THE INTESTINAL FORTITUDE

“Truth or Dare” Movie Review by Van Roberts

“Kick Ass 2” director Jeff Wadlow and television writer Michael Reisz must have watched all six “Final Destination” movies, “Ouija,” and “It Follows” before read more...
A WEEK WITH OLD FEZZIWIG: Live 3/30/18 (at Connie’s Ric Rac) & 4/7/18 (at Century w/Narcos Family Band) by Vincent Daemon

A WEEK WITH OLD FEZZIWIG: Live 3/30/18 (at Connie’s Ric Rac) & 4/7/18 (at Century w/Narcos Family Band) by Vincent Daemon CONNIE’S RIC RAC 3/30/18 1132 S. 9th read more...
“A Quiet Place” Movie Review by Van Roberts

The use of breathless silence to create white-knuckled suspense in a horror chiller as the characters await the inevitable confrontation with evil separates good scary movies read more...
Saying No But Meaning Yes, Bluebirds & Survival Sex: BLACKSTAR Reviewed by Shaun A. Lawton

Saying No But Meaning Yes, Bluebirds & Survival Sex: BLACKSTAR Reviewed By Shaun A. Lawton What is Blackstar? It’s a 1960 song by Elvis Presley: “Every man has read more...
“Pacific Rim Uprising” Movie Review by Van Roberts

Mind-numbing nonsense from fade-in to fadeout, “Pacific Rim Uprising” (** OUT OF ****) lacks the stellar cast and the suspenseful Armageddon melodrama of its outlandish read more...
“Pacific Rim” 2013 Movie Review by Van Roberts

“Hellboy” director Guillermo del Toro and scenarist Travis Beacham have caught Michael Bay and his “Transformers” franchise napping with the read more...
“Black Panther” Movie Review by Van Roberts

A groundbreaking magnum opus of cinematic marketing for African-Americans, “Creed” director Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” (** OUT OF ****) has demonstrated the read more...
“Tomb Raider” Movie Review by Van Roberts

The long-awaited reboot of “Tomb Raider” (** OUT OF ****) runs out of momentum about an hour into its melodramatic, 111-minute running time. Basically, this low-tech, read more...
“The Strangers: Prey for Night” Movie Review by Van Roberts

Indeed, “The Strangers: Prey for Night” (** OUT OF ****) arrives ten years later as a belated sequel to writer & director Bryan Bertino’s 2008 horror chiller read more...
“Peter Rabbit” Movie Review by Van Roberts

The brainiacs at Sony Animation who made “Peter Rabbit” (*** OUT OF ****) for kids should have aimed their hopped-up escapades about bunnies at adults. Most of the gags read more...