Hairspray (1988)
Kitsch-master John Waters, after a rare seven-year hiatus from making films, takes a loving, though critical, look back at the early 1960s, utilizing the craze for dance shows on television to explore heavier issues...
Kitsch-master John Waters, after a rare seven-year hiatus from making films, takes a loving, though critical, look back at the early 1960s, utilizing the craze for dance shows on television to explore heavier issues...
Whoopi Goldberg (The Lion King, Rat Race) plays African-American woman Laurel Ayres, a hotshot Wall Street player that hits the glass ceiling in her company when her white male protégé (Daly, The Outsider) gets the big promotion...
1970s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published March 23, 2005 · Last modified May 20, 2019
A refreshingly different sports movie, never really following a completely conventional path, Breaking Away earned solid critical acclaim back in 1979 (5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture). This one delivers almost strictly on the charm...
I am not sure which is the most astonishing feat evidenced from watching Rat Race: Jerry Zucker not providing laughs or in the very fact that Rat Race could get a green light to be made to...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.