Breakfast All Day movie reviews
471 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsLongtime film critics Christy Lemire and Alonso Duralde nourish your ears with movie reviews and news every Tuesday and Friday. We're the most important meal of the day, all day long. We used to be What the Flick?!
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Episode 121: Coronavirus update, Extraction, Beastie Boys Story, True History of the Kelly Gang, Circus of Books/The Booksellers
April 25, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 111 MBOnly Chris Hemsworth as a hunky, black-market mercenary named Tyler Rake could pull us out of the morass in which we've found ourselves. His Netflix action extravaganza, "Extraction," is one of several movies we review this week on Breakfast All Day. Christy, Alonso and Matt also discuss the excellent Apple+ documentary "Beastie Boys Story," the stylish drama "True History of the Kelly Gang" and a couple of quasi-related documentaries: "Circus of Books" and "The Booksellers." But before all...
Episode 120: Coronavirus update, Love Wedding Repeat, We Summon the Darkness, The Quarry, Endings Beginnings, Sea Fever
April 18, 2020 01:02 - 1 hour - 128 MBIt’s sort of a blah week movie-wise and otherwise, but we’re happy to see each other and you on the latest Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and Christy begin as always with Coronavirus news (including the cancellation of Comic-Con and Taylor Swift’s 2020 concert tour) before moving on to a truly random mix of film reviews: the lame Netflix rom-com “Love Wedding Repeat,” the horror satire (we think) “We Summon the Darkness,” Shea Whigham vs. Michael Shannon in “The Quarry,” the romantic drama...
Episode 119: Coronavirus update, Trolls World Tour, Tigertail, Coffee & Kareem, Sorry We Missed You, Dolphin Reef, Elephant
April 11, 2020 03:50 - 1 hour - 178 MBWe’ve got plenty of options to keep you occupied while you’re stuck inside on this week’s Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and Christy begin as always with our weekly Coronavirus update, discussing how the disease is impacting the industry as well as good things like concerts you can enjoy remotely. We also have a ton of reviews for you: the sequel “Trolls World Tour,” the lovely Netflix drama “Tigertail,” the terrible Netflix comedy “Coffee & Kareem,” Ken Loach’s latest, the searing “Sorry ...
Episode 118: Coronavirus update, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Crip Camp, Uncorked
April 04, 2020 05:41 - 57 minutes - 105 MBIt's an emotional week on Breakfast All Day as the coronavirus continues to impact all of our lives and the world around us. Christy, Matt and Alonso provide you with our weekly update and even get a little teary-eyed (at least Christy does, talking about her former AP colleague Nick Jesdanun, a marathon runner and lovely guy who died from the virus this week at age 51). But we are a movie podcast first and foremost, so we also bring you reviews of the excellent "Never Rarely Sometimes Alwa...
Episode 117: Coronavirus Update, Banana Split, Resistance, Big Time Adolescence, Bacurau, Dirty Dancing
March 28, 2020 01:41 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBThere are so many movies to watch during these strange days when we’re all stuck at home, so hopefully we can bring you a little guidance this week on Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and Christy review the comedy “Banana Split” (from director Ben Kasulke, an A La Carte alum), the WWII drama “Resistance,” Hulu’s “Big Time Adolescence” starring Pete Davidson and the Brazilian thriller “Bacurau.” All are streaming. Plus! We go back and revisit “Dirty Dancing,” which for some reason Matt had ne...
Episode 116: Coronavirus Update, Swallow, Blow the Man Down
March 20, 2020 23:03 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBPodcasting in the time of coronavirus is a challenge, but we’re insistent on sticking together and making it work on Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and Christy begin — as we probably will for weeks to come — with an update on how the pandemic is impacting the entertainment industry, including the many ways celebrities are using their talents for good from afar. We also review movies you can watch from home through streaming services: the chilling and meticulously crafted thriller “Swallow,...
Episode 115: Coronavirus Update, Onward, The Hunt
March 13, 2020 22:43 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBWe’re giving you all a virtual hug while still maintaining proper social distancing on this week’s Breakfast All Day. Matt and Christy spend a big chunk of the latest episode discussing the impact of the coronavirus on the entertainment industry in general and our lives specifically. But because we are indeed a film review podcast, we play catch-up with Pixar's “Onward” from last week, and we discuss the supposedly controversial satire “The Hunt,” which was delayed several months from its o...
