Our Peter tingle is on full blast this week because we have a Breakfast All Day review of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Alonso and I do our best to discuss the much-anticipated Marvel sequel without spoilers, but we’ll have a fuller review where we go into greater detail next week...
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RogerEbert.com — The Novice
Writer-director Lauren Hadaway makes her bold and gripping feature filmmaking debut with “The Novice,” set in the competitive world of collegiate rowing. (She based the story on her experiences on the rowing team at my alma mater, Southern Methodist University, Go Mustangs.) The sound design is exquisite and Isabelle Fuhrman...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 12/10/21
There’s a place for us, and it’s right here at Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I have reviews of some of the biggest year-end movies this week, starting with Steven Spielberg’s lush and glorious version of the musical “West Side Story.” We also discuss Adam McKay’s star-studded and heavy-handed satire...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Last Son
A group of barely-there characters are on a collision course with each other that feels more like a slog in “The Last Son.” The film offers some striking visuals and a couple of compelling performances, but for the most part, this high-concept Western is too much of an empty drag...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 12/3/21
It’s December, which means lots of awards contenders and Christmas movies for you on Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I review Jane Campion’s gorgeous and moving “The Power of the Dog” as well as Paul Verhoeven’s scandalous “Benedetta,” about lesbian nuns in love. Over on Netflix, there’s “Single All the...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 11/24/21
It’s Thanksgiving week so of course we have a veritable smorgasbord of delights here on Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I start off with one of our absolute favorite movies of the year — the absolute best, I say — in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza.” We also review Ridley...
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I could not possibly love “Licorice Pizza” more. I didn’t want it to end, I was so wrapped up in its cozy, wistful spell. And yes, a lot of that comes from the fact that this is my childhood, too — the San Fernando Valley in the ’70s — a...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 11/19/21
We’ve got a little bit of everything for you at the buffet this week on Breakfast All Day. First, our dear friend Katie Walsh is back to help talk about the empty fan service of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” Then, Alonso and I review the crowd-pleasing “King Richard,” about Venus and Serena...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 11/12/21
Awards season, standard time, Thanksgiving, Christmas — we’re deep in the throes of big changes, and we’re here to help see you through them on Breakfast All Day. The tremendous Katie Walsh returns to help me review “Belfast,” which lots of folks seem to be excited about as an Oscar...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Belfast
In recalling his youthful days in an insular neighborhood in the titular city, Kenneth Branagh has made a film that’s both intimate and ambitious—his “Roma,” if you’ll forgive the inevitable comparison to Alfonso Cuaron’s recent masterpiece. That’s quite a balancing act the writer/director attempts to pull off, and for the most...
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