ReelBob: ‘Destroyer’ ★½
By Bob Bloom “Destroyer” is an unappealing mess, distinguished only by a grubby and gritty performance by Nicole Kidman. But even her turn as detective […]
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ReelBob: ‘The Standoff at Sparrow Creek’ ★★★
By Bob Bloom As a kid, I used to go fishing with my father. What I learned is that, depending on what I wanted to […]
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ReelBob: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ ★★★½
By Bob Bloom At its core, Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” is a melancholy story about love and how […]
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ReelBob: ‘Vice’ ★★
By Bob Bloom No matter your feelings about Dick Cheney, it must be acknowledged that he changed the vice presidency and — for better or […]
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