All posts by Jim Batts
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NAKED AMBITION (2025) – Review
Here’s a terrific new release that dispels that old, certainly now outdated, thought that watching a documntary was...
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TWINLESS – Review
Now this new film would be tough to categorize for anyone trying to recommend it to other moviegoers,...
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CAUGHT STEALING – Review
And now I believe we’re officially in the Fall movie season, as the newest project from one of...
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EENIE MEANIE – Review
Now, before the Summer of 2025 officially comes to a close, how about one last ride in a...
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NE ZHA II – Review
As we reach the end of the big Summer cinema season of 2025, feature animation fans have had...
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RELAY – Review
Ah, now here’s a real “under the radar” gem. Usually, the quirky modern-day ‘B” pictures are dropped into...
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST – Review
Even though the sweltering temps haven’t abated, it seems that the 2025 Summer movie season is nearing an...
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WEAPONS – Review
As we get past the majority of Summer (Two months down, one to go before Labor Day), perhaps...
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THE NAKED GUN – Review
So, is it too late to “jump start” a beloved comedy franchise if that last entry was released...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS – Review
After “Big blue”, the “man of steel” made a successful return flight into the multiplex almost two weeks...
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EDDINGTON – Review
With last weekend’s “super” domination at the multiplex by one big blockbuster, some filmgoers may be looking for...
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SUPERMAN (2025) – Review
This weekend’s big movie release, perhaps THE biggest of the whole Summer, may remind some folks of the...
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JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH – Review
Hard to believe that the big Summer holiday, the Fourth of July, is almost here (and it’s on...
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M3GAN 2.0 – Review
If there’s one thing we’ve learned after more than a hundred years of horror movies, it’s this: you...
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ELIO – Review
They’ve had their time in the sun (the multiplex, actually), so move over live-action adaptations, and make room...
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025) – Review
Some may find it hard to believe, but most critics try to go into a film with no...
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BALLERINA (2025) – Review
With another post-Memorial Day weekend, yet another franchise arrives with a new entry at the multiplex. It feels...
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PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS – Review
It’s always great as a reviewer when you can alert folks to a film that’s truly worth their...
