All posts tagged "Review"
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Jim Batts | April 20, 2017
THE LOST CITY OF Z – Review
Excuse the twisting of a beloved comedian’s signature tune, but this new film’s theme could be “Hooray...
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Jim Batts | April 20, 2017
FREE FIRE – Review
Hold on to your wallets and purses, here comes the creeps and crooks because it’s crime time...
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Jim Batts | April 20, 2017
BORN IN CHINA – Review
Here’s something to remember next time you go to a big trivia fund-raising night. If there’s a...
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Jim Batts | April 11, 2017
GIFTED – Review
In just a couple of days the Summer blockbuster season will get a big jump-start (hey Spring’s not...
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Jim Batts | April 6, 2017
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE – Review
“Tra-la-lalala”A simple tune that quickly transformed into an earwig which burrowed into the brains of a generation (“Generation...
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Jim Batts | March 30, 2017
THE BOSS BABY – Review
Sibling rivalry can really put a family through the ole’ ringer, really it can be “H-E-double hockey...
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Jim Batts | March 16, 2017
LAND OF MINE – Review
In the realm of “docudramas”, the one war that seems to be a bottomless well of stories is...
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Jim Batts | March 10, 2017
THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENANT – Review
As giant apes and mutant loners battle it out at the box office, the multiplex can still...
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Jim Batts | February 24, 2017
GET OUT – Review
The first few months of the year seem to be prime territory for the studios to unleash new...
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Jim Batts | February 23, 2017
THE RED TURTLE – Review
This weekend sees the wide release of one of the films nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy...
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Jim Batts | February 16, 2017
FIST FIGHT – Review
A showdown’s a’ comin’! Not on the main street of Dodge City, but at the multiplex once...
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Jim Batts | February 10, 2017
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 – Review
Well, how about that? Here’s another follow-up to a surprise 2014 smash. But this flick is so different...
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Jim Batts | February 9, 2017
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – Review
When it comes to movie concepts, this flick may have the oddest, most tangled roots of all....
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Jim Batts | January 27, 2017
A DOG’S PURPOSE – Review
Excuse the pun, but Hollywood has gone to the dogs. And it’s not the first time. Man’s (and...
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Jim Batts | January 20, 2017
THE FOUNDER – Review
Here’s a most unusual entry in a genre that’s now becoming a cinema staple: the origin story. Now...
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Jim Batts | January 18, 2017
TOWER – Review
One of 2016’s best documentaries is another look at a seminal moment in America’s struggle with crime and...
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Jim Batts | January 13, 2017
SILENCE – Review
2017 is a milestone year for a true master of modern cinema. He harkens back to a...
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Jim Batts | January 12, 2017
MONSTER TRUCKS – Review
Even though its several months till the temps rise to signal the start of blockbuster kid-friendly entertainment time,...