Brigsby Bear (2017)
Kyle Mooney (Zoolander 2, Hello My Name is Doris) co-writes and stars in this comic tale of a man-child named James who grows up in an extremely sheltered existence in a remote bunker in Utah,...
Kyle Mooney (Zoolander 2, Hello My Name is Doris) co-writes and stars in this comic tale of a man-child named James who grows up in an extremely sheltered existence in a remote bunker in Utah,...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 20, 2007 · Last modified June 12, 2019
Set 150 years ago, Tristan is a young man in the small English town of Wall who aims to win the hand of the local beauty (Miller) in exchange for a star that has fallen...
Claire Danes stars as Mirabelle, who has recently moved to Los Angeles from her Vermont upbringing and has secured a job working as a salesperson in the glove department of the chic Saks Fifth...
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...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 2, 2003 · Last modified May 1, 2019
When you’ve got a billion dollar franchise on your hands, chances are you’re not going to let it sit on the shelves too long. Even if you can’t get the visionary director of the...
I’ve never read Louisa May Alcott’s classic book nor have I seen any of the multitudinous other film adaptations of it so I can’t honestly say if the film does the book justice or...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 14, 2000 · Last modified February 22, 2019
While there are many films of late with much more impressive visuals in the animation department, Princess Mononoke may be unrivaled for its original story and compelling emotional climax. For many American viewers, this may...
Three teenage hoodlums get recruited by a cop to work undercover to bust a drug ring which may involve fellow police officers. When the recruiter gets killed himself, they take it upon themselves to...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 10, 1998 · Last modified February 11, 2019
A young lawyer (Damon, Courage Under Fire) goes to work for a crooked ambulance-chasing firm, and tries not to drown in his first case against a highly successful insurance company and their formidable team of lawyers....
I’m beginning to think Oliver Stone (W., World Trade Center) took a fierce tumble down a flight of steps that affected his head in some way. Here he employs the same short-attention span style of...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.