According to Spencer (2001)
Jesse Bradford stars as Spencer Gould, a reserved young man that has a hard time going for what he wants, although his influential grandmother always tried to instill self-confidence within him. After 25 years...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 13, 2003 · Last modified December 16, 2019
Jesse Bradford stars as Spencer Gould, a reserved young man that has a hard time going for what he wants, although his influential grandmother always tried to instill self-confidence within him. After 25 years...
1970s / Drama / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published September 9, 2003 · Last modified December 22, 2019
Star Trek: The Motion Picture continues the TV series that ran on NBC from 1966-69. Suffering abysmal ratings in its initial run, Paramount sold the show to syndication, where it developed a strongly devoted...
If one were to chart Mel Brooks’ directed movies based on quality from the beginning of his career to the end you’d have an almost perfect forward slanting line downward. History of the World Part...
Call this El Mariachi 3, Desperado 2, or Once Upon a Time in Mexico — whatever the name, nothing is going to make this turd smell sweet. The third and last entry in the Mariachi trilogy proves that...
Yes, it’s just another teen movie, regardless if they are actually playing 20-somethings. It’s the same old story you’ve seen before a hundred times, this time centering around the world of summer league baseball. ...
Here’s another one of those movies that the critics had a feeding frenzy over, tearing it mercilessly apart, and proclaiming it one of the worst films of the year. Yet again, I watch it...
Perhaps the best thing you can say about The Final Curtain is that it’s only 85 minutes long. The worst thing you can say is that it’s 85 minutes of your life you won’t get back...
It’s been a while since Kevin Costner has been in a hit film, in fact, you’d have to go back to 1991’s JFK to find one that wasn’t considered at least a minor disappointment (notable exception: Thirteen...
Here’s another classic example of a movie that had the potential to be something more but is crippled by the notion that they have to do what everyone else is doing, for fear that they will...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 13, 2003 · Last modified December 3, 2019
It’s hard to watch so many good character actors get together in a film that doesn’t explore great characterizations. Yet, here they are, doing what they can to inject life in yet another gimmicky,...
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.