Snowden (2016)
It would seem a daunting proposition to try to give a dramatization of events and issues that have already been captured brilliantly on film just a couple of years prior, as Snowden reenacts a good deal...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 18, 2016 · Last modified August 6, 2018
It would seem a daunting proposition to try to give a dramatization of events and issues that have already been captured brilliantly on film just a couple of years prior, as Snowden reenacts a good deal...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 18, 2008 · Last modified February 10, 2019
A politics hawk like myself will find the premise of W. fascinating above and beyond the merit of its filmmaking value. Oliver Stone (World Trade Center, U-Turn) has been an uneven director throughout his career, and if...
Oliver Stone (U Turn, JFK) is no stranger to controversy, and making World Trade Center only five years after many Americans had witnessed the most disturbing sight in their lifetimes certainly ripped open wounds in the...
1980s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published May 6, 2003 · Last modified March 25, 2020
“Barbarism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural.” – Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard’s literary creation, originally published in a pulp magazine called “Weird Tales” during the 1930s, comes to life...
1980s / Action / Drama / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 22, 2001 · Last modified September 6, 2021
Brian De Palma’s updating of Scarface is one of those films that runs the gamut from “all-time favorite” to “worst film I’ve ever seen” among critics and non-critics alike. Some love the ultra-violent nature while others...
I’m beginning to think Oliver Stone (W., World Trade Center) took a fierce tumble down a flight of steps that affected his head in some way. Here he employs the same short-attention span style of...
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.