2010s / Action / Comedy / Horror / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 7, 2016 · Last modified July 17, 2018
Seth Grahame-Smith’s tongue-in-cheek reimagining of Jane Austen’s 19th Century classic romance novel finally hits theater screens, perhaps a bit too late to catch either the zombie craze or the fervor for Jane Austen adaptations...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published January 31, 2016 · Last modified September 25, 2018
Po’s master, Shifu (Hoffman, Chef), decides to retire his teachings and promote his Dragon Warrior to become the teacher of the rest of the Furious Five in the ways of kung fu. His new and...
2010s / Action / Drama / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published September 1, 2013 · Last modified March 30, 2019
The unfortunate story behind The Grandmaster is how much of a labor of love it had been for its director/co-writer and acclaimed auteur Wong Kar-Wai (My Blueberry Nights), who spent the good part of a decade...
The futuristic video game brawler known as “Double Dragon” was, for a period of time, the number-one coin-operated game in America. It was created by the Japanese game company Technos in 1987 and became...
1970s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 5, 2011 · Last modified May 31, 2019
A quintessential kung fu flick, and it should almost go without saying that, when dealing with Bruce Lee films, it’s worth going out of your way to finding an uncut, restored, well-voiced version, as choosing...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published November 13, 2008 · Last modified November 25, 2018
A jumbled mix of various genres popular among African-American moviegoers, Motown king Berry Gordy lent his name and label’s music to this film that blends blaxtploitation, martial arts, and music videos into a lowbrow...
1970s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 22, 2007 · Last modified March 20, 2019
Bruce Lee’s (Return of the Dragon, The Chinese Connection) final completed film before his untimely death at the age of 33, Enter the Dragon, the first Hollywood martial arts film, is definitely is one of the...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published January 13, 2007 · Last modified January 29, 2019
Wing Chun has two saving graces: Yuen Woo-ping’s (Iron Monkey, In the Line of Duty 4) breathtaking martial arts choreography and Michelle Yeoh’s (The Heroic Trio, Magnificent Warriors) dynamic physical performance. Just like a musical is entertaining...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Family / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published November 11, 2006 · Last modified July 11, 2018
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were quite a phenomenon among adolescents in the mid-to-late-1980s, starting off with humble beginnings back in comic book form in 1984, expanding into a wildly popular line of action...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published June 3, 2005 · Last modified June 3, 2019
Ong-Bak is a breath of fresh air for martial arts fight flicks, with its refreshing balance of relentless action, raw humor, and subtle symbolism. In many ways, it is reminiscent of the pre-Hollywood Jackie Chan...
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.
