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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ReelBob: ‘The Batman’ ★

By Bob Bloom Many adjectives have been used over the years to describe movies in the Batman franchise — powerful, intense, compelling, campy, silly and […]

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ReelBob: ‘Swiss Army Man’

By Bob Bloom “Swiss Army Man” is an eccentric and entertaining feature. The question remains, though, what type of movie is it? A comedy? A […]

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ReelBob: ‘Youth’

By Bob Bloom “Youth” is a leisurely character study, a movie that requires patience, as it looks at two longtime friends during their annual vacation […]

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