ReelBob: ‘Macbeth’

By Bob Bloom From its opening with the three witches to its bloody climax, Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” always has suggested a tragedy racing toward its inexorable […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Good Dinosaur’

By Bob Bloom Similar to a host of other Disney and Pixar animated films, “The Good Dinosaur” follows the tried-and-true formula of a protagonist who […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Night Before’

By Bob Bloom “The Night Before” opens with a promising premise that quickly descends into the usual comic holiday cacophony of lowbrow, banal and tedious […]

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ReelBob: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2’

By Bob Bloom “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” races to its long-awaited conclusion with — spoiler alert — Katniss Everdeen and her revolutionary […]

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