All posts by Jim Batts
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FANCY DANCE – Review
The parade of smaller independent features continues to bump up against the blockbusters as the Summer continues to...
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A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE – Review
After a weekend with some original (though nostalgic) content at the multiplex, we’re back with a new installment...
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THE BIKERIDERS – Review
This weekend sees the release of a brand new film from an acclaimed director with an all-star cast...
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TUESDAY – Review
Maybe it’s a bit of unintended “synergy”, or just a result of a scrambled post-strike release schedule, but...
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INSIDE OUT 2- Review
Well, now we’re in “prime” Summer movie season mode as one of the big “crowd-pleasing” studios drops its...
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BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE – Review
Buckle up because the Summer movie season kicks into high gear with a brand-new installment of a big...
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ROBOT DREAMS – Review
So it’s been long established that the Summer season is the “go-to” release time for animated features (along...
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THE BEACH BOYS (2024) – Review
Kicking off the start of Summer with the big Memorial Day weekend, a new documentary poses the question:...
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I 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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IF – Review
After taking us into A QUIET PLACE in two box office hits (with a prequel arriving very soon),...
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THE IDEA OF YOU – Review
With the tsunami of action blockbusters flooding the multiplex, you might think that the movie studios have forgotten...
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BOY KILLS WORLD – Review
Whew, it’s not even May, and the cinematic “body count” rises up considerably with another lone, determined warrior...
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CHALLENGERS – Review
This weekend brings a unique hybrid, a mixing of genres that has happened in the past but is...
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SASQUATCH SUNSET – Review
So, you say you want to see something different, offbeat, out-of-the-ordinarry on your next visit to the cinema...
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ABIGAIL – Review
An old saying goes that “You can’t keep a good man down”. Well, despite the meager box office...
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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS – Review
Since it seems that the big action blockbusters are taking over the multiplex far in advance of their...
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CIVIL WAR – Review
Writer/director Alex Garland explored the near future in two of his previous three features. In EX MACHINA he...
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THE GREATEST HITS – Review
Here comes another time-traveling fantasy, but with a twist. As the kids on Bandstand used to say to...
