Author Van Roberts

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''D-DAY" The most unusual thing about Asylum Studios’ low-budget, World War II actioneer “D-Day” (*** OUT OF ****) is its homage to Steven Spielberg’s landmark epic “Saving Private...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''TERMINATOR: DARK FATE" The people who made “Terminator: Dark Fate” (*** OUT OF ****) must have liked “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.”  Elements of the...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BLACK AND BLUE" A rookie New Orleans cop exposes corruption within the force in “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s white-knuckled cop versus cop thriller “Black and Blue” (*** OUT OF...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''GEMINI MAN" If you missed the trailers for Will Smith’s futuristic nail-biter “Gemini Man” (** OUT OF ****), then the surprise about an hour into this globe-trotting, stunt-laden saga...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE JOKER" Joaquin Phoenix gives an unforgettable performance as the most popular of Batman’s adversaries in “Hangover” writer & director Todd Phillips’ “The...

MOVIE REVIEW OF " ANGLE HAS FALLEN" The third time isn’t as charming for “Shot Caller” director Ric Roman Waugh’s “Angel Has Fallen” (**1/2 OUT OF ****), the second...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''VAULT" “Almost Mercy” writer & director Tom DeNucci and co-scenarist B. Dalton take on more than they can task in “Vault,” (** OUT OF ****), an ambitious but humdrum portrayal...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''ABDUCTION" Hollywood makes three kinds of sci-fi flicks.  First, epics that occur in space.  Second, stories that transpire on Earth.  Third, yarns that utilize both...

MOVIE REVIEW OF "DEAD TRIGGER" Somethings in life are inevitable.  Death, taxes, and . . . Dolph Lundgren movies. All you need know about Dolph’s latest movie is it stars Dolph. If that isn’t...

MOVIE REVIEW OF A BUTT-KICKING FEMINIST ACTION THRILLER "DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF" Imagine "The Grey" (2011) crossed with "Furie"(2019), and you've got the basics of Gina Carano's latest...