Glass (2019)
Glass serves as a sequel to two films from M. Night Shyamalan, 2000’s Unbreakable and 2018’s Split, the latter of which tied itself to the former with the post-end title stinger. Bruce Willis makes his return as...
2010s / Drama / Fantasy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 2019 · Last modified January 22, 2019
Glass serves as a sequel to two films from M. Night Shyamalan, 2000’s Unbreakable and 2018’s Split, the latter of which tied itself to the former with the post-end title stinger. Bruce Willis makes his return as...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 5, 2019
For the first time in the six films in the franchise thus far, the reins of a Transformers flick has been given to someone whose name is not Michael Bay. In the case of the...
Spike Lee co-writes and directs this comedic drama that, like many of Spike’s films, dips back to the past to comment on the present day. In BlacKkKlansman, based on Ron Stallworth’s memoirs, published in 2014...
Esteemed but sometimes hit-and-miss director David Gordon Green (Joe, Prince Avalanche) takes a turn toward the horror genre with Halloween, a sequel to the 1978 classic slasher film from John Carpenter. Low-budget horror outfit Blumhouse Productions...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 16, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2018
Dream Warriors is easily the best of the sequels in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, and some lovers of the franchise consider it even better than the original in many ways. It certainly is a...
Long before people were interacting in a virtual reality slumber in films like The Cell and The Matrix, there was this modestly overlooked sci-fi teaser which delved into the possibilities of one person interacting with another in...
Although the budget is higher and the acting a tad better, Freddy’s Revenge lacks the imagination and better horror direction of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Obviously, much of the reason stems from the lack...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 30, 2018 · Last modified October 2, 2018
Set in 1977, a few longtime friends gather together for a bachelor party of sorts for recovering alcoholic Vietnam vet Gordie (Mike C. Nelson, Minutes Past Midnight), taking a trip they’ve taken in their...
Searching is a somber suspense-thriller that plays like a mix of a couple of other social media-savvy films like Catfish, Open Windows, and Unfriended, seeking to throw audiences based on the fact that much of our...
Bill Barretta voices the top puppet character known as disgraced burnout Los Angeles-based private investigator Phil Phillips, who has to get to the bottom of a series of murders among the stars of a...
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.