New to View: Sept. 12
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 12, unless otherwise noted: The Mummy (Blu-ray + DVD + digital […]
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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: ‘Viceroy’s House’ ★★½
By Bob Bloom For director Gurinder Chadha, the partition of India and Pakistan is personal. So, it is sad that her passion project is compromised […]
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ReelBob: ‘It’ ★★★
By Bob Bloom It’s no joke that coulrophobia — a fear of clowns — is an actual medical condition. So, as a public-health service to […]
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ReelBob: ‘Crown Heights’ ★★★
By Bob Bloom Movies about wrongfully incarcerated people usually emphasize the efforts to exonerate and free them. From “Calling Northside 777” to “The Hurricane,” the […]
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