Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe finally puts a cap, of sorts, to the various phases it had built up since 2008’s Iron Man, allowing for a natural conclusion to a few story arcs, while also...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe finally puts a cap, of sorts, to the various phases it had built up since 2008’s Iron Man, allowing for a natural conclusion to a few story arcs, while also...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 16, 2019 · Last modified April 17, 2019
Rising near the top of the list of reboots that few people have been clamoring for is the 2019 incarnation of iconic half-demon Hellboy, without the formidable presence of Ron Perlman or the stylishly...
Hands of Steel is an Italian-produced film obviously influenced by James Cameron’s The Terminator, if combined with the basic plot of First Blood. Set in the near future (the marketing lists the year as 1997,...
In the future, New York, after the dreaded nuclear holocaust, is a wasteland of lawlessness and gangland thuggery. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a skilled martial arts warrior named Gibson Rickenbacker, a “slinger”(aka, a mercenary...
Billy Batson is a trouble-making fourteen-year-old living in a foster home in Philadelphia, having been abandoned by a young mother he’s been searching for since she left him at a crowded carnival many years...
A fantastic science fiction film, subversively posing as a cheesy b-movie, RoboCop is one of the smartest, funniest, and gutsiest movies of its era. Filled to the brim with cheeky social commentary, this is one...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Thriller / War
by Vincent Leo · Published March 17, 2019 · Last modified March 18, 2019
After a nearly five-year hiatus from writing and directing films (with the exception of his untimely departure from Deepwater Horizon) , J.C. Chandor re-emerges with Triple Frontier (not the best title, taking its name from, according...
The longtime indie-drama team of Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden take the reins of their first blockbuster film (after Marvel passed on the likes of female directors like Niki Caro and Jennifer Kent), handling...
It’s a curious thing to observe James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay to Alita: Battle Angel, hand over the keys to such an expensive and expansive universe of characters, concepts, and ingenuity to a...
The Jewel of the Nile is a sequel to the successful romantic adventure comedy of the year prior, Robert Zemeckis’ Romancing the Stone, featuring the same main players in Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny...
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.