The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Short, but so beautifully sweet. The Purple Rose of Cairo sees Woody Allen in peak form in one of his most ingenious comedies. While it may ostensibly lack the weight of some of his more...
1980s / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published January 27, 2007 · Last modified December 10, 2019
Short, but so beautifully sweet. The Purple Rose of Cairo sees Woody Allen in peak form in one of his most ingenious comedies. While it may ostensibly lack the weight of some of his more...
Moonstruck is a critically-acclaimed crowd-pleasing romance that would go on to garner six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, with trophies handed out to Cher (The Witches of Eastwick, Mask), Dukakis (I Love Trouble, Mighty Aphrodite),...
I guess my biggest surprise about Bruce Willis’ most notorious turkey is that it actually has gained a cult following over the years. I can only speculate as to why. Then again, I was...
A trip down memory lane for Allen, who lovingly reconstructs the life and times of growing up during in Rockaway Beach, New York in the Golden Age of radio. Radio Days are teeming with nostalgia...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 27, 1997 · Last modified November 12, 2019
2 Days in the Valley will probably forever be compared to Pulp Fiction, and probably rightly so. They both have an ensemble cast whose characters initially don’t seem to have anything to do with each other,...
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.