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.

‘Age of Ultron’ stuffs too much on the screen

By Bob Bloom “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is everything that fans expect — which plays to the film’s strengths as well as spotlighting its shortcomings. […]

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New to View: A vivid portrait of a famed artist

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, May 5: Mr. Turner (Blu-ray) Details: 2014, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: […]

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‘Adaline’ is not a romance for the ages

By Bob Bloom “The Age of Adaline” is a romantic soap opera, bookended by some science fiction gobbledygook, expounded by a tedious narrator who sounds […]

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New to View: ‘Inherent Vice’ a psychedelic journey

By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 28: Inherent Vice (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Warner […]

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