Reviews

RogerEbert.com — Isn’t It Romantic

“Isn’t It Romantic” has a good time toying with all the tried-and-true rom-com tropes — the familiar, feel-good formula that inevitably leads to a happy ending. But it tries to have its red velvet cupcake and eat it, too, in simultaneously ridiculing and embracing the well-worn genre. Rebel Wilson is...

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Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/10/19

That sound you hear is January movies slowly trying to kill us. This week on Breakfast All Day, Alonso, Matt and I review the painfully feel-good comedy “The Upside” and the shamelessly heart-tugging drama “A Dog’s Way Home.” We also play catch-up with “Bird Box” on Netflix and try to...

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RogerEbert.com — The Upside

My first review of 2019, and it’s a super January-ish January release. Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston co-star in an English-language remake of “The Intouchables,” a mismatched buddy comedy that was a huge hit in France when it came out in 2011. “The Upside” recreates several key images and moments...

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What 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...

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What 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...

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What the Flick?! Podcast 10/11/18

Come walk on the moon with us on the latest episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. “First Man” is the biggie of the week as we venture deeper into awards season. But Alonso, Matt and I have plenty of other movies to review, including the political satire “The Oath,” the...

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RogerEbert.com — Smallfoot

The animated “Smallfoot” is full of big ideas: Question authority. Question religion. Think for yourself. Don’t accept the status quo. If only its visuals and dialogue were so ambitious. Channing Tatum, Common, James Corden and Zendaya are among the starry voice cast in this musical comedy in which yetis and...

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