New to View: Streep flashes her personality in ‘Ricki’
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Nov. 24: Ricki and the Flash (Blu-ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2015, Sony […]
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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: ‘The Night Before’
By Bob Bloom “The Night Before” opens with a promising premise that quickly descends into the usual comic holiday cacophony of lowbrow, banal and tedious […]
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ReelBob: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2’
By Bob Bloom “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” races to its long-awaited conclusion with — spoiler alert — Katniss Everdeen and her revolutionary […]
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‘Spotlight’ spotlights journalism at its finest
By Bob Bloom “Spotlight” is a difficult movie to watch without becoming disgusted with and ashamed of, not only leaders of the Catholic church, but […]
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