2010s / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 3, 2017 · Last modified July 13, 2018
Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim) returns to his favorite playground once again, that realm where fantasy and reality co-exist, ever so tenuously. Though worlds apart in terms of its story, The Shape of Water may...
1980s / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published November 3, 2017 · Last modified July 24, 2018
Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Hulk) is cast in one of her first starring roles as Sarah, a teenage girl who has grown tired of her stepmother and father leaving her home alone to babysit...
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...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published June 4, 2017 · Last modified July 25, 2018
As critics have been quite unkind to the prior films in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), and have lavished mostly praise for virtually all Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) releases, some DC fans have been...
1990s / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published March 20, 2017 · Last modified July 10, 2018
A key entry in the Disney revival of the 1990s, Beauty and the Beast retells the old French fairytale, originally written centuries before, to a new generation. Paige O’Hara voices Belle, a provincial French...
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / War
by Vincent Leo · Published March 11, 2017 · Last modified July 13, 2018
A quintessential popcorn flick, Kong: Skull Island doesn’t try to go deep with important themes or get entrenched in lots of set-up or explanation, built on the premise that audiences want lots of action and humor...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published January 3, 2017 · Last modified July 9, 2018
Thor: Ragnarok sees the emergence of Hela (Blanchett, Carol), Goddess of Death, who ends up defiantly defeating her brothers, formerly exiled Thor (Hemsworth, Ghostbusters) and Loki (Hiddleston, Kong: Skull Island), and making her way to Asgard in order to...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published December 22, 2016 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Rogue One is a Star Wars prequel that spins off of the line at the beginning of the original Star Wars (Episode IV) that mentions that rebel spies stole the secret plans for the Death Star. This one has...
2010s / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published November 25, 2016 · Last modified July 16, 2018
Moana (Cravalho, her debut) is the chief’s daughter within her tribe on the New Zealand island of Motunui. Unlike most girls in her Maori village, she is destined to be the chief of her...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published November 3, 2016 · Last modified July 13, 2018
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as New York-based neurosurgeon, Dr. Stephen Strange (Cumberbatch, Zoolander 2), a big shot at his profession with as big an ego to flaunt. He has a level of cocky, self-satisfied smarm not...
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.
