All posts by Jim Batts
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NOVOCAINE (2025) – Review
Last month, we got the first of the 2025 movie superheroes to arrive as the new Captain America...
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THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE – Review
This weekend sees a big “first” for two media superstars that have been in the pop culture “zeitgeist”...
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ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL – Review
This weekend sees the release of an acclaimed family drama that’s a compelling exploration of another country’s culture....
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LAST BREATH (2025) – Review
So, did you have that one friend, or perhaps a family member, that drones endlessly about their ‘soul-sucking”...
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD – Review
And what’s a wonderful movie vacation spot for this big four-day (yeah, I’m counting Valentine’s) weekend? Well, if...
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PADDINGTON IN PERU – Review
Although there are still a few weeks before most kids get their much anticipated Spring breaks, another “family-friendly”...
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LOVE HURTS (2025) – Review
February has finally arrived, the month of romance with that big holiday for sweethearts almost “smack dab” in...
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YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED – Review
Now that we’re shaking off the ice and snow (at least for a few days), is it too...
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DOG MAN – Review
So, new year (well, a month old now), new slate of cinematic superheroes invading the multiplex. This weekend...
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HARD TRUTHS (2025) – Review
Although the big family holiday celebrations are nearly a month in the past, there’s always a need for...
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WOLF MAN – Review
Alright, now it’s feeling a bit more like January. I’m not referring to the frigid temps and formidable...
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THE ROOM NEXT DOOR (2025) – Review
This weekend sees the wider release of a film that would probably be referred to as “Oscar bait”...
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ONE OF THEM DAYS – Review
So what’s the cinema antidote to the brutal and frozen tundra outside our doors (and let’s not get...
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DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA – Review
Just ten days into the new year and it appears that the studios are trying to create a...
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THE LAST SHOWGIRL – Review
This weekend’s new film release builds on an interesting trend from 2024. Though it’s not something embraced by...
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WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL – Review
Happy New Year 2025 indeed, since it’s off to a “crackin’ good start’! And you’re no doubt wondering...
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THE FIRE INSIDE – Review
Well, it seems as though we’ve arrived at another end-of-the-year inspirational true-life sports story award contender. Last year...
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BABYGIRL (2024) – Review
All ready to indulge in a holiday tradition, at least for the last couple of decades? The movie...
