Toni Collette (Krampus, The Boxtrolls) stars as diorama model artist Annie Graham, a wife to the reliable Steve (Byrne, Louder Than Bombs) and mother of two teenagers, Peter (Wolff, Patriots Day) and Charlie (Shapiro), whose secretive, manipulative and mostly...
2010s / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 2018 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Frances McDormand (The Good Dinosaur, Transformers: Dark of the Moon) plays Mildred Hayes, a financially strapped grieving mother who decides to rent, after selling her ex-husband’s tractor, the use of the titular three mostly dormant...
Old-school horror thrills are on the agenda for this low-budget Australian shocker that emerges as one of the most effective scary films of 2014. It’s nothing too new in terms of the formula plot,...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 14, 2002 · Last modified November 18, 2019
Much of the dramatic resonance that writer-director Brad Silberling brought to MOONLIGHT MILE comes from his very own experiences, most notably his relationship with actress Rebecca Shaeffer, who was stalked and killed by an obsessed fan...
Based on the Russell Banks novel, who also wrote the book that the film Affliction is based on, this is the story of a small Canadian town that virtually dies when every school-age child in...
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.
