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.

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ spectacular and relentless

By Bob Bloom “Mad Max: Fury Road” makes the automotive action in the “Fast and Furious” movies look like those bumper-car rides at an amusement […]

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New to View: ‘Sniper’ a violent tribute to an American hero

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, May 19: American Sniper (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Warner […]

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New to View: ‘Still Alice’ chronicles a woman’s losing battle with Alzheimer’s

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday: Still Alice (Blu-ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: […]

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‘Ex Machina’ will keep you guessing and thinking

By Bob Bloom What are the components that comprise intelligence? Is it simply memorization and the regurgitation of facts and figures? Or is it more […]

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