All posts by Jim Batts
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THE HOLLARS – Review
Well, we were just looking at a family “drama-dy” from Japan, OUR LITTLE SISTER, so let’s turn...
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OUR LITTLE SISTER – Review
Time again for another cinematic look at fractured, non-conventional families, a subject that’s also popular on TV and...
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LITTLE MEN (2016) – Review
New York City has been the home base and preferred story setting for many talented film makers, from...
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THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX – Review
Okay, film fans let’s get serious. Really serious now. It’s September, so we’re done with all that summertime...
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Iconic Comic Actor Gene Wilder Dies at Age 83
The sad news for fans of film comedy spread like wildfire earlier this week. Here’s the opening paragraph...
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FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE – Review
So, in the mood for another feature-length doc on the “mouse house”? I’m referring to Mickey’s home...
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HANDS OF STONE – Review
As the Summer starts to fade, the multiplex looks again to sports films, those (like the “sport” of...
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WAR DOGS – Review
The kids are heading back to school, it’s getting a touch cooler (the multiplex is still a great...
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SAUSAGE PARTY – Review
So… we’ve seen what our playthings do while we’re away in the TOY STORY trilogy. And just a...
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ANTHROPOID – Review
The audiences that flocked to the multiplex for the return of JASON BOURNE may mean that there’s still...
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The Top Ten Funny Ladies of the Movies
The recent box office success of THE BOSS firmly establishes Melissa McCarthy as the current queen of movie...
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Cartoonist Jack Davis dies at age 91
So, wise reader, you may have heard of the passing of this giant in the world of cartooning,...
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BAD MOMS – Review
So, the world has survived the (gasp!) GHOSTBUSTERS female reboot (did it really “ruin your childhood”, fellas?). Are...
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EAT THAT QUESTION: FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS
With the recent release of WEINER, TICKLED, and DEPALMA in the last few months, 2016 is turning out...
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Director/ writer/ actor Gary Marshall dies at age 81
On Tuesday July 19, Hollywood lost a giant in the world of comedy with the passing of beloved...
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STAR TREK BEYOND – Review
The multiplex has been all about a certain science-fiction feature film franchise of late. I’m speaking of all...
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HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE – Review
Don’t put away that passport! And stop unpacking! After taking a cinematic road trip to New Zealand last...
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TICKLED – Review
Documentaries are often tagged with an unfair “rep’. Lots of people think of them as ultra somber, serious...
