The Hours (2002)
The Hours is the kind of film that either has resonance with you or it doesn’t. It didn’t really for me, but being a young(ish) male, I doubt that it was necessarily meant to. ...
The Hours is the kind of film that either has resonance with you or it doesn’t. It didn’t really for me, but being a young(ish) male, I doubt that it was necessarily meant to. ...
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is one of those films that starts off with promise only to eventually fall apart by overreaching its bounds. Perhaps the most commendable feature of the film comes from...
1990s / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 14, 2000 · Last modified March 1, 2019
It’s been so long since the horror genre has had a good movie that when one finally came down the pike it was bound to get too much praise. The supernatural thriller in question...
The elderly Jewel “Cookie” Mae (Neal, Hud) misses her husband so much, she kills herself to be with him. One of her daughters hides the suicide note and plants evidence of murder, because no one in...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 24, 1998 · Last modified February 21, 2019
California Senator Jay Bulworth (Beatty) is disgusted with the empty politician he has become and in a suicidal fit of despair, he plunks down for a large insurance policy then puts a hit out for...
1980s / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published January 29, 1997 · Last modified January 29, 2019
In the 1930s, a young and popular prostitute named Fleur catches the eye of an heir to a chain of groceries, 12th Master Chan. He does what he can to win her over, and...
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.