Buying the Cow (2002)
While both films are somewhat lowbrow sex comedies, there is just no justice in this world that a horrible film like Tomcats could get a theatrical release, when a surprisingly funny take on the fear of...
While both films are somewhat lowbrow sex comedies, there is just no justice in this world that a horrible film like Tomcats could get a theatrical release, when a surprisingly funny take on the fear of...
I’m beginning to think that if Alexander Payne were to write and direct a film about the process of bee pollination, it would still be one of the best films of the year. Of...
2000s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published April 23, 2001 · Last modified March 10, 2019
With the exception of in-jokes taking jabs at family film industry leader Disney and their former monopoly in the animation industry, Shrek is a straight-forward, hip adventure. At the same time, while it may be derivative,...
Gregory Poirier, screenwriter for the also bad films See Spot Run and Gossip, takes his first turn filming one of his screenplays with Tomcats, another in a series of gross-out comedies to come down the pike since the...
Here’s a sure rule of thumb for film criticism: If Betty White is in it, it must be bad. (And I love Betty White) After 15 years of ups and down in their marriage, Ben...
1940s / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 23, 1998 · Last modified January 16, 2019
A shy and timid girl (Fontaine) is whisked away by a rich man named Maxim de Winter (Olivier), who is still recovering from the death of his much beloved wife, Rebecca. The two get...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 7, 1997 · Last modified February 3, 2019
A woman who once had a promise with her best friend to marry him if they were still unmarried when they were 28 receives news that he is about to get married. When she...
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.