MOVIE REVIEW OF “DEAD TRIGGER” Van Roberts July 26, 2019 Entertainment, Features 15 Comments 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 “DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF” Van Roberts July 17, 2019 Entertainment, Features 8 Comments 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” Van Roberts July 15, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 14 Comments 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” Van Roberts July 8, 2019 Entertainment, Features 16 Comments 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...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”RUN FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY” Linda Johnson July 1, 2019 Entertainment, Features 8 Comments MOVIE REVIEW OF ''RUN FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY" An old-time Hollywood producer once quantified the difference between big budget and low budget westerns. The number of horses drawing a stagecoach is...
”ROCKETMAN” Van Roberts June 24, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 37 Comments ''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” Van Roberts June 19, 2019 Entertainment, Features 11 Comments 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” Van Roberts June 11, 2019 Entertainment, Features 7 Comments ''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” Van Roberts June 6, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 11 Comments ''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” Van Roberts May 20, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 42 Comments ''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...