Grindhouse (2007)
The term “grindhouse” is attributed to a style of films that were regularly churned out in the 1970s that were predicated on delivering exploitative, sensationalist subject matter in order to entertain a defined audience...
2000s / Action / Horror / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 17, 2007 · Last modified February 7, 2019
The term “grindhouse” is attributed to a style of films that were regularly churned out in the 1970s that were predicated on delivering exploitative, sensationalist subject matter in order to entertain a defined audience...
Call this El Mariachi 3, Desperado 2, or Once Upon a Time in Mexico — whatever the name, nothing is going to make this turd smell sweet. The third and last entry in the Mariachi trilogy proves that...
1990s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published June 25, 1999 · Last modified February 7, 2019
In an Ohio high school, the faculty begins exhibiting strange behavior including dressing sexy and drinking copious amounts of H2O. The behavior seems to be spreading to the students as well, and soon the...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 13, 1997 · Last modified February 7, 2019
The musician who was mistaken for a hitman in El Mariachi is back, this time as a hitman mistaken for a musician (Banderas, The Mask of Zorro). Avenging the murder of his girlfriend and the ruthless maiming...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 13, 1996 · Last modified February 7, 2019
A roving mariachi (Gallardo, Grindhouse) in search of work hops from bar to bar in a small Mexican town, carrying his guitar case along with him. Problems arise when a hitman (Martinez) arrives in town, and...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.