Breakfast All Day movie reviews

Pack your daytime AND evening culottes for your getaway with  Breakfast All Day. Christy, Matt and Alonso 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 finally coming out, as well as the electrifying  "Judas and the Black Messiah."  And just in time for...

Welcome to the first episode of  Marvel Mondays!  It's a  Breakfast All Day podcast series Christy is doing with her 11-year-old son, Nicolas, in which they're watching all the Marvel movies in order and then having a little conversation afterward. (And in case you're curious, they're doing them in order of theatrical release, not chronological order, which would put "Captain America: The First Av...

We light up the sky like a flame this week on  Breakfast All Day . All the movies Christy, Matt and Alonso 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, repetitive script;  "Bliss,"  which toys with the nature of simulated reality;  "Fake Famous,"  a documentary...

It's gloomy and rainy in Southern California, but we're here to offer some sunshine on Breakfast All Day . Christy, Alonso and Matt review "The Little Things," which feels like a "CSI" episode full of Oscar winners, and the deeply disturbing "Saint Maud," the first truly great movie of 2021. In news, we talk about the Super Bowl matchup between Matt's Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneer...

It's been an exciting week! And we're here to discuss all of it — and maybe even review some movies — on  Breakfast All Day . In news, Christy, Alonso and Matt talk about the end of the Trump presidency  and the inauguration of  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , complete with the celebrity splendor and Bernie Sanders memes that brought some fun to this year's unusual festivities. We also review  "The...

It's a very special Monday edition of  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Matt and Alonso wanted to play a little catch-up with some news, theater marquees and movies we didn't get to over the holidays, so here we are. We have reviews of the extremely entertaining documentary "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,"  as well as the deeply insightful drama  "Another Round,"  starring Mads Mikkels...

In a week full of flux and turmoil, it's nice to have some good movies to talk about on  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Matt and Alonso review the covid heist comedy "Locked Down,"  starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor; the swoony romantic throwback  "Sylvie's Love,"  with Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha; and the fascinating documentary  "MLK/FBI,"  featuring declassified documents from J....

It's a brand new year with the same old insanity, but we're here to help you sort through it on Breakfast All Day . Matt, Alonso and Christy didn't feel right reviewing movies this week, given the violence in Washington D.C.  and turmoil nationwide. Instead, we have a  lengthy news segment  about the rioting Trump incited as well as the ensuing fallout. (Of course, his Twitter banishment happened...

Everything you could possibly want is wrapped up and waiting for you under the tree at  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Matt and Alonso review all the big Christmas releases a few days early: the sequel "Wonder Woman 1984,"  Pixar's  "Soul,"  the excellent  "Promising Young Woman,"  Regina King's directing debut  "One Night in Miami"  and the Tom Hanks Western  "News of the World."  In news, we discu...

We've all finally seen  "Tenet,"  and we can't make sense of it coming or going on this week's  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Alonso and Birthday Boy Matt had more fun talking about Christopher Nolan's time-travel thriller than we did watching it. We also review "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,"  featuring Chadwick Boseman's powerful, final performance; George Clooney's so-so sci-fi drama  "The Midnight...

It's Meryl Streep Week here at  Breakfast All Day as Alonso, Matt and Christy review the splashy musical "The Prom"  and Steven Soderbergh's latest inspired experiment,  "Let Them All Talk."  One of these movies is definitely better than the other! We also discuss the super-duper Irish rom-com  "Wild Mountain Thyme,"  the latest Steve McQueen  "Small Axe"  movie,  "Alex Wheatle,"  and  "Songbird,"...

The holidays are approaching and we've got plenty of cheer for you — and news, and reviews — on this week's  Breakfast All Day . Christy, Alonso and Matt discuss several new releases: the excellent  "Nomadland"; "Love, Weddings & Other Disasters"  (which convinced us we definitely need to do a worst-of 2020 list);  "Ammonite";  the latest in Steve McQueen's  "Small Axe"  series,  "Red, White and B...

