A Bob's Life

I grasped Friday firmly and ensured that the day did not pass with a whimper. The day began with a great 21-mile bike ride. I added a few ne...

  Last evening, I returned to the movie theater for only the second time during the COVID era. The event was to see Top Gun Maverick on the...

In short, if you have seen, or in some cases suffered through, the other 8 Star Wars movies you MUST see the latest installment, which is...

The region experienced its first really warm and humid day of the year. The temperatures were in the upper 80's--my car thermometer i...

Chris with the Sign in the Theater July 23, 2018 The rains have returned to the region and are drowning out any idea of outdoor activit...

It is that time of the year. Star Wars has returned to the theater with the next installment of the saga which began during 1977. It is...

See this movie! That, in short, is my review.  Dunkirk is 1 hour and 47 minutes long and it is a riveting and fully involved story. ...

The wait is over, I saw Star Wars - The Force Awakens last evening. I will not divulge the plot and hopefully this review will focus on...

Yes, I stayed up a late Monday night to watch the new Star Wars trailer. The trailer has over 25 million views, as of this morning, on Y...

Although the line, "It could happen" was from a movie titled Angels in the Outfield , it seems that another movie, Back to the ...

I have been waiting for the movie  The Martian , starring Matt Damon, to hit the big screen ever since I read the book last year. The mov...

I had the opportunity to see the movie Unbroken .  I found the movie to be an almost religious experience, however, in the spirit of full d...

Lucas in front of Baymax What are you doing this cold weekend? Getting ready for the holidays or hoping they won't come? Here'...

Disclaimer: I have never read the books that were the basis of the movie and therefore I cannot comment on whether the movie accurately repr...

Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, and space. Sounds like a perfect mix? Right? Well . . . not so much. Gravity is a movie about space, tr...

I am a sucker for some genres of fantasy adventure movies, especially those involving Greek gods. As a result, I had to see the newest ins...

I had the opportunity to view The Lone Ranger the other day. Despite the poor attendance and dismal reviews, I liked this movie. It wa...

Superman is back! The imagination and excitement that accompanies the fictitious super hero is palpable. Why? Because Superman is probably...

Iron Man 3 exceeded every expectation that I had. Just so that you know, in my estimation, it was better than Iron Man 2 but not as good ...

During 2012,  I saw a number of movies. I did not see every movie released-but I saw a fair number. Here is my list of the best and worst of...