All posts by Jim Batts
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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID – Review
This film’s premise may promise many flights of fantasy and endearing whimsical humor, but what it delivers is...
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RAISE HELL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS – Review
Last week I extolled the pleasures of a new documentary feature focused on a very talented singer, Ms....
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HUSTLERS – Review
So, are movie audiences ready for another flick about good looking women being very, very bad? Well, not...
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LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE – Review
Last week filmgoers were treated to a rather nifty feature documentary, FIDDLER: A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES, all about...
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GIVE ME LIBERTY – Review
Who’s game for a wild ride (not really a joyride) in a big clunky van through the mean...
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BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON – Review
We may be almost past swimsuit season (at least in the northern half of the US), but it’s...
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FIDDLER: A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES – Review
Looking back on the previous century, we see that the good ole’ U.S. of A. gave birth (or...
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LUCE – Review
Enough with Summertime frivolity, time to get serious. Really, here’s a real thought-provoking, and debate-provoking, drama featuring some...
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ANGEL HAS FALLEN – Review
As the start of school snatches away a good chunk of the moviegoers, the Summer blockbuster annual carnival...
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Oscar-winning animation legend Richard Williams (1933-2019)
Word spread quickly this past Saturday through the world’s animation news outlets, word of the loss of one...
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BRIAN BANKS – Review
Okay, sports (and film) fans, ready for another true tale of an underdog athlete overcoming the odds? Of...
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THEM THAT FOLLOW – Review
Opening this weekend is a film about the members of a bizarre religious cult, who put themselves in...
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THE MOUNTAIN (2018) – Review
Time to take a detour from the big noisy summer blockbusters and take a trip with an actual...
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ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD – Review
As the Summer film season begins to wind down, moviegoers get to do a little “universe-jumping” once again....
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THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE – Review
While the big-budget action blockbusters duke it out for the box office bucks at the multiplex a very...
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WILD ROSE – Review
How about some music in your movie this weekend? Yes, it’s a comedy/drama all about an unknown talent...
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STUBER – Review
Here’s good news for those needing a brief break from the superhero epics, franchise flicks, and assorted reboots....
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THE SPY BEHIND HOME PLATE – Review
Most fans of film (especially comedies) may recall this quick three or four-second gag (really, this flick is...
