All posts by Jim Batts
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PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS – The Review
Seems like only yesterday we were saying goodbye to another film series based on a series of young...
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WE’RE THE MILLERS – The Review
While the Summer may be known for big budget sci-fi action superhero blockbusters, it’s also been the home...
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BLACKFISH – The Review
( This review by Melissa Thompson was originally posted on July 18, 2013. BLACKFISH opens in the St....
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THE WOLVERINE – The Review
One of the many concerns of actors (besides whether they’ll find work) is the fear of being typecast....
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I’M SO EXCITED – The Review
Before the age of television with half hour and hour-long anthology shows like the legendary “Playhouse 90” and later “The...
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THE HUNT (2012) – The Review
A staple of the movie thriller has been the story of a person falsely accused. Suspense and...
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R.I.P.D. – The Review
Time for yet another big budget action flick based on a comic book series. This is not from...
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CRYSTAL FAIRY – The Review
Well, there’s a bit more to the title than that. According to the opening animation sequence this is...
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GIRL MOST LIKELY – The Review
Here’s a new film that offers another take on the tension-filled grown daughter/mother dynamic that’s been explored in...
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BYZANTIUM – The Review
With vampires being such a part of pop culture (with the recently concluded movie series based on the...
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PACIFIC RIM – The Review
After the smash successes of the original KING KONG worldwide in 1933 and the classic THE BEAST FROM...
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GROWN UPS 2 – The Review
So we’re just about at the Summer midpoint and we’ve gotten three big studio comedies. First out was...
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THE LONE RANGER (2013) – The Review
The Summer is at the halfway mark so it’s time for another all-media icon to storm (or in...
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THE HEAT – The Review
This year moviegoers finally felt the full force of a star that went supernova two years ago…a major...
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WHITE HOUSE DOWN – The Review
After seeing the TV spots and trailers you may be asking yourself, “Hey didn’t I see this last...
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2012) – The Review
So what do you after you direct the third biggest box-office grosser of all time? Well you make...
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PANDORA’S PROMISE – The Review
PANDORA’S PROMISE is the new documentary that asks viewers to take another look at nuclear power. The title refers...
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THE EAST – The Review
It almost seems as though the spy biz was created especially for the movies, going back to the...
