Author Van Roberts

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''D-DAY ASSASSINS" When the American Film Institute compiled its list of the “100 most thrilling American movies,” they ranked the unforgettable World War II combat...

''GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS" “Trick 'r Treat” director Michael Dougherty’s “Godzilla, The King of the Monsters” (**** OUT OF ****) qualifies as the rare sequel that surpasses its impressive...

''BRIGHTBURN" Mash up “Superman” with “The Omen,” and you’ve got the elements of “Hive” director David Yarovesky’s “Brightburn” (**** OUT OF ****), co-starring Elizabeth Banks, David...

''THE INTRUDER" “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s “The Intruder” (* OUT OF ****) qualifies as a potboiler.  Webster’s defines a potboiler as “a usually inferior work (as of art or...

''DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE" Most of us watch movies to escape the drudgery of our everyday lives.  We want our heroes to vanquish the villains and reap the rewards of their valor.  Hollywood...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''TRIPLE FRONTIER" The premise of “Triple Frontier” (** OUT OF ****), Netflix’s limited theatrical release about retired special-ops who rob a South American drug trafficker,...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE HIGHWAYMAN" “Blind Side” director John Lee Hancock’s authentic, Depression Era, road-trip, manhunt thriller “The Highwaymen” (*** OUT OF ****), co-starring...

"Big Kill" Movie Review Freshman writer & director Scott Martin trots out every cliché for his western shoot’em up “Big Kill” (**1/2 OUT OF ****), co-starring Jason Patric of “Sleepers” and...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK" The title of writer & director Henry Dunham’s feature film debut “The Standoff at Sparrow Creek” (*** OUT OF ****) is reminiscent of the...

FILM REVIEW OF ''FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY'' Although Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson gets top billing in British writer & director Steven Merchants’ amusing but insightful wrestling biography...