“Godzilla vs Kong” Movie Review Van Roberts April 14, 2021 Entertainment, Features “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” Van Roberts April 12, 2021 Entertainment, Features 27 Comments 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” Van Roberts April 7, 2021 Entertainment, Features 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” Van Roberts April 2, 2021 Entertainment, Features 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” Van Roberts March 24, 2021 Entertainment, Features 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” Van Roberts March 22, 2021 Entertainment, Features 7 Comments 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” Van Roberts March 16, 2021 Entertainment, Features 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” Van Roberts March 2, 2021 Entertainment, Features 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”...
Alabama Viral Sensation Speaks Ten Years Later Reggie Allen March 1, 2021 Entertainment, Features 12 Comments Alabama Viral Sensation Speaks Ten Years Later Paige Reynolds was giving the performance of a lifetime to an audience of one. Singing a tune written by herself, the 15-year-old sashayed across her parent’s...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”MONSTERS OF MAN” Linda Johnson February 23, 2021 Entertainment, Features MOVIE REVIEW OF ''MONSTERS OF MAN" One of the worst things a movie can do is wear out its welcome. Sadly, Australian filmmaker Mark Toia couldn’t bear to trim 30 minutes off this derivative, two-hour...