Fright Night (1985)
“…Nobody wants to see vampire killers anymore. Or vampires. Apparently, all they want are demented madmen running around in ski masks hacking up young virgins.” – Peter Vincent Charley Brewster (Ragsdale) is a typical suburban...
“…Nobody wants to see vampire killers anymore. Or vampires. Apparently, all they want are demented madmen running around in ski masks hacking up young virgins.” – Peter Vincent Charley Brewster (Ragsdale) is a typical suburban...
1990s / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 24, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Mystery Date is a tedious exercise in the routine, with gags so trite, you’ll be reciting each punch line minutes before it actually occurs. With such likable romantic leads, it’s a shame to see...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 23, 1999 · Last modified January 22, 2019
In my humble opinion, Rear Window is one of the true masterpieces of cinema. To this day, I can’t find one aspect of this film that doesn’t inspire a feeling of awe, from Hitchcock’s (Strangers on...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 23, 1998 · Last modified January 22, 2019
A man involved in a near fatal car accident becomes a wheelchair-ridden paraplegic, and through his strong desire for voyeurism and some cheap entertainment watches his neighbors though his second story Soho apartment. In...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 30, 1997 · Last modified November 30, 2022
The idea for Body Double came when Brian De Palma replaced Angie Dickinson with a body double for a shower scene in Dressed to Kill. He examined many models who’d appeared naked in Playboy, Penthouse,...
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.