Family, forgiveness at center of ‘Coming Home’
By Bob Bloom “Coming Home,” the title of this gentle Chinese drama, has a double meaning. The movie, set in China during and after the […]
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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.
New to View: British period piece looks at futility of war
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Oct. 20 Testament of Youth (Blu-ray) Details: 2015, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment […]
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ReelBob: Crimson Peak
If Charlotte Bronte and Daphne du Maurier had been collaborating screenwriters at Universal Pictures in the 1930s, the result might have been “Crimson Peak.” This […]
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ReelBob: Bridge of Spies
By Bob Bloom Something magical happens when director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks collaborate on a film. And it especially shows when the subject […]
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