Moonstruck is a critically-acclaimed crowd-pleasing romance that would go on to garner six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, with trophies handed out to Cher (The Witches of Eastwick, Mask), Dukakis (I Love Trouble, Mighty Aphrodite),...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 29, 2006 · Last modified July 9, 2018
The fifth and final Dirty Harry film may not go out with a bang, but it is an amusing and exciting enough cop thriller to please the genre fans. There are no social obstacles to hurdle...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published September 28, 2006 · Last modified August 13, 2021
Video game aficionados need no introduction to the “Street Fighter” name. It’s one of the most popular game franchises of all time primarily due to the release of “Street Fighter II” into arcades in...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 19, 2006 · Last modified December 10, 2019
SNL alum Tim Kazurinsky (aka “Sweetchuck” from the Police Academy films) reworked David Mamet’s one-act play from the mid-1970s, “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” into the modern-day with About Last Night… (reportedly, the title changed due to some...
After an assistant D.A. (Scacchi, Shattered) is found brutally murdered, all the evidence points to D.A. Rusty Sabich (Ford, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), who was involved with an affair with her shortly before her death....
by Vincent Leo · Published August 30, 2006 · Last modified January 22, 2019
A millionaire’s driver is shot dead in the room of his maid (Sommer, The Prize), and all the facts point to her guilt. Yet this doesn’t hinder the illustrious Inspector Clouseau (Sellers, Dr. Strangelove) to think she’s...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 24, 2006 · Last modified November 19, 2019
Inspired by a true story (aka 99% fiction), 10th and Wolf derives its title from the names of the streets that cross in the predominantly Italian neighborhood in Philadelphia where the main characters of the...
As long as you aren’t expecting this follow-up to Dirty Harry to live up to the style, influence, and thematic resonance of its predecessor, Magnum Force delivers the goods to action movie junkies, as well as Eastwood’s myriad...
Line in the film that would make a more accurate title: “Welcome to S.H.I.T.” The irony of this film’s central premise is evident when you realize that it’s about a group of kids that have...
Keke Palmer plays Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old girl growing up in the crime-ridden streets of South-Central Los Angeles. Her father passed away five years ago, leaving her nearly unsupervised as her mother (Bassett) has...
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.
