They’re ba-a-a-ack… 1982’s Poltergeist, directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written by (and likely co-directed by) producer Steven Spielberg, remains one of my favorite horror films of all time, drafting up the blueprint for most haunting-in-the-house productions...
2010s / Animation / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published September 27, 2014 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Alan Snow’s 2005 illustrated novel, “Here Be Monsters!”, provides the basis for this loose-hanging adaptation, set in the Victorian-era cobblestone city of Cheesebridge, where a community of cardboard box-wearing trolls lives underground. The peace-loving...
Fathers’ Day is yet another American remake of a French comedy that falls flat on its face from an absence of quality humor. Perhaps most of the humor is lost in translation or perhaps the...
I’ve endured some Adam Sandler stench-fests before to be sure — Billy Madison, Big Daddy, Little Nicky — hell, I didn’t even care for the one most people seem to like: The Wedding Singer. I mentally braced myself going into...
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.
