The premise alone is terrifying: Two 12-year-old boys get abducted in broad daylight, tied up and taken to a creepy, remote house. If you’re a boy mom — as I am, of a son around the same age — that may just be enough for you, and you won’t to...
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Reviews
Breakfast All Day Podcast 7/24/21
We missed you guys last week but we’re back with a packed episode of Breakfast All Day. I’ve returned from vacation and Alonso, Matt and I have a bunch of movies to review: M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller “Old,” the silly G.I. Joe origin story “Snake Eyes,” Val Kilmer looking...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Black Widow
Six months later, we’ve reached the end of our Marvel Mondays journey on Breakfast All Day with our discussion of “Black Widow” — unless I make Nicolas watch “Howard the Duck,” which some folks have requested. This week, Nic and I talk about what a badass Scarlett Johansson is, how...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Die in a Gunfight
Not even sardonic narration from the usually delightful Billy Crudup can save the noisy mess that is “Die in a Gunfight.” And man, is there a lot of it. Crudup’s voiceover smothers everything, early and often, explaining multiple details about the movie’s star-crossed lovers in ways that are overbearing and...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Spider-Man: Far From Home
We’re getting close to the end of our Marvel Mondays journey — at least for now — with “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019). Nic and I agree this sequel isn’t as good as the infectiously joyous “Spider-Man: Homecoming” from a couple years earlier, and that it works better as a...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 7/9/21
We’re definitely in summer now with the release of the long-awaited blockbuster “Black Widow.” Matt, Alonso and I have a Breakfast All Day review of Scarlett Johansson’s standalone superhero movie, which originally was scheduled to come out in May 2020. Now, you can see it in theaters or at home...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Avengers: Endgame
We’ve finally made it to the biggest one of them all on Marvel Mondays: “Avengers: Endgame.” Nicolas and I take some extra time with this one because there’s so much to talk about: how everyone responds to the aftermath of the snap, the way the Russo brothers balance action and...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 7/2/21
It’s July 4th weekend, which means we’ve got some big, dumb blockbusters for you on Breakfast All Day. But we also have some great smaller films that are very much worth your time in between hot dogs and sparklers. Alonso, Matt and I review the Chris Pratt alien invasion extravaganza...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Tomorrow War
Chris Pratt took all the clout and popularity he amassed from starring in the “Jurassic World” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchises and used them to make … “The Tomorrow War,” a blandly derivative and overlong sci-fi thriller. Originally intended for theaters pre-pandemic, it’s now streaming through Amazon Prime Video....
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Captain Marvel
Tie a flannel around your waist, pump up the Garbage and conjure your angstiest ’90s mood for “Captain Marvel” (2019). This week on Marvel Mondays, Nicolas and I discuss the nostalgia of Carol Danvers crash landing into a Blockbuster Video store, her meeting up with a young Nick Fury and...
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