Brewster’s Millions (1985)
Richard Pryor (Superman III, Live on Sunset Strip) stars as longtime minor league pitcher Montgomery Brewster still waiting for his next big call-up to the Bigs that seems to be so elusive. He and his...
Richard Pryor (Superman III, Live on Sunset Strip) stars as longtime minor league pitcher Montgomery Brewster still waiting for his next big call-up to the Bigs that seems to be so elusive. He and his...
Director Alfred Hitchcock (Suspicion, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) may have wanted the then unavailable Joan Fontaine for the role, but Teresa Wright (Somewhere in Time, The Rainmaker) does just fine as young Charlie Newton, a dreamy...
One of director Alfred Hitchcock’s (Suspicion, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) more experimental films puts all of the action within the confines of a lifeboat for the duration, becoming what some claim is the smallest set...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 21, 2008 · Last modified December 27, 2018
Hitchcock’s (Suspicion, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) first color film is also one of his most renown. It is one of his most experimental films, as he decides to try to tell this tale from beginning...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Family / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 16, 2005 · Last modified May 23, 2019
Steven Spielberg (producer of Innerspace, Back to the Future) served as the executive producer for *batteries not included, which is definitely inspired with the (at that time) Spielberg vision of friendly aliens beings, state-of-the-art special effects,...
To many, Under Capricorn ranks as Alfred Hitchcock’s worst release since coming over to the U.S. to make movies, but even Hitch at his worst is pretty damned good. With him at the helm, and Ingrid...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.