We're stuffed full of Thanksgiving dinner and holiday movies on the latest Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and Christy have a full plate of reviews for you: "Hillbilly Elegy," "Happiest Season," "Superintelligence," "Zappa"  and the second film in Steve McQueen's  "Small Axe"  anthology,  "Lovers Rock."  In news, we talk about new  Covid restrictions , Trump's  tiny desk , Williams Sonoma selling...

It's never too early to talk about Christmas movies when the world's foremost expert on the subject, Alonso Duralde, is your podcast co-host. So here we are with a review of "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special,"  even before we've carved our Thanksgiving turkey, on  Breakfast All Day. Christy, Matt and Alonso also review the excellent "Sound of Metal," the thriller "Run"  and  "Mangrove,"  the fir...

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 of David Fincher's lush homage to classic Hollywood. Christy, Alonso and Matt also review the bod...

In an insane and unpredictable year, we're especially in a state of flux this week as we await 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. Christy, Alonso and Matt tried to take it a bit easier this week with just a couple of film reviews: the understated, suspenseful Western "Let...

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 Christy review "Holidate"  on Netflix, the lovely documentary  "The Donut King,"  the sequel  "The Craft: Legacy"  and the trippy, time-traveling thriller  "Synchronic."  We're chock full of news, including the  Dodgers  winning the World Se...

Great success! We are back in U S and A with our very nice podcast,  Breakfast All Day . Matt, Alonso and Christy 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 agree that co-star Maria Bakalova is tremendous). We also discuss Sofia Coppola's lovely  "On the Rocks,"  the disappoin...

This must be the place for one of the best movies of the year on  Breakfast All Day . Christy and Alonso 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 blindingly starry cast, and  "Honest Thief," which is a middling, late-career Liam Neeson action vehicle. Matt joi...

During these insane times, it feels so good to laugh, and we did a lot of that this week on  Breakfast All Day . We have one of our most spirited arguments in a while over Adam Sandler's latest Netflix comedy, "Hubie Halloween." Christy, Matt and Alonso also disagree on just how terrible the Robert De Niro family comedy "The War With Grandpa"  is. But we have some bright spots, too: the HBO Max co...

What a year the past couple of days have been. We have an insane amount of news for you on the latest episode of  Breakfast All Day,  including  President Trump  and many others in his orbit testing positive for  coronavirus and the massive fallout that's ensued. But we are a film review podcast first and foremost, so Christy, Alonso and Matt discuss "The Boys in the Band," "The Glorias," "Dick Jo...

Millie Bobby Brown gives a radiant lead performance in "Enola Holmes," one of several movies we review this week on Breakfast All Day . Besides the Netflix adventure, Christy, Matt and Alonso discuss Miranda July's latest, the strange, sweet and singular "Kajillionaire," and  "Misbehaviour,"  based on the true story of the feminist rebellion that shook the 1970 Miss World Pageant. In  news , we re...

It's a week of heavy emotions on  Breakfast All Day — and we recorded this episode before the tragic news broke of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing. But Christy, Alonso and Matt do have film reviews for you of the ambitious but deeply misguided "Antebellum,"  the sprawling, Southern Netflix drama  "The Devil All the Time,"  the powerfully acted  "The Nest"  (which will end up be...

The world is on fire — literally — but we're here to protect you, or at least distract you, at  Breakfast All Day . On our latest episode, Matt, Alonso and Christy review the completely charming romantic comedy "The Broken Hearts Gallery,"  the Helen Reddy biopic  "I Am Woman,"  the enlightening documentary  "The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show,"  and  "Unpregnant," which is sort of...

The thrilling  "Mulan"  should have been a huge summer blockbuster in the theaters; now, you can watch it at home on Disney+, and we have a  Breakfast All Day review. Alonso, Matt and Christy also talk about the latest mind-bending drama from writer-director Charlie Kaufman, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things";  Armando Iannucci's take on Dickens with  "The Personal History of David Copperfield";  and...