Author Van Roberts

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...

MOVIE REVIEW OF THE "FURIE" The runaway success of “Taken” (2008) transformed actor Liam Neeson into an action hero in his late 50s and pumped refreshing vitality into thrillers about human...

MOVIE REVIEW OF "THE KID" Infamous outlaws and noble lawmen are standard-issue characters in westerns.  “Don’t Go in the Woods” director Vincent D'Onofrio’s “The Kid” (*** OUT OF...

''ROCKETMAN'' " Taron Egerton delivers an electrifying performance as Elton John in “Eddie the Eagle” director Dexter Fletcher’s “Rocketman” (*** OUT OF ****), a ‘warts and all’...

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...