Episode 114: A La Carte With Jake Tremblay
March 09, 2020 13:18 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBWe've never had a production designer on Breakfast All Day A La Carte, so it was a blast chatting with Jake Tremblay (not to be confused with the kid from “Room”). Jake has worked on several commercials and music videos and is now moving into feature films. He talks about growing up with a devoutly Roman Catholic family in small-town New Hampshire; being homeschooled by his mom until eighth grade, where he was constantly drawing, painting and building, skills he uses all the time now; getti...
Episode 113: A La Carte With Janice Engel
March 02, 2020 14:23 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBDocumentary filmmaker Janice Engel is the director and producer of “Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins.” She’s a really cool woman who made a movie about a really cool woman, and Christy was so happy to chat with her for the latest A La Carte. Janice talks about growing up in Massapequa on Long Island, New York, where her father fostered her early love of classic movies; how curiosity was a driving force from a young age; studying film at USC, then marrying her interests in journ...
Episode 112: The Invisible Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Call of the Wild, Emma., Seberg
February 27, 2020 23:38 - 48 minutes - 22 MBWe can feel you watching us — or at least listening to us — on Breakfast All Day. This week, Christy, Alonso and Matt review the surprisingly excellent “The Invisible Man” and we play a bunch of catch up with “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Call of the Wild,” “Emma.” and “Seberg.” And for our Patreon subscribers, we recap this week’s episodes of “The Outsider” and “McMillions” on HBO, plus we have our latest Off the Menu review of Spike Lee’s “Summer of Sam,” which our lovely subscribers chose for u...
Episode 111: A La Carte With Jeff Culotta
February 24, 2020 13:46 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBIndie film producer Jeff Culotta has had a truly singular path, which ranges from Lawrence Welk to Richard Kelly to Bobcat Goldthwait, and we get to all of it on this week’s A La Carte. Jeff discusses growing up in Abilene, Texas, and rebelling against his Air Force colonel father; moving to Austin, where the South by Southwest festival became a huge influence on the path he’d follow; then moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music and hooking up with Kelly on “Southland Tales,” whic...
Episode 110: Fantasy Island, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
February 20, 2020 20:06 - 16 minutes - 7.42 MBIt's a short but semi-sweet week on Breakfast All Day. Christy's out sick so it's just Alonso and Matt, slogging their way through a catch-up review of the terrible film version of "Fantasy Island." On the bright side, though, we also chat about the delightful sequel "A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon," which you can enjoy right now on Netflix. And over at our Patreon, we discuss the latest episodes of "The Outsider" and "McMillions," both of which you can (and should) watch on HBO. Than...
Episode 109: A La Carte With Morgan Patterson
February 17, 2020 14:08 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBMorgan Patterson is a longtime location manager who has worked on such varied films as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Nice Guys” and “Death at a Funeral.” He talks all about the juggling his job requires on the latest A La Carte conversation. Morgan discusses growing up in Westchester County north of New York City with parents who were immigrants from South Africa, beginning his career getting hands-on experience doing editing and post-production, starting as a lo...
Episode 108: The Photograph, Downhill, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
February 13, 2020 22:25 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBLove is in the air this Valentine’s Day weekend, and we’re all swooning for the romantic drama “The Photograph” on Breakfast All Day. Christy, Alonso and Matt also review “Downhill,” the English-language remake of “Force Majeure,” which is a huge disappointment; “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,” the sequel to the charming Netflix hit “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”; and “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” one of the best films of 2019 which is now getting a wider theatrical release. A...
Episode 107: A La Carte With Alex Cohen
February 10, 2020 14:16 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBSpectrum News 1 host Alex Cohen has lived a crazy life, from radio to roller derby and everything in between, and she talks about all of it on the latest A La Carte conversation. Alex discusses growing up in the hills of Los Angeles in the ’70s surrounded by parents who taught transcendental meditation, filmmakers and musicians; attending fine arts boarding school with plans to become an actress, followed by stops at Brown University, Portland and Japan; and eventually ending up at NPR, inc...
Episode 106: Birds of Prey, The Lodge, Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace, Oscar picks
February 08, 2020 00:44 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBGet your mallets out and take a swing with us this week on Breakfast All Day. Christy, Matt and Alonso review "Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)," which is a complete blast; "The Lodge," which is moody but perhaps not as effectively creepy as "Goodnight Mommy"; the Netflix documentary "Taylor Swift: Miss Americana," which we all enjoyed way more than we'd expected; and we catch up with "Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace," which is ... a Tyler Perry movie. Of...
