The typically charismatic Hugh Jackman is horribly miscast in “The Front Runner” as Gary Hart, the Colorado senator who was on his way to the Democratic nomination — and probably the presidency — before a sex scandal derailed his career in 1987. Jackman seems too old, too mad and too...
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What the Flick?! Podcast 11/1/18
It’s the most … wonderful time … of the year. That’s right, it’s time for another episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. And since it’s November, that means it’s also time for Christmas movies. This week, Alonso, Matt and I review the overstuffed yet empty Disney extravaganza “The Nutcracker and...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 10/25/18
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? They’re questions that apply to both of the big movies we review on the latest What the Flick?! Podcast: Luca Guadagnino’s thrillingly gonzo “Suspiria” remake and the frustratingly safe Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which Ben, Alonso and I discuss a week...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Suspiria
Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” is a gloriously gonzo take on Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic — not a remake, exactly, but more of a serious (and seriously insane) expansion. The mood is deeply creepy from the get-go and Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton are exquisite. It doesn’t always work in its...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 10/18/18
It’s a Halloween miracle: Ben Mankiewicz actually joined me and Alonso for the latest What the Flick?! Podcast. (One of these days, all four of us will be in the same place at the same time, I promise.) This week, we talk about the latest incarnation of the horror classic...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Beautiful Boy
Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet share several emotional moments as father and son in this real-life addiction drama. But “Beautiful Boy” might be too beautiful itself, depicting its horrors in a gauzy way with a distracting, time-hopping narrative. And the soundtrack of on-the-nose tunes is often cringe-inducing as it comments...
Read moreWhat 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...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 10/4/18
We’re off the deep end, watch as we dive in, we’ll never meet the ground. This week, Alonso, Matt and I dig into Bradley Cooper’s swoony remake of “A Star Is Born,” the wildly uneven comic book movie “Venom” and “The Hate U Give,” a powerful, Young Adult take on...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 9/21/18
Alonso and I are here to invite you to join our girl gang on the latest episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. We review the ultra-stylish, ultra-violent “Assassination Nation,” the latest ambitious, angry Michael Moore documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9,” Eli Roth’s family horror flick “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” and...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — I Think We’re Alone Now
No, this is not a biopic about ’80s pop singer Tiffany. It’s a sci-fi drama starring Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning as the last people on Earth. Or are they …? Director and cinematographer Reed Morano’s beautifully shot film has a compelling premise, and it’s intriguingly vague for a long...
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