We’re a year into this pandemic thing but good news is on the horizon — as well as at least one good movie — on Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I review the Russo Brothers’ sprawling drama “Cherry,” the family-friendly Netflix comedy “Yes Day,” Soleil Moon Frye’s nostalgic documentary...
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RogerEbert.com — The Father
Anthony Hopkins gives the most moving performance of his long and storied career in “The Father,” starring as as an 80-year-old Londoner succumbing to dementia. Olivia Colman is every bit his equal as the daughter who struggles to contain his volatile moods and organize his jumbled memories. But what director...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — French Exit
Michelle Pfeiffer is riveting as a broke Manhattan socialite in “French Exit.” Director Azazel Jacobs’ low-key farce allows the veteran star to luxuriate in lavish clothes and stylized language. But while the film meanders a bit as it makes its way to Paris — and there’s not nearly enough Tracy...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With April Wolfe
We’re so proud of April Wolfe, our former fellow film-critic-turned-screenwriter whose horror movie “Black Christmas” is in theaters now. April talks about growing up in conservative Grand Rapids, Michigan, her Catholic upbringing and the family bar where she worked, her early horror influences and how she got her start as...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Art of Self-Defense
“The Art of Self-Defense” begins life as a twisted take on “The Karate Kid,” but eventually morphs into a cautionary tale in the vein of “Fight Club.” Writer-director Riley Stearns uses a precise and dryly deadpan tone to explore the notion of toxic masculinity in this pitch-black comedy, while Jesse...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Jimi: All Is By My Side
The makers of the new musical drama about Jimi Hendrix, “Jimi: All Is By My side” took a potential obstacle — the Hendrix estate’s refusal to grant access to any of his music — and turned it into an opportunity. Writer-director John Ridley’s film focuses on the year before Hendrix...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Jimi: All Is By My Side
This is a Jimi Hendrix biography without any Jimi Hendrix music in it. That would sound like a problem, but writer-director John Ridley actually has taken an innovative approach to a famous life. I liked this movie a lot. Alonso was not so impressed....
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