Mid-December means family-friendly crowd pleasers and thought-provoking awards contenders, and we’ve got ’em all at Breakfast All Day. This week, Alonso, Matt and I review the action sequel “Jumanji: The Next Level,” the Fox News drama “Bombshell” and Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell,” and we catch up with Trey Edward Shults’...
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RogerEbert.com — Bombshell
“Bombshell” depicts, with equal parts bemusement and outrage, the explosion that occurred when the women of Fox News Channel dared to expose the culture of sexual harassment that had prevailed for so long at the cable television juggernaut. The whole cast is tremendous, but Charlize Theron is especially a standout,...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With Jacqueline Mazarella
It was such a joy reconnecting with my friend, actress and writer Jacqueline Mazarella, for this week’s A La Carte interview. Jackie’s had a fascinating path toward her current career. She talks about growing up in suburban New Jersey, studying international affairs at Johns Hopkins University and thinking she wanted...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Little Joe
“Little Joe” is a cautionary tale about a mother who’s too busy with work to notice that her teenage son has been infected by the pollen from an evil plant—a plant she designed, named after him and brought home as a gift. Actually, that description makes the movie sound far...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 12/5/19
The year is winding down but the movies just keep coming here at Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I review the gorgeous drama “Queen & Slim,” the weird little sci-fi thriller “Little Joe” and “The Aeronauts,” which stars Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne but sadly is not a prequel...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With Adam Egypt Mortimer
Filmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer and I are all over the place on this enlightening and entertaining episode of Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Adam discusses growing up in Cambridge, Mass., seeing tragic films at a young age, his New York death metal band, the role of anxiety in his...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 11/26/19
We couldn’t possibly let you all head into the Thanksgiving holiday without talking about some of the season’s big movies, so we recorded a special Monday episode of Breakfast All Day. Matt and Alonso visit me this time to catch up with the blockbuster Disney sequel “Frozen II” and the Mr....
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With Kristopher Gee
Film has been a huge part of Kristopher Gee‘s life from his earliest days, when he fell in love with “Fantasia” and “Star Wars” as a kid growing up in Vancouver. He’s gone on to make it his career, working as a composer, editor and documentarian. Kris talks about getting...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With Lisa Arch
The hilarious and innately gifted Lisa Arch is my guest this week on Breakfast All Day A La Carte. I’ve known Lisa since I was 11 years old and it’s been such a joy seeing her career as an actress and comedian flourish. We go back to our beginnings together...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Charlie’s Angels
“Charlie’s Angels” is the reboot you never knew you needed in your life. As writer, director, producer and co-star, Elizabeth Banks has achieved a tricky (if somewhat inconsistent) balance between reveling in the playful, escapist fun of the original 1970s TV detective series and asserting a wholly necessary and modern...
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