2010s / Action / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published September 23, 2011 · Last modified November 13, 2019
The Hunger Games is based on Suzanne Collins’ bestselling young-adult novel of the same name. The futuristic storyline primarily revolves around 16-year-old girl Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence), who is the unlucky contestant, volunteering in place...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 28, 2007 · Last modified April 24, 2019
Based on Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s book of the same name, Jumanji, the film, fleshes out the short book to include a story about Alan Parrish (Hann-Byrd, Little Man Tate), who, as a young boy...
After 12 years cooped up in a mental institution stemming from a breakdown occurring from childhood events, 20-something Dana (Leonard, “Jericho”) is finally released. She is soon reunited with her two best childhood friends,...
You have to concede at least a certain brilliance to any consciously manipulative film in which a man looks into the eyes of a puppet, only for the puppet (represented by a dummy, a...
1970s / Action / Science Fiction / Sports / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published October 30, 1997 · Last modified January 16, 2019
In the future, corporations have taken over the world, and together they devise a game that is meant to teach the masses the values they want, namely the team and corporation is more important...
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.
