More cops-and-robbers than science fiction in ‘Purple Monster’
Leave it to Republic Pictures to stage an invasion from Mars on the cheap. That basically is the premise of “The Purple Monster Strikes” (1945, […]
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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.
‘Jupiter’ fails to ascend on any level
By Bob Bloom “Jupiter Ascending” is embarrassingly bad. It’s a mediocre work from the brother-sister tandem of Andy and Lana Wachowski. The film is unfocused; […]
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‘Alice’ focuses on emotional toll of Alzheimer’s
By Bob Bloom “Still Alice” is a horror story that contains neither ghouls nor goblins. It does, however, feature an invisible, insidious monster that eats […]
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New to View: Creepy Gyllenhaal shines in dark ‘Nightcrawler’
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 10: Nightcrawler (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Universal Studios […]
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