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Good Luck is Good Fun
The stars join a series of other characters in Matthew Robinson’s satirical variation of The Terminator and Groundhog Day, a time travel story where action repeats itself when a man from the future returns to prevent a bad world from happening.
Robin Holabird
Jan 282 min read


Reality heightens The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent leaves on a note of wistfulness that suits reality rather than superspy fantasy and sticks in the mind with quiet intensity.
Robin Holabird
Jan 231 min read


2025's Oscar films--go Paul!
Unlike the Oscar members who just released their list of 2025’s best films, I ignored F1 even though I appreciate the movie’s fine production values, superior editing, exciting race car footage, and the screenplay’s working in an opportunity for Brad Pitt to take his shirt off.
Robin Holabird
Jan 221 min read


Grizzly Night offers bearable lessons
The genre of bear movies (yes, such a thing exists) gets a new entry with Grizzly Night, a docudrama that avoids campy or splattery chomp romp antics. I
Robin Holabird
Jan 211 min read


Foster shines in A Private Life
Playing the lead, Foster proves her usual—which means totally believable and natural, with the twist that she speaks most of her dialogue in completely fluent French.
Robin Holabird
Jan 211 min read


Claire Foy gets hawk therapy
uthor Macdonald emphasizes that all living creatures can develop special relationships, a trait captured by Foy as she gamely handles the hawk, spontaneously talking and reacting to unplanned movements.
Robin Holabird
Jan 172 min read


Smart choices made for No Other Choice
Its status as comedy coming from satire rather than “ha ha funny,” No Other Choice gleefully rips apart social norms.
Robin Holabird
Jan 111 min read


Is Marty supreme?
Marty Supreme requires Chalamet to push through a variety of hurdles as he displays unrelenting energy, excessive confidence, and that rare, elusive personal magnetism that movie screens love.
Robin Holabird
Jan 21 min read


Few Champagne Problems
Champagne Problems offers bubbly fun
Robin Holabird
Dec 26, 20251 min read


Gravity wins in Wicked: For Good
Anyone who watched the play Wicked knows that “Defying Gravity” only happens once at the end of Act I and that song remains better than anything in Act II. But you need—or at least want—Act II to pull everything together for this riff on the Wizard of Oz . Like how did that Tin Man lose his heart? And why does water kill a green-faced witch? Those questions get answered in a mostly satisfactory manner as the story spins from the original novel and its theme emphasizing “no p
Robin Holabird
Dec 24, 20251 min read


Absurdist Bugonia finds sad truths
The stars make an absurdist situation feel almost credible—and if not credible, certainly one that makes dishearteningly valid points about people and the society we live in.
Robin Holabird
Dec 24, 20251 min read


Proof of Life in Quito
Thriving culture, fabulous food and amazing sights prove a thriving life in Quito.
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Eco-lodges make fine birding residences
As the residence to hundreds of bird species plus other forms of wildlife, Ecuador proves a wonderful place to wallow in beauty and nature.
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Rare birds find residence in Ecuador
The Residence detective couldn't find her nemesis bird in Ecuador but we did
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Stars shine singing Neil Diamond tunes
Drama adds depth, but the movie’s key lure remains the catchy tunes penned by Neil Diamond
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Nevada's film critics choose best of 2025
2025 Top Film Works-Las Vegas Film Critics Society Arriving later than many groups, Nevada’s film critics had more time to log in viewing opportunities—but as it turns out, 2025 features more consensus than usual. While my own votes (+) with the LVFCS don’t fully tally with the final list (*), we overlap on more than half. Best Picture Train Dreams Frankenstein Sinners Marty Supreme *+ One Battle After Another Best Actor *Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme Joel Edgerton - Tr
Robin Holabird
Dec 20, 20253 min read
Comedy & sadness blend for Is This Thing On?
Club scenes provide the movie’s humor, while action off stage offers wistful perceptions on how humans interact after years together—not just as a couple but as people with a circle of friends.
Robin Holabird
Dec 14, 20251 min read


Hamnet intensifies Hamlet
Those unfamiliar with the line “To be or not to be” or who never heard of this guy William Shakespeare might find Hamnet a bit slow and puzzling. However, the playwright’s many fans can revel in a project that not only recreates an era but adds different insights to his formation and staging of Hamlet . Based on a best-selling historical fiction novel by Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet focuses on Shakespeare’s wife, theorizing that the woman known as Anne Hathaway boasted her own
Robin Holabird
Dec 7, 20252 min read


Merrily rolls along well on big screen
The filmed play responds well to set and musical limitations, benefitting from the chance for cameras to roll in and catch subtle expressions from actors
Robin Holabird
Nov 30, 20252 min read


Money, Fascism and Some Sort of Acid
With an experimental tone that creates visual interest, the project draws attention to matters that many prefer to avoid thinking about despite their vital relevance to everyday life.
Robin Holabird
Nov 24, 20251 min read
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