All posts by Jim Batts
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Jim Batts | May 31, 2012
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN – The Review
So, here we go again, the classic Grimm’s fairy tale take two. Earlier this year we saw the...
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Jim Batts | May 25, 2012
Hey STAR WARS ! Happy 35th !
Where were you 35 years ago, fellow movie geeks ( if you even existed ) ? Well, it turns out that...
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Jim Batts | May 24, 2012
MEN IN BLACK 3 – The Review
Can it really be ten years since the Men in Black stormed the cineplex? Yup, it’s a darn...
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Jim Batts | May 17, 2012
DARLING COMPANION – The Review
In all the discussion last week about Johnny Depp’s eighth film collaboration with Tim Burton on DARK SHADOWS another...
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Jim Batts | May 17, 2012
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING – The Review
Well, it looks like somebody’s borrowing from Gary Marshall ( lifting ideas in Hollywood? Shocking! ). A few years...
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Jim Batts | May 11, 2012
DARK SHADOWS – The Review
The history of cinema has had many long-running actor/director partnerships. What first springs to my mind is the...
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Jim Batts | May 10, 2012
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL – The Review
Well, just a week after THE AVENGERS broke box office records here’s another big team-up movie. Instead of...
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Jim Batts | May 3, 2012
MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS – The Review
” I’d like to speak with you about the Avengers Initiative “. Can it really be four years ago...
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Jim Batts | April 26, 2012
DELICACY – The Review
Can it really have been 11 years ago that Audrey Tautou stole hearts as the title character in AMELIE?...
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Jim Batts | April 26, 2012
THE HUNTER ( 2011 ) – The Review
Sometimes the film going experience is greatly enhanced when you have little knowledge of the movie upon entering...
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Jim Batts | April 25, 2012
CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS SAME – QFest Review
This review originally ran here at We Are Movie Geeks last November when CODEPENDENT LESBIAN SPACE ALIEN SEEKS...
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Jim Batts | April 20, 2012
THE SALT OF LIFE – The Review
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH was the first major Hollywood film to address the wandering eye ( and libido...
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Jim Batts | April 19, 2012
THE LUCKY ONE – The Review
Well, with the big-boy action blockbusters right around the corner ( almost May 1, ya’ know! ) Hollywood’s...
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Jim Batts | April 19, 2012
THE DEEP BLUE SEA ( 2011 ) – The Review
No, this is not a remake of the Samuel L. Jackson brain-enhanced killer sharks thriller. THE DEEP BLUE...
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Jim Batts | April 12, 2012
BULLY (2011) – The Review
BULLY is a new documentary that’s been getting a lot of buzz lately, not because of its topical...
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Jim Batts | April 12, 2012
THE THREE STOOGES – The Review
Every decade or so, one or two film makers become a major force in cinema comedies. The 1980’s...
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Jim Batts | April 6, 2012
AMERICAN REUNION – The Review
Before all the big Summer vacation escapes and adventures, some folks want to take time to remember the past and...
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Jim Batts | April 5, 2012
UNDEFEATED – The Review
This past February, UNDEFEATED took home the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. The film tells the story of a...