We’re doing a bit of time traveling on the latest Breakfast All Day. First, Alonso and I look ahead to the star-studded hot mess that is “Amsterdam,” which comes out this Friday. Then, we look back at the star-studded hot mess that is “Don’t Worry Darling,” which has been out...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast 7/8/22
We loved “Thor: Ragnarok,” which makes the letdown of “Thor: Love and Thunder” that much more of a bummer. Alonso and I have a Breakfast All Day review of this wildly uneven MCU extravaganza. In news, we discuss the career of James Caan, who died at 82; the #Gentleminion backlash;...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 11/15/19
Join us for a spin on this jam-packed week of Breakfast All Day. Matt and I review the thrilling racing drama “Ford v Ferrari,” Elizabeth Banks’ action comedy “Charlie’s Angels,” Shia LaBeouf’s autobiographical and therapeutic “Honey Boy” and “The Report,” a star-studded yet somber drama about the use of torture on terror suspects after 9/11. Matt and...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast — 2019 Oscar Nominations
It’s Hollywood’s biggest morning, if you’re into that kind of thing. Alonso and I break down all of the Academy Award nominations, both the ones we’re excited about and the ones we would’ve liked to have seen. “The Favourite” and “Roma” led all nominees with 10 apiece, which we were...
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 11/30/18
I know I say it every week but it really is a jam-packed episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. Christmas movies, awards contenders, cheesy Netflix flicks — we’ve got ’em all. Alonso, Matt and I review the Scottish rom-com-zom musical “Anna and the Apocalypse”; Andy Serkis’ performance-capture take on “The Jungle...
Read moreChristy by Request — Newsies
“Newsies” was not exactly a massive hit when it came out in April 1992. It made only about $2.8 million at the box office and currently stands at a meager 39 percent on the Tomatometer. But something has happened over the years since then — a change of heart through...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Exodus: Gods and Kings
Ridley Scott’s biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings” is a numbing, soulless spectacle of 3-D CGI run amok. The plagues are fun, though. My RogerEbert.com review. Read the review here...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Exodus: Gods and Kings
Yet another opportunity to discuss how terrible Ridley Scott’s biblical epic is....
Read more10 Best Films of 2013
This is my favorite part of being a critic: the privilege of choosing the 10 best films of the year. In a year like 2013, it’s incredibly hard to narrow it down to just 10. I probably could have picked 10 more, easily — but the internal debate is part...
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