Episode 105: A La Carte With Benjamin Kasulke
February 03, 2020 15:04 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBCinematographer Benjamin Kasulke has had a prolific career, with films including "Safety Not Guaranteed," "Your Sister's Sister," "Laggies" and "The Off Hours." So we had a ton to talk about on the latest A La Carte conversation. Ben discusses growing up in Saranac Lake in far upstate New York, the video store and the boarding school that shaped his early tastes, studying film at Ithaca College, beginning his career as a negative cutter in Seattle and connecting with directors Lynn Shelton ...
Episode 104: The Rhythm Section, The Two Popes
January 30, 2020 21:59 - 28 minutes - 13 MBIt’s Super Bowl weekend, which is traditionally a pretty quiet time at the movies. The main one opening this week is the Blake Lively action thriller “The Rhythm Section,” which Alonso, Matt and Christy review on the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. We also play catch-up with “The Two Popes” because we realized it was the main Oscar nominee we hadn’t discussed yet (and you can watch it, as well, on Netflix). And over at our Patreon, we discuss the chilling latest episode of “The Outside...
Episode 103: A La Carte With Vincent Grashaw
January 27, 2020 13:58 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBVincent Grashaw is a talented and busy filmmaker who’s currently in post-production on his third feature, “What Josiah Saw.” So it was nice to have a chance to sit down with him for the first time in a while for this A La Carte conversation. Vince discusses growing up in the San Fernando Valley (including the Northridge earthquake), making his own movies and music videos with friends as a teenager, jumping right into the film world out of high school rather than going to college (and the ...
Episode 102: The Gentlemen, The Turning, Atlantics, What Did Jack Do?
January 24, 2020 00:47 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBStylish criminals and ghosts -- as well as a talking monkey who sounds an awful lot like David Lynch -- join us this week on Breakfast All Day. Matt, Alonso and Christy review Guy Ritchie's star-studded crime comedy "The Gentlemen" and the Gothic horror adaptation "The Turning." We also catch up with the haunting Senegalese drama "Atlantics" and a delightfully strange David Lynch short called "What Did Jack Do?" both of which you can watch right now on Netflix (and you should). Over at our P...
Episode 101: A La Carte With Courtney Friel
January 20, 2020 15:07 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBTV news anchor and reporter Courtney Friel has been sober for over a decade, and she’s telling her story in a new book as well as here on Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Courtney discusses getting drunk for the first time at 15, beginning her cocaine use in college, finally going to rehab and how she stays sober, even through some of the hardest times of her life. She also discusses her career in television news which included several years at “Fox News Channel” (and we do talk about “Bombs...
Episode 100: Dolittle, Bad Boys for Life, Weathering With You, Les Miserables
January 17, 2020 00:15 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBRobert Downey Jr. talks to the animals in "Dolittle" ... but should he? We're still trying to figure out what we just saw on the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. It's a truly strange film and a bit of a disaster, but not even in an interesting way like "Cats." We also discuss the re-teaming of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in "Bad Boys for Life" (including a brief spoiler talk from 24:46 to 26:47), the gorgeous Japanese anime fantasy "Weathering With You" and "Les Miserables," the Frenc...
Episode 099: A La Carte With Paul Dergarabedian
January 13, 2020 18:35 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBBox office guru Paul Dergarabedian is incredibly knowledgable about film, of course, but also a variety of other topics as you’ll hear in our wide-ranging Breakfast All Day A La Carte interview. Paul discusses growing up on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with an early love of music, fast cars and — of course — movies, with a rocket-scientist father who was a huge influence. He talks about studying at Cal State Long Beach and USC, getting his start in the business of tracking box office, working ...
Episode 098: Underwater, Like a Boss, Just Mercy, Clemency
January 10, 2020 00:48 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBWe are very much in January on Breakfast All Day with reviews of some mediocre-to-terrible films. But Matt, Alonso and Christy also find time to catch up with a couple of movies that came out at the tail end of last year that are worthwhile. We review “Underwater” — which is essentially “Alien” in the ocean — as well as the raunchy R-rated comedy “Like a Boss.” We also discuss the death row drama “Just Mercy,” which opens nationwide this week, and “Clemency,” in which Alfre Woodard does som...
