All posts by Jim Batts
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FREEHELD – The Review
It’s been said time and again that major changes in the law and society can actually begin with...
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DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD – The Review
Attention comedy geeks everywhere! To paraphrase a literary classic, this new documentary feature lets us all “look back...
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99 HOMES – The Review
Hello class, welcome to cinema economics 101. Before you start rolling your eyes, I should tell you that...
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HE NAMED ME MALALA – The Review
This new documentary feature centers around the life of one very influential person. Unlike AMY from earlier in...
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THE MARTIAN – The Review
We’re almost a week into the Fall, a time for serious stuff at the cinema, not saucers and...
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COMING HOME (2014) – The Review
Let’s get this out-of-the-way. This new film from China has nothing to do with the Oscar-winning 1970’s classic...
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STONEWALL – The Review
Well, we’re past the Summer blockbusters and heading right into the serious, somber cinema season, that time when...
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BLACK MASS – The Review
Hit the deck! Rat-a-tat-tat!! These are the sounds of a cinema staple, the gangster genre. From the early...
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LISTEN TO ME MARLON – The Review
This year has already seen several extraordinary feature-length documentaries, many of which were pulled from the popular arts....
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A WALK IN THE WOODS – The Review
With Labor Day less than a week away, it’s not too late to explore the “great outdoors”, at...
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NO ESCAPE (2015) – The Review
“Those far away places with the strange-sounding names”, that’s how the old tune goes, I believe. Well, that...
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AMERICAN ULTRA – The Review
So we’re finally in the last stretch of Summer, the slow march to reach the (hopefully) cooler temps...
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THE END OF THE TOUR – The Review
Film makers wishing to explore the life of celebrated individuals can often be thwarted by the lack of...
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THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – The Review
Oh my, is it be “spy time” once more? Already? Wow, 2015 has been a big movie year...
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RICKI AND THE FLASH – The Review
It’s familiar fodder for a comedy/drama. Y’know the story of a parent leaving the family unit in order...
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VACATION (2015) – The Review
Oh, can ya’ hear it? That infectious, steady beat emanating from your local multiplex’s state of the art...
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PAPER TOWNS – The Review
It’s Summer, so it’s time for the big Hollywood studios to scour the bookshelves over in the young...
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SOUTHPAW – The Review
Ever since two men slipped on gloves and sparred in a squared space, boxing has been a popular...
