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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


Going around the world in movies with Arizona
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Robin Holabird
Oct 9, 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


Mindless Ghosted floats away
Ghosted drew me with its talent involved though I never really followed director Dexter Fletcher or the project’s group of four writers....
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


Invading Iceland
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Robin Holabird
Sep 4, 20231 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


Shortcomings stands tall
Defining shortcomings in people uses words like flaws and failures. Fortunately, describing the movie Shortcomings includes such...
Robin Holabird
Aug 7, 20231 min read


Rubbing wrong
I will try to write this entire review of Rub without resorting to using its title as a verb from a popular cliche. First of all, I...
Robin Holabird
Aug 1, 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


Barbie background includes documentary
As the famous or infamous blond doll invades movie theaters, a decades old documentary hits streaming services to refresh attitudes about...
Robin Holabird
Jul 23, 20231 min read
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