Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
While on the whole not really a horrible film, it’s still a giant leap down from the inspired intelligence that was the driving force behind the crowd-pleasing Raiders of the Lost Ark. It seems this...
1980s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 9, 2019 · Last modified February 10, 2019
While on the whole not really a horrible film, it’s still a giant leap down from the inspired intelligence that was the driving force behind the crowd-pleasing Raiders of the Lost Ark. It seems this...
1980s / Comedy / Family / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published June 15, 2014 · Last modified August 15, 2018
Annie is a musical that has become a fan favorite for those who grew up watching it, though film critics in general have remained rather tepid toward it, citing that it is overblown and clunky. ...
2010s / Action / Drama / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published September 1, 2013 · Last modified March 30, 2019
The unfortunate story behind The Grandmaster is how much of a labor of love it had been for its director/co-writer and acclaimed auteur Wong Kar-Wai (My Blueberry Nights), who spent the good part of a decade...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 23, 2013 · Last modified April 12, 2019
Foreign Correspondent is a very loose adaptation of actual wartime reporter Vincent Sheean’s memoirs, “Personal History”, produced by Walter Wanger (Stagecoach, Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Jamaica Inn, The Lady Vanishes),...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 16, 2013 · Last modified February 18, 2019
The duo of Robert Redford (The Candidate, Three Days of the Condor) and Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke, Torn Curtain) reunite for another classic, directed by George Roy Hill (Slap Shot, Funny Farm), who had worked with...
1970s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 5, 2011 · Last modified May 31, 2019
A quintessential kung fu flick, and it should almost go without saying that, when dealing with Bruce Lee films, it’s worth going out of your way to finding an uncut, restored, well-voiced version, as choosing...
A loose interpretation of the Oscar Wilde play, “Lady Windermere’s Fan”, A Good Woman changes the time period to the 1930s and the setting to the Amalfi coast of Italy, as well as incorporating quotes from...
Another light, slight delight from filmmaker Woody Allen, who pens this fictional story about jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Penn), a genius of an artist, second only to Django Reinhardt in his prowess on the...
1980s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 28, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
The 1981 version of The Postman Always Rings Twice marks the second time that the novel of the same name by James M. Cain, author of such noir classics as “Double Indemnity of the Third...
Slowly but surely, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has been crafting a nice little career for himself as a director of atmospheric horror, and El Espinazo del Diablo (or The Devil’s Backbone, as it’s known in the English-language...
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.