Breakfast All Day movie reviews

Hi, we're  Breakfast All Day , and this is … a new episode of our podcast. This week, our dear friend Katie Walsh joins Christy to review the panoply of pain that is "Jackass Forever." We also talk about the disaster epic "Moonfall," which is extremely stupid, and yet, not stupid enough. In news, Alonso and Christy discuss BAFTA nominations ,  "Knives Out 2,"  the  Spotify  exodus, Spike Lee's doc...

Rock and roll can never die here at  Breakfast All Day . This week, Christy and Alonso review the understated yet powerful teen drama "The Fallout" on HBO Max, the enigmatic "Sundown"  starring Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg, and we have an early review of Norway's  "The Worst Person in the World,"  one of Alonso's favorite movies of 2021, which comes out Feb. 4. In  news : awards season takes...

It's January, and the pickings are slim at the movie theater, but we've found some quality nuggets for you here at  Breakfast All Day . This week, Christy and Alonso play catch-up with a few movies we've been meaning to discuss: Marvel's thrilling "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,"  which is streaming on Disney+; Asghar Farhadi's gripping drama  "A Hero,"  which has been in theaters and...

Do you like scary movies? We've got one for you this week on  Breakfast All Day , as Katie Walsh joins Christy to review the new "Scream,"  the fifth film in the meta horror franchise. Also, Alonso finally watched  "Eternals,"  so we catch up with Chloe Zhao's Marvel entry, and we review the animated  "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,"  the rare movie that has us extremely divided. In  news , we...

Happy 2022! Things may seem uncertain so far, but we're here for you no matter what on  Breakfast All Day . Our dear friend and O.G. "What the Flick?!" co-host  Ben Mankiewicz  joins us to share his insights on a couple of bits of sad news: the deaths of  Peter Bogdanovich  and  Sidney Poitier . Also in news: the many cancellations/postponements/virtual versions this new covid surge  has caused, i...

We couldn't let the year end without one final  Marvel Monday  episode of  Breakfast All Day . Christy and Nic have a lengthy discussion about "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which we both loved — so it's kinda like she made her kid do work over winter break, but not really. We talk about how nuts our theater went  at the many revelations, the  interplay  between the various characters, the film's noti...

We're back in the Matrix this week on  Breakfast All Day — but did we ever really leave? Christy and Alonso review "The Matrix Resurrections,"  the fourth film in the franchise, on this final episode of 2021. We also review Joel Coen's avant-garde  "The Tragedy of Macbeth"  and Pedro Almodovar's excellent  "Parallel Mothers."  And at the end, we have a lengthy  spoiler discussion  of  "Spider-Man:...

Our Peter tingle is on full blast this week because we have a  Breakfast All Day  review of  "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Christy and Alonso discuss the much-anticipated Marvel sequel without spoilers, but we'll have a fuller review where we go into greater detail next week once more folks have seen the film. Also: Guillermo del Toro's stylish noir "Nightmare Alley,"  Maggie Gyllenhaal's beautifully...

There's a place for us, and it's right here at Breakfast All Day . Christy and Alonso have reviews of some of the biggest year-end movies this week, starting with Steven Spielberg's lush and glorious version of the musical "West Side Story." We also discuss Adam McKay's star-studded and heavy-handed satire "Don't Look Up," Aaron Sorkin's homage to classic TV "Being the Ricardos," and the week's be...

It's December, which means lots of awards contenders and Christmas movies for you on  Breakfast All Day . Christy and Alonso review Jane Campion's gorgeous and moving "The Power of the Dog" as well as Paul Verhoeven's scandalous "Benedetta,"  about lesbian nuns in love. Over on Netflix, there's  "Single All the Way,"  the gay Christmas rom-com Alonso was born to review. And finally we have  "Silen...

It's Thanksgiving week so of course we have a veritable smorgasbord of delights here on  Breakfast All Day . Alonso and Christy start off with one of our absolute favorite movies of the year — the absolute best, Christy says — in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza."  We also review Ridley Scott's  "House of Gucci,"  Lin-Manuel Miranda's Netflix musical  "tick, tick … Boom!"  and  "The Humans,"...

We've got a little bit of everything for you at the buffet this week on  Breakfast All Day . First, our dear friend  Katie Walsh  is back to help talk about the empty fan service of  "Ghostbusters: Afterlife." Then, Alonso and Christy review the crowd-pleasing "King Richard,"  about Venus and Serena Williams (although it's really about their dad), which is streaming on HBO Max. We also talk about...

