To Catch a Thief is Alfred Hitchcock’s second of four collaborations with screenwriter John Michael Hayes (Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much were the others), bringing light mystery elements and...
Yet another in the mini-genre of action films where the government has trained someone to be a killing machine, only to have him start killing innocents when he finally snaps. This isn’t a great...
Based on Ariel Dorfman’s play, who also co-wrote the screenplay, Death and the Maiden is an engaging, multi-textured story about revenge, passion, and how the abuse of power is seductive, especially if put into...
Blue Thunder‘s title refers to a military-style, modified helicopter that is being tested as a potential future means to quell crowd insurrections. The test pilot for the helicopter is Frank Murphy (Scheider), who is...
Blue Thunder‘s title refers to a military-style, modified helicopter that is being tested as a potential future means to quell crowd insurrections. The test pilot for the helicopter is Frank Murphy (Scheider), who is...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 2, 2003 · Last modified December 9, 2019
The plot: Police arrive at the mansion of a wealthy businessman to find that same businessman and one of his handymen butchered. A further search of the house finds the wife of that businessman...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 22, 2003 · Last modified April 21, 2019
Spoof-meister Mel Brooks, having recently spoofed Westerns (Blazing Saddles), horror flicks (Young Frankenstein), and the silent movie era (Silent Movie), sets his sights on the works of Alfred Hitchcock in his sixth directorial effort. ...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 21, 2003 · Last modified April 20, 2019
Although the blurb at the beginning states that Fargo is based on a true story, it’s actually not. Oh, those wacky Coen brothers are an odd couple, aren’t they? The film starts off with William...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 20, 2003 · Last modified April 20, 2019
The Pledge follows an aging Nevada homicide detective (Nicholson), days from retirement, who investigates a child murder in the snows of the nearby hills. He vows to find the murderer to the parents of the...
1980s / Comedy / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 18, 2003 · Last modified June 26, 2022
Bates Motel was announced in February 1987 as a two-hour pilot for a proposed new comedy-thriller series on NBC. It was the brainchild of screenwriter Richard Rothstein, creator of the HBO series, “The Hitchhiker”....
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.
