This week on Marvel Mondays, we’re up to “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017), one of Nicolas’ absolute favorites and a movie he’d been looking forward to revisiting since the beginning of our series. He and I discuss the infectious joy of Tom Holland’s performance, the cool, meta casting of Michael Keaton, the...
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RogerEbert.com — Spider-Man: Far From Home
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” changes the scenery but can’t quite match the inspired heights of its predecessor, 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” It’s a lot of fun, and Tom Holland remains completely charming in his boyish incarnation of Peter Parker. But this sequel functions more effectively as a teen romantic comedy than...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With The Artist Shag
This week, I’m launching a little side podcast I’ve wanted to do for a while now. It’s called Breakfast All Day: A La Carte. I’ll be interviewing people who work in film or entertainment in some way, sometimes with the other Breakfast All Day guys joining us at the table....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! Podcast 12/14/18
It’s a Christmas miracle: All four of us are actually here for the first time. And it’s a good thing, too, because this week’s What the Flick?! Podcast features blockbusters, comic book extravaganzas, serious awards contenders and everything in between. Ben, Alonso, Matt and I review the thrilling animated adventure...
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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