We didn’t start the fire, but we’re happy to sit around it and talk about the week’s new movies on Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I review the surprisingly dull “Firestarter,” yet another adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Also: the Rebel Wilson comedy “Senior Year” on Netflix and “Pleasure,”...
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RogerEbert.com — Gold
Zac Efron scrubs away all vestiges of his pretty-boy persona beneath the baking sun and swirling sands of the Australian survival tale “Gold.” If only the film itself rose to Efron’s extreme level of his commitment. “Gold” is more effective from an aesthetic standpoint than it is from a narrative...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 5/15/20
Zoinks! Did we ever hate “Scoob!” on this week’s Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I also review the latest Happy Madison debacle, “The Wrong Missy,” Tom Hardy’s exquisitely terrible “Capone,” the fascinating documentary “Spaceship Earth” and the well-acted indie drama “Mother’s Little Helpers.” And of course, we begin as...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 5/3/19
We’ve got all the snappy banter you could ever need this week on the Breakfast All Day Podcast. Alonso, Matt and I review the hilarious rom-com “Long Shot,” starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we also discuss the lame and flat animated musical...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 4/5/19
It’s only fitting that we’re a week late on “The Beach Bum.” Moondog can’t show up on time for anything, so why should we? Still, Alonso and I are conscientious enough to play catch up with the Matthew McConaughey stoner comedy on this week’s Breakfast All Day. We also review...
Read more10 Worst Movies of 2017
The best part of being a film critic is you get to see everything. The worst part of being a film critic is … you get to see everything, whether you want to or not. Earlier this week, I posted my list of the 10 best films of 2017. Here are my...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
“Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” is a hard-R comedy that pummels us over the head with the same few, raunchy gags in hopes of beating us into submission. We’ve see so much better from all four of its likable stars — Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Aubrey Plaza and Anna...
Read moreWe Are Your Friends
Warner Bros. Pictures Rated R for language throughout, drug use, sexual content and some nudity. Running time: 96 minutes. Three stars out of four. Similar to “Paper Towns,” “We Are Your Friends” is a movie that I liked but I would have loved if I were 20 years younger. It’s...
Read moreNeighbors
Universal Pictures Rated R for pervasive language, strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity and drug use throughout. Running time: 96 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four. I have been both of the people at the center of the conflict in “Neighbors.” I have been the drunk...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Neighbors
My fellow SMU grad, Los Angeles Times critic Robert Abele, joins me and Alonso for a discussion of Zac Efron, Seth Rogen and Snuffer’s cheese fries. Robert and I wanted to laugh harder, but Alonso had a good time....
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