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.

New to View: Oct. 24

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 24, unless otherwise noted: War for the Planet of the Apes […]

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ReelBob: ‘Breathe’ ★★★

By Bob Bloom The legacy of Robin Cavendish is that severely disabled people need not be hidden away and confined to hospital beds. In 1973, […]

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ReelBob: ‘Only the Brave’ ★★★

By Bob Bloom “Only the Brave” is an impressive undertaking, chronicling the courage and brotherhood of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an arm of the Prescott, […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Florida Project’ ★★★½

By Bob Bloom The key to appreciating Sean Baker’s “The Florida Project” rests partly in the dedication at the end of the film, which includes […]

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