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 2 Comments 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 2 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 2 Comments 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 1 Comment 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 1 Comment 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 30 Comments 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...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”BORN A CHAMPION” Van Roberts February 22, 2021 Entertainment, Features 1 Comment MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BORN A CHAMPION" “Boondock Saints” star Sean Patrick Flanery holds Black Belts in both karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, so it’s no surprise he staged all the stunts in co-writer...
Kanzi Plays The Keyboard With Peter Gabriel Alan Sculley February 18, 2021 Entertainment, Music 1 Comment Kanzi Plays The Keyboard With Peter Gabriel I first learned about Kanzi, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, from one of his best-known musical collaborators. The year was 2001 and Peter...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”BREACH” Van Roberts February 9, 2021 Entertainment, Features 1 Comment MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BREACH" Counting “Twelve Monkeys” (1995), “The Fifth Element” (1997), “Armageddon” (1998), “Surrogates” (2009), and “Looper” (2012), “Die Hard”...