All posts by Jim Batts
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ADVENTURES IN PLYMPTOONS – SLIFF Review
For many years one of the pleasures of going to a screening of the different traveling animation festivals...
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A CAT IN PARIS – SLIFF Review
I was more than a little surprised by the animated film A CAT IN PARIS. From the stills...
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CHICO AND RITA – SLIFF Review
. CHICO AND RITA is a dazzling, musical feature-length animated film that uses many modern techniques while harkening back...
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A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS – The Review
Once again the magic of the holidays revives the third installment of a comedy movie franchise. In 1989...
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ANONYMOUS- The Review
There’s a new prestige Oscar-bait film opening this week that at first glance may seem to be familiar...
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THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR – The Review
THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR is a new period comedy/ drama from France that surprisingly has much in common...
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LIKE CRAZY – The Review
The title of the new film LIKE CRAZY refers to the tumult of emotions that overwhelm the senses...
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THE RUM DIARY – The Review
Ahhh, the tropical beaches, the endless ocean view…there’s just one thing missing. Hold up, here he is-Johnny Depp....
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JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN – The Review
The idea of a funny, bumbling secret agent is nearly as old as the spy thriller film. Of...
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RESTLESS – The Review
Pack your rain gear and we’ll take a trip to the Northeast, Seattle to be exact. It’s the...
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MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE – The Review
Film fans have been enchanted by cinema small towns like Bedford Falls in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (...
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FOOTLOOSE ( 2011 ) – The Review
FOOTLOOSE, the movie that made a cinema icon of future trivia game star Kevin Bacon. Since that film’s...
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MACHINE GUN PREACHER – The Review
MACHINE GUN PREACHER is an unusual entry into the biographical film genre. Like other works this one involves...
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THE WAY – The Review
Let’s hit the trail for an offbeat version of the old movie standby, the road picture. The new...
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MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS New Images
Face front true believers! Here’s some new pix from THE AVENGERS! Above we see Steve Rogers ( Chris...
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WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? – The Review
Well, it’s time for another trip to movie romantic comedy, or “rom-com” land. This new effort owes a...
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MOZART’S SISTER – The Review
Successful film biographies often inspire ‘back-story’ sequels. Since many of these movies end at the conclusion of the...
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DARK SHADOWS First Cast Photo
Hey horror hounds! Courtesy of our friends at Entertainment Weekly here’s our first look at the cast of...
