Whenever we’re down, there’s usually someone who will like to say that happiness is just around the corner. THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING takes a more pessimistic approach, because by the same token, whenever we’re happy,...
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...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 23, 2000 · Last modified March 17, 2019
There are a few filmmakers which I loathe to review, not because I dislike their movies, but because no review, no matter how honest or heartfelt, will be good enough to please their diehard...
1990s / Drama / Sports / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 14, 1999 · Last modified March 1, 2019
A young law student (Damon) spends many an evening playing high-stakes poker because he’s one of the best. He meets his match one day in the form of a Russian gangster (Malkovich) and blows his entire...
A man (Washington) is released for a week from a penitentiary in order to try to coax his estranged basketball phenom son (Allen) to go to Big State University, which is the governor’s alma mater, in...
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...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 11, 1996 · Last modified February 21, 2019
A man is gunned down outside of a New York fast-food restaurant. The admitted killer is a hard-working and educated man (Phifer), who claims it was self-defense. The detective investigating the case (Keitel) doesn’t buy...
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.
