Swamp Thing (1982)
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...
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...
1990s / Adventure / Comedy / Romance / Science Fiction / Western
by Vincent Leo · Published February 24, 2018 · Last modified March 13, 2019
Back to the Future Part III is the third and final installment of the popular trilogy, this time going to the past, to Hill Valley of 1885. Those that despised the second film for its darkness generally...
1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 15, 2018 · Last modified April 8, 2019
Generally considered the lesser film of the Back to the Future trilogy, mostly because it is darker and less in fun than the other two, Back to the Future II (originally intended to be titled Paradox) is nonetheless an...
2010s / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 2018 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Frances McDormand (The Good Dinosaur, Transformers: Dark of the Moon) plays Mildred Hayes, a financially strapped grieving mother who decides to rent, after selling her ex-husband’s tractor, the use of the titular three mostly dormant...
1980s / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 13, 2018 · Last modified March 4, 2019
A quintessential teen flick of the late 1980s, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure has gone from minor cult hit to an adolescent staple, with an archetype that would be emulated by other famous “stoner” teen duos...
Set in Sacramento, California, in the year 2002, Lady Bird follows all-girls Catholic private school senior Christine McPherson, who lists among her vast array of idiosyncrasies, that she would no longer be called ‘Christine’, but “Lady...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 24, 2017 · Last modified March 10, 2019
Charles Dickens’ classic novel, “A Christmas Carol”, provides the backbone, and the backstory, for this modern update. It’s become something of a cult classic for people to watch around Christmas time every year, though,...
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...
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is the perhaps best of the Vacation sequels, and, somehow, the one that feels the most different from the others, probably because it doesn’t actually involve the Griswold family actually traveling anywhere. You...
1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published October 22, 2017 · Last modified March 7, 2019
A sick young boy (Savage, Vice Versa) gets a visit from his grandfather (Falk, Vibes), who reads the young lad one of his favorite books, ‘The Princess Bride’. The book is of a beautiful young noble named...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.