Gone with the Wind (1939)
Do you really need a plot summary? Scarlett O’Hara (Leigh) is a bratty daughter of a plantation owner, who goes through a series of hardships in trying to keep her family’s land and through several...
Do you really need a plot summary? Scarlett O’Hara (Leigh) is a bratty daughter of a plantation owner, who goes through a series of hardships in trying to keep her family’s land and through several...
Jim Carrey (Dumb & Dumber, Batman Forever) stars as bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, a nice guy, but also, a total loser. One day, Stanley stumbles across a strange wooden mask which turns out to have...
1980s / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
by Vincent Leo · Published May 14, 1997 · Last modified January 26, 2019
In Gremlins, an inventor (Axton, We’re No Angels) buys a strange but infinitely cute pet for his son (Galligan, Waxwork) while in a small curio shop in the Orient. This creature is called a “Mogwai” and caring for it...
by Vincent Leo · Published May 12, 1997 · Last modified January 16, 2019
The legendary Baron Munchausen (Neville, Little Women), fabled to tell wild and fanciful stories, in the late 18th Century finds himself at the end of his life, just as the Age of Reason begins. The...
An older woman (Huston, Crimes and Misdemeanors) works for a powerful bookie, a younger woman (Bening, The American President) seduces her way through life, while a young man (Cusack, Say Anything) uses sleight of hand to nickel and dime a...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 27, 1997 · Last modified November 12, 2019
2 Days in the Valley will probably forever be compared to Pulp Fiction, and probably rightly so. They both have an ensemble cast whose characters initially don’t seem to have anything to do with each other,...
A brutish 11th Century medieval lord and his lowly peasant squire are magically transported to France of today. Here, they meet one of the lord’s descendants, and enlists her help in trying to find...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 14, 1997 · Last modified December 27, 2018
Amateur tennis star Guy Haines (Granger, Rope) unwittingly enters into a bargain with lunatic Bruno Antony (Walker, Vengeance Valley) after a chance meeting on a train. The deal is that in order to avoid the motive aspect of...
1990s / Adventure / Horror / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 12, 1997 · Last modified February 7, 2022
Jurassic Park‘s origin starts with author Michael Crichton in 1981. While Crichton attended a museum dinosaur exhibit. he observed a young child calling out species of dinosaurs during a slideshow presentation. Realizing their universal...
The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) is the touching story of a young boy (Leaud) in Paris who is having a hard time staying out of trouble. His parents aren’t interested in him, while...
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.