All posts tagged "A24"
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Jim Batts | October 1, 2025THE SMASHING MACHINE – Review
Now, just two weeks ago, I reviewed the rare movie hybrid, a sports/horror flick called HIM. As it...
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Jim Batts | August 21, 2025NE ZHA II – Review
As we reach the end of the big Summer cinema season of 2025, feature animation fans have had...
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Jim Batts | May 29, 2025BRING HER BACK – Review
Just because the Summer movie season is officially in full swing (Memorial Day was last Monday, already), it...
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Jim Batts | May 22, 2025FRIENDSHIP – Review
This week’s new indie comedy (a “micro-budgeted” flick squeezed in between two holiday-weekend studio “tentpoles”) explores the difficulty...
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Jim Batts | May 16, 2024I SAW THE TV GLOW – Review
Okay, the big Summer blockbusters are coming in “hot”, but there’s no reason for the offbeat “indies” to...
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Jim Batts | March 21, 2024PROBLEMISTA – Review
In 2024, could there be sure a thing as a “hip film studio” that would attract both filmmakers...
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Jim Batts | December 21, 2023THE IRON CLAW – Review
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to …watch another sports-themed movie! Sheesh and people whine about a “glut” of...
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Jim Batts | November 3, 2023PRISCILLA – Review
Woo boy, here’s a new flick that’ll make the multiplex shake, rattle, and roll (well, the screens that...
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Jim Batts | July 27, 2023TALK TO ME (2023) – Review
As the Summer is reaching its final weeks are you looking for a super cool fun activity that...
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Jim Batts | May 25, 2023YOU HURT MY FEELINGS (2023) – Review
Hey, who says we can’t enjoy a quirky NYC-based character comedy written and directed by one of our...
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Jim Batts | April 27, 2023SHOWING UP (2023) – Review
Aside from the warmer temps and the arrival of the big Summer blockbuster flix, the waning days of...
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Jim Batts | January 19, 2023WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD – Review
So, I’m thinking that there may be a bit of a hidden strategy concerning a couple of this...
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Jim Batts | December 21, 2022THE WHALE (2022) – Review
With the holidays in full swing, the movies want us to know that it’s not the happiest of...
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Jim Batts | August 12, 2022BODIES BODIES BODIES – Review
So, it’s one of the last Summer weekends as the time for vacation getaways dwindles down to less...
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Jim Batts | November 21, 2021C’MON C’MON – Review
With the first of the two big end-of-the-year holidays upon us, many theatres will be showing family films....
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Michael Haffner | July 26, 2019THE FAREWELL – Review
THE FAREWELL quietly examines the cultural differences of accepting death. Director Lulu Wang offers nuance instead of sappy...
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Michael Haffner | June 8, 2018HEREDITARY – Review
The camera pulls back from a modern treehouse that’s framed perfectly by a window frame. This is followed...
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Michael Haffner | February 18, 2016THE WITCH – The Review
When the title of a film basically tells you what to expect, it’s sometimes hard to be surprised...
