Nicolas Cage IS Nick Cage in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” and Alonso and I have an early review on Breakfast All Day. This movie is a total blast, and it comes out Friday. We also catch up with the mesmerizing “Memoria,” the latest from Thai master Apichatpong Weerasethakul,...
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Breakfast All Day Podcast 4/15/22
The third “Fantastic Beasts” movie is out, but will there be a fourth and fifth as planned? Our mixed review reflects how not everyone is fully under the spell of this “Harry Potter” spinoff. The engaging and insightful Perri Nemiroff joins me to discuss “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.”...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 4/12/22
We’ve got breaking news and catch-up reviews for you on our midweek edition of Breakfast All Day. Alonso finally saw “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and had very different thoughts on it from the review Katie Walsh and I did a few weeks ago, so he chimes in with a...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 4/8/22
Hop in and hang on: It’s a new episode of Breakfast All Day. Our good friend Tim Grierson swings by to help me review the new Michael Bay extravaganza, “Ambulance,” which we actually enjoyed. Alonso and I review the Celine Dion sorta-biopic “Aline,” and catch up with the Judd Apatow...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 4/5/22
We’re back from spring break and ready to sink our teeth into the latest movies on Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I play catch up with “Morbius,” which is terrible, and “Apollo 10 1/2,” which is delightful. In news, we discuss the fallout from the Will Smith slap, Chris Rock’s...
Read moreOscars 2022 Reaction
The next day, Alonso and I are still sorting through what happened at the Oscars. What did you make of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock? Did your favorite movies win? And who was the best dressed? Let us know what you thought of those bizarre 2022 Academy Awards, and thanks...
Read moreOscar Predictions 2022
Let us help you make your Oscar picks! Alonso and I have lots of thoughts on this year’s Academy Award nominees — and we even went back and changed some of them as the season evolved and new front-runners emerged. If you’d like to see the videos we posted this...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 3/25/22
Just a quick pop-in ahead of the Academy Awards here at Breakfast All Day. Alonso and I have some final thoughts before the big night, including those candid opinions from anonymous Oscar voters. We also discuss Asghar Farhadi, CinemaSins, and the trailers for “Men,” “The Offer” and the new season...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Superior
There’s more than a hint of David Lynch’s signature noir aesthetic in “Superior,” the feature filmmaking debut from director and co-writer Erin Vassilopoulos. Her story even explores the undercurrent of danger running just below the placid surface of small-town America, Lynch’s preferred playground. But while “Superior” has a rich style...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 3/22/22
We’ve got a quick but jam-packed midweek episode of Breakfast All Day. In news, Alonso and I discuss big wins for “CODA” at the Producers Guild and Writers Guild awards, Rachel Zegler, Amanda Bynes, “Jackass Forever,” “The Godfather” trilogy and more. Then our great friend Katie Walsh joins me for...
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