2020s / Action / Comedy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 2020 · Last modified February 18, 2020
Birds of Prey is directed by former Wall Street Journal reporter Cathy Yan, who follows up her acclaimed indie film, Dead Pigs. The film is a spin-off from the commercially successful but critically maligned...
2010s / Drama / Superhero / Thriller / Uncategorized
by Vincent Leo · Published October 12, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2019
Joker is a gritty, grimy, and nihilistic R-rated origin story on the classic “Batman” villain, directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Set in a crime-ridden Gotham City sometime...
2010s / Action / Animation / Comedy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 2017 · Last modified July 7, 2018
Spinning off from the surprise 2014 hit, The LEGO Movie, The LEGO Batman Movie gives further exploration into one of its small bit characters, Batman (again voiced here by Will Arnett, TNMT: Out of the Shadows), and...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published August 6, 2016 · Last modified July 9, 2018
Suicide Squad is the third official film in the DC Extended Universe, a bit tangential to what’s come before, save for a couple of Superman/Aquaman references, as well as the appearance of Bruce Wayne/Batman (Affleck, Gone...
2000s / Action / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 24, 2008 · Last modified May 20, 2019
It’s difficult to believe that, with all of the superhero franchises that have come out prior to 2008, the creative minds didn’t employ the strategy of saving the most popular and interesting villain for...
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.
