Song to Song (2017)
Rooney Mara (The Discovery) and Ryan Gosling (La La Land) star as Faye and BV, a couple of struggling songwriters looking to make their way into the music industry within Austin, Texas. Shortly after meeting,...
Rooney Mara (The Discovery) and Ryan Gosling (La La Land) star as Faye and BV, a couple of struggling songwriters looking to make their way into the music industry within Austin, Texas. Shortly after meeting,...
2010s / Mystery / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published October 10, 2017 · Last modified July 26, 2018
An admirable and inspired attempt to further continue the story as presented in the highly influential 1982 classic, Blade Runner, sees modern visionary Denis Villenueve (Arrival, Enemy) supplant Ridley Scott (who executive produces) as director, further...
2010s / Drama / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published December 20, 2016 · Last modified July 25, 2018
Emma Stone (Aloha, Irrational Man) stars as a struggling actress named Mia, who works as a barista in a coffee shop on the Warner Bros. lot, in between auditions that only serve to make her...
Absurdist slapstick comedy director Adam McKay (Anchorman 2, Talladega Nights) comes into his own with The Big Short, a semi-comedic adaptation of the Michael Lewis non-fiction novel about the build-up to the calamitous housing market crash...
Implausible, but quite watchable nonetheless, Fracture is the kind of film that one enjoys more due to the subtle performances and character touches provided by the leads than for the flawed story at the heart of...
I think modern movies have ruined my ability to enjoy a throwback romance like The Notebook. With every other movie sporting some sort of surprise ending, I spent half of the time bemoaning the fact...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.