2020s / Action / Comedy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 2020 · Last modified February 18, 2020
Birds of Prey is directed by former Wall Street Journal reporter Cathy Yan, who follows up her acclaimed indie film, Dead Pigs. The film is a spin-off from the commercially successful but critically maligned...
Taking its title from what has become Queen’s most defining song, Bohemian Rhapsody is a biopic docudrama that examines the professional and personal life of Freddie Mercury, from his humble origins to becoming the...
Set in New York during the mid 1940s, Stephen Frears’ (Philomena, The Queen) film about a real-life, upper-class heiress with a zest for music and charitable works gives Meryl Streep (Ricki and the Flash, Into the...
2010s / Documentary / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published July 26, 2013 · Last modified November 22, 2019
20 Feet from Stardom is filmmaker Morgan Neville’s documentary tribute to some of the best singers in the business. No, not the ones you buy CDs for; the best singers are often the ones...
Although generally considered one of writer-director Spike Lee’s (Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever) weaker efforts, I do have a soft spot for Mo’ Better Blues, despite agreeing with much of the criticism. Despite being all...
1970s / Drama / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published November 24, 2005 · Last modified May 29, 2019
In my opinion, New York New York is the most underrated of Scorsese’s films. Coming after Taxi Driver, critics probably grew restless looking for more signs of a genius filmmaker that they thought Scorsese to be within...
Following ten years after Get Shorty, Be Cool is the second installment in the Chili Palmer saga, adapted from the novel by Elmore Leonard. Alas, the magic of the original is just not there, as it mostly...
1980s / Comedy / Romance / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published January 23, 2005 · Last modified May 16, 2019
It could have been and should have been, a much better film than it actually is. Marred by lots of problems in production behind the scenes, The Slugger’s Wife is a case of “too many...
A romantic comedy like no other before it, Annie Hall proves to be a tour-de-force and landmark film for Woody Allen as a writer, director, and star. It’s the film that showed Allen, and the world,...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published May 25, 2004 · Last modified May 10, 2019
Two brothers, Frank and Jack Baker (played by real-life brothers Jeff and Beau Bridges), have spent the last 15 years playing gigs together at various lounges as the Fabulous Baker Boys, a two-man pianist...
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.
