Breakfast All Day movie reviews

This week on Marvel Mondays, we're up to "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017), one of Nicolas' absolute favorites and a movie he'd been looking forward to revisiting since the beginning of our series. He and Christy discuss the infectious joy of Tom Holland's performance, the cool, meta casting of Michael Keaton, the connection to other Marvel movies and "Into the Spider-Verse," and the fact that the more intimate stakes for teenage Peter Parker mean that stopping bad guys on the streets of Queens is as stressful as asking his crush to the big dance. Let us know how you're enjoying our friendly neighborhood podcast, and thanks as always for joining us on Breakfast All Day!

Movie theaters are opening and nature is healing — unless you're a zombie — on Breakfast All Day. This week, Christy, Alonso and Matt review Zack Snyder's "Army of the Dead," one of the more enjoyable examples of the director's muscular style. Also: the documentary "P!nk: All I Know So Far," about the pop star juggling touring and motherhood, and the shocking Mexican drama "New Order." In news, we talk about what a thrill it was to see each other in person at a screening for the first time since February 2020 (and we'll have a review of "A Quiet Place Part II" next week). We also discuss Ricky Schroder hassling Costco employees, the Lollapalooza lineup this summer, that "Shrek" article that got everyone angry for a day or so and the career of the tremendous Charles Grodin, who died at 86. And over at our Patreon, we recap the first five episodes of Barry Jenkins' gorgeous and harrowing miniseries "The Underground Railroad," as well as this week's episode of "The Handmaid's Tale." Summer's coming, so grab something cold to drink and join us!

Rocket and Drax and Groot — now in baby form — are back in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017), the rare sequel that's better than the original. At least Christy thinks so on this week's episode of Marvel Mondays. Nicolas loves it, too, beginning with its exuberantly joyful opening title sequence to ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky." We discuss how the characters evolve — they're funnier but also more vulnerable — how writer-director James Gunn finds a great balance of playful one-liners and serious moments, the great running bit in which characters have to explain things repeatedly to Baby Groot and the hilarious and heartbreaking fact that Star-Lord has long pretended David Hasselhoff is his dad. You'll also hear Baxter, our Boston terrier, whimpering in the background because he wants to play. Thanks as always for joining us on our Breakfast All Day miniseries!

We've all been trapped inside like "The Woman in the Window" for far too long, but things are looking up here at Breakfast All Day. Christy, Matt and Alonso have mixed reactions to this brazen Hitchcock homage with an all-star cast led by Amy Adams. We also review "Spiral: From the Book of Saw," even though none of us has seen a single "Saw" movie; "Those Who Wish Me Dead," a muscular, '90s-action throwback starring Angelina Jolie; and by far the best movie of the week — and maybe one of the best of the year — Denmark's "Riders of Justice," starring Mads Mikkelsen. There's a ton of news, including new CDC mask guidelines, significant Golden Globes fallout, Ellen DeGeneres ending her talk show, Seth Rogen parting ways with James Franco, further evidence of a Bennifer resurgence and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees including The Go-Go's, Tina Turner and the Foo Fighters. And over at our Patreon, Alonso and Christy recap episode 5 of "The Handmaid's Tale," which offers a post-apocalyptic tour of Chicago. Thanks for joining us as the world returns to normal!

This week on Marvel Mondays, we get to revisit one of Christy's absolute favorite MCU movies: "Doctor Strange" (2016), which is singular and funny and dazzling and, yes, strange. Christy and Nicolas talk about how Benedict Cumberbatch's character is the kind of archetype Tom Cruise often plays, how playful and trippy the movie is, what a fantastic cast it features (Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Benedict Wong), the backlash over the casting of the always tremendous Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One and questions we have about the Time Stone. We've come to bargain, so join us for the latest episode of our Breakfast All Day miniseries.

Sure, it's Mother's Day weekend, but Christy, Alonso and Matt have a bunch of movies about dudes to review on Breakfast All Day. Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham re-team for the heist thriller "Wrath of Man." Billy Crystal directs and stars as an aging comedian with dementia in "Here Today." David Oyelowo directs and has a supporting role in the Spielbergian fantasy "The Water Man." And J. Balvin is "The Boy From Medellin," a documentary that takes an intimate look at the Colombian reggaeton superstar. In news, we talk about Elon Musk hosting "Saturday Night Live," new Marvel movies over the next few years, Will Smith's dad bod reality show, and the possible return of Bennifer (that's Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez for all you young'uns). And over at our Patreon, Alonso and Christy recap episode 4 of "The Handmaid's Tale." Join us for Breakfast and Brunch!

We've crossed the halfway mark on our Marvel Mondays journey with "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), one of those epic Russo brothers extravaganzas that bring together a ton of superheroes in thrilling and dizzying ways. Christy and Nicolas talk about how Cap and Tony take different stances than you might expect in response to the oversight of the Sokovia Accords, the introduction of Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther and Tom Holland as Spider-Man, the fun of assembling the teams (and the confusion of remembering who's on whose side), and those incredible action sequences. We also debate who we agree with philosophically, and explore the notion of whether it's better to ask for forgiveness vs. permission with another hypothetical about sour gummy worms. We're loving doing these, so thanks so much for joining us on our Breakfast All Day spinoff.

"The Mitchells vs. the Machines" is sure to be one of our favorite movies of the year, and you can enjoy the hilarious family comedy now on Netflix. Also this week on Breakfast All Day, Christy, Alonso and Matt review the extremely so-so "Tom Clancy's Without Remorse," the horror movie/marital drama "Things Heard & Seen," and "My Octopus Teacher," which won best documentary feature at the Academy Awards last weekend. (Christy has lots of thoughts on that one.) In news, we talk about Disneyland reopening, the arrests in Lady Gaga's dognapping, Oscar ratings (and the former president's thoughts on them) and Leonardo DiCaprio remaking Thomas Vinterberg's excellent, Academy Award-winning "Another Round." And over at our Patreon, Alonso and Christy recap the first three episodes of the new season of "The Handmaid's Tale," which came out on Hulu this week. Blessed day to you! And thanks for joining us.

We knew it would be a bizarre pandemic-era Oscar ceremony, but no amount of prognosticating could have prepared us for the highs and lows, risks and surprises we saw Sunday night. Alonso and Christy have a recap for you of the winners, speeches, structural changes and even a bit of fashion. What worked? What didn't? Who knows??? We'd love to hear what you thought about the Academy Awards (if you watched, that is — ratings were at their lowest ever for a multitude of reasons), and thanks for joining us on this Breakfast All Day Extra.

This week on Marvel Mondays, we were thrilled to revisit "Ant-Man" (2015), a movie that's pure joy and the best kind of silly. It's also one of Nicolas' favorites in the MCU, and a breath of fresh air after the heaviness of last week's movie, "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Christy and Nic talk