All posts by Jim Batts
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St. Louis Film Critics announce Best of 2013
On Monday December 16 the St. Louis Film Critics released their list of the best of 2013 in...
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AMERICAN HUSTLE – The Review
Hooray for second acts. Now, I’m not just referring to the “legitimate stage”, since most plays are in...
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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG – The Review
Can it really be a decade? Starting in 2001 a new tradition began during the year-end holiday hustle...
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THE ARMSTRONG LIE – The Review
Alex Gibney is one of our most prolific documentary film makers with over a dozen feature films to...
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OUT OF THE FURNACE – The Review
Time to retreat from the bright, twinkly lights and good cheer of the holiday season and fall into...
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OLDBOY (2013) – The Review
Not even a week after the release of Hollywood’s English language remake of the French-Canadian comedy STARBUCK, re-named...
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HOMEFRONT (2013) – The Review
So, we’re well past Summer and you action fans will have to wait many months before you can...
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BLACK NATIVITY – The Review
It’s Christmas time at the multiplex once again, this time a bit closer to the end of November....
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KILL YOUR DARLINGS – The Review
All right movie geeks, it’s true-life movie origin story time. I’m referring to a sort of pre-greatness biography...
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THE BOOK THIEF – The Review
The cinemas are bracing for a big film this weekend. It’s based on a young adult novel about...
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NO GOD, NO MASTER – The SLIFF 2013 Review
Review of NO GOD, NO MASTER starring David Straithairn
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THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL – The SLIFF 2013 Review
THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL review
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SUNLIGHT JR. – The Review
Around the time of the last presidential elections we heard quite a bit about the income discrepancies in the US...
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COMPUTER CHESS – The SLIFF 2013 Review
Let’s all hop in the cinematic time machine and journey back many, many years ago to the very...
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THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY – The Review
Much like the shopping malls and department stores, Hollywood often jumps the gun on trotting out their winter...
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DALLAS BUYERS CLUB – The Review
As we near the holiday movie season, it’s time to delve into fairly recent history. Not as recent...
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THOR: THE DARK WORLD – The Review
Well, it’s now a week into November, time for all the serious, heavy Oscar worthy dramas to fill up...
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ABOUT TIME – The Review
Time to make another trip to movie “rom-com” land once more. Now let’s keep a stiff upper lip,...
