Blade Runner (1982)
The date is November 2019. The city is Los Angeles. Earth has undergone massive population explosions in the urban areas, the city landscape is a mish-mash of every culture, and almost everywhere you go...
The date is November 2019. The city is Los Angeles. Earth has undergone massive population explosions in the urban areas, the city landscape is a mish-mash of every culture, and almost everywhere you go...
2010s / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 6, 2011 · Last modified January 6, 2020
The Adjustment Bureau is the latest Hollywood adaptation of a Philip K. Dick work, this time of one of his short stories, “Adjustment Team” (one presumes the title was changed to ‘Bureau’ to make the...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 27, 2005 · Last modified October 15, 2020
The idea for Total Recall began after screenwriter Ronald Shusett’s feature screenplay effort, 1974’s W, went awry. Looking to start anew, Shusett found Philip K. Dick’s short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,”...
2000s / Action / Mystery / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 18, 2002 · Last modified March 28, 2019
More gold mined from the stories of Philip K. Dick, whose other works include the basis of Blade Runner and Total Recall, two classics in the science fiction film genre. Minority Report may not be as good as...
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.