Director’s lack of discipline nearly sinks ‘Chappie’
Neill Blomkamp is an imaginative and visually exciting director. But as a writer, he lacks discipline and a keen sense of what to retain or […]
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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: Third ‘Museum’ outing offers some charm
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, March 10: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Blu-ray + […]
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My Monster Mashes: ‘Blacula’ brings horror to blaxploitation
By Bob Bloom During the 1970s, when Blaxploitation films joined the mainstream, filmmakers realized that the urban action films that dominated the genre had to […]
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Smith a bit too focused in light grifter feature
By Bob Bloom The fun aspect of watching movies about con men and women is that you never know who is really doing what to […]
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