New to View: April 24
By Bob Bloom The following titles are scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 24, unless otherwise noted: Paddington 2 (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: […]
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I am the former movie critic and Blu-ray/DVD reviewer at the Journal & Courier in Lafayette, Ind. Prior to that, I wrote movie reviews for The Dispatch in Columbus, Ohio, and The Sun in Springfield, Ohio. I am a film collector, who enjoys serials, B-Westerns, classic horror films as well as contemporary features.
ReelBob: ‘You Were Never Really Here’ ★★
By Bob Bloom Joaquin Phoenix is never afraid of an acting challenge, claiming territory other performers are too timid to tread. Phoenix commits himself to […]
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Catching Up: ‘Isle of Dogs’ ★★★
By Bob Bloom “Isle of Dogs” is another quirky Wes Anderson project; a stop-motion animated film set in a futuristic Japan in which dogs have […]
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Cowboy Corral: ‘Saga of Death Valley’
By Bob Bloom This 1939 B-Western was Roy Rogers’ 12th starring feature. It’s a sturdy movie, using the familiar trope of long-lost brothers on the […]
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