Author Van Roberts

“Peppermint” Jennifer Garner A Vengeful Mom! Imagine what the Liam Neeson abduction thriller “Taken” (2008) might have been had a woman wreaked havoc galore, and you’ll have a fair idea...

The fifty something son of Muppets creator Jim Henson, Brian Henson may have thought everybody would laugh hysterically at the sight of his father’s “Sesame Street” Muppets wallowing in...

The Meg, "A Novel of Deep Terror" “Jaws” for the “SpongeBob” generation, “The Meg” (** OUT OF ****) proves bigger isn’t always better when it comes to atmospheric suspense and a...

Skyscraper//Entertaining Cliffhanger The villains in the predictable but entertaining cliffhanger “Skyscraper” (**1/2 OUT OF ****) find themselves literally caught between a rock--Dwayne...

The Equalizer 2//Denzel Washington Reprises his Title Role Denzel Washington reprises his title role as the imperturbable troubleshooter-for-hire in director Antoine Fuqua’s crime...

After the catastrophic events in the disaster extravaganza “Jurassic World,” is it any surprise that its inevitable sequel “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (*** OUT OF ****), would...

"Ocean's Eight. A glossy, polished, female revenge fantasy, crime caper, Gary Ross’s “Ocean’s Eight,” (*** OUT OF ****), starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, and...

Not only must good sequels live up to the original, but they must also transcend it. “Atomic Blonde” director David Leitch’s “Deadpool 2” (**** OUT OF ****) makes Tim Miller’s...

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR// THE BEGINNING OF THE END Disney’s latest Marvel Studios’ superhero blockbuster “Avengers: Infinity War” (**** OUT OF ****) finally gives us a villain that we not only can...

Bad Samaritan // Big meets bigger 3.5 out of 4 Stars A burglar breaks into a serial killer’s house in “Geostorm” director David Devlin’s “Bad Samaritan”, but he cannot forget the bound and...