Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Rian Johnson (Looper, The Brothers Bloom) takes over the reigns of the venerable franchise for one film in between the two helmed by J.J. Abrams and crafts a successful outing, continuing from the last moment...
2010s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published December 21, 2017 · Last modified July 13, 2018
Rian Johnson (Looper, The Brothers Bloom) takes over the reigns of the venerable franchise for one film in between the two helmed by J.J. Abrams and crafts a successful outing, continuing from the last moment...
Kyle Mooney (Zoolander 2, Hello My Name is Doris) co-writes and stars in this comic tale of a man-child named James who grows up in an extremely sheltered existence in a remote bunker in Utah,...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 22, 2007 · Last modified March 23, 2019
Kevin Smith’s (Dogma, Chasing Amy) fifth film was intended to be his last in the microverse (aka, the View Askewniverse) of Jay and Silent Bob, who appeared as characters in his four previous films, though...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 8, 2006 · Last modified February 20, 2019
No, the title doesn’t refer to the guy that takes the chicken wings out of the fryer at KFC, although if they can call a Subway employee a “Sandwich Artist” or a Starbucks employee...
Before Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, there was Corvette Summer, featuring a similar odyssey of a man who wanted his vehicle back and was willing to go through any lengths to get it. Most notorious for being the...
1980s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 10, 2003 · Last modified April 17, 2019
Although it’s the weaker of the three entries in the Star Wars episode 4-6 story arc, Return of the Jedi is still as thoroughly entertaining a final chapter as anyone could have reason to hope for. Lucas decides...
1990s / Action / Animation / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published October 4, 1997 · Last modified July 26, 2019
The Joker (voiced by Mark Hamill) is hard up for money so he buys a kryptonite statue and travels to Metropolis, where he concocts a scheme to kill Superman (Daly) for Lex Luthor (Brown) for the amount...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 4, 1997 · Last modified December 27, 2018
The Empire Strikes Back continues the Star Wars saga in exciting fashion, with the Empire now having driven the Rebels from their secret base to another on an ice world called Hoth. The Empire eventually finds them...
1970s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 22, 1997 · Last modified December 27, 2018
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away — oh, you know the rest. A couple of robots shuttle to a desert planet after their rebel spaceship is taken over by an...
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.