“Shazam!” is such a blast that we wanted to review it a week early. It’s one of the many films that Alonso, Matt and I discuss on the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. We also review Tim Burton’s disappointing live-action “Dumbo,” catch up with the teen weepy “Five Feet Apart,” rave...
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RogerEbert.com — Dumbo
If I’m not sobbing in a pile of tears by the end of your “Dumbo,” then you’ve done something wrong. Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the Disney animated classic feels like a stretched-thin pastiche of better Tim Burton movies. Reminders of his superior work are everywhere, from the Danny Elfman...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
It’s essentially “Groundhog Day” meets “X-Men.” But really, Tim Burton’s latest fantasy adventure is much more complicated than that, with a dense mythology and overly explanatory dialogue that may leave you wondering what you’d just seen. The costumes are gorgeous, though. My RogerEbert.com review. Read the review here...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
It’s the chewing-gum-and-rubber-bands edition of What the Flick?! as Alonso discusses the “Sin City” sequel and I pretend to be Matt Atchity. We do our best here, but late August is a bitch....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — 300: Rise of a Nation
This is madness? This is … a prequel. Or sequel. Or sidebar. Or something. Alonso, Matt and I take a slo-mo stab at the follow-up to the super-stylized, ultra-violent 2006 hit....
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