We’ve crossed the halfway mark on our Marvel Mondays journey with “Captain America: Civil War” (2016), one of those epic Russo brothers extravaganzas that bring together a ton of superheroes in thrilling and dizzying ways. Nicolas and I talk about how Cap and Tony take different stances than you might...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast
RogerEbert.com — 7 Days in Entebbe
You’d never know how thrilling this real-life hostage rescue was from the weirdly sluggish “7 Days in Entebbe.” A back-and-forth narrative structure, a wide variety of perspectives and the bizarre intercutting of a modern dance performance into the action only serve to muddle matters. My mixed review, at RogerEbert.com. Read...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Fifth Estate
For a movie about a larger-than-life personality who shook up the world with his brazenness—and since has had to seek political asylum because of it—”The Fifth Estate” feels unfortunately small and safe. My two-star review of the Julian Assange story for RogerEbert.com. Read the review here...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — The Fifth Estate
Ben and I were disappointed in this superficial take on WikiLeaks, but we did enjoy the supremely creepy performance from Benedict Cumberbatch as the website’s famous founder, Julian Assange....
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