Breakfast All Day movie reviews

It's Bennifer Week at Breakfast All Day! We have reviews of Jennifer Lopez's "The Mother," now streaming on Netflix, and Ben Affleck's "Hypnotic," which in theaters. Neither of them is very good, but it's our duty to you, our devoted listeners, to discuss both. Plus, the delightful Katie Walsh helps out on "Hypnotic," so you don't want to miss that. Dave White steps in for a discussion of the comedy "BlackBerry," which may be the most Canadian film ever made. Finally, we rave about the documentary "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie," now streaming on Apple TV+. In news, we discuss the latest on "Fast X," the Writers Guild strike, Robert De Niro and more. And over at our Patreon, we recap the first two episodes of "The Great" season 3 on Hulu. Huzzah! We're so happy you're here.

Thanks so much to the many lovely folks who joined us for our LIVE spoiler discussion of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" on our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel. In case you missed it, here it is in podcast form. We talked about some of the reasons we didn't love this movie the way a lot of critics and fans did, Chris Pratt's career, James Gunn's many music choices and the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. We love these live chats and we'll be sure to do another one soon. Until then, enjoy!

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is the big movie of the week, but some smaller movies dared to share space in the multiplex this weekend. So we reviewed "Love Again," a romantic comedy/drama that hinges on a fatal car accident, some accidental texts and the music of Celine Dion. It's weird, but not nearly as weird as it could have been! In news, we discuss the Writers Guild strike, Carrie Fisher, Jamie Foxx, the "Beau Is Afraid" pajamas and more. And over at our Patreon, we recap this week's episode of "Ted Lasso," which we're unusually split on. Thanks as always for joining us -- and make sure you stop by our LIVE "Guardians" spoiler chat on our YouTube channel on Wednesday, May 10 at Noon PDT. We'd love to see you and hear your thoughts!

So much happens in "Beau Is Afraid" that is dazzling, perplexing, terrifying, etc., that we knew we had to do a spoiler conversation to work through it all. We did it live on our YouTube channel with the help of our great friend, the brilliant Tim Grierson -- who liked Ari Aster's three-hour nightmare odyssey way more than we did -- and had a great conversation with our viewers. In case you missed it, here's the audio of that chat. Let us know what you thought of the film, and thanks for listening!

It's Gnarly Tuesday here at Breakfast All Day. We're catching up with a couple of super gory (but very well-made!) action/horror movies in theaters now. And if you can see them in a theater, you really should, because they're both such fun crowd experiences. With Alonso finishing his latest book, we've got a couple of great friends to share their insights. Horror expert William Bibbiani joins in for "Evil Dead Rise," the fifth film in the franchise, and Dave White helps out with "Sisu," a Finnish action flick that's like "John Wick," but with Nazis. (Yes, it's as fun as that sounds.) Make sure to join us Wednesday, May 3 at Noon PDT for a "Beau Is Afraid" LIVE spoiler chat. Our good friend Tim Grierson, who liked the film more than we did, will be taking part, as well. It'll be here on our Breakfast All day YouTube channel. Bring your questions and the images that have been haunting you!

We've got a super early review of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" on Breakfast All Day. And it's spoiler-free, because the movie doesn't even come out until May 5. But we wanted to chat about the latest in the MCU -- writer-director James Gunn's final film for Marvel before he heads to DC Studios -- as soon as we could. Stay tuned for details on a live spoiler chat coming soon. Also, Katie Walsh helps out with a review of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.," based on the beloved Judy Blume coming-of-age novel. We both loved it and can't recommend it highly enough. In news, we discuss all the announcements out of CinemaCon, plus the death of Jerry Springer. And over on our Patreon, we recap this week's lovely episode of "Ted Lasso." Thanks for joining us. And be sure to mark your calendar for our LIVE "Beau Is Afraid" spoiler chat on our YouTube channel, scheduled for Noon PDT on Wednesday May 3. Look forward to seeing you there!

It's Documentary Tuesday here at Breakfast All Day, with reviews two movies about towering pioneers in their fields. First, Alonso's husband, Dave White, returns to talk about "Judy Blume Forever," a celebration of the essential Young Adult author who's still as spiky and sweet as she was in the '70s. Alonso and Christy also review "Little Richard: I Am Everything," about the architect of rock 'n' roll who hasn't nearly gotten his due for the massive influence he's had on generations of performers. In news, we honor the legendary singer and activist Harry Belafonte, who died recently at age 96, plus we discuss Tucker Carlson, Richard Lewis, "Heartstopper" season 2, Dame Edna and more. Come back Friday for an early review of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3." 'Til then, have a great week, and thanks for sharing some of your time with us.

Ana de Armas and Chris Evans are impossibly beautiful individually but have zero chemistry with each other in the spy comedy "Ghosted." It's streaming now on Apple TV+, and we have a review on the latest Breakfast All Day. Then, our great friend Tim Grierson (Screen International, @TimGrierson) helps out with a review of "Chevalier," starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. as virtuoso violinist and champion fencer Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. In news, we discuss Alec Baldwin, Victoria Alonso, the new "Fast X" trailer, the end of Netflix red envelopes and Twitter blue checks, and more. And on our Patreon, we recap "The Mandalorian" season finale and the latest episode of "Ted Lasso." Both were great! Thanks for hanging out with us.

We love doing these Ask Us Anything segments and it was even more fun answering your questions LIVE on our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel. Here's the audio of our latest conversation, which covers everything from falling asleep in the theater to first crushes to favorite horror movies. We'll be sure to do more of these, and we hope you can join us!

Just a couple of quick goodies for you on this midweek Breakfast All Day episode. Alonso and Christy review "Suzume," the latest animated film from the great Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai ("Your Name.," "Weathering With You"). In news, we discuss the Writers Guild of America voting nearly unanimously to strike, the debacle of the live "Love Is Blind" reunion on Netflix, Jonathan Majors, the "World of Barbie" experience, Vidiots and more. Over at our Patreon, we revisit David Lynch's 1986 noir thriller "Blue Velvet" for our April Off the Menu. And be sure to join us Wednesday, April 19 at Noon PDT on our YouTube channel for a LIVE Ask Us Anything segment. Hope to see you!