Breakfast All Day movie reviews

Tie a flannel around your waist, pump up the Garbage and conjure your angstiest '90s mood for "Captain Marvel" (2019). This week on Marvel Mondays, Christy and Nicolas and discuss the nostalgia of Carol Danvers crash landing into a Blockbuster Video store, her meeting up with a young Nick Fury and Agent Coulson, the fun of the furry Flerken and the emotion of her getting back up again every time she's knocked down. We also talk about how important it was for Marvel to finally devote an entire movie to a woman superhero and how much money the filmmakers spent on its kick-ass, female-centric soundtrack. We're nearing the end of our journey, and we're so thankful to you for joining us for our Breakfast All Day miniseries! Listen and enjoy.

Buckle up and hang on for the gravity-defying spectacle that is Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and Christy review the latest in "The Fast Saga," "F9," which we're mixed on but agree is a great reason to go back to the movies. We also review the middling Liam Neeson actioner "The Ice Road" and the touching queer, Mexican romance "I Carry You With Me." In news, we talk about Britney Spears' horrific revelations about her conservatorship, the Mumford & Sons banjo player leaving the band over his tweet backlash, Conan O'Brien's last talk show episode, James Cameron acknowledging he wasn't always the nicest guy on set, Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib coming out and honorary Oscars going to Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May, Liv Ullmann and Danny Glover. And over at our Patreon, we recap this week's episode of "Loki" and review the 2020 romance "Monsoon" as June's Off the Menu selection. We're all about #family around here, so we're glad you're part of ours. Thanks for joining us.

This week on Marvel Mondays, we discuss "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018), which serves as a light, cool palate cleanser after the emotional intensity of "Avengers: Infinity War." Christy and Nicolas didn't enjoy this sequel as much the second time around — we found its plot too crammed and the jokes too repetitive from the original. But Paul Rudd is always delightful, and the use of shrinking and enlarging technology is often inspired. And of course, the final end credits scene is just shocking. Let us know your thoughts on this movie and our whole Breakfast All Day miniseries, and thanks as always for joining us.

Jump on in, the water's fine here at Breakfast All Day. This week, Alonso, Matt and Christy review the new Pixar movie on Disney+, "Luca," and have widely varying thoughts on it. We also discuss the totally unnecessary sequel "Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard," although we can barely remember the original, and the entertaining documentary "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It." In news, we talk about the changes that came with LA County reopening on June 15, the great indie "Miss Juneteenth" returning to theaters, apologies from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chrissy Teigen, Anthony Mackie on the Sam-and-Bucky bromance in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and your weekly dose of Bennifer news. And over at our Patreon, we recap the shocking season finale of "The Handmaid's Tale" as well as episode 2 of "Loki." Grab a scoop of gelato on this languid summer day and join us!

It's hard to believe we're almost done with our Marvel Mondays series, but here we are with "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018). Christy and Nicolas talk about how fun it is to see the various Marvel characters interact with each other, whether Nic relates to surly Teenage Groot, how emotional the snap is — especially when it comes to Spider-Man — and how shocking this movie seemed when it came out. We were also impressed with the fact that in this giant film where so much is at stake, there are so many great, little moments and funny lines. We'd love to hear your thoughts, and thanks as always for joining us for our Breakfast All Day miniseries.

It's our 200th episode of Breakfast All Day! And what better way to celebrate than with the infectiously joyous "In the Heights." Alonso, Matt and Christy review the big-screen version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical, which you really should see on the big screen if you feel comfortable doing that. We also review the sequel "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway" and the must-see Netflix special "Bo Burnham: Inside," which speaks pointedly and poignantly to the isolation we've all experienced over the past year. In news, we once again discuss the ever-changing mask rules, sequels to "A Quiet Place Part II" and "Cruella," Chris Harrison out as host of "The Bachelor" franchise, Jeff Bezos heading to space, Tyler Perry bringing back Madea and Alyssa Milano pondering a run for Congress. And over at our Patreon, we recap the entertaining first episode of "Loki" on Disney+ and the intense penultimate episode of season four of "The Handmaid's Tale." Summer's here, so thanks for sharing part of it with us!

We're finally up to "Black Panther," one of our complete favorites and a movie we'd been looking forward to revisiting since the beginning, on this week's episode of Marvel Mondays. Christy and Nicolas talk about how sad it is to watch Ryan Coogler's film following the death of Chadwick Boseman, how it features a villain in Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger who has an understandable reason for his actions, the philosophical debate about whether to protect the Vibranium and keep Wakanda peaceful and isolated or share it for the greater good and risk entering the world's skirmishes, and what an emotional experience it was for Black moviegoers to see themselves on screen in this heroic capacity. We love this movie so much for so many reasons, so it was a joy to have a lengthy conversation about it. We'd love to hear your thoughts, too, and thanks as always for listening to our Breakfast All Day miniseries.

Summer is heating up but it's a tepid week movie-wise here at Breakfast All Day. Stick with us, though, because Christy, Matt and Alonso have reviews of the horror sequel "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It," the Indian film "The Disciple" on Netflix and "Port Authority," an indie drama about a transgender romance. In news, we talk about the confusing new mask rules for businesses in California and theaters nationwide, Trump's blog ending after just 29 days, Naomi Osaka's decision to pull out of the French Open over news conferences, further Bennifer sightings, a cool "Airplane!" panel Christy had the pleasure of doing, and the career of "The Love Boat" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star Gavin McLeod, who died this week at 90. And over at our Patreon, we recap this week's excellent episode of "The Handmaid's Tale," and we dig into the second half of Barry Jenkins' gorgeous and harrowing miniseries "The Underground Railroad" on Amazon Prime Video. We'd love to hear your thoughts on all of this, and thanks as always for joining us.

This week on Marvel Mondays, we're up to a movie Christy had been excited to rewatch from the very beginning: "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017). It's one of her absolute favorites because it's goofy, weird and full of surprises. She and Nicolas talk about how the humor in Taika Waititi's film comes from Thor not being powerful and majestic but actually kinda boggled and bumbling. We love the interplay he has with Hulk, Valkyrie and Doctor Strange. Christy bores Nic with her story about meeting Cate Blanchett and being dazzled by her otherworldly presence. But she also gets to ask him: "What is the Devil's Anus?" and learns that Nic is officially too old for bathroom humor. Hope you enjoy this episode of our Breakfast All Day miniseries as much as we enjoyed recording it, and thanks as always for joining us.

Listening to the Breakfast All Day Podcast is the height of fashion, darling — especially this week, when we disagree strongly on a couple of new movies. Alonso loved the Disney villain origin story "Cruella" and Christy was not a fan (although the clothes are amazing). Christy loved the documentary "Moby Doc" and Alonso thought it was annoying. Matt is somewhere in between on both of these. But we were all in agreement on John Krasinski's solid sequel "A Quiet Place Part II." In news, we talk about California offering $116.5 million in prize money to get people vaccinated, the "Friends" reunion, the "Borat" extras on Amazon, Lindsay Lohan starring in a Netflix Christmas movie and Kelly Clarkson taking over Ellen DeGeneres' talk-show time slot. And over at our Patreon, we review Chloe Zhao's feature filmmaking debut, 2015's "Songs My Brothers Taught Me," as May's Off the Menu selection, and recap episode 7 of "The Handmaid's Tale." Thanks for joining us, and have a safe and fun holiday weekend!