Sideways (2004)
In my book, Alexander Payne is now 4-for-4 as director and auteur, choosing unlikely ideas for good movies and making them far more engrossing than anyone could have a right to expect them to be. ...
2000s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published January 25, 2005 · Last modified May 12, 2019
In my book, Alexander Payne is now 4-for-4 as director and auteur, choosing unlikely ideas for good movies and making them far more engrossing than anyone could have a right to expect them to be. ...
There is a George Carlin routine in which he states that given the right context, there really is no taboo subject for comedy. He states that even something as serious as rape can be...
1980s / Adventure / Romance / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 17, 1997 · Last modified August 25, 2020
In the late 1970s, Columbia Pictures had a multipicture development deal with actor/producer Michael Douglas. In 1980, Douglas bought the script to a sci-fo concept called Starman from Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon and...
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.