All posts by Jim Batts
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HOW TO BE SINGLE – The Review
Okay fellow film fans, are we ready for another flick attempting to replicate the BRIDESMAIDS box office bonanza?...
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THE CHOICE (2016) – The Review
2016 is five weeks old, so the new model is rolling off the assembly line. You might think...
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IP MAN 3 – The Review
Many big screen biographies are often accused of taking…liberties…with the facts, often to help the finished film’s pacing....
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THE FINEST HOURS – The Review
Toss on the life jackets (or as they were called during WWII, “Mae Wests”) and prepare yourself for a...
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SON OF SAUL – The Review
Once again, a gifted film maker brings us a new work inspired by the last great global conflict,...
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THE 5TH WAVE – The Review
Well film fans, 2016’s not even a month old and we’re already back in “young adult novel” land...
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13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI – The Review
Time once again for the movies to deploy into a true “hot spot” for another “ripped from the...
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ANOMALISA – The Review
So, you’ve enjoyed most of last year’s animated feature films? Yes, 2015 was a pretty good year, but...
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JOY – The Review
So, you consider yourself a very talented film maker, a very creative director with major skills? Okay, are...
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT – The Review
For the last couple of decades film fans have been bemoaning the lack of flicks set in the...
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St. Louis Film Critics Announce 2015 Awards
On Sunday, December 20th the St. Louis Film Critics Association released their annual best of the year awards....
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SISTERS (2015) – The Review
This new comedy questions an old adage, since it ponders whether you truly cannot “go home again”. It...
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DON VERDEAN – The Review
Okay film fanatics, when you hear the word archeologist, who do you immediately think of? That’s simple, you...
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THE GOOD DINOSAUR – The Review
Recalling that classic episode of TV’s “Seinfeld”, most folks would frown on “double-dipping” (that’s the accusation hurled at...
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THE NIGHT BEFORE (2015) – The Review
Good golly Miss Holly, the big bird’s not in the oven and here we’ve got the second Christmas...
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TRUMBO (2015) – The Review
The newest big screen “golden age of Hollywood” biography represents something of a 2015 trilogy, a hat trick,...
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SLIFF 2015 Review : FOUR WAY STOP
Nationwide news media seems to be filled with tales of urban violence (for those living in the larger...
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SLIFF 2015 Review : ARCHIE’S BETTY
Here’s an idea that many kids (and adults) dearly wanted (or still want) to do. I’m talking about...
