All posts by Jim Batts
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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 – Review
Well, how about that? Here’s another follow-up to a surprise 2014 smash. But this flick is so different...
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – Review
When it comes to movie concepts, this flick may have the oddest, most tangled roots of all....
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THE COMEDIAN – Review
Nearly 35 years ago DeNiro truly stunned film fans (yes, he could do that back then) when they...
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A DOG’S PURPOSE – Review
Excuse the pun, but Hollywood has gone to the dogs. And it’s not the first time. Man’s (and...
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THE FOUNDER – Review
Here’s a most unusual entry in a genre that’s now becoming a cinema staple: the origin story. Now...
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TOWER – Review
One of 2016’s best documentaries is another look at a seminal moment in America’s struggle with crime and...
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SILENCE – Review
2017 is a milestone year for a true master of modern cinema. He harkens back to a...
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MONSTER TRUCKS – Review
Even though its several months till the temps rise to signal the start of blockbuster kid-friendly entertainment time,...
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A Tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2016 claimed a long list of entertainers, but the grim reaper’s most unexpected one-two punch came between the...
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A MONSTER CALLS – Review
Okay you “horror-hounds”, just put the brakes on. Despite the “M” word in this film’s title, this...
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WHY HIM? – Review
The big day, Christmas, is less than 50 hours away. Too late to ship that gift, but it’s...
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SING – Review
Hey gang, let’s put on a show! We can save the (school, rec center, etc.)” That’s been the...
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ASSASSIN’S CREED – Review
In the last remaining days of 2016, Hollywood turns, once more, to a popular source for another box...
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY – Review
Well, those twelve months blasted past us at “light speed”! Film fans were all a flutter (and...
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OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY – Review
“It’s that time of year….” for another big holiday themed comedy. We’ve had a big family yuletide...
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MAN DOWN – Review
With just a few weeks to go in 2016, it’s time to hit the sand with another...
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MOANA – Review
2016 appears to be the year when animation truly ruled the box office, perhaps even more than it...
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ALLIED – Review
“It’s still the same old story…”, but told it a new way. That old story being one of...
