Christy Lemire
Jan 8
Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21
It’s a brand new year with the same old insanity, but we’re here to help you sort through it on Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I didn’t feel right reviewing movies this week, given the violence in Washington D.C. and turmoil nationwide. Instead, we have a lengthy news segment about the rioting Trump incited as well as the ensuing fallout. (Of course, his Twitter banishment happened right after we finished recording). We also have a couple weeks’ worth of entertainment and celebrity news, including the Kim and Kanye divorce, Hilaria Baldwin, deaths including Shabba Doo from “Breakin’,” Dawn Wells and Tommy Lasorda, and the knighthood of my hero, Roger Deakins. But! We couldn’t begin 2021 without looking back at the best and worst films of 2020, so the three of us share our picks. And over at our Patreon, we begin filling up our dance card with the first episode of Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” We wish all good things for you in the new year, and we thank you for starting it off with us.
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Dec 23
Breakfast All Day Podcast 12/23/20
Everything you could possibly want is wrapped up and waiting for you under the tree at Breakfast All Day. We’re reviewing all the big Christmas releases a few days early: the sequel “Wonder Woman 1984,” Pixar’s “Soul,” the excellent “Promising Young Woman,” Regina King’s directing debut “One Night in Miami” and the Tom Hanks Western “News of the World.” In news, we discuss the LA Film Critics Association‘s awards voting, the continued criticism from filmmakers over the Warner Bros./HBO Max deal, Kirk Cameron‘s maskless Christmas caroling and Festivus! And over at our Patreon, we recap the last two episodes of “The Queen’s Gambit” and revisit the movie our subscribers chose for this month’s Off the Menu selection, 1974’s “Black Christmas.” This is our last episode of 2020, and we thank you sincerely for spending some time with us during this wretched year. Happy Holidays, and here’s to a happier 2021!
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Dec 21
RogerEbert.com — Wonder Woman 1984
Working through some very mixed feeling with my review of “Wonder Woman 1984.” Gal Gadot is enormously charismatic and perfectly cast once again as the DC Comic superhero, and she retains her authentic connection with the audience. And Kristen Wiig gets to flex some intriguing muscles as the film’s villain. But Patty Jenkins’ sequel is messy and sprawling, with a plot that’s driven by the most banal of high-concept doodads. My two-star review, at RogerEbert.com.
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Dec 18
Breakfast All Day Podcast 12/18/20
We’ve all finally seen “Tenet,” and we can’t make sense of it coming or going on this week’s Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Birthday Boy Matt and I had more fun talking about Christopher Nolan’s time-travel thriller than we did watching it. We also review “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” featuring Chadwick Boseman’s powerful, final performance; George Clooney’s so-so sci-fi drama “The Midnight Sky”; and the fifth and last film in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology, “Education.” In news, covid vaccines are here, providing a glimmer of hope. We also discuss the deal between Roku and HBO Max, Tom Cruise‘s covid safety rant on the set of the latest “Mission: Impossible,” and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s multimillion-dollar podcast deal with Spotify. And over at out Patreon, we rave and sob over the season finale of “The Mandalorian” and recap episode 5 of “The Queen’s Gambit.” Thanks for joining us, and hope the holidays are treating you well so far.
UPDATE: For whatever reason, the podcast links have been breaking here lately, which I realize is frustrating for everyone. But! We’re out there in lots of other places, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and the link below. Thanks for hanging out with us!
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Dec 18
RogerEbert.com — Fatale
“Fatale,” a modern-day take on the “Fatal Attraction” premise, never fulfills its promise as a lurid, guilty pleasure. Despite its slick aesthetics, with gorgeous stars in luxurious clothes driving flashy cars and enjoying multimillion-dollar views from the beachfront to the hilltop, “Fatale” is weirdly dull. But its most grievous sin of all is the miscasting of Hilary Swank as a jilted, crazed lover. My one-star review, at RogerEbert.com.
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