Esteemed but sometimes hit-and-miss director David Gordon Green (Joe, Prince Avalanche) takes a turn toward the horror genre with Halloween, a sequel to the 1978 classic slasher film from John Carpenter. Low-budget horror outfit Blumhouse Productions...
While it may pale somewhat in comparison to another independent film with a title that is monosyllabic nickname for coffee, Mud, Joe still ultimately emerges as a fine, lesser companion piece than a just a simple variation...
David Gordon Green (Your Highness, Undertow) returns to his art-housey roots as a small-scale, poignant independent filmmaker after the last few years making some fairly dumb, zany comedies, and proves he still has the magic...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 15, 2011 · Last modified October 22, 2018
Danny McBride (Up in the Air, The Heartbreak Kid) and James Franco (127 Hours, Spider-Man 3) star in this comedic fantasy sword-and-sorcery adventure that resembles a bad Mel Brooks farce (an opening scene with ‘midgets’ would...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
