We’re back with another episode of Marvel Mondays! My surly tween, Nicolas, agreed to sit down with me to discuss “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” The original “Doctor Strange” (2016) was a favorite of ours among all of the MCU movies, so we had high hopes, but ended...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast
Breakfast All Day Podcast 5/3/22
We’re hopping through universes to reach you on this midweek edition of Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I have an early review for you of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which we both found to be a bit disappointing, despite the Sam Raimi-ishness of it all. In news,...
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5 Great Snow Movies
Greetings from Banff, Alberta, where I’ve been skiing all week with my family in the stunning Canadian Rockies. My L.A. kid had never even seen snow in person, much less skied on it, prior to this trip. He’s having a blast — we all are — but naturally, the dramatic...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The four of us are all on the same page on this overstuffed comic-book sequel: a little more conversation, a little less action, please....
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Watching “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” made me long for a low-budget, indie version of the same movie — one that took out all the numbing action sequences and focused instead on the character’s inner struggle. I also realize this is a ridiculous proposal in my two-star review for RogerEbert.com. Read...
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