All posts by Jim Batts
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WILSON – Review
This week sees another comic book adaptation arrive at movie theatres, while the Lego Batman and Logan...
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LAND OF MINE – Review
In the realm of “docudramas”, the one war that seems to be a bottomless well of stories is...
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THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENANT – Review
As giant apes and mutant loners battle it out at the box office, the multiplex can still...
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GET OUT – Review
The first few months of the year seem to be prime territory for the studios to unleash new...
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THE RED TURTLE – Review
This weekend sees the wide release of one of the films nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy...
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FIST FIGHT – Review
A showdown’s a’ comin’! Not on the main street of Dodge City, but at the multiplex once...
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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 – Review
Well, how about that? Here’s another follow-up to a surprise 2014 smash. But this flick is so different...
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – Review
When it comes to movie concepts, this flick may have the oddest, most tangled roots of all....
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THE COMEDIAN – Review
Nearly 35 years ago DeNiro truly stunned film fans (yes, he could do that back then) when they...
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A DOG’S PURPOSE – Review
Excuse the pun, but Hollywood has gone to the dogs. And it’s not the first time. Man’s (and...
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THE FOUNDER – Review
Here’s a most unusual entry in a genre that’s now becoming a cinema staple: the origin story. Now...
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TOWER – Review
One of 2016’s best documentaries is another look at a seminal moment in America’s struggle with crime and...
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SILENCE – Review
2017 is a milestone year for a true master of modern cinema. He harkens back to a...
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MONSTER TRUCKS – Review
Even though its several months till the temps rise to signal the start of blockbuster kid-friendly entertainment time,...
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A Tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2016 claimed a long list of entertainers, but the grim reaper’s most unexpected one-two punch came between the...
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A MONSTER CALLS – Review
Okay you “horror-hounds”, just put the brakes on. Despite the “M” word in this film’s title, this...
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WHY HIM? – Review
The big day, Christmas, is less than 50 hours away. Too late to ship that gift, but it’s...
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SING – Review
Hey gang, let’s put on a show! We can save the (school, rec center, etc.)” That’s been the...
