Supergirl (1984)
Supergirl: “…and I must ask you all something — “ Jimmy Olson: “It’s alright, Supergirl. We never saw you.” Lucy Lane: “We never even heard of you.” If only I could say the same. Helen Slater (City...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 30, 2018 · Last modified July 31, 2018
Supergirl: “…and I must ask you all something — “ Jimmy Olson: “It’s alright, Supergirl. We never saw you.” Lucy Lane: “We never even heard of you.” If only I could say the same. Helen Slater (City...
1970s / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 11, 2005 · Last modified July 6, 2021
John Carpenter began writing a number of script treatments just out of film school, some of which would be turned into movies. Prior to his breakthrough with Halloween, Eyes originally came to producer Jack...
A film that seems more relevant as the years progress. Shockingly, some of the programming decisions that were considered ridiculously over the top back then seem almost within the realm of possibility in this...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 8, 1999 · Last modified February 11, 2019
Wealthy billionaire playboy Thomas Crown (Brosnan, Tomorrow Never Dies) devises a plan whereby he steals a Monet painting values at over $100 million. An insurance agent (Russo, Lethal Weapon 4) would much rather get the painting back rather...
Someone is stalking the streets of New York with a small pickaxe and clonking people on the head, leaving dead bodies all around. Never fear because NYPD detective Ed Delaney (Sinatra, The Manchurian Candidate) is...
1960s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 29, 1998 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Bonnie and Clyde is based on a notorious but true story. The events are set in the 1930s, dealing with a recently released bank robber, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty, Heaven Can Wait) who hooks up with a...
The plot: A book-reader (Redford) for the CIA steps out to lunch; upon his return he finds all of his colleagues gunned down for reasons unknown. He informs his superiors, who want him to come...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 1997 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Five strangers are hired by millionaire Thomas Crown (Bullitt, The Getaway) to pull of a bank robbery, dump their money and go their separate ways. The Boston police are baffled until a female insurance investigator...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.