Awards season, standard time, Thanksgiving, Christmas -- we're deep in the throes of big changes, and we're here to help see you through them on Breakfast All Day . The tremendous Katie Walsh returns to help Christy review "Belfast," which lots of folks seem to be excited about as an Oscar front-runner. Christy is far more enthusiastic about another black-and-white film, "Passing," which is glorio...

It's been a little while, but Christy and Nicolas are back with another Marvel Mondays  episode of  Breakfast All Day . This time we take on  "Eternals," and we have mixed feelings about it. Nic and Christy discuss how uniquely beautiful director and co-writer Chloe Zhao 's film is and how exciting it is to see such a  diverse cast . But it also makes these ungainly  swings in pacing and tone , an...

The days are getting shorter, but we're here to be a bright spot for you on Breakfast All Day . This week, the brilliant Katie Walsh returns to help Christy review "Spencer," featuring what is perhaps Kristen Stewart's best work yet. Then, Christy and Alonso talk about the stylish revisionist Western "The Harder They Fall," and Tom Hanks slogging through the apocalypse in "Finch." In news , we dis...

Put on your go-go boots and join us for a retro-chic episode of Breakfast All Day . The brilliant Amy Nicholson helps Christy review Edgar Wright's super-stylish thriller "Last Night in Soho." Alonso and Christy also take a trip back in time -- to 1984, for a discussion of David Lynch's much-maligned "Dune." And we talk about the moving and funny documentary "Introducing, Selma Blair," which follo...

It's  Timothee Chalamet Week  on  Breakfast All Day . He's at the center of two giant movies with ridiculously packed casts of superstars and character actors alike. First, Alonso and Christy review Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" — or at least, part one of "Dune" — which we watched under extremely different conditions. Then, our brilliant friends Katie Walsh  and  Tim Grierson join Christy for a length...

We'll take up our swords and fight for your honor this week on  Breakfast All Day . Our great friend Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service returns to help Christy review Ridley Scott's medieval "Rashomon" tale "The Last Duel." Then, it's just Christy and Alonso for reviews of the sequel "Halloween Kills,"  the meta movie drama  "Bergman Island"  and  "The Velvet Underground,"  Todd Haynes' documenta...

Pour yourself a martini — shaken, not stirred, of course — or whatever your drink of choice may be and settle in for this week's episode of  Breakfast All Day . Our great friend  Katie Walsh joins Christy to review the new James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as 007. Then Alonso, Matt and Christy discuss the beautiful and batshit French drama "Titane,"   "I'm Y...

Not sure how it's possible that it's October, but we are here for you and all your fall movie needs on  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Matt and Alonso review the "Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark,"  the American remake of the Danish thriller  "The Guilty"  and a couple of timely documentaries that cover some similar ground:  "Controlling Britney Spears"  on Hulu and  "Britney vs. Spears"...

How do you do, fellow kids? We're just regular high school students like you, here to talk about the latest movies on  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Alonso and Matt review the woefully misguided film version of the Tony-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen"  and the mawkish and metaphor-heavy dramedy  "The Starling"  on Netflix. In  news , we discuss  Johnny Depp 's cancel culture warning,  "The View"...

Well, gosh, of course we had to get all gussied up for ya this week on  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Alonso and Matt review "The Eyes of Tammy Faye,"  in which Jessica Chastain goes all out to play the flamboyant televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. We also discuss Clint Eastwood's latest film in front of and behind the camera,  "Cry Macho,"  and we had to catch up with James Wan's  "Malignant,"  beca...

It's been a couple of months, but we're back with another  Marvel Mondays  episode on  Breakfast All Day . This time, Christy and Nic play catch-up with "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,"  which has been out for a couple of weekends so we do get  spoilery . You've been warned! Nic loved how strange and cool Destin Daniel Cretton's movie is. We discuss the incredible  action sequences , t...

It's finally starting to feel like fall, from film festivals to kids returning to school (and hopefully getting vaccinated if they're old enough), and we're here with all the reviews and news for you on  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Alonso and Matt discuss the Zoom-era charmer "Language Lessons,"  the documentary  "Fauci,"  Paul Schrader's latest  "The Card Counter,"  and  "Come From Away,"  the j...

We're so happy to be together again on  Breakfast All Day . We took a couple weeks off at the end of summer, but Christy, Matt and Alonso are back with reviews of the musical "Cinderella,"  the horror sequel  "Candyman," Addison Rae's rom-com remake "He's All That,"  and  "Swan Song,"  with its lovely lead performance from Udo Kier. In  news , we talk about  what we've been up to  over vacation, t...