Episode 097: A La Carte With Robin Sax
January 06, 2020 14:06 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBRobin Sax wears many hats, brilliantly and stylishly. She’s a lawyer, author, media expert, mediator and clinical therapist, and she talks about all of those varied careers — and how she blends them together now to make a difference in the world — on the latest Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Robin discusses growing up in Los Angeles (she and Christy were born the same year in the same hospital), attending UC Santa Barbara and Pepperdine University law school, starting her career as a prosecu...
Episode 096: Best/Worst of 2019 and Best/Worst of the 2010s
January 03, 2020 00:59 - 1 hour - 34 MBIt’s a brand new year! So Alonso and Christy are kicking off 2020 with a look back at the 10 best and worst movies of 2019. And since it’s also the start of a new decade, we reflect on our favorite films of the 2010s as well as those that didn’t quite work out so well. Many of them are so terrible, they absolutely must be experienced. And over at our Patreon, we discuss the state of awards season, including this weekend’s Golden Globes and next weekend’s LA Film Critics dinner. We’re so hap...
Episode 095: A La Carte With Kevin Noel
December 30, 2019 14:09 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBKevin Noel is the senior vice president of production for Sony Pictures Animation. But the story of how he reached that impressive level provides a helpful road map for folks trying to break into the industry on the latest Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Kevin discusses growing up skateboarding and making movies in sleepy Santa Barbara, studying film at San Francisco State University, his early work as an extra and at a talent agency, getting his start in animation and what it takes to produ...
Episode 094: Little Women, 1917, Cats Follow-up
December 28, 2019 21:27 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBWe’re so happy to be with you one last time before 2019 ends to bring you reviews of two of the year’s best films (as well as a follow-up discussion on one of the worst). Alonso, Matt and Christy discuss Greta Gerwig’s excellent adaptation of “Little Women” and Sam Mendes’ harrowing World War I drama “1917.” We also dip our paws back into the continuing saga of “Cats,” a movie we’ll talk about … now and forever. And over at our Patreon, we wrap up the season finales of “The Mandalorian,” “H...
Episode 093: A La Carte With April Wolfe
December 23, 2019 14:38 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBWe’re so proud of April Wolfe, our former fellow film-critic-turned-screenwriter whose horror movie, “Black Christmas,” is in theaters now. April talks with Christy and Alonso about growing up in conservative Grand Rapids, Michigan, her Catholic upbringing and the family bar where she worked, her early horror influences and how she got her start as a writer, the women’s wrestling troupe she was in during college and the job-hopping she did before settling in LA to pursue a career in film. A...
Episode 092: Cats, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars spoiler talk, In Fabric
December 20, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 36 MBIt’s a week of extravagant and insane spectacles on Breakfast All Day, and we are here for all of it. Alonso, Matt and Christy had way too much fun reviewing the truly bizarre, star-studded musical “Cats” as well as the movie we’ve all been waiting a lifetime to see, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” We spend a lot of time on this one, since it’s theoretically the end of the franchise (or at least this segment of the saga), including an in-depth spoiler discussion starting at the 58-minut...
Episode 091: A La Carte With Adam Weissler
December 16, 2019 13:52 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBLongtime “Extra” TV producer and music correspondent Adam Weissler has interviewed every musician and band imaginable. (He’s chatting with Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan in the photo above.) And he was nice enough to take time out of his busy schedule to discuss his career and his lifelong love of music on this week’s Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Adam talks about growing up in the San Fernando Valley in the ’80s, how he started his career in journalism at a young age attending concert...
Episode 090: Jumanji: The Next Level, Bombshell, Richard Jewell, Waves
December 14, 2019 01:31 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBMid-December means family-friendly crowd pleasers and thought-provoking awards contenders, and we’ve got ’em all at Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and Christy 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’ powerfully-acted “Waves.” And over at our Patreon, we recap the latest episodes of “Watchmen” (which was stunning), “The Mandalorian,” “The Morning Show” and “His Dark Mate...
