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...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 28, 2018 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the second release in the spin-off series of films that, thus far, seeks to tell a few tales of the past in regards to some of the main characters...
1980s / Action / Animation / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 23, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
Bah Weep Grah Na Weep Ninibon. Transformers: the Movie is a theatrically released, ultra-long episode bridging the second and third seasons of the popular TV series that ran during the mid-1980s, based on the Hasbro...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 17, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
Starting off as a top-selling line of toys (primarily action figures) made by Mattel in the early 1980s, “The Masters of the Universe” proved to be immensely popular throughout the decade, spawning several animated...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 30, 2018 · Last modified July 4, 2018
It takes some major stones to do what Marvel has done. Literally, in this case, with the culmination of the Infinity Stones, as one of the most ambitious attempts to create a universe of...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published March 25, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
Set ten years after the events in the first entry, John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) stars as Jake Pentecost, the son of Pacific Rim‘s hero, Stacker Pentecost, who sacrificed his life in the...
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...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Science Fiction / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 20, 2018 · Last modified August 21, 2019
Directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, who has already been on a roll with noteworthy films like Fruitvale Station and Creed, takes on the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Black Panther, one of the better entries to date. Working well as a...
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 / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published January 22, 2018 · Last modified July 27, 2018
Justice League fulfills the promise made, albeit in perhaps too short an order, of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice at putting together the titular super-team of Earth’s mightiest heroes of the DC Extended Universe in one...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.