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.

Tomlin outstanding as ‘Grandma’

By Bob Bloom Lily Tomlin is rambunctious, pugnacious, cynical, aggressive, profane, vulnerable and lovable in screenwriter-director Paul Weitz’s “Grandma.” The film takes place over a […]

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New to View: ‘Furious 7’ roars onto home entertainment centers

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 15: Furious 7: Extended Edition (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: […]

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Shyamalan visits road to cinematic recovery

By Bob Bloom M. Night Shyamalan is up to his parlor tricks again with “The Visit.” The story is simplicity itself: Two children who have […]

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New to view: ‘Adaline’ fails to capitalize on premise

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 8: The Age of Adaline (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: […]

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