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: ‘Son of Saul’

By Bob Bloom You cannot look away while watching “Son of Saul.” While the camera focuses on the main protagonist in the foreground, it is […]

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New to View: Feb. 9

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 9: Crimson Peak (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2105, Universal […]

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ReelBob: ‘Hail, Caesar!’

By Bob Bloom Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Hail, Caesar!” is a series of funny and satiric sequences — vignettes, really — that fail to mesh […]

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ReelBob: ’45 Years’

By Bob Bloom Viewing “45 Years” is like watching a car accident unfolding in slow motion. You see it coming, but you can’t do anything […]

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