ReelBob: ‘Eddie the Eagle’

By Bob Bloom Despite incorporating every cliché in the sports genre cinematic manual, “Eddie the Eagle” is an infectious and pleasing concoction that will amuse, […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Witch’

By Bob Bloom “The Witch” is like one of those spooky stories told around a campfire. It’s deliberate, building suspense and frights until it reaches […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Lady in the Van’

By Bob Bloom Maggie Smith gives a humorous and touching performance as a homeless woman who ensconces herself and her live-in van in the driveway […]

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ReelBob: ‘Risen’

By Bob Bloom The first half of “Risen” plays like a biblical mystery. In 33 A.D. in Jerusalem, prefect Pontius Pilate orders his military tribune, […]

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