The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Some people have been calling The Day After Tomorrow a throwback to the Irwin Allen disaster films of the 1970s, but in reality, it is more of a throwback to the disaster films of the...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 31, 2004 · Last modified May 10, 2019
Some people have been calling The Day After Tomorrow a throwback to the Irwin Allen disaster films of the 1970s, but in reality, it is more of a throwback to the disaster films of the...
Although the film deals with murder at the core of the plot, Manhattan Murder Mystery proves to be one of the lightest of Woody Allen’s films, playing everything as a straight comedy, and the result is...
There may forever be arguments as to which film is Woody Allen’s best, with Annie Hall perhaps gaining the most attention. However, if the question were regarding which film most exemplified Woody Allen as a great...
If you are someone who absolutely never gets tired of hearing the tale of Cinderella in all its various forms, perhaps Maid in Manhattan will be worthwhile for you. However, anyone looking for a moving...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 10, 2000 · Last modified February 5, 2023
The Godzilla films originated in Japan during the 1950s as an allegory for the deadly destruction of nuclear weapons, embodied in a creature created by massive radiation imbued with cataclysmic powers. Its production house,...
When his wife (Kidman) reveals to a young Manhattan doctor (Cruise) fantasies of infidelity with a strange Navy man from years ago, it kicks the doctor off into an odyssey of sexual fantasies of his own,...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.