The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
When two warring factions in Ancient Japan, the mainlanders and the highlanders, go to war, Ling (Li, Once Upon a Time in China) and his school of martial artists head to the mountains. While there, he...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published December 20, 1998 · Last modified February 4, 2019
When two warring factions in Ancient Japan, the mainlanders and the highlanders, go to war, Ling (Li, Once Upon a Time in China) and his school of martial artists head to the mountains. While there, he...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published December 16, 1998 · Last modified November 16, 2018
Lost in Space is a motion picture version of the popular 1960s TV series of the same name about a family who get lost while seeking a gateway to an inhabitable planet for the people...
In the early 80s, a discotheque breaths it’s last breaths as the coming of the yuppie 80s emerges. Drugs, sex and individualism make way for “just say no”, STDs, and conforming to get ahead....
by Vincent Leo · Published December 12, 1998 · Last modified February 4, 2019
An orphaned young woman named Mary (O’Hara, Miracle on 34th Street) travels to Cornwall to stay with her aunt and uncle in a place called the Jamaica Inn. The downside to this is the fact that...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 11, 1998 · Last modified February 20, 2019
Sort of a House Party for the white crowd, this tells the story of a group of graduating high school teens in their last party before leaving for college. The film features various storylines, including a...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 10, 1998 · Last modified February 11, 2019
A young lawyer (Damon, Courage Under Fire) goes to work for a crooked ambulance-chasing firm, and tries not to drown in his first case against a highly successful insurance company and their formidable team of lawyers....
1990s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published December 3, 1998 · Last modified April 7, 2019
Tom Selleck plays a veteran American big-leaguer past his prime who is traded to a team in Japan called the Dragons. He’s rebellious and conceited, having trouble adjusting to the Japanese style of baseball...
1960s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 29, 1998 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Bonnie and Clyde is based on a notorious but true story. The events are set in the 1930s, dealing with a recently released bank robber, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty, Heaven Can Wait) who hooks up with a...
Studio 54 was the hottest club in NYC during the late 70s disco era. 54 is a slice of life tale of a young and naive man’s (Phillippe) indoctrination into the decadent and drug-filled life as...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 27, 1998 · Last modified February 14, 2019
A former beauty queen (Bullock, The Net) learns of her husband’s infidelity with her best friend on a talk show, and runs off to her small hometown in Texas to live with her mother after sinking...
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.