A different kind of superhero emerges during these blockbuster times in “El Chicano,” an operatic yet gritty drama from director and co-writer Ben Hernandez Bray. Raul Castillo, who was so great in “We the Animals,” is an LAPD detective on the hunt for a Mexican-American Batman — a masked man...
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Reviews
RogerEbert.com — Hellboy
Walking out of the extremely R-rated “Hellboy,” I was so overwhelmed by the whole experience that I couldn’t decide whether it was amazing or terrible. But pretty soon I realized that, yeah, it’s the latter. Guillermo del Toro’s signature touch is sorely missing in this bombastic, cacophonous reboot. Having said...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Triple Frontier
An impressive, all-star cast and an acclaimed director and writer come together to create a film that’s frustratingly uneven in “Triple Frontier,” which got a theatrical run before its Netflix debut. Oscar Isaac, Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal star as former special ops badasses who rob...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Captain Marvel
I really like Brie Larson, and I really wanted to like “Captain Marvel.” The first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a woman at its center and a woman serving as one of its directors in Anna Boden should have been a game-changer along the lines of “Black Panther.” Instead,...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/15/19
We are your valentine and so much more on this jammed episode of Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Ben, Matt and I are together again — three weeks in a row! — with reviews of the sci-fi extravaganza “Alita: Battle Angel,” the horror-comedy sequel “Happy Death Day 2U” and the extremely...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/1/19
Super Bowl weekend means less-than-super options at the movies, but Alonso, Matt, Ben and I managed to eke out a victory of our own. Yes, you read that right, Ben is with us for the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. This week, we review the English-language remake of the...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 12/24/18
All is merry and bright on this final What the Flick?! Podcast episode for 2018. Alonso, Ben and I enjoy a spirited discussion of Adam McKay’s polarizing political satire “Vice,” which greatly divided us, as well. We also review a couple of biopics: “On the Basis of Sex,” about Ruth...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 12/21/18
Everything’s better down where it’s wetter in this week’s episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. Alonso and I dive into the gonzo superhero movie “Aquaman,” as well as the surprisingly good “Transformers” prequel “Bumblebee.” We also slog through Robert Zemeckis’ mawkish “Welcome to Marwen.” Ben joins us to revel in the greatness...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 12/14/18
It’s a Christmas miracle: All four of us are actually here for the first time. And it’s a good thing, too, because this week’s What the Flick?! Podcast features blockbusters, comic book extravaganzas, serious awards contenders and everything in between. Ben, Alonso, Matt and I review the thrilling animated adventure...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
I can’t get over what a complete blast of creative joy the animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is, and I can’t wait to see it again to catch all the details and jokes I missed the first time around. There’s so much going on in a gorgeously trippy, dreamlike way,...
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