Author Van Roberts

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...

''BRIGHTBURN" Mash up “Superman” with “The Omen,” and you’ve got the elements of “Hive” director David Yarovesky’s “Brightburn” (**** OUT OF ****), co-starring Elizabeth Banks, David...

''THE INTRUDER" “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s “The Intruder” (* OUT OF ****) qualifies as a potboiler.  Webster’s defines a potboiler as “a usually inferior work (as of art or...

''DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE" Most of us watch movies to escape the drudgery of our everyday lives.  We want our heroes to vanquish the villains and reap the rewards of their valor.  Hollywood...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''TRIPLE FRONTIER" The premise of “Triple Frontier” (** OUT OF ****), Netflix’s limited theatrical release about retired special-ops who rob a South American drug trafficker,...