Episode 089: A La Carte With Jacqueline Mazarella
December 09, 2019 14:13 - 1 hour - 29 MBChristy's friend for this week's A La Carte interview, actress and writer Jacqueline Mazarella, has had a fascinating path toward her current career. Jackie talks about growing up in suburban New Jersey, studying international affairs at Johns Hopkins University and thinking she wanted to be a lawyer, then making the massive life switch to acting. She discusses getting her start in New York theater, shifting to television including her work as Ms. Morello on “Everybody Hates Chris” and film...
Episode 088: Queen & Slim, Little Joe, The Aeronauts
December 05, 2019 22:56 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBThe year is winding down but the movies just keep coming here at Breakfast All Day. Christy, Matt and Alonso 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 to "The Theory of Everything." And over at our Patreon, we discuss the latest episodes of "The Mandalorian," "Watchmen," "His Dark Materials" and "The Morning Show." Grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa on thi...
Episode 087: A La Carte With Adam Egypt Mortimer
December 02, 2019 14:03 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBFilmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer and Christy 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 life and art, how he taught himself to make movies and his new horror film, the deeply creepy “Daniel Isn’t Real,” starring Miles Robbins and Patrick Schwarzenegger. It’s in theaters and streamable starting Dec....
Episode 086: Frozen II, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Uncut Gems
November 25, 2019 22:09 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBWe 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 Christy this time to catch up with the blockbuster Disney sequel "Frozen II" and the Mr. Rogers drama "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." But we also do an early review of the insane and intense "Uncut Gems" (opening Dec. 12), featuring Adam Sandler's greatest performance yet, and we ...
Episode 085: A La Carte With Kristopher Gee
November 25, 2019 14:37 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBFilm 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 his start as an extra on movies like “Shoot to Kill,” early influences like Jim Henson (and the creepy puppet he’d bring to school) and how he composes film scores and creates sound design. His varied work ranges from helpi...
Epsiode 084: Knives Out, Dark Waters, 21 Bridges
November 21, 2019 23:45 - 35 minutes - 16 MBWe're sharpening our witticisms and criticisms for this week's episode of Breakfast All Day. Christy, Alonso and Matt have an early review of Rian Johnson's star-studded whodunit "Knives Out," plus we discuss the well-intentioned but deadly dull environmental drama "Dark Waters" and "21 Bridges," a police thriller that doesn't make the most of Chadwick Boseman and Sienna Miller. And over at our Patreon, we recap the latest episodes of "The Morning Show," "Watchmen" and "His Dark Materials."...
Episode 083: A La Carte With Lisa Arch
November 18, 2019 14:36 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBThe hilarious and innately gifted Lisa Arch is Christy's guest this week on Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Christy has known Lisa since she was 11 years old and has loved seeing her career as an actress and comedian flourish. They go back to their beginnings together in Woodland Hills, drama classes in junior high and high school, her inspirations and creative process in developing original characters and her work on films including “Legally Blonde” and TV shows like “MADtv,” “Seinfeld” and “...
Episode 082: Ford v Ferrari, Charlie's Angels, Honey Boy, The Report, Midway
November 16, 2019 01:03 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBJoin us for a spin on this jam-packed week of Breakfast All Day. Matt and Christy review the thrilling racing drama "Ford v Ferrari," Elizabeth Banks' action comedy "Charlie's Angels," Shia LaBeouf's autobiographical and therapeutic "Honey Boy" and "The Report," a star-studded yet somber drama about the use of torture on terror suspects after 9/11. Matt and Alonso also play catch-up with the earnest, old-fashioned war picture "Midway." And over at our Patreon, we've got more television than...
Episode 081: A La Carte With Maggie Mackay
November 11, 2019 13:04 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBThe amazing Maggie Mackay, executive director of the Vidiots Foundation, is Christy's A La Carte guest this week. Maggie talks about growing up in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City in the ’70s and ’80s; the video store across the street that was her sanctuary and the place that planted the seeds for her career; getting her start in film at the Sundance Institute; and her longtime work with Film Independent as a programmer and Spirit Awards organizer. And of course, she talks about the n...
Episode 080: Last Christmas, Doctor Sleep, Marriage Story
November 08, 2019 00:27 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBWe’ll give you our hearts this Christmas and every Christmas here at the Breakfast All Day Podcast. Alonso, Matt and Christy discuss the George Michael-inspired romantic comedy “Last Christmas,” which fell shy of our high expectations; “Doctor Sleep,” the hit-and-miss sequel to “The Shining”; and the devastating drama “Marriage Story.” And over at our Patreon, our plates are full of new TV series. We talk about the first three episodes of “The Morning Show,” the premiere of “His Dark Materi...
