reconstructs the life and times of growing up during in Rockaway Beach, New York in the Golden Age of radio. Radio Days are teeming with nostalgia...
Hero (2002)
With the success of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, it seemed easy to surmise that we were going to see more kung-fu epics emerge shortly thereafter. Hero is the first formidable one of these to emerge from China, and...
Down with Love (2003)
In Nurse Betty, Renee Zellweger plays a woman that is referred to by Morgan Freeman’s character as a “modern-day Doris Day,” and I remarked that the same could be said of Zellweger herself, with her...
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
After completing “The Matrix” in 1999, Warner Bros. offered the Wachowskis the chance to take over the troubled Batman franchise. They wrote a treatment for “Batman: Year One” but decided against pursuing it. Since “The Matrix” DVD revenue alone had...
Red Rock West (1993)
Red Rock West is an early modern-noir from one of the premiere directors in that small genre, John Dahl. It marks his second effort, coming four years after the impressive debut in the equally twisty...