All posts by Jim Batts
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Jim Batts | July 17, 2014
WISH I WAS HERE – The Review
Hard to believe, but it’s been a full ten years since Zach Braff, best known for his lead...
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Jim Batts | July 16, 2014
Nathan Lane as “The Nance” from Broadway To A Screen Near You
Now playing at a cinema near you, recorded earlier this year, is the 2013 Tony award winning Lincoln...
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Jim Batts | July 13, 2014
SNOWPIERCER – The Review
You may not know it, but a futuristic thriller that opened overseas last year to glowing reviews and...
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Jim Batts | July 10, 2014
LIFE ITSELF – The Review
The 2014 march of outstanding documentaries about artists continues on with the best of the impressive group of...
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Jim Batts | July 7, 2014
Extended Look at Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Trailer
On Monday, moviegoers got an exclusive look at never-before-seen footage from Marvel’s upcoming blockbuster, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY starring...
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Jim Batts | July 1, 2014
TAMMY – The Review
For those of you thinking, “Oh no, another reboot!”, just hold your horses. This new film is not...
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Jim Batts | June 29, 2014
IDA – The Review
The new drama IDA concerns a young woman seemingly eager and prepared to forge ahead and continue on...
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Jim Batts | June 26, 2014
OBVIOUS CHILD – The Review
Let’s take a detour, a very hard left turn to be more precise, from the noisy Summer block...
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Jim Batts | June 12, 2014
22 JUMP STREET – The Review
This week’s new entry in the Summer movie schedule has the distinction of pulling off the seasonal cinema...
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Jim Batts | June 5, 2014
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS – The Review
It’s time, once again, for Hollywood to bring to the big screen another tale from the pages of...
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Jim Batts | June 5, 2014
EDGE OF TOMORROW – The Review
What to do? Can we survive? The world is under attack from vicious, unstoppable alien forces, it must...
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Jim Batts | June 5, 2014
WORDS AND PICTURES – The Review
Those warm wafting breezes tell us that Summer is finally here. What better time to go…back to school?...
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Jim Batts | May 29, 2014
A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST – The Review
This weekend sees another step in the ever-expanding media empire of Seth MacFarlane. The Fox Tv animation mogul...
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Jim Batts | May 29, 2014
FOR NO GOOD REASON (2014) – The Review
Although the year’s not quite half done, now comes the release of the fourth theatrical documentary concerning an...
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Jim Batts | May 22, 2014
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – The Review
This weekend sees the latest entry in the franchise that started it all: the big budget superhero movie...
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Jim Batts | May 22, 2014
CHEF – The Review
This new release about a highly successful artist returning to his more modest roots in order to re-ignite...
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Jim Batts | May 15, 2014
GOD’S POCKET – The Review
Just a week after the release of a feature film directed by a prominent actor, I’m speaking of...
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Jim Batts | May 15, 2014
BELLE (2013) – The Review
A few months after 12 YEARS A SLAVE took home the Oscar gold as Best Picture comes another...