Join us for a spin on this jam-packed week of Breakfast All Day. Matt and I review the thrilling racing drama “Ford v Ferrari,” Elizabeth Banks’ action comedy “Charlie’s Angels,” Shia LaBeouf’s autobiographical and therapeutic “Honey Boy” and “The Report,” a star-studded yet somber drama about the use of torture on terror suspects after 9/11. Matt and...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast
Breakfast All Day Podcast 9/6/19
Like the members of the Losers Club, we’re all together again after being away from each for a little while on Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and I review the thrilling, sprawling horror sequel “It Chapter Two” and the Korean-American indie drama “Ms. Purple,” and we play catch-up with “The Peanut...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Borg vs. McEnroe
The performances are strong, particularly from Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe — with the undeniable juiciness of watching one notoriously volatile person playing another. But this telling of the titanic showdown between McEnroe and Bjorn Borg at the 1980 Wimbledon championships is frustratingly superficial, and it does a lot of...
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Revisiting Shia LaBeouf
You may have heard that Shia LaBeouf has been doing this nutty thing — er, art project — in which he’s going back and rewatching all his movies, in reverse order, for three days straight at the Angelika Film Center in New York. The project even has a hashtag:...
Read moreNymphomaniac: Volume II
Magnolia Pictures Unrated. Running time: 124 minutes. Two stars out of four. All the humor and humanity that made “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” such an unexpectedly rich and enjoyable experience are long gone in “Nymphomaniac: Volume II.” The Lars von Trier you know and love (or love to hate) is back:...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Nymphomaniac: Volume II
It’s never as good as the first time. Alonso and I review the second half of Lars von Trier’s four-hour “Nymphomaniac,” which is far more dark and grim and judgmental than “Volume I.” The cynical, misanthropic von Trier is back....
Read moreNymphomaniac: Volume I
Magnolia Pictures Unrated. 118 minutes. Three stars out of four. Lars von Trier is funny. Who knew? That’s certainly the most startling revelation to come from “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” — much more so than any of the much-ballyhooed sex itself, which is pervasive and graphic and presented so plainly as...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1
That wacky Lars Von Trier. Who knew he was funny? Much has been made about the graphic nature of this film, in which Charlotte Gainsbourg plays a sex addict recounting her exploits for Stellan Skarsgard. But not only is it not a titillating experience, it’s also lighter and more playful...
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