Nine (2009)
A bout of midlife crisis and writer’s block plagues esteemed Italian filmmaker Guido Contini (Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood), coming after a couple of flops that sees him gun-shy when it comes to his creativity,...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 28, 2009 · Last modified April 25, 2019
A bout of midlife crisis and writer’s block plagues esteemed Italian filmmaker Guido Contini (Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood), coming after a couple of flops that sees him gun-shy when it comes to his creativity,...
Sumptuously presented, as befitting a best-selling period novel of this nature, and as long as you aren’t expecting to be awed by it, given the fuss this adaptation has generated for years, Memoirs of a...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 29, 2002 · Last modified December 9, 2019
After hearing about the cast of the lavish musical screen recreation of the acclaimed Bob Fosse production, Chicago, I was very skeptical that such a musical could be pulled off by a cast that isn’t...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.