All posts by Jim Batts
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UNKNOWN – The Review
A popular theme of the mystery thriller film genre is the big conspiracy against one man. Sometimes the...
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Review: BARNEY’S VERSION
Throughout Hollywood’s golden age rarely did character actors graduate into leading roles. Frank McHugh and Mary Wickes...
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Review: MY DOG TULIP
( The following review was first posted as part of our SLIFF coverage on November 12, 2010) Long,...
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Review: THE ILLUSIONIST (2010)
Sometimes when an older idea or concept is told in a surprising new style by way of another medium,...
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Review: THE RITE
A woman fidgets in a chair outside a closed bedroom door. Two priests-one grayed, the other wide eyed...
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Review: NO STRINGS ATTACHED
2010 was a pretty rough year for romantic comedies. Seems like we got bombarded again from Jennifer Aniston,...
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Serials on DVD: THE GREEN HORNET (1940)
Howdy fellow movie geeks. With all the interest in bringing classic heroes to the big screen, I thought...
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New CAPTAIN AMERICA Set Photo
Well film fans and Marvel maniacs, here’s the first photo of Chris Evans in the full mask from...
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Review: THE DILEMMA
During Hollywood’s “golden age” directors had to be able to jump from genre to genre. Someone like Howard...
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RIP Peter Yates 1929-2011
Peter Yates, one of cinema’s most versatile directors. has died in London at age 81. Upon graduation from...
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Apatow to reunite Rudd and Mann
According to E! and Ain’t It Cool News, Judd Apatow’s next film as director will reunite Leslie Mann and...
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Review: CASINO JACK
You can’t always go by your first impressions. When the story of uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff first hit the...
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THOR to Feature Hawkeye Cameo
According to a report posted on thewrap.com, the May 6 release of the Kenneth Branagh directed THOR will...
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Review: MADE IN DAGENHAM
When most folks think of Great Britain in the 1960’s they remember the Fab Four and Sean Connery...
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Review: LITTLE FOCKERS
It seems that with most film franchises and series the old adage “the third time’s the charm” does...
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Review: I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS
Many films have a difficult time getting to your local cinema. Of course many low budget independent films...
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Review: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA : THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
In 2005, Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures made box office magic with director Andrew Adamson’s feature film adaptation...
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Review: LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
When promoting a new film, studios can get downright sneaky. A good case in point is LOVE AND...
