Author Van Roberts

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THERE ARE NO SAINTS" A nihilistic exercise in misogyny, sadism, murder, and revenge, Hispanic helmer Alfonso Pineda Ulloa’s unsavory actioneer “There Are No Saints” (**1/2...

UMMA//MOVIE REVIEW Some of the best scary sagas involve the occult. The filmmakers need not resort to jarring jump scares, shrieking musical cues, and/or prosthetic gore to induce fear. Our heroine tangles...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BOON" Sometimes, disposable B-movies can be refreshing. You rent them on impulse with low expectations. Typically, if the first 30 minutes don’t drum up enough drama, you search...

"SHARK BAIT" MOVIE REVIEW “Shark Bait” (*** OUT OF ****) lives up to its alluring title. British producer & director James Nunn’s aquatic opus qualifies as one of the best shark survival...

"THE BATMAN" MOVIE REVIEW Prepare yourself for a different kind of Caped Crusader in “The Batman” (**** OUT OF ****) as a ripped Robert Pattinson dons the cape and cowl. A grave looking Bruce Wayne...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''UNCHARTED" The beginning and ending stunts in “Venom” director Reuben Fleischer’s “Uncharted” (**1/2 OUT OF ****) qualify as the best scenes in this otherwise uninspired adaptation...

MOVIE REVIEW OF "DEADLOCK" BRUCE WILLIS AT HIS BEST..OR NOT! The novelty of “Vendetta” writer & director Jared Cohn’s hostage thriller “Deadlock” (**1/2 OUT OF ****) is the casting of Bruce...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''SCREAM" If you’re keeping count, the current entry in the “Scream” franchise qualifies as number five. Shrewdly, “Ready or Not” co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler...

''THE SURVIVALIST" MOVIE REVIEW As COVID-19 rages, infecting, and exterminating millions, filmmakers were bound to appropriate it as the basis for a movie. Adam Mason’s “Songbird” (2020)...

"GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE" MOVIE REVIEW Not only does the “Ghostbusters” sequel reboot “Ghostbusters Afterlife” (*** out of ****) recapture the whimsical hilarity of the original movies,...