Author Van Roberts

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''JOHN HENRY" Life isn’t fair for anybody in first-time writer & director Will Forbes’ “John Henry,” (*** OUT OF ****) a simple but savage thug-life thriller with brawny Terry...

MOVIE REVIEW OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD" During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1890s, a rugged sled dog was an avidly sought-after commodity worth its weight in gold.  The initial shortage of canines...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE MERCENARY" If you have an insatiable appetite for action-oriented franchises like “Jason Bourne,” “Rambo,” and “John Wick,” “Avengement” director Jesse V. Johnson’s...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BAD BOYS FOR LIFE'' Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their roles as Det. Mike Lowrey and Det. Marcus Burnett in “Bad Boys for Life” (*** OUT OF ****), a routine but entertaining...

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...