Bumblebee (2018)
For the first time in the six films in the franchise thus far, the reins of a Transformers flick has been given to someone whose name is not Michael Bay. In the case of the...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 5, 2019
For the first time in the six films in the franchise thus far, the reins of a Transformers flick has been given to someone whose name is not Michael Bay. In the case of the...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 2, 2017 · Last modified August 24, 2018
Set in Atlanta, Ansel Elgort (Allegiant, Insurgent) plays Baby, a baby-faced (naturally) but extremely talented driver who constantly plays music on several of his old iPods while he works in order to overcome his persistent...
Kevin Bacon (R.I.P.D., Crazy Stupid Love) stars as a corrupt sheriff named Kretzer whose car gets stolen by two bored ten-year-old runaways. the bolder Travis (Freedson-Jackson) and the more shy Harrison (Wellford, Carver), who come across...
Barry Newman stars as Kowalski, a cross-country deliverer of cars for clients that makes a bet that he can drive a 1970 Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco in a short amount of...
1960s / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published May 4, 2005 · Last modified May 20, 2019
The Love Bug is the first of the long-running Herbie series of Disney films, and arguably the best of the bunch. Although not as popular as most of Disney’s animated features, it still remains a...
1980s / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published March 3, 2005 · Last modified May 16, 2019
Back to the Future is pure entertainment, and very successful at that. Wholly inspired and brilliantly executed, this brainchild of co-screenwriter Bob Gale and director Robert Zemeckis is chock-full of in-jokes and sight gags...
Before Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, there was Corvette Summer, featuring a similar odyssey of a man who wanted his vehicle back and was willing to go through any lengths to get it. Most notorious for being the...
A huge success at the time of its release (only Star Wars made more money in 1977), Smokey and the Bandit was the right movie at the right time, riding the wave of Burt Reynolds’ popularity, rascally...
If fast cars and nifty stunt work are the only things you’re expecting going into this movie, The Fast and the Furious probably won’t disappoint. However, anyone looking for a good story, plot, or quality acting...
I’m not altogether sure what it is in Nicolas Cage’s relationship with producer Jerry Bruckheimer that keeps him coming back for more, but I wish it would stop. After having to endure the slick...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.