James Mangold continues his string of choice character-driven dramas with Ford v. Ferrari (aka Le Mans ’66 in most other parts of the world). This true story had been in Hollywood for decades before being made,...
Jillian Bell stars as Brittany Forgler, a broke and down-on-her-luck woman in her late 20s who moved from Philadelphia to New York to pursue a career that didn’t quite pan out. Her quest for...
2010s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published December 24, 2017 · Last modified July 11, 2018
John Cena (Sisters, Daddy’s Home) voices the voice of a pacifist bull named Ferdinand, who manages to escape a life slated to be either a victim in the bull-fighting arena in Spain, or to become...
I went out on a bit of a limb in proclaimingFruitvale Station the best film of 2013. It was the debut film of previously unknown director Ryan Coogler, and yet, no other film moved me...
Draft Day is a dramatic look at the behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing that goes on among the general managers of all of the teams involved in the National Football League during the annual NFL Draft...
1980s / Action / Science Fiction / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published July 3, 2011 · Last modified December 11, 2023
Between 1977 and 1985, Stephen King published five novels as “Richard Bachman”. Four were reworked from manuscripts he’d written in high school and college during the 1960s and found languishing in a trunk that...
Hardcore baseball (and Yankees) fan Billy Crystal directs this sentimental memento on one of the greatest races in sports history: chasing Babe Ruth’s vaunted single-season home run record. Made for HBO on a modest budget...
1990s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published May 31, 2007 · Last modified January 28, 2019
As time goes on, my fondness for A League of Their Own grows, and only a waning voice in the back of my mind keeps me from giving it the vaunted 5-star rating. Obviously, not everyone...
1990s / Action / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published March 15, 2007 · Last modified January 8, 2019
Racing footage = good, drama = bad. This is about as short as the review of Days of Thunder needs to be, in this very disappointing misfire from the crew that brought you Top Gun, producer Jerry...
On the evening of November 14, 1970, an airplane crashed near an airport in West Virginia, killing all 75 passengers on board. Among the passengers were the majority of the Marshall University football team...
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.
