Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the third, and, for many years, it would be considered the last installment of the successful action-adventure trilogy. While it doesn’t make the dynamic impact that Raiders of the...
1960s / Action / Adventure / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 20, 2013 · Last modified April 22, 2019
James Bond (Connery, Goldfinger) is on assignment in Hong Kong, where his death is staged in order to make all the bad guys think they no longer need follow the world’s greatest secret agent. He...
1960s / Action / Adventure / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 13, 2009 · Last modified February 25, 2020
James Bond’s (Connery) second outing sees him teamed up with a female Russian counterpart, defector Tatiana Romanova (Bianchi), in order to obtain from her a highly valued, top-secret Soviet decoding device, Lektor, which she is...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 1, 2007 · Last modified January 14, 2019
The first film in the long running James Bond series, Dr. No proved to be a smashing success, not only at the box office, but in building a legion of fans ready for more adventures for...
2000s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published March 14, 2007 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Alan Moore is one of my all-time favorite writers in the world of comics. When you pick up an issue written by him, expect the unexpected, as Moore’s imagination is ceaseless, always treading the...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 25, 2004 · Last modified May 16, 2019
The Golan-Globus production team tries to capitalize on the market for sword and sorcery films created by Conan the Barbarian and the “Dungeons and Dragons” games with a remake of 1973’s Gawain and the Green Knight, but...
If The Untouchables proves anything, it’s that if you put enough very talented people together, good results are bound to follow. This is the Hollywood equivalent of the All-Star Game, with a cast and crew...
1960s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published August 7, 2004 · Last modified May 13, 2019
A commercial and critical failure upon its release, Marnie is one of the Master’s failures that has gained a following over time, and some critics actually rank it among his very finest of films. I...
Those who read my site regularly will know that I have little respect for Michael Bay’s style of direction and even less for mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s bloated, mind-numbing, explosion-ridden action flicks. You may be surprised...
1960s / Action / Adventure / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 7, 2004 · Last modified February 25, 2020
For those who think that the worst of Sean Connery’s Bond adventures is still better than the best Roger Moore ever did, I hereby submit Thunderball as an end to that argument. Overlong and far...
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.
