Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
It takes some major stones to do what Marvel has done. Literally, in this case, with the culmination of the Infinity Stones, as one of the most ambitious attempts to create a universe of...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 30, 2018 · Last modified July 4, 2018
It takes some major stones to do what Marvel has done. Literally, in this case, with the culmination of the Infinity Stones, as one of the most ambitious attempts to create a universe of...
One wonders how much my enjoyment of this third installment of the Oceans series is influenced by the fact that the second, Ocean’s Twelve, had been a disappointment to most of those who loved Ocean’s Eleven. Perhaps it...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published May 6, 2016 · Last modified July 4, 2018
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, almost as if trying to address Batman v Superman and how to do a major superhero battle film right (or, after the disappointing Age of Ultron, how to do an Avengers film right), unloads Captain America:...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 26, 2015 · Last modified July 4, 2018
One might surmise that writer-director Joss Whedon (Much Ado About Nothing, Serenity) might be engaging in a bit of damage control that Avengers: Age of Ultron might be a bit of a let-down as far as entries...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published May 5, 2013 · Last modified August 12, 2019
Tony Stark returns in this post-The Avengers outing, this time with Jon Favreau stepping down as director, with Shane Black, who directed Downey to great critical success in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, stepping in to take...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published May 9, 2010 · Last modified August 12, 2019
Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as narcissist hi-tech playboy billionaire Tony Stark, who finds his world popularity surging after his adopted superhero status has caused the longest era of peace on Earth in...
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...
I like films about superheroes. I like Robert Townsend. A film by Robert Townsend about superheroes would seem like it couldn’t miss with me. It does — and by a lot. Meteor Man was created...
With its large cast and interweaving storylines of tragedy, the comparisons to Magnolia are probably warranted, although Paul Haggis’ Crash doesn’t come close to capturing the inspiration and artistic heights of the film it emulates. Still, the...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 14, 2004 · Last modified January 7, 2020
After the Sunset mixes the quirky plot of To Catch a Thief, the plucky tongue-in-cheek humor of Ocean’s Eleven, and the character-driven interactions of damn near every Elmore Leonard novel that was ever written (The Big Bounce‘s...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.