What the makers of modern, Hollywood versions of Godzilla fail to realize is that audiences don’t enjoy the character’s movies because of the visual effects, the massive destruction, or the rational explanations of the...
2010s / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 3, 2017 · Last modified July 13, 2018
Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim) returns to his favorite playground once again, that realm where fantasy and reality co-exist, ever so tenuously. Though worlds apart in terms of its story, The Shape of Water may...
2010s / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published December 24, 2014 · Last modified July 13, 2018
From the appearance of the terrible pratfall-filled trailer, Paddington would appear like one of those anthropomorphic misfires in the vein of Kangaroo Jack or Yogi Bear. The film had some dubious press in the late days of its production...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 17, 2014 · Last modified July 13, 2018
British film director Gareth Edwards is no stranger to monster movies. After all, he put his name on the proverbial map with one in the low-budget, high-concept monster flick entitled, appropriately enough, Monsters in 2010. Edwards...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
