2020s / Action / Comedy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 2020 · Last modified February 18, 2020
Birds of Prey is directed by former Wall Street Journal reporter Cathy Yan, who follows up her acclaimed indie film, Dead Pigs. The film is a spin-off from the commercially successful but critically maligned...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 29, 2012 · Last modified August 8, 2018
Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Thirteen, Ocean’s Twelve) directs, giving a starring role to MMA fighter and former participant on “American Gladiator” Gina Carano, a novice actress with an intense physical presence and prowess, this retro-vibed thriller...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published March 7, 2007 · Last modified February 13, 2019
The Phantom Menace marks the first new Star Wars theatrical feature in over 15 years, and it seems the fans that watched the earlier films as children have now grown up to adulthood. As a consequence, not...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 23, 2005 · Last modified January 6, 2020
An exciting science fiction premise (possibly lifted from the awful 1979 MST3k lampooned flick, Parts: The Clonus Horror) gets dumbed way down for mass consumption in The Island, the latest film that Michael Bay ruins by...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 20, 2005 · Last modified May 20, 2019
As one of the few critics who does not malign Episode I and Episode II, and in fact, one who enjoys them very much, it should come as no surprise that Episode III, the best of the Anakin...
I have a feeling that Tim Burton’s Big Fish will be one of those films that is underappreciated at the time of its release, but gains esteem with time and repeated viewings throughout one’s life. It’s...
In Nurse Betty, Renee Zellweger plays a woman that is referred to by Morgan Freeman’s character as a “modern-day Doris Day,” and I remarked that the same could be said of Zellweger herself, with her...
Sometimes there are those films that not many people will relate to in its subject matter, but the audacious energy keeps them riveted despite it all. Trainspotting is one such film. Adapted from the novel by...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 17, 2002 · Last modified March 26, 2019
Perhaps a large part of the reason I seem to be enjoying the new STAR WARS arc more than most comes down to my educational background. Having a degree in Classical Civilization, I have always had...
A Life Less Ordinary marks the third straight collaboration between director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge, and budding superstar Ewan McGregor, following on the heels of their critically acclaimed offbeat films, Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. It would...
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.
