1980s / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published April 14, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
Turning around the reputation of Disney animation in 1989, The Little Mermaid, the studio’s loose and much more upbeat take on the Hans Christian Andersen tale originally published in 1837 that looked to restore their more...
Written and directed by Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves, Meek’s Cutoff), Certain Women offers three tangentially connected stories, inspired by three separate short works by Meile Meloy, delving deeply into the emotional lives of several women, tapping into...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 25, 2005 · Last modified May 13, 2020
In December of 1974, ABC’s Michael Eisner saw 1933’s King Kong on TV with his family and remarked what a great movie it had been for its time. In early-mid April of 1975, Eisner...
1970s / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 11, 2005 · Last modified July 6, 2021
John Carpenter began writing a number of script treatments just out of film school, some of which would be turned into movies. Prior to his breakthrough with Halloween, Eyes originally came to producer Jack...
1990s / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 15, 2005 · Last modified February 6, 2020
After lackluster box office returns for Star Trek V, questions abounded whether Paramount finished the film series for good. Retaining the core cast proved so expensive that continuing might be unsustainable if they couldn’t...
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.
