Shazam! (2019)
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...
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...
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...
2010s / Drama / Fantasy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2019
Glass serves as a sequel to two films from M. Night Shyamalan, 2000’s Unbreakable and 2018’s Split, the latter of which tied itself to the former with the post-end title stinger. Bruce Willis makes his return as...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published December 22, 2018 · Last modified December 26, 2018
Aquaman follows in the path of Wonder Woman by going back to give an already established character in the DCEU an origin film. It’s not nearly as enjoyable as Wonder Woman though, putting more of its emphasis...
2010s / Action / Horror / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published October 8, 2018 · Last modified October 10, 2018
Set in San Francisco, we follow the exploits of scrappy and unscrupulous investigative reporter of some notoriety, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy, The Revenant), played with manic aggressiveness from Tom Hardy. Michelle Williams plays Eddie’s...
1980s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published August 3, 2018 · Last modified August 6, 2018
It shouldn’t have been this bad. Superman portrayer, Christopher Reeve (Rear Window, The Remains of the Day), had a vision to make a statement with the fourth film in the series, offered a return to...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 30, 2018 · Last modified July 31, 2018
Supergirl: “…and I must ask you all something — “ Jimmy Olson: “It’s alright, Supergirl. We never saw you.” Lucy Lane: “We never even heard of you.” If only I could say the same. Helen Slater (City...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Science Fiction / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 28, 2018
Superman III is the first in the series without any trace of the guiding hands of director Richard Donner and acclaimed writer Mario Puzo, leaving the franchise completely in the hands of Superman II‘s clean-up director, Richard...
Richard Lester (A Hard Day’s Night, The Three Musketeers) replaces a disgruntled Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, Conspiracy Theory) as the director for Superman II after many scenes, about three quarters of it, had been filmed by Donner...
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...
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.