Closer (2004)
Some dramas which revolve around relationships, especially with people who speak from raw emotion, make me feel like a voyeur, peeking in on private conversations and intimate moments I wouldn’t ever see otherwise. Then...
Some dramas which revolve around relationships, especially with people who speak from raw emotion, make me feel like a voyeur, peeking in on private conversations and intimate moments I wouldn’t ever see otherwise. Then...
1980s / Comedy / Documentary
by Vincent Leo · Published September 17, 2004 · Last modified May 14, 2019
Gilda Live films the Broadway show “Gilda Radner: Live from New York”, a sketch comedy primarily featuring one of the original, and most popular “Saturday Night Live” not-ready-for-prime-time players, Gilda Radner. Uncensored and able...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published November 22, 2002 · Last modified April 7, 2019
It’s the little touches that makes an ordinary story better, and Working Girl‘s director Mike Nichols provides plenty of them. Subtle character touches, a few asides, and several moments of realistic drama goes a long...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 11, 1999 · Last modified February 11, 2019
Wolf starts off with a book publishing exec (Nicholson, Hoffa) running his vehicle into a wolf in the middle of a desolate road, and when trying to move it out of the way gets bitten in the...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 17, 1998 · Last modified February 14, 2019
John Travolta (Face/Off, Phenomenon) plays Governor Jack Stanton — well, actually, he plays Governor Bill Clinton, in this very loose portrayal of Clinton’s rise to grab the Democratic nomination in 1992. Along the way, there...
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.