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: ‘Professor Marston & the Wonder Women’ ★★★½

By Bob Bloom William Moulton Marston is known for two creations — an early prototype of the lie detector and Wonder Woman. In the year […]

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New to View: Oct. 17

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 17, unless otherwise noted: Girls Trip (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) […]

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ReelBob: ‘Marshall’ ★★★½

By Bob Bloom If not for Chadwick Boseman, “Marshall” would be your typical early-years-of-a-great-person biopic. Wisely, though, Boseman, who seems to have cornered the market […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Foreigner’ ★★★

By Bob Bloom I have said on several occasions that, with his athleticism and agility, Jackie Chan is the equivalent of a modern-day Buster Keaton. […]

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