The First Purge (2018)
The First Purge is a prequel to the other three Purge films that have been released thus far, describing the genesis of the project in which U.S. citizens are allowed to commit any crime, within...
The First Purge is a prequel to the other three Purge films that have been released thus far, describing the genesis of the project in which U.S. citizens are allowed to commit any crime, within...
“Die Hard in a building” is how the film has been coyly referred to by some (my choice of title would have been, “Rock Hard“), as we have a tough hero in the titular building...
1970s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 14, 2018 · Last modified July 16, 2018
Heralded by some as the greatest superhero film of all time, Superman is an epic befitting a legendary, larger-than-life comic book deity. No easy feat for a character so well-known and revered by millions the world...
In this second solo Ant-Man adventure, set before the cataclysmic events in the climax of The Avengers: Infinity War, ex-burglar Scott Lang (Rudd, Mute) is found serving out the final days of his two-year sentence under...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 8, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
In the year 2045, orphaned teenage Columbus, Ohio resident Wade Watts (Sheridan, X-Men Apocalypse) lives, like seemingly everyone else around not working in the upper echelons of a corporation, in squalor (called ‘The Stacks”, which...
1980s / Action / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 7, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
There is no denying that Tim Burton’s Batman is a marvel of art and set design, and if nothing else, quite the piece of eye candy. However, while the story-line is functional enough to still be...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Horror / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published June 28, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
Heather Locklear (Firestarter, Uptown Girls) stars as Abigail, a horticulturalist who travels to see her stepfather in order to get more information as to what happened to her deceased mother, whose remains disappeared under mysterious...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Horror / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published June 27, 2018 · Last modified July 6, 2018
It’s a bit of an odd choice for the character of Swamp Thing to be one of the first comic book superheroes to get his own movie, especially in the wake of the success...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 28, 2018 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the second release in the spin-off series of films that, thus far, seeks to tell a few tales of the past in regards to some of the main characters...
1980s / Action / Animation / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 23, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
Bah Weep Grah Na Weep Ninibon. Transformers: the Movie is a theatrically released, ultra-long episode bridging the second and third seasons of the popular TV series that ran during the mid-1980s, based on the Hasbro...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.