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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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: ’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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New to View: Feb. 2
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 2: Bridge of Spies (Blu-ray + DVD + digital HD) Details: […]
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ReelBob: ‘The Finest Hours’
By Bob Bloom “The Finest Hours” is an engrossing feature that fails to completely captivate you because of its generic storytelling and lack of characterization. […]
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