All posts by Jim Batts
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Jim Batts | April 2, 2015DANNY COLLINS – The Review
Is it ever too late to change directions? To mend broken fences, even build new ones? These are...
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Jim Batts | April 2, 2015EFFIE GRAY – The Review
In just a few weeks the multiplexes will give way to the big, brash Summer blockbusters. Too...
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Jim Batts | March 26, 2015HOME – The Review
Hop aboard the cinema saucer, ’cause it’s time for another animated alien adventure. Let’s see, the last big...
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Jim Batts | March 26, 2015GET HARD – The Review
It’s team-up time for twin titans of comedy once again . Actually one of the stars of this new...
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Jim Batts | March 19, 2015GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM – The Review
The legal dissolution of a marriage has been dramatic fodder for serious films throughout the years, including KRAMER...
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Jim Batts | March 19, 2015WILD TALES – The Review
Here’s a solution for the indecisive moviegoers. Not sure if you’re in the mood for a drama or...
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Jim Batts | March 5, 2015UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Review
Once again Hollywood reaches for that elusive golden ring that is the big box office “R” rated comedy...
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Jim Batts | March 5, 2015THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL – The Review
I know what you may be thinking. “Another weekend, another movie sequel”. Well yes, we do have a...
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Jim Batts | February 26, 2015BALLET 422 – The Review
Last year proved to be an extraordinary one for feature-length documentaries about art and artists. 2014 saw the release...
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Jim Batts | February 19, 2015HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 – The Review
Time once more to traverse that tricky minefield of comedy sequels (and you wonder why Kristen Wiig has...
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Jim Batts | February 19, 2015MCFARLAND, USA – The Review
There was a time no too long away that the Disney company was only known for animation. But...
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Jim Batts | February 19, 2015LEVIATHAN (2014) – The Review
Well, sometimes some confusion can be a good thing. When I was first aware of this film’s title,...
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Jim Batts | February 17, 2015Interview – WAMG Talks to FINDING VIVIAN MAIER Directors Charlie Siskel and John Maloof
2014 turned out to be an exceptional year for feature-length documentaries about artists. A film from 2013, TIM’S...
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Jim Batts | February 12, 2015KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE – The Review
Although Winter’s in its deadly frozen final gasps, down at the ole’ multiplex it’s “spy time”. Not pining...
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Jim Batts | February 12, 2015TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT – The Review
An eternal quandary: love or money? Or in the case of this acclaimed new export, friendship or...
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Jim Batts | February 5, 2015JUPITER ASCENDING – The Review
Here’s a movie oddity for this time of year. While we’re shoveling and shivering, a big-time space epic...
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Jim Batts | February 5, 2015THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER – The Review
All hail another cartoon superstar who shines brightly in the animation galaxy. Well, he’s been shining for more...
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Jim Batts | January 29, 2015BLACK OR WHITE – The Review
The last few years several films concerning race relations in America have been released to much acclaim (LEE...
