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The Home Game proves a winner
A documentary set in a tiny Icelandic town, The Home Game captures the spirit of community and teamwork. Support from Iceland’s film fund...
Robin Holabird
Jan 19, 20242 min read


All of Us Strangers connects
Though its specifics deal with LGBTQ issues, All of Us Strangers gets universal appeal from the quote “what if” concept. What if we could...
Robin Holabird
Dec 27, 20232 min read


Origin roots through tough topics
Though documentary seems the natural approach to Isabel Wilkerson’s relevant exploration of societal ills in her book Caste: The Origins...
Robin Holabird
Dec 26, 20232 min read


Poor Things offers rich treats
Frankenstein gets a crazy spin from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, who already showed his penchant for the weird with The...
Robin Holabird
Dec 26, 20231 min read


Color Purple resonates
Given that two of the best and most cinematic musicals deal with topics like gang warfare and Nazis, it follows a pattern to transform a...
Robin Holabird
Dec 26, 20232 min read


Nevada's 2023 movie awards
Many people spend December singing, celebrating, buying gifts, and admiring pretty lights. In contrast, film critics use the month to...
Robin Holabird
Dec 14, 20232 min read


Fassbender kills it as The Killer
Actor Michael Fassbender uses his phenomenal body to perfection as The Killer in director David Fincher’s take on a graphic novel. ...
Robin Holabird
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Cage escapes in Dream Scenario
Writer-Director Kristoffer Borgi creates a world for Nicolas Cage to shine in with Dream Scenario. With energy that seems ready to burst...
Robin Holabird
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Holdovers holds holiday spirit
A movie about more than Christmas, The Holdovers offers a change of pace for those seeking respite from cuddly holiday cheer. Set at an...
Robin Holabird
Dec 10, 20231 min read


All the light dims
For a story that promotes inner depth involving “all the light we cannot see,” the best points from the series based on the Pulitzer...
Robin Holabird
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Nyad swims towards acting Oscars
A fine line between heroics and insanity crawls throughout the movie Nyad when a phenomenal athlete challenges the ocean for a 110 mile...
Robin Holabird
Nov 10, 20232 min read


Quiz Lady find answers
Playing sisters with differing approaches to life in Quiz Lady, Awkwafina and Sandra Oh answer the question about what matters most—the...
Robin Holabird
Nov 3, 20231 min read


Persian offers fun Version
Family dramady with a twist on rom-com combine for this year’s Sundance Film Festival audience award winner, The Persian Version. The...
Robin Holabird
Nov 2, 20232 min read


Scorsese scorches with killer Killers
Proving his distaste for comic book popcorn movies, director Martin Scorsese delivers significant cinema with his take on Killers of the...
Robin Holabird
Oct 22, 20232 min read


Intrigue starts in Last Stop at Larramah
By Agatha Christie standards, the real-life murder at Larrimah deserved a quick solution. After all, the outpost with its population of...
Robin Holabird
Oct 14, 20231 min read


Little sweetness in Anderson's sugar shorts
A confounding mix of admirable skill and disconcerting ideas carries over from author Roald Dahl’s short stories into a series of mini...
Robin Holabird
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Strong teamwork for Flora and Son
With his songwriting Oscar, popular film, and Broadway production of Once behind him, director Jim Carney again explores the transforming...
Robin Holabird
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Obstacles Muzzle movie
Familiar from two quarters, edgy police work and cute dog syndrome mix with uneven results in the movie Muzzle. Director John Stalberg...
Robin Holabird
Oct 9, 20231 min read


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
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