“Little Fish” would have left a lingering, wistful feeling under ordinary circumstances. Debuting during a pandemic, however, adds a layer of poignancy to this story of a worldwide virus that causes memory loss, creating loneliness and isolation for both its victims and their loved ones. The timing of Chad Hartigan’s...
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Reviews
Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/29/21
It’s gloomy and rainy in Southern California, but we’re here to offer some sunshine on Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and I review “The Little Things,” which feels like a “CSI” episode full of Oscar winners, and the deeply disturbing “Saint Maud,” the first truly great movie of 2021. In...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Penguin Bloom
It sounds painfully mawkish if not downright implausible on the page: a woman, paralyzed from the chest down in a freak accident, finds hope and determination in caring for an injured bird. The parallels would be too forced; the symbolism, too obvious. But despite its feel-good formula, “Penguin Bloom” still...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 1/22/21
It’s been an exciting week! And we’re here to discuss all of it — and maybe even review some movies — on Breakfast All Day. In news, Alonso, Matt and I talk about the end of the Trump presidency and the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, complete with...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — No Man’s Land
In telling a story of violence along the Texas-Mexico border from a different perspective, “No Man’s Land” clearly has the best of intentions. Director Conor Allyn, and his brother, star, and co-writer Jake Allyn, are trying to make us look at this contentious swath of land through fresh and sympathetic eyes,...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 1/18/21
It’s a very special Monday edition of Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I wanted to play a little catch-up with some news, theater marquees and movies we didn’t get to over the holidays, so here we are. We have reviews of the extremely entertaining documentary “The Bee Gees: How...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 1/15/21
In a week full of flux and turmoil, it’s nice to have some good movies to talk about on Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I review the covid heist comedy “Locked Down,” starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor; the swoony romantic throwback “Sylvie’s Love,” with Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Marksman
It’s time for your annual Liam Neesoning: that cinematic tradition in which the seasoned star plays a grizzled character with a particular set of skills, which come in handy to dispatch bad guys and rescue good ones. But this year’s entry in the subgenre, “The Marksman,” is particularly mediocre. You...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21
It’s a brand new year with the same old insanity, but we’re here to help you sort through it on Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I didn’t feel right reviewing movies this week, given the violence in Washington D.C. and turmoil nationwide. Instead, we have a lengthy news segment...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 12/23/20
Everything you could possibly want is wrapped up and waiting for you under the tree at Breakfast All Day. We’re reviewing all the big Christmas releases a few days early: the sequel “Wonder Woman 1984,” Pixar’s “Soul,” the excellent “Promising Young Woman,” Regina King’s directing debut “One Night in Miami”...
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