Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
Although the behind-the-scenes details are sketchy, we know that 2017’s Justice League, though credited to Zack Snyder as the director, was more of the direction that the studio wanted the franchise to go than...
Although the behind-the-scenes details are sketchy, we know that 2017’s Justice League, though credited to Zack Snyder as the director, was more of the direction that the studio wanted the franchise to go than...
2020s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published December 31, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2021
The inspiration to do Wonder Woman 1984 came from director Patty Jenkins and her co-writer Geoff Johns. Both happened to be big fans of the 1978 film Superman and its sequels, and they wanted to...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published January 22, 2018 · Last modified July 27, 2018
Justice League fulfills the promise made, albeit in perhaps too short an order, of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice at putting together the titular super-team of Earth’s mightiest heroes of the DC Extended Universe in one...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published June 4, 2017 · Last modified July 25, 2018
As critics have been quite unkind to the prior films in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), and have lavished mostly praise for virtually all Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) releases, some DC fans have been...
2010s / Action / Drama / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 21, 2014 · Last modified November 13, 2019
Ethan Runner (Costner) is dying of terminal brain cancer, diagnosed with mere months left to live. His work in the CIA is officially over, as he tends to get his affairs in order, which includes...
2000s / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 8, 2007 · Last modified February 13, 2019
When disaster strikes the first manned crew to Mars in 2020, a rescue team is sent in to investigate. However, complications arise which jeopardize the mission, not the least of which is the appearance...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 1, 2005 · Last modified August 26, 2019
The Ice Harvest falls into the subcategory of a Coen Brothers film done without the Coens writing or directing. It seems to be a genre that has been picking up steam recently, as the very Fargo-esque The...
Yet another in the mini-genre of action films where the government has trained someone to be a killing machine, only to have him start killing innocents when he finally snaps. This isn’t a great...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 10, 2002 · Last modified April 1, 2019
2002 has been a busy year for Robin Williams with three films hitting theaters, and more interestingly, three films in which he plays a psycho bad guy. Williams once started out as an edgy...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 16, 2000 · Last modified February 22, 2019
Kevin Lomax (Reeves) is a young and highly successful defense attorney in a small Florida town. His impressive 64-0 record catches the eye of a New York law firm, perhaps the most powerful firm in...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.