Snowden (2016)
It would seem a daunting proposition to try to give a dramatization of events and issues that have already been captured brilliantly on film just a couple of years prior, as Snowden reenacts a good deal...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 18, 2016 · Last modified August 6, 2018
It would seem a daunting proposition to try to give a dramatization of events and issues that have already been captured brilliantly on film just a couple of years prior, as Snowden reenacts a good deal...
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from his own stage play, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty”, Stage Beauty spins a tale of Ned Kynaston (Crudup), one of the most famous, and one of the last, male actors who...
Another beautifully crafted literary adaptation from the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, The Remains of the Day ranks among their very best work. Their names are already synonymous with the genre of the British...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 3, 2002 · Last modified April 10, 2019
Whether you like her or not, Nicole Kidman is an actress making some of the more interesting films in the last few years. Starting with Eyes Wide Shut in 1999, she has made Oscar-worthy appearances in Moulin...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 15, 2000 · Last modified March 31, 2019
Janusz Kaminski, the much lauded cinematographer for Spielberg films such as Saving Private Ryan, Amistad and Schindler’s List, takes his first crack at directing with not too impressive results. This one could almost be called Rosemary’s Baby 2: The...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.