Naked Killer (1992)
A young woman named Kitty exacts revenge for the murder of her father and is hunted down by the Hong Kong police, including Tinam (Yam), a man she was seeing who is seeking who...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 18, 1999 · Last modified April 2, 2019
A young woman named Kitty exacts revenge for the murder of her father and is hunted down by the Hong Kong police, including Tinam (Yam), a man she was seeing who is seeking who...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 1999 · Last modified February 14, 2019
One reason that Liar Liar is a difficult film to review lies in the simple reason that a funny-bone lies in the arm (or is that mind?) of the beholder. For comedy audiences and critics alike,...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 15, 1999 · Last modified February 23, 2019
A psychic New England writer (Bening) becomes haunted by dreams of upcoming murders by a serial killer who is hunting down little girls. It hits close to home when her own daughter becomes his next...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 14, 1999 · Last modified February 20, 2019
What is it that makes a good action film? Isn’t it the combination of good acting, directing, script, action set-pieces, costumes, and special effects? If that’s the case, The Avengers is a good film, right? That...
Disturbing but ultimately riveting look into the lives of four people: Ann (MacDowell), John (Gallagher), Cynthia (San Giacomo), and Graham (Spader). Ann and John are married but John is sleeping with Ann’s sister, Cynthia. Graham...
1970s / Science Fiction / Western
by Vincent Leo · Published February 11, 1999 · Last modified January 6, 2020
An amusement park/resort is created in another world called Delos, where there are various “worlds” people can stay in and feel as if they are there. Participate in an orgy in Romanworld, have a...
A terrific start of sorts for most of the people involved creatively in this quirky but extremely fun tale. Director Wes Anderson, who later went on to gain more respect with Rushmore, seems to have...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 7, 1999 · Last modified March 1, 2019
There’s a heavyweight championship bout going on in an Atlantic City casino, and the Secretary of Defense is in attendance. Shockingly, he is also assassinated during the fight, and although the assassin was taken...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 31, 1999 · Last modified February 4, 2019
In old France, a young girl named Danielle (Barrymore, The Wedding Singer) becomes a virtual orphan after her father dies suddenly and she is left to be taken care of by her none-too-pleasant stepmother (Huston, Addams Family...
A locally famous Chicago hostage negotiator (Jackson, Sphere) gets framed in the murder of his partner, then panics and takes hostages of his own in order to buy himself time to solve his case and clear...
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.