Episode 079: A La Carte With Rick Adams
November 04, 2019 13:28 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBRick Adams — better known here in Southern California for his “Virtually Rick” segments on Spectrum News 1 — was a complete blast to chat with for this latest A La Carte episode. Rick talks about growing up in an idyllic town in England, playing music and beginning his career in radio, getting his start in television as a host on Nickelodeon in Britain (where he got slimed multiple times a day) and coming to the United States to expand his career. He also discusses the beginnings of the wil...
Episode 078: Terminator: Dark Fate, The Irishman, Harriet
October 31, 2019 22:36 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBWe're not saying "Hasta la vista" just yet to the "Terminator" franchise. Christy, Alonso and Matt have a Breakfast All Day review of "Terminator: Dark Fate," as well as Martin Scorsese's gangster epic "The Irishman," which may just be his masterpiece. We also review the Harriet Tubman biopic "Harriet," a movie we wish had taken more chances. And over at our Patreon, we discuss episode 2 of HBO's "Watchmen," which we're loving. It's all treats and no tricks on this Halloween episode. Hope y...
Episode 077: A La Carte With Michael Platt
October 28, 2019 12:41 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB“Grace and Frankie” writer and executive producer Michael Platt is Christy's A La Carte guest this week, and it was great chatting with him about his eclectic career. He discusses with great honesty his mother’s mental illness, and how hours of television served as both a babysitter and an escape for him as a kid growing up in suburban New Jersey. This is also when he realized he was funny, which led to a career in stand-up comedy (with a brief detour following in his father’s footsteps as ...
Episode 076: A La Carte With Tanya McRae
October 21, 2019 13:25 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBLongtime reporter, reality TV producer and Emmy winner Tanya McRae has lots of fun stories to tell on this week’s Breakfast All Day A La Carte. Tanya talks about growing up in New York City with politically active parents who prepped her for what to do when they got arrested at protests; the challenges of being biracial and 6 feet tall at age 13 in Cambridge, Mass.; beginning her career in television at ABC News (she sent out 200 tapes and resumes — this was 1989!), her work as a producer an...
Episode 075: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Zombieland: Double Tap, Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
October 18, 2019 22:48 - 1 hour - 28 MBOur plates are fuller than they have been lately for this week's episode of Breakfast All Day. Christy and Alonso visit Matt at his house for a change to discuss five new movies: the sequels "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" and "Zombieland: Double Tap," the surefire awards contenders "Jojo Rabbit" and "The Lighthouse" and the Netflix "Breaking Bad" follow-up "El Camino." Over at our Patreon, we review the October movie our subscribers voted on for us, the Korean thriller "Train to Busan." We a...
Episode 074: A La Carte With David T. Wagner
October 14, 2019 13:21 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBThirty years after they graduated from high school together, screenwriter David T. Wagner and Christy reconnect for the latest A La Carte interview. They go back to the beginning in Woodland Hills, Calif., and how he lived what he calls “a double life” as a child actor, which included being the 1984 “Jr. Star Search” vocal champion and providing the voice of Linus in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” And of course, they discuss the many movies he’s co-written, including “Van Wilder” (whic...
Episode 073: Gemini Man, Parasite, Pain & Glory, Wrinkles the Clown
October 10, 2019 23:33 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBYou're not seeing things -- there really are multiple Will Smiths in Ang Lee's "Gemini Man," and we review all of them this week on Breakfast All Day. Christy, Alonso and Matt also talk about Bong Joon-ho's exquisite social satire "Parasite," which will probably end up being the best movie of the year. Speaking of international masters, we review Pedro Almodovar's intimate and personal "Pain & Glory." And we finish up with the documentary "Wrinkles the Clown," which is fascinating if a tad ...
Episode 072: A La Carte With Jamielyn Lippman
October 07, 2019 12:53 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBFilmmaker and fellow mom Jamielyn Lippman is Christy's Breakfast All Day A La Carte guest this week — and she’s the rare friend outside the critic world who sees as much as Christy does. Jamielyn talks about growing up in a big, close family in suburban Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles, seeing films from a young age with her father, longtime professional baseball manager Tom Gamboa, and following her dad to various ballparks across the country with her siblings. She also discusses moving ...