We’re all dressed up in our shiniest patriotic finery for this week’s Marvel Mondays episode of Breakfast All Day. Nicolas and I discuss “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011), which he’d never seen — but he was fully aware of the insanely catchy theme song that accompanies the 1966 “Captain...
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We’re more magical than usual this week on Breakfast All Day, with adventures featuring wisecracking dragons and patty-flipping sea sponges (and lots of Awkwafina). Matt, Alonso and I review a couple of animated films: the exquisitely beautiful “Raya and the Last Dragon” and the silly sequel “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Thor
We’re hammering our way through this Marvel Mondays thing on Breakfast All Day. This week, Nicolas and I discuss the original “Thor” (2011), one of the movies that inspired this podcast series in the first place. Nic realized he’d never seen it, and I recall seeing it but not liking...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/26/21
It’s Billie Week on Breakfast All Day, as we review two new movies that focus on singular singers who happen to share that name. Matt, Alonso and I discuss the Apple TV+ documentary “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry,” which takes an intimate look at the teen pop phenom. Next up is “The...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Iron Man 2
We’re checking the arc reactor and climbing inside the suit again for the latest Marvel Mondays episode of Breakfast All Day. This week, Nicolas and I watch “Iron Man 2” (2010), the sequel to the hugely successful film that launched the whole MCU. I liked it slightly better this time,...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/19/21
We’re wrapping ourselves in our finest fur-trimmed coats to protect against the cold on this week’s Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I review the gleefully mean comedy “I Care a Lot,” the drama “Supernova” with its dream pairing of Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth as longtime partners, and the star-studded,...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: The Incredible Hulk
We’re back with our second episode of Marvel Mondays! Following last week’s debut discussion of “Iron Man,” Nicolas and I chat about the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the extremely forgettable “The Incredible Hulk” (2008). As in, not only did I forget it exists, I also forgot that...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/13/21
Pack your daytime AND evening culottes for your getaway with Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and I review the giddy, absurdist romp that is “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” as well as the infuriating documentary “Framing Britney Spears.” One of the best films of 2020, “Minari,” is...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Marvel Mondays: Iron Man
Welcome to the first episode of Marvel Mondays! It’s a Breakfast All Day podcast series I’m doing with my 11-year-old son, Nicolas, in which we’re watching all the Marvel movies in order and then having a little conversation afterward. (And in case you’re curious, we’re doing them in order of...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/5/21
We light up the sky like a flame this week on Breakfast All Day. All the movies Matt, Alonso and I review have to do with fame, memory and leaving your mark on the world. We begin with “Malcolm & Marie,” featuring strong performances and gorgeous cinematography but an exhausting,...
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