Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt is what I would deem a ‘rancid undies’ kind of movie, a film so overblown in its ability to deliver nonsensical absurdity that only those with a curious penchant for the distinct...
Gods of Egypt is what I would deem a ‘rancid undies’ kind of movie, a film so overblown in its ability to deliver nonsensical absurdity that only those with a curious penchant for the distinct...
Minions proves that a flavorful and well-used spice can turn a good meal to great, but that doesn’t mean it would make for a good main course. The Minions of the title refer to the...
An atypical underdog story, The King’s Speech is a well executed piece through and through, featuring very fine performances, good character touches and wit in the script (David Seidler, Tucker), Tom Hooper’s (The Damned United,“John Adams”) consummate direction,...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 11, 2006 · Last modified December 14, 2019
It may not meet the standards of some groups as to its historical accuracy, but Steven Spielberg’s Munich nevertheless is engaging and thought-provoking moviemaking of the highest order. Munich marks the second time that the aftermath...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 12, 2003 · Last modified December 2, 2019
Although it will probably be seen as the least “Coen” of the Coen brothers’ films, Intolerable Cruelty is still unmistakably theirs. Like many of their previous films (Hudsucker Proxy, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published September 17, 2003 · Last modified May 2, 2019
To the best of my recollection, there just hasn’t been a good pirate movie made in my lifetime, so it should be easy to guess that expectations were certainly low going into seeing Pirates of...
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter in the first half of the 20th Century, known primarily for her sometimes unsettling images in her work, many of them featuring self-portraits. In her youth, she was...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 2000 · Last modified February 17, 2019
In a city of comical superheroes, its most prominent, Captain Amazing (Kinnear, As Good As It Gets), gets captured by its most feared villain, Casanova Frankenstein (Rush, Elizabeth). A fledgling crew of ineptitude band together to...
The historical drama of how Elizabeth I (Blanchett, An Ideal Husband) ascended to her throne. A Protestant bastard daughter in a religiously divided England is in line to succeed the ailing Mary Tudor (Kathy Burke, Anita and...
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.