All posts by Jim Batts
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Jim Batts | August 14, 2014
THE GIVER – The Review
Once again let’s spin the dial on the multiplex time machine and return to another dismal possible future...
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Jim Batts | August 14, 2014
LAND HO! – The Review
What land does the title refer to, you may ask? Why, it’s Iceland, of course. Now, that’s a...
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Jim Batts | August 14, 2014
CALVARY – The Review
The cinematic treatment of the Catholic church, particularly the priesthood, has, more or less, reflected the changing attitudes...
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Jim Batts | August 7, 2014
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY- The Review
So are you just getting your appetite back after experiencing the “foodie” film delight of the surprise box...
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Jim Batts | August 7, 2014
INTO THE STORM – The Review
In 1996 producer Steven Spielberg and director Jan de Bont jump-started the Summer box office (May 10, that’s...
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Jim Batts | July 31, 2014
GET ON UP – The Review
Although usually the domain of pre-Oscar, end of the year holiday season, the feature film biography, or “bio-pic”,...
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Jim Batts | July 25, 2014
HERCULES (2014) – The Review
For the last few years, Summertime has been super-hero time at the multiplexes. It seems ever other week...
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Jim Batts | July 24, 2014
I ORIGINS – The Review
2011 saw the release of one of the quirkiest of the many independent film releases (and there were...
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Jim Batts | July 24, 2014
AND SO IT GOES -The Review
Here’s a film that tries to prove that the multiplex from May through September isn’t off-limits to the...
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Jim Batts | July 24, 2014
ANT-MAN Poster Arrives
(EW) Marvel’s ANT-MAN hits theaters next summer July 17, 2015 and as this is the week of Comic-Con,...
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Jim Batts | July 18, 2014
PLANES : FIRE & RESCUE – The Review
Wow, talk about your quick sequel turn-around. This weekend sees two follow-ups to surprise box office hits from...
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Jim Batts | July 17, 2014
SEX TAPE – The Review
We’re just past the Summer mid-point and the tide of rated R for “raunchy” feature films rolls on....
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Jim Batts | July 17, 2014
WISH I WAS HERE – The Review
Hard to believe, but it’s been a full ten years since Zach Braff, best known for his lead...
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Jim Batts | July 16, 2014
Nathan Lane as “The Nance” from Broadway To A Screen Near You
Now playing at a cinema near you, recorded earlier this year, is the 2013 Tony award winning Lincoln...
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Jim Batts | July 13, 2014
SNOWPIERCER – The Review
You may not know it, but a futuristic thriller that opened overseas last year to glowing reviews and...
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Jim Batts | July 10, 2014
LIFE ITSELF – The Review
The 2014 march of outstanding documentaries about artists continues on with the best of the impressive group of...
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Jim Batts | July 7, 2014
Extended Look at Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Trailer
On Monday, moviegoers got an exclusive look at never-before-seen footage from Marvel’s upcoming blockbuster, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY starring...
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Jim Batts | July 1, 2014
TAMMY – The Review
For those of you thinking, “Oh no, another reboot!”, just hold your horses. This new film is not...