ReelBob: ‘Emancipation’ ★★½
By Bob Bloom “Emancipation” is a muscular action thriller inspired by the 1863 photos taken during a Union Army medical examination of the mutilated back […]
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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.
ReelBob: ‘The Whale’ ★★★
By Bob Bloom Before you even see Charlie, you hear his voice. He sounds empathetic, encouraging, soothing yet firm. Charlie teaches an online course in […]
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ReelBob: ‘White Noise’ ★½
By Bob Bloom Director Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” is a self-indulgent, pretentious drama with dialogue that sounds as if it were cribbed from some early […]
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ReelBob: ‘The Fabelmans’ ★★★½
By Bob Bloom For decades, filmmakers have been telling stories about their childhoods and the dynamics that drew them to movies. Steven Spielberg is the […]
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