Barton Fink isn’t the first film about writer’s block, but it may be the best. Reportedly, the story was inspired by the difficulties of crafting Miller’s Crossing and with 20th Century Fox’s constant niggling about their script...
A trip down memory lane for Allen, who lovingly reconstructs the life and times of growing up during in Rockaway Beach, New York in the Golden Age of radio. Radio Days are teeming with nostalgia...
Sometimes a film is more than a film. Sometimes it’s an indefinable experience, so gripping and engaging that you soon forget you are even watching a movie. Schindler’s List is one such film. Without a...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 19, 2002 · Last modified April 4, 2019
Although I found this submarine thriller to be ultimately lacking in its story, as a horror flick it’s still a cut above many in the genre in the last few years. Much of the...
With all due respect to the fans of The Sixth Sense, with which others may draw comparisons due to its ending, I’m going to go against the grain and proclaim The Others as the best horror film...
In my opinion a return to form for the Coen brothers, after my two least favorite films in their careers, The Big Lebowski and O Brother Where Art Thou. The Man Who Wasn’t There is the Coen homage to...
Cider House Rules was the big surprise in the nomination for Best Picture of 1999. Did it deserve it? In my opinion, not when Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, and Election were not on the list. Those are films which...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 10, 1999 · Last modified February 25, 2019
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, set in 1946 London. Maurice (Fiennes) is a struggling novelist who meets Henry (Rea), a man now married to his ex-lover Sarah (Moore). The two former lovers discover...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 8, 1998 · Last modified August 26, 2019
Based on the novel by Walter Mosley. In the year 1948, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins (Washington) is having trouble paying his mortgage. This leads to his not being able to turn down an offer to play...
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.
