Derek Zoolander (Stiller, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb) is back, the eternally daft and narcissistic male supermodel, now retired and reclusive, who has been persuaded by a ‘fashion police’ agent working for Interpol,...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published February 12, 2016 · Last modified August 12, 2019
Interesting how fresh it all feels when there isn’t much about Deadpool that is truly unique. We’ve already had a vulgar R-rated superhero film in Kick-Ass. We’ve had the snarky, irreverent attitude in Guardians of the Galaxy. We’ve...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Horror / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 7, 2016 · Last modified July 17, 2018
Seth Grahame-Smith’s tongue-in-cheek reimagining of Jane Austen’s 19th Century classic romance novel finally hits theater screens, perhaps a bit too late to catch either the zombie craze or the fervor for Jane Austen adaptations...
Although I’ve enjoyed most of the films of Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis, True Grit), there are occasional films, usually their comedies, in which I find little to connect with. The Ladykillers is a primary...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 4, 2016 · Last modified August 30, 2018
Turbo Kid is a Canadian/New Zealand-produced campy retro pastiche of some of the kitschy b-movie entertainment of the 1980s. We get a tip of the hat to its intent from the opening screen depicting that...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published January 31, 2016 · Last modified September 25, 2018
Po’s master, Shifu (Hoffman, Chef), decides to retire his teachings and promote his Dragon Warrior to become the teacher of the rest of the Furious Five in the ways of kung fu. His new and...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 23, 2016 · Last modified November 13, 2019
Chloe Grace Moretz stars as Ohioan teenager Cassie Sullivan, who we first meet in a post-apocalyptic world fighting for her survival. We flashback to how this world came to be, starting with the appearance...
13 Hours takes place during a volatile time in Libya, shortly after the overthrow and murder of their dictator, Muammar Gadaffi, in 2011. Various factions began their scramble for power, starting with raiding the...
I’ve often wondered, when reflecting on the James Cameron blockbuster, Titanic, how a woman could live to the age of 100, have been married and have children with another man, and still consider her few...
Will Ferrell (A Deadly Adoption, Get Hard) stars as New Orleans smooth jazz ratio station exec Brad Whitaker, who has a loving wife in Sara (Cardellini, Avengers: Age of Ultron), and two stepchildren who haven’t quite...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
