Kong: Skull Island (2017)
A quintessential popcorn flick, Kong: Skull Island doesn’t try to go deep with important themes or get entrenched in lots of set-up or explanation, built on the premise that audiences want lots of action and humor...
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / War
by Vincent Leo · Published March 11, 2017 · Last modified July 13, 2018
A quintessential popcorn flick, Kong: Skull Island doesn’t try to go deep with important themes or get entrenched in lots of set-up or explanation, built on the premise that audiences want lots of action and humor...
1960s / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 13, 2014 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Charlton Heston (The Omega Man, Tombstone) stars as American astronaut George Taylor, who is returning back to Earth from a mission that has aged them six months, though many years have actually passed on the...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 20, 2005 · Last modified May 29, 2019
It’s a tall order to have to remake a well-known classic, especially one that still is able to thrill audiences today. Despite its popularity, King Kong is an example of a classic film that actually could...
1930s / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror
by Vincent Leo · Published November 26, 2005 · Last modified May 29, 2019
Godzilla may be the King of Monsters, but King Kong may forever be the king of monster movies. A fantastic and lasting adventure, King Kong works on multiple levels. Although it was a spectacular feat in special effects...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 25, 2005 · Last modified May 13, 2020
In December of 1974, ABC’s Michael Eisner saw 1933’s King Kong on TV with his family and remarked what a great movie it had been for its time. In early-mid April of 1975, Eisner...
2000s / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 28, 2001 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Remaking one of the best sci-fi films of all time was bound to be an arduous task, and the fact that this new incarnation of Planet of the Apes is pretty solid entertainment even if it...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.