You’ll be able to figure out where “Run” is headed pretty quickly, but that doesn’t detract from the precise thrills and campy fun along the way. The follow-up from the guys who made “Searching” is just as clever and taut, and it features terrific performances from Sarah Paulson and exciting...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast 11/13/20
The whole gang got back together — all too briefly — to talk about “Mank” on this week’s episode of Breakfast All Day. We couldn’t possibly have a discussion of this film without our old friend and co-host Ben Mankiewicz, grandson of “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, who’s the subject...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Chick Fight
“Chick Fight” might end up being the worst movie of 2020. It’s certainly one of the most unpleasant moviewatching experiences I had all year. It’s a raunchy comedy about an all-night, underground female fight club, written and directed by men who don’t seem to have spent much time with actual...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 11/6/20
In an insane and unpredictable year, we’re especially in a state of flux this week as we await the results of the 2020 presidential election. No matter what happens, we’re here for you at Breakfast All Day — and we’re thankful that you’re here for us, as well. Alonso, Matt...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Let Him Go
“Let Him Go” is the kind of solid, grown-up drama we don’t see very much anymore. It’s a throwback Western featuring subtle suspense, a rich sense of place and strong performances, particularly from Diane Lane, Kevin Costner and a showy Lesley Manville. You can see it in theaters now but...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 10/30/20
It might be a wild week coming up, so we’re self-soothing with fun-size Halloween candy and inane rom-coms on the latest Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and I review “Holidate” on Netflix, the lovely documentary “The Donut King,” the sequel “The Craft: Legacy” and the trippy, time-traveling thriller “Synchronic.” We’re...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 10/23/20
Great success! We are back in U S and A with our very nice podcast, Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I begin this busy week with a review of the hotly awaited sequel “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and have wildly mixed opinions on Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest (but we all...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 10/16/20
This must be the place for one of the best movies of the year on Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I were thrilled to talk about “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” Spike Lee’s gorgeous and joyous concert film. We also reviewed Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” with its...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Honest Thief
Liam Neeson once again plays a man with a very particular set of skills—safecracking and bombmaking among them—in “Honest Thief,” a no-frills, low-thrills version of the kind of gritty action picture that has marked the veteran actor’s late-stage career. It’s not as good as “Taken,” but it’s better than “Taken...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting
Granted, it’s meant to be a fantasy film, but not a single moment rings true in “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting”—not the teen angst, not the little-kid nightmares, and definitely not the sense of fun and camaraderie meant to fuel these Halloween adventures. My one-star review of this lame,...
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