It’s December, so we’re officially in Christmas movie season on Breakfast All Day. But we have very different opinions of “Violent Night,” an action flick starring David Harbour as a butt-kicking Santa Claus. We are in agreement, though, about “The Inspection,” a sensitive and compelling indie drama about a queer,...
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Breakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Black Widow
Six months later, we’ve reached the end of our Marvel Mondays journey on Breakfast All Day with our discussion of “Black Widow” — unless I make Nicolas watch “Howard the Duck,” which some folks have requested. This week, Nic and I talk about what a badass Scarlett Johansson is, how...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 7/9/21
We’re definitely in summer now with the release of the long-awaited blockbuster “Black Widow.” Matt, Alonso and I have a Breakfast All Day review of Scarlett Johansson’s standalone superhero movie, which originally was scheduled to come out in May 2020. Now, you can see it in theaters or at home...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 4/11/19
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and I are snapping our fingers with purpose for the premiere episode of the FX series “Fosse/Verdon.” But first, we review the messy reboot of “Hellboy,” the reworking of “Big” called “Little” and we catch up with...
Read moreRogerEbert.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 moreWhat the Flick?! — The Equalizer
Denzel Washington plays a man with a very particular set of skills. But “The Equalizer” is more intriguing as he slowly reveals those skills. By the third act, he’s just blowing things up and walking away from them without looking back. We all liked this, to a point....
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