Author Van Roberts

Christian-Themed Revenge Thriller “Beckman” “Revelation Road” writer & director Gabriel Sabloff’s Christian-themed revenge thriller “Beckman” (*** OUT OF ****) constitutes a departure...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''SPUTNIK" Interplanetary contamination has always been a concern. Before the Soviets launched Yuri Gagarin into space, science fiction films had preyed on fears about something bad...

“Godzilla vs. Kong” Movie Review Anybody who enjoys “Godzilla” movies should crave director Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla vs. Kong” (*** OUT OF ****), a bizarre, sci-fi, fantasy that...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''NOBODY" “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk plays an unlikely but invincible troubleshooter in director Ilya Naishuller’s “Nobody” (**** OUT OF ****), a...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''GREENLAND" A nine-mile-wide comet threatens to destroy the Earth in director Ric Roman Waugh’s “Greenland” (*** OUT OF ****), an explosive mainstream disaster epic, with Gerard Butler,...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''HORIZON LINE" Daredevil movies teeming with stunts galore often warn spectators never to imitate their derring-do. For example, “The Fast and Furious” franchise slaps this cautionary...

MOVIE REVEIW OF "SYNCHRONIC" An intriguing but low-budget sci-fi time-travel tale that accents character over computer-generated imagery, “Synchronic” (*** OUT OF ****) seizes your attention...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''SMILEY FACE KILLERS" Nothing about “River’s Edge” director Tim Hunter’s serial killer saga “Smiley Face Killers” (*** OUT OF ****) is funny. Writer & producer...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''I AM LISA" Like the best revenge movies, the low-budget werewolf chiller “I Am Lisa” (***1/2 OUT OF ****) is a derivative but rewarding escapade in sweet vengeance. Put movies like...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''DREAMLAND" The 193os’ era, Dust Bowl Depression, couples-in-crime saga “Dreamland” (** OUT ****) evokes better memories of Arthur Penn’s “Bonnie & Clyde”...