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Scares simmer in No One Will Save You
Scares simmer rather than boil in No One Will Save You, an ambitious but flawed effort from a producer of Cocaine Bear. Switching gears...
Robin Holabird
Sep 26, 20231 min read


Christie haunts Branagh
If Agatha Christie represents the Shakespeare of Whodunnits, it makes sense for Kenneth Branagh to continue his reign exploring big...
Robin Holabird
Sep 26, 20232 min read


Floating with Beanie Bubble
From the shoe in Air or the doll in Barbie, movies tell us about the kinds of crazy behavior revealed in The Beanie Bubble. Crazy? People...
Robin Holabird
Sep 4, 20231 min read


Adults lets Cera grow up
Hot in the middle of success as a character in Barbie, actor Michael Cera headlines The Adults, a small, indie circuit film opening in...
Robin Holabird
Aug 27, 20231 min read


Mirren gold in biopic
In Golda, Helen Mirren’s customary skill and powerful presence embody a world leader during time of crises. Though make-up adds...
Robin Holabird
Aug 27, 20231 min read


Barbie knows her stuff
Interrupting Barbie with a “note to filmmakers” regarding the problem with star Margot Robbie calling herself ugly, narrator Helen Mirren...
Robin Holabird
Aug 9, 20231 min read


Oppenheimer as good as it gets
A rare film that deserves its hype, Oppenheimer stands tall as a biopic that presents complex and conflicting matters in a clearly...
Robin Holabird
Jul 26, 20231 min read


Scenic Scandinavia on screen
https://youtu.be/9XihRkYYTSk Scenic Scandinavia Cruise stops Crossing the waters of a Viking Cruises trip called Scenic Scandinavia bore...
Robin Holabird
Jul 12, 202332 min read


Brian Cox finds Prisoner's redemption
Fathers make life difficult for Kate Beckinsale as The Prisoner’s Daughter. Her own dad Max, played by Brian Cox, spent little time at...
Robin Holabird
Jul 9, 20231 min read


Traveling with Liv Ullmann
The release schedule for a new documentary series about Liv Ullmann worked great as I prepared for an upcoming trip to Scandinavia. My...
Robin Holabird
Jul 9, 20231 min read


Ed Asner helps Tiger roar
Some creative touches and a fine, final performance from Ed Asner help The Tiger Within take a bite out of teenage angst. Asner...
Robin Holabird
Jul 9, 20231 min read


What's love got to do with rom-coms?
When a rom-com calls itself What’s Love Got to Do With It? you know the answer: everything. The rom-com genre sets forth rules and...
Robin Holabird
Jun 15, 20232 min read


It Aint Over too soon
Baseball legend Yogi Berra never made one of his “isms” about having a chip on your shoulder—he seemed too nice for that. But his family...
Robin Holabird
Jun 10, 20232 min read


Carmen dances to new tunes
The opera Carmen gets a quote “reimagining” in a new film with that title, jettisoning the classic stage numbers but maintaining tenuous...
Robin Holabird
May 26, 20231 min read


Breathing Air into sports genre
Sports stories come with different approaches in current and upcoming projects about superstars like Yogi Berra, LeBron James, and...
Robin Holabird
May 26, 20231 min read


Wild Life helps the world
We can all dream big, but few can transform those visions into reality as the subjects of the documentary Wild Life manage. The Free Solo...
Robin Holabird
May 26, 20231 min read


Horses run free in Wild Beauty
Ashley Avis joins a controversy linked to Nevada in her new film Wild Beauty with the subtitle Mustang: Spirit of the West. Learning...
Robin Holabird
May 7, 20231 min read


Jackie Chan Rides On
Agile, swift, strong, and graceful--these words describe Jackie Chan and the co-star who wants to upstage him in Ride On! Make that...
Robin Holabird
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Soul searching in Seoul
With insightful understanding, the movie Return to Seoul explores the lingering impacts of abandonment. Using an intriguing plot...
Robin Holabird
Mar 24, 20231 min read


Boston strangles truth?
Since millions know the Boston Strangler really existed, my movie bull antenna start quivering when the new release by that name opens...
Robin Holabird
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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