Event Horizon (1997)
In astronomy, an “event horizon” is the point where light falls victim to the pull of a black hole – the point of no return. Black holes have long been theorized to be portals...
1990s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published September 9, 1998 · Last modified August 8, 2023
In astronomy, an “event horizon” is the point where light falls victim to the pull of a black hole – the point of no return. Black holes have long been theorized to be portals...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 17, 1998 · Last modified January 28, 2019
After four teenagers make road-kill of an innocent pedestrian, they are terrorized one year later by a mysterious stalker dressed like the Gorton’s Fisherman. That’s about the extent of the plot. Not much else...
1990s / Action / Horror / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published February 1, 1998 · Last modified February 20, 2019
The country’s best mercenary, Al Simmons, gets double-crossed in what was to be his final mission, and ends up killed by his supervisor, Jason Wynn. The mercenary is then offered a deal by the...
1990s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 27, 1998 · Last modified February 20, 2019
Two sisters travel to a small town in Colorado only to find that the inhabitants have all died mysterious and grisly deaths, save for the sheriff Affleck and a pair of deputies who are trying...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 15, 1998 · Last modified March 20, 2022
Unlike author Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” novel, the 1993 Universal Pictures film adaptation was built with sequels in mind. Whereas the novel wiped out the dinosaurs in the end, Spielberg kept them alive, as...
In her university studies, Helen researches the legend of Candyman, the educated son of a slave who in the late 19th century impregnated a white woman and suffered excruciating torture at the hands of...
1990s / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 26, 1997 · Last modified February 13, 2019
Clarice Starling (Foster, Foxes) is an FBI agent-in-training who is sent for the near impossible task of gaining the aid of a dangerous psychopath, Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins, The Bounty), in catching a serial killer nicknamed Buffalo Bill...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 17, 1997 · Last modified January 5, 2019
A suburban town is terrorized by a series of grisly murders committed by a crazed psycho in a ghoul outfit who like to call his victims before pulling out their entrails. Neve Campbell (The...
1990s / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 17, 1997 · Last modified January 4, 2019
Two years after the tragic serial killing of Woodsboro, the killer seems to have returned to terrorize Neve (The Craft, Wild Things) and co. at college. This is a sequel within a sequel, as director...
After a disease that is killing thousands of children is discovered to be carried and spread by common cockroaches, entomologist Sorvino (Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, Mighty Aphrodite) engineers a sterile super-roach to kill...
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.