Dragonslayer (1981)
Set in the fictional British kingdom of Urland in the 6th Century, Peter MacNicol stars as Galen, apprentice to an aging sorcerer named Ulrich (Richardson). Ulrich has been enlisted for help in trying to stop...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 20, 2019 · Last modified February 21, 2019
Set in the fictional British kingdom of Urland in the 6th Century, Peter MacNicol stars as Galen, apprentice to an aging sorcerer named Ulrich (Richardson). Ulrich has been enlisted for help in trying to stop...
Starting off in Buffalo, NY, at the turn of the 20th century, Mia Wasikowska (Madame Bovary, The Double) stars as an aspiring writer named Edith Cushing (nod to Hammer Horror thespian Peter Cushing, no doubt)...
1970s / Action / Comedy / Drama
by Vincent Leo · Published December 2, 2013 · Last modified August 7, 2018
The Sugarland Express tells the tale, based on true events chronicled in 1969, of Clovis (Atherton, Ghostbusters) and Lou Jean Poplin (Hawn,Foul Play), a married couple from Texas who determine to travel hundreds of miles to Sugarland,...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Family / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 16, 2005 · Last modified May 23, 2019
Steven Spielberg (producer of Innerspace, Back to the Future) served as the executive producer for *batteries not included, which is definitely inspired with the (at that time) Spielberg vision of friendly aliens beings, state-of-the-art special effects,...
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...
After a disease that is killing thousands of children is discovered to be carried and spread by common cockroaches, entomologist Sorvino (Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, Mighty Aphrodite) engineers a sterile super-roach to kill...
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.