All posts by Jim Batts
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WEREWOLVES WITHIN – Review
Since Summertime is the movie season for both horror flicks and rowdy comedies, how about a new addition...
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LANSKY – Review
This weekend sees the release of another addition in the movies’ complex relationship with criminals, in particular gangsters....
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THE SPARKS BROTHERS – Review
Now, this is turning out to be quite the unusual weekend, at the movies (though things are still...
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LUCA- Review
So, travel venues are finally opening up just in time to escape those sweltering Summer temps. Someplace with...
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RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT – Review
“Hey you guys!!!” And at the risk of either being non-inclusive or sexist, “you gals, too”! There’s a...
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SUBLET (2020) – Review
June, when it’s not “bustin’ out all over” is vacation time, so break out of your rut and...
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SPIRIT UNTAMED – Review
With the kiddos finally out of school (unless they were still “splitting the time” online and in-person), the...
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A QUIET PLACE PART II – Review
So, we know that these new vaccines can work wonders, but could they also be a cure for...
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AMERICAN TRAITOR: THE TRIAL OF AXIS SALLY – Review
Movie History 101 will soon be in the Summer Session at the local multiplex (or for those still...
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DREAM HORSE – Review
We’re all overdue for a Summer excursion, but if you’re still a bit skittish over air travel, then...
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ARMY OF THE DEAD – Review
With Memorial Day weekend looming, what better time to kick back and enjoy and a noisy action blockbuster....
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SPIRAL (2021) – Review
If there’s anyone that truly believes in the expression, “Everything old is new again”, they probably live in...
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PROFILE (2018) – Review
In this new “ripped from the headlines” thriller, an intrepid reporter goes deep, deep undercover to get to...
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THE VIRTUOSO – Review
So, here’s another example of a film that sports a somewhat misleading, or maybe a tad confusing title....
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THINGS HEARD & SEEN – Review
With Spring in full bloom through most of the country, many cooped-up urbanites are longing for a sweet...
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FOUR GOOD DAYS – Review
While most families have somehow forged closer bonds during the pandemic, with older children returning to the nest...
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LADDIE: THE MAN BEHIND THE MOVIES – Review
And now the 93rd Annual Oscars are finished. Another one for the records books, it is now history....
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TOGETHER TOGETHER – Review
This week’s new release explores a fairly familiar premise in cinema, but with a fresh, modern angle (you...
