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...
1980s / Action / Science Fiction / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published July 3, 2011 · Last modified December 11, 2023
Between 1977 and 1985, Stephen King published five novels as “Richard Bachman”. Four were reworked from manuscripts he’d written in high school and college during the 1960s and found languishing in a trunk that...
Perhaps the best thing you can say about The Final Curtain is that it’s only 85 minutes long. The worst thing you can say is that it’s 85 minutes of your life you won’t get back...
Without a doubt, Magnolia is my personal pick for best film of 1999, and if it weren’t or The Shawshank Redemption, I’d say it was the best film of the 1990s. No, it wasn’t nominated for an...
In the 1950s, quiz shows are all the rage and none is bigger than the juggernaut “Twenty-One”, which is so popular that appearing on it can make almost anyone an instant celebrity across the...
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.
