All posts by Jim Batts
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13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI – The Review
Time once again for the movies to deploy into a true “hot spot” for another “ripped from the...
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ANOMALISA – The Review
So, you’ve enjoyed most of last year’s animated feature films? Yes, 2015 was a pretty good year, but...
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JOY – The Review
So, you consider yourself a very talented film maker, a very creative director with major skills? Okay, are...
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT – The Review
For the last couple of decades film fans have been bemoaning the lack of flicks set in the...
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St. Louis Film Critics Announce 2015 Awards
On Sunday, December 20th the St. Louis Film Critics Association released their annual best of the year awards....
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SISTERS (2015) – The Review
This new comedy questions an old adage, since it ponders whether you truly cannot “go home again”. It...
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DON VERDEAN – The Review
Okay film fanatics, when you hear the word archeologist, who do you immediately think of? That’s simple, you...
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THE GOOD DINOSAUR – The Review
Recalling that classic episode of TV’s “Seinfeld”, most folks would frown on “double-dipping” (that’s the accusation hurled at...
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THE NIGHT BEFORE (2015) – The Review
Good golly Miss Holly, the big bird’s not in the oven and here we’ve got the second Christmas...
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TRUMBO (2015) – The Review
The newest big screen “golden age of Hollywood” biography represents something of a 2015 trilogy, a hat trick,...
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SLIFF 2015 Review : FOUR WAY STOP
Nationwide news media seems to be filled with tales of urban violence (for those living in the larger...
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SLIFF 2015 Review : ARCHIE’S BETTY
Here’s an idea that many kids (and adults) dearly wanted (or still want) to do. I’m talking about...
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LOVE THE COOPERS – The Review
Social media is filled with complaints about retailers jumping the gun on Christmas. Hey the jack-o-lantern’s not yet...
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MY ALL AMERICAN – The Review
Well, the temps are dropping, and the leaves are changing. That can only mean one thing: better check...
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SLIFF 2015 review: THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE
How’s that old 1950’s standard go? “Why must I be a teeeen-ager in love?”. Well, for one thing...
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SLIFF 2015 Review: THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
Now this makes for an interesting double feature. Recently I looked at the SLIFF feature entry from France,...
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SLIFF 2015 Review: THE DINNER
THE DINNER poses an interesting question, several actually. And I’m not talking about whether to go with red...
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SLIFF 2015 Review – ONCE IN A LIFETIME
The travails and triumphs of teachers have been ample fodder for filmmakers almost since the start of cinema....
