All posts by Jim Batts
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NOT FADE AWAY (2013) – The Review
Ah, the lure of sweet, sweet nostalgia. Television has been lured many times by her siren call with “Happy Days”,...
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THE IMPOSSIBLE – The Review
The release of the original AIRPORT in 1970 began a new type of cinema genre: the “disaster” movie....
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PARENTAL GUIDANCE – The Review
Wow, can it really be 23 years since Billy Crystal was sitting across from Meg Ryan at the...
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JACK REACHER – The Review
Looks like Tom Cruise has begun another big screen franchise. After starring as Ethan Hunt in four hit...
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THIS IS 40 – The Review
After much success in one genre a film maker can become an adjective (in the Golden Age it...
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WORLDS AWAY 3D – The Review
Well, it looks like Hollywood’s marketers are pulling a bit of a fast one this holiday season (not...
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HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON – The Review
Abraham Lincoln’s not the only former president to get a little cinema love this year. HYDE PARK ON THE...
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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY – The Review
They say you can’t go home again. But what if the home in question is that fabled land...
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PLAYING FOR KEEPS – The Review
Had to believe that only six years ago the graphic novel film adaptation 300 burst on to movie...
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SMASHED – The Review
Seems like yesterday (actually a few weeks ago) that we were talking about the depiction of alcohol dependency...
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STAR TREK TNG on the big screen
This past Thursday, November 29, the folks at Paramount/CBS Video and Fathom Entertainment treated film goers with a unique...
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KILLING THEM SOFTLY – The Review
The life of the gangster isn’t as glamorous in the movies as it once was. Sure the title...
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RISE OF THE GUARDIANS – The Review
It’s such a great idea you wonder why someone didn’t think of it sooner! Well children’s’ book creator...
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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK – The Review
Writer/director David O. Russell has been tackling difficult family issues since his breakout comedy/drama SPANKING THE MONKEY back...
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ANNA KARENINA (2012) – The Review
How do you breathe new life into a 100 plus year old story that’s known by mullions worldwide?...
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THE ASTONISHING X-MEN – The Blu Review
Heads up merry Marvel mutant maniacs! The fine folks at the Shout Factory in conjunction with Marvel Knights...
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BETWEEN US – SLIFF Review
Dan Mirvish’s new film based on the play by Joe Hortua examines the friendship of two couples long after they...
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THE RABBI’S CAT – SLIFF Review
Like the previously reviewed WRINKLES, this hand drawn French animated feature film is based on a celebrated graphic...
