All posts by Jim Batts
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SUNCOAST – Review
With 2024 only about six weeks old, filmgoers are getting a very interesting family comedy/drama that isn’t a...
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OUT OF DARKNESS (2022) – Review
As we’re now deep into the middle of the first quarter of the “cinema year” of 2024, here...
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SCRAMBLED – Review
Somehow, in the midst of the “first quarter” of the year’s cinematic doldrums and discards a nice surprise...
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ARGYLLE – Review
It feels as though there are one, or two, films that want to “push” against the standard movie-releasing...
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THE UNDERDOGGS – Review
With the “big game” (careful, the phrase “S-B” is “locked down”) only a few weeks away, do you...
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ORIGIN – Review
Much like the earlier reviewed ALL OF US STRANGERS, here’s another “indie” film that’s now getting a “wide...
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ALL OF US STRANGERS – Review
Though January is notorious as a movie “dumping ground” with several forgettable big studio releases (often a mediocre...
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ROLE PLAY (2024) – Review
How do you make a “rom-com” centered around a long-time married couple (yes, they’ve got kids)? Well, one...
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MEAN GIRLS (2024) – Review
Get ready for another “full circle film”, an IP (intellectual property) that began in one medium, was adapted...
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OSS 117 Returns in a New 2 Disc BluRay set
En garde, worldwide enemies of France, along with all freedom-loving people! Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath AKA super-agent...
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NIGHT SWIM – Review
You know might feel really great, and completely relaxing, after surviving the often stressful end-of-the-year holidays? Why a...
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FERRARI – Review
And what’s that zooming toward the multiplex? Why, it’s yet another true-life sports film, and it’s comin’ in...
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THE BOYS IN THE BOAT – Review
As promised the onslaught of 2023 sports films marches, or in this case paddles, on. Hot on the...
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THE IRON CLAW – Review
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to …watch another sports-themed movie! Sheesh and people whine about a “glut” of...
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MIGRATION – Review
It’s the big holiday weekend, and for many families, it’s the perfect time for a big getaway. Oh,...
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CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET – Review
So, since we’re deep into the holiday season (the biggie is just ten days away), what better time...
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MAESTRO (2023) – Review
The list of actors who have jumped behind the camera to sit in the director’s chair is very...
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MERRY LITTLE BATMAN – Review
Here’s a new streaming flick that’s perfect for the season and answers a question that’s probably on the...
