All posts by Jim Batts
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ASSASSIN’S CREED – Review
In the last remaining days of 2016, Hollywood turns, once more, to a popular source for another box...
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY – Review
Well, those twelve months blasted past us at “light speed”! Film fans were all a flutter (and...
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OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY – Review
“It’s that time of year….” for another big holiday themed comedy. We’ve had a big family yuletide...
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MAN DOWN – Review
With just a few weeks to go in 2016, it’s time to hit the sand with another...
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MOANA – Review
2016 appears to be the year when animation truly ruled the box office, perhaps even more than it...
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ALLIED – Review
“It’s still the same old story…”, but told it a new way. That old story being one of...
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BLEED FOR THIS – Review
Let’s return to the ring once more for another true life tale of triumph and tragedy all...
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FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM – Review
It’s usually reserved for summer, but for the next few weeks it’s “prequel” time at the multiplex....
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ALMOST CHRISTMAS – Review
So, we’ve been seeing the slow trickle of “Oscar bait” serious films the last few weeks, as...
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SLIFF 2016 Review – HOME CARE
HOME CARE— the Czech Republic’s submission to last year’s Academy Awards — examines the finality of human existence...
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SLIFF 2016 Review – CELESTIAL CAMEL
CELESTIAL CAMEL screens Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2:15pm and Sunday, Nov. 6 at 12:15pm as part of this year’s St....
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DOCTOR STRANGE – Review
When we last left the Marvel “movie-verse” (it might be six months on the nose), the alliance...
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SLIFF 2016 Review – APPRENTICE
APPRENTICE screens at 2:45 PM on Friday, November 4 and at 8:45 PM on Sunday, November 6, both at...
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Top Ten Facts About DOCTOR STRANGE
Face front, true believers! Class is in session! Let’s call this “Doctor Strange 101”, an introduction to...
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INFERNO (2016) – Review
So what is essential to big box office stars in this day and age? Besides loads of...
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KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES – Review
How’d that beloved tune from the “pre-fab four” go? “Another Pleasant Valley Sunday, here in status-symbol land”....
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AMERICAN HONEY – Review
While most of us have already unpacked from our Summer travels, pushing those suitcases to the back...
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DENIAL (2016) – Review
With the arrival of Fall and Winter comes a return to more serious subject matter at movie...
