MOVE REVIEW OF ”THE PROTEGE” Van Roberts September 12, 2021 Entertainment, Features MOVE REVIEW OF ''THE PROTEGE" If you crave slam-bang action thrillers that seize you by the throat and sucker punch you from one scene to the next, then “Casino Royale” director Martin...
“DON’T BREATHE 2 MOVIE REVIEW” Van Roberts September 8, 2021 Entertainment, Features, Reviews "DON'T BREATHE 2 MOVIE REVIEW" The message in co-writer & director Rodo Sayagues’ above-average sequel “Don’t Breathe 2” (**1/2 OUT OF ****) is don’t mess with a blind man. Stephen...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”THE SUICIDE SQUAD” Van Roberts August 31, 2021 Entertainment, Features MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE SUICIDE SQUAD" Calling James Gunn’s overwrought, R-rated, sci-fi saga “The Suicide Squad” (**** OUT OF ****) a sequel to David Ayer’s PG-13 rated original “Suicide Squad”...
“ABOVE SUSPICION” MOVIE REVIEW Van Roberts June 3, 2021 Entertainment, Features 29 Comments "ABOVE SUSPICION" MOVIE REVIEW Emily Clarke of “Game of Thrones” doesn’t tangle with dragons in director Philip Noyce’s “Above Suspicion” (*** OUT OF ****), a tawdry but true-life...
”ARMY OF THE DEAD” MOVIE REVIEW Van Roberts May 28, 2021 Entertainment, Features 40 Comments ''ARMY OF THE DEAD" MOVIE REVIEW Writer & director Zack Snyder is no stranger to zombie zagas. He made his cinematic directorial debut in 2004 with his inspired remake of George A. Romero’s 1978...
“VOYAGERS” MOVIE REVIEW Van Roberts May 11, 2021 Entertainment, Features 28 Comments "VOYAGERS" MOVIE REVIEW Apart from its intriguing premise, the hopelessly predictable, live-action, sci-fi saga “Voyagers” (*1/2 OUT OF ****) has little else to distinguish it. First, climate change has...
Christian-Themed Revenge Thriller “Beckman” Van Roberts May 6, 2021 Entertainment, Features 31 Comments Christian-Themed Revenge Thriller “Beckman” “Revelation Road” writer & director Gabriel Sabloff’s Christian-themed revenge thriller “Beckman” (*** OUT OF ****) constitutes a departure...
”VANQUISH” MOVIE REVIEW Linda Johnson April 29, 2021 Entertainment, Features 29 Comments ''VANQUISH" MOVIE REVIEW The best movies regale us with surprises and revelations we never anticipate. The worst duplicate better movies and coast on cliches. Oscar-winning Mississippi actor...
The Making Of “Hunger Ward” Alan Sculley April 28, 2021 Entertainment, Features 29 Comments The Making Of "Hunger Ward" The Oscar nominees for Documentary Shorts are usually very difficult to watch. I mean, they’re uniformly excellent, but the films are always extremely topical and unflinchingly...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”SPUTNIK” Van Roberts April 21, 2021 Entertainment, Features MOVIE REVIEW OF ''SPUTNIK" Interplanetary contamination has always been a concern. Before the Soviets launched Yuri Gagarin into space, science fiction films had preyed on fears about something bad...