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Robin Holabird

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Longtime film reviewer on radio, television and in newspapers with a current weekly program on Reno's NPR affiliate, KUNR-FM, Robin Holabird spent more than 20 years helping movie and television producers find locations as one of Nevada's state film commissioners. A board member of Association of Film Commissioners, International and editor of Locations Magazine she helped found the Reno Film Festival. When not watching movies, Robin can be found traveling the world, photographing wildlife, hiking and running. She has run marathons in Bordeaux and Boston, which she uses as an excuse to drink good wine and eat lots of food. Her newest book Around the World in 80 Movies is now available on Amazon.

Reviews

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The President's Cake (2025) 99% EDIT “The film shows a society whose residents hardly realize the outrageous nature of its demands—elements that would qualify as farcical except for the serious consequences of failure. ” – Robin Holabird Mar 1, 2026 Full Review Grizzly Night (2026) 50% EDIT “Without painting a rosy picture, Grizzly Night shows the event supplied valuable lessons about appreciating and respecting nature.” – Robin Holabird Mar 1, 2026 Full Review Four Letters of Love (2024) 45% EDIT “Getting to this preordained future risks treacly territory, with swelling music and narration that occasionally feels portentous and literary” – Robin Holabird Feb 27, 2026 Full Review Sentimental Value (2025) 96% EDIT “Sentimental Value offers an absorbing look at the often uneasy mix of family versus personal needs. ” – Robin Holabird Feb 27, 2026 Full Review The Way (2010) 82% EDIT “"The Way" proves a low-key project, ignoring sex and violence and instead looking at a slow growth that happens by taking a break from rigid schedules and predictable days. ” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Reaptown (2020) EDIT “Reaptown provides the jumpy moments horror fans enjoy.” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Small Things Like These (2024) 94% EDIT “Told from the perspective of a man whose own mother barely escaped the system, the story’s deceptive simplicity belies its title: small things like these actually represent giant issues. ” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Feb 26, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% EDIT “Thought-provoking insights raise 28 Years Later above a mere gore-fest, though violence, deafening noise, and flashing imagery create intentionally difficult moments to experience. ” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Feb 26, 2026 Full Review An Open Door: Temple Grandin (2025) EDIT “Subject of an Emmy-winning television movie and a groundbreaking leader in understanding the disparate subjects of animal behavior and human autism, Temple Grandin makes a worthy documentary topic. ” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Feb 26, 2026 Full Review East of Wall (2025) 95% EDIT “Unfolding slowly with precise specificity of a lifestyle, the movie ultimately makes a universal point about resilience and love. ” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 83% EDIT “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 28, 2026 Full Review The Secret Agent (2025) 98% EDIT “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 23, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 81% EDIT “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 21, 2026 Full Review H Is for Hawk (2025) 80% EDIT “Author 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 17, 2026 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% EDIT “Its status as comedy coming from satire rather than "ha ha funny," No Other Choice gleefully rips apart social norms.” – Robin Holabird Jan 11, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% EDIT “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 3, 2026 Full Review Champagne Problems (2025) 72% EDIT “Champagne Problems offers bubbly fun ” – Robin Holabird Dec 26, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “Ultimately, Wicked: For Good—or essentially Act II--fails to defy the downward pulling gravity of its source material, a structure that means it fired its best shots the first time around. ” – Robin Holabird Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Bugonia (2025) 88% EDIT “he 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, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 77% EDIT “Drama adds depth, but the movie’s key lure remains the catchy tunes penned by Diamond.” – Robin Holabird Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 87% EDIT “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, 2025 Full Review Hamnet (2025) 86% EDIT “Dealing the Black Plague and its killing force leaves little room for brightness. Yet by its end, the film shines with a different interpretation of Hamlet and its meaning.” – KUNR (Reno, NV) Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Merrily We Roll Along (2025) 95% EDIT “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, 2025 Full Review Money, Fascism, and Some Sort of Acid (2020) 100% EDIT “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, 2025 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 94% EDIT “Words play an important part in Train Dreams, with details clarified through narration by Will Patten, his calming voice enhancing the project’s poetic sensibility.” – Robin Holabird Nov 23, 2025 Full Review
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