Film and Television Reviews

Reviews By Leonard Buccellato

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The Nun

(Leonard Buccellato) 12/03/2018 9:46 PM EST
There's something to be said for persistence and in some cases, it can trump raw talent. This is the case with the newest and 5th installment in the Conjuring series, The Nun.Released by Warner Bros, produced and co-written by James Wan (Saw) and directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow). The Nun stars Father Anthony Burke (Demian Bichir, The Hateful Ei... Read More

Mile 22

(Leonard Buccellato) 11/19/2018 10:58 PM EST
When Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg work together we, the moviegoers, are undoubtedly prepared for a fast-paced and excitement-filled movie ala Deepwater Horizon and Lone Survivor. We are also likely to be treated to an action film that is able to connect its characters to the audience.Mile 22 delivers an action-centric, yet, otherwise, flawed, thril... Read More

The Walking Dead: The Complete Eigth Season

(Leonard Buccellato) 08/29/2018 10:37 AM EST
It's difficult to believe that eight seasons of this show have passed, and in fact, in just a few short weeks, season 9 will begin. When it was first announced that TWD was being picked up by AMC, I was beyond excited. Being a fan of the comic books, as well as Zombie movies/books, in general, I couldn't wait. Like many fans I have spoken... Read More

Beyond Re-Animator

(Leonard Buccellato) 07/24/2018 8:20 PM EST
Vestron/Lionsgate releases the second summer film in the Collector's series on July 24th, with everyone's favorite mad scientist, the inimitable Dr. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs ; The Frighteners) in the final installment of the series, Beyond Re-Animator.After causing the Miskatonic University Massacre, Dr. Herbert West has been serving a prison se... Read More

Dagon

(Leonard Buccellato) 07/24/2018 4:58 PM EST
"We shall dive down through black abysses...and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever" - H.P. LovecraftBased on a short story by H.P Lovecraft, the undisputed master of macabre, Dagon follows Paul and his girlfriend, Barbara, as they celebrate the success of their new company on a yacht off the coast... Read More

The 15:17 to Paris

(Leonard Buccellato) 05/24/2018 9:00 AM EST
Clint Eastwood is an icon. There's no debate here, his impact on Hollywood as an actor, producer, and director cannot be overstated. His last three films have been about everyday heroes that have managed extraordinary feats of courage and it seems his goal is to counteract the superhero culture prevalent in Hollywood today. I fo... Read More

The Maze Runner: The Death Cure

(Leonard Buccellato) 05/06/2018 8:15 PM EST
The Maze Runner franchise follows the story of young boys who find themselves trapped in a prison-like enclosure, held by an organization known as W.C.K.D. Some have tried to escape through a connected maze but none make it out alive. The boys must find a way to escape and figure out why they were taken and who the W.C.K.D. really is.Fast forw... Read More

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

(Leonard Buccellato) 04/24/2018 9:54 PM EST
Horror film originality was and is a hard thing to come by. The genre is replete with derivative, and often times, unmemorable dreck. Once in a blue moon, we see filmmakers attempt to push the envelope and try something new. The Chiodo brothers managed to do just that in 1988 with the fan favorite, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.In case you have be... Read More

The Crazies

(Leonard Buccellato) 04/10/2018 4:55 PM EST
When a plane carrying a secret biological weapon crash-lands in the vicinity of a small, rural town, the area descends into chaos. Infected with a virus that sends them into a homicidal frenzy, the locals turn on each other in an orgy of bloody violence. As the army cordons off the town and government agents clash with scientists over the appropria... Read More

There's Always Vanilla

(Leonard Buccellato) 04/09/2018 5:02 PM EST
Hot on the heels of the game-changing, and now legendary, Night of the Living Dead, George and his production company, The Latent Image, set out to prove to Hollywood and the cinema world, at large, that they were capable of more, and so they released There's Always Vanilla AKA The Affair.Unlike almost all other Romero films, Vanilla is not a h... Read More