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Robin Holabird
Dec 6, 20210 min read


Tick, Tick Boom explodes with musical energy
Broadway legends explode with life in Tick, Tick…Boom!, the new musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame. Miranda, already a...
Robin Holabird
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Branagh creates fond postcard from Belfast
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kunr/audio/2021/11/MM_111921_Belfast_online_ng.mp3 Like many directors before him, Kenneth Branagh mines his...
Robin Holabird
Nov 22, 20211 min read


Nostalgia reigns for Last Night
The word “fun” best describes the Swingin’ Sixties sounds layering the musical playlist for Last Night in Soho. Songs add a giddy, light...
Robin Holabird
Nov 11, 20212 min read


French Dispatch delivers stars and fun
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kunr/audio/2021/11/MM_110521_TheFrenchDispatch_online_ng_0.mp3 Though director Wes Anderson and pretty much...
Robin Holabird
Nov 11, 20212 min read


Dune starts a slow burn in the desert
'Dune': Robin's movie review | KUNR If you walk into the movie Dune cold, you may find yourself lost in a hot desert. Based on the first...
Robin Holabird
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Paper Spiders weaves a solid web
'Paper Spiders': Robin's movie review | KUNR The many of us unable to see Lili Taylor on stage in New York during 2021 can watch her in...
Robin Holabird
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Love Song proves hard to translate
'Hard Luck Love Song': Robin's Movie Review | KUNR If you ever attended one of Todd Snider’s concerts in the area, you probably chuckled...
Robin Holabird
Oct 17, 20212 min read


Scary Movies--getting ready for Halloween
My 2021 Scary Movie presentation rundown includes projects that fit a Nevada locals and/or current issue spin since we now better...
Robin Holabird
Oct 15, 20215 min read


Falling for Figaro catches rom-com fun
Movie Minutes with Robin Holabird | KUNR With a series of well-established tunes, the movie Falling for Figaro might qualify as a jukebox...
Robin Holabird
Oct 7, 20212 min read


Midnight Mass mixes horror themes
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kunr/audio/2021/10/Robin_MidnightMass_100821_online.mp3 Scary season preparations find fodder with the new Netflix...
Robin Holabird
Oct 7, 20212 min read


The Bears and I (not) Alone: Grizzly Mountain
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Robin Holabird
Oct 3, 20211 min read


All Eyes on Tammy Faye--or Jessica Chastain
Based on a documentary called The Eyes of Tammy Faye, the feature film with the same title draws its high points from faking the real...
Robin Holabird
Sep 25, 20212 min read


Alone: Grizzly Mountain and other onscreen bears
Following the pattern of my Around the World in 80 Movies book, I prepared for a trip to Canada's bear country at Chilko Lake by watching...
Robin Holabird
Sep 25, 20216 min read


Chocolate pieces create peace
Here’s transparency: Peace by Chocolate Director Jonathan Keijser asked me to watch his movie and seemed pleased when I said “Yes.” “You...
Robin Holabird
Sep 22, 20212 min read


Grizzly Mountain: The Bears and I avoid Covid
Though I prefer to focus on upcoming pleasures when preparing for travel, my planning usually involves a quick assessment of threats and...
Robin Holabird
Sep 22, 20219 min read


Grisly Grizzly Preparations
My next book adventures going Around the World in 80 More Movies will include some preparatory research for a trip to Alone's Chilko Lake...
Robin Holabird
Sep 10, 20213 min read


Card counter adds up
Despite its frequent setting in casinos, The Card Counter ignores many gambling movie clichés because its title character cares little...
Robin Holabird
Sep 10, 20212 min read


CODA speaks to important issues
'CODA': Robin's Movie Review | KUNR The movie CODA puts a twist on the usual reasons for its teenage protagonist to feel like an outcast....
Robin Holabird
Sep 5, 20212 min read


Defining Mondo in Hollywoodland
'Mondo Hollywoodland': Robin's Movie Review | KUNR With an eye to the past and a cell phone on the present, writer director Ambros spins...
Robin Holabird
Aug 29, 20211 min read
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