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Just Mercy
Review 2020 Just Mercy Jan. 10 With moral righteousness on its side, the movie Just Mercy wins its main battle by showing how racism...
Robin Holabird
Jan 10, 20202 min read


1917-Finally opening in Reno!
Review 2020 1917 January Many family members hear the proverbial quote “war stories,” but Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes...
Robin Holabird
Jan 10, 20202 min read


TOP TEN LISTS
Like Santa Clause, movie critics spend much of December checking their lists. Best film. Best horror film. Best Comedy film. Ten best...
Robin Holabird
Jan 9, 20202 min read


Judy
Judy Garland, the screen legend who never won an Oscar, becomes awards bait in the new biopic about her. The movie Judy lets Renee...
Robin Holabird
Dec 27, 20192 min read


Brittany Runs a Marathon
Hey, guess what happens in the movie "Brittany Runs a Marathon?" Yup, a woman named Brittany eventually laces up her shoes and hits a...
Robin Holabird
Dec 25, 20192 min read


The Way movie highlights Camino de Santiago
Just before leaving to hike the famous Camino Santiago in Spain, my husband and I got off a Sierra trail and sat on a rock overlooking...
Robin Holabird
Dec 23, 20192 min read


Don't Let Go
Cell phones take one step beyond in the new movie "Don't Let Go." Blending a "Twilight Zone" mentality with police procedural elements,...
Robin Holabird
Dec 21, 20192 min read


The Peanut Butter Falcon
Despite sounding like a unique children's title, "The Peanut Butter Falcon" comes off as an adult piece bearing familiar elements. It...
Robin Holabird
Dec 19, 20192 min read


Where'd You Go, Bernadette
As someone who loves to travel in person or by movies, I relish one answer about the destination of the title character in "Where'd You...
Robin Holabird
Dec 15, 20192 min read


The Art of Racing in the Rain
As a person who often lives with and loves pets, I occasionally wonder what their English assignments would look like if they wrote about...
Robin Holabird
Dec 13, 20192 min read


Crawl
Part of summer's definition for moviegoers includes sharks on screen, but this season's sharp-toothed water predators take on a different...
Robin Holabird
Dec 9, 20192 min read


Midsommar
Horror stays dark despite the light of "Midsommar" in a new film featuring colorful flowers, flowing white costumes and lots of bright...
Robin Holabird
Dec 7, 20192 min read


Yesterday
Featuring music from a hugely successful rock band, an Oscar winner's direction and a screenplay by a certified hitmaker, the movie...
Robin Holabird
Dec 5, 20192 min read


All is True
Like Shakespeare in Love, the new movie "All is True" imagines a life for the bard. More of a "Shakespeare in Grief," the story starts...
Robin Holabird
Dec 3, 20192 min read


Anna
Director Luc Besson could get really mad at how the new movie Anna rips off so many elements from his film Nikita — except he's the...
Robin Holabird
Dec 1, 20192 min read


Souvenir
In her movie "The Souvenir," writer director Joanna Hogg explores a toxic and slowly debilitating love affair like one she experienced...
Robin Holabird
Nov 29, 20192 min read


Rocketman
Though dealing with familiar issues, "Rocketman" takes off with more intense energy than most movies about popular music stars. Addiction...
Robin Holabird
Nov 29, 20192 min read


Tales of the City
Netflix just advanced "Tales of the City," a limited series with appeal for today's binge-viewers plus longtime PBS fans who may remember...
Robin Holabird
Nov 29, 20192 min read


Book Smart
Book Smart shows film smarts with clever scripting and energetic visuals that take it to brassier realms than high school/coming-of-age...
Robin Holabird
Nov 27, 20192 min read


Wine Country
Despite its funny stars and vineyard setting, the new Netflix film "Wine Country" focuses more on fears induced by middle age than on...
Robin Holabird
Nov 21, 20192 min read
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