Fast Color (2018)
Set sometime in a future in which natural resources like water have become scarce. Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Ruth, a recovering drug addict on the run due to the fact that she just might be...
Set sometime in a future in which natural resources like water have become scarce. Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Ruth, a recovering drug addict on the run due to the fact that she just might be...
I Am Mother is a thoughtful but taut science-fiction thriller from director Grant Sputore, who, along with screenwriter Michael Lloyd Green, concocted this futuristic tale with a more modest budget in mind, given that...
2010s / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 3, 2019 · Last modified March 4, 2019
Although the film is called Greta (originally titled, The Widow), Chloe Grace Moretz’s character, a young waitress named Frances McCullen, is the one we follow most, newly relocated to New York City from Boston...
Set in Sacramento, California, in the year 2002, Lady Bird follows all-girls Catholic private school senior Christine McPherson, who lists among her vast array of idiosyncrasies, that she would no longer be called ‘Christine’, but “Lady...
2000s / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published August 7, 2003 · Last modified May 2, 2019
Originally a book by Mary Rodgers later made into a popular 1976 movie with Jodie Foster, you’ve probably heard of Freaky Friday before and understand the concept. A quibbling mother and daughter trade personalities, with...
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.