Flashdance (1983)
A surprise hit of 1983, and influential in the dance-film genre on its own, Flashdance came at the right time, as MTV-style rock video editing and music montages became the norm for hits at the box...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 8, 2012 · Last modified January 28, 2019
A surprise hit of 1983, and influential in the dance-film genre on its own, Flashdance came at the right time, as MTV-style rock video editing and music montages became the norm for hits at the box...
1980s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published October 15, 2007 · Last modified January 22, 2019
This modern rehash of Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me would go on to be the second highest-grossing film of 1987 in the US (bested narrowly by 3 Men and a Baby). It would instantly make “fatal attraction”...
Foxes is a coming-of-age story revolving around four teenage girls living in the Los Angeles area, trying their best to deal with raging hormones, peer pressure, drugs, sex, booze, and family demands. Jeanie (Foster, Taxi Driver) is...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 7, 1998 · Last modified November 18, 2019
An art gallery assistant (Basinger) meets a mysterious man (Rourke) whose smooth moves and sensual charms woo her into an affair of torrid proportions. Kinky, experimental sex is the main staple of their sexual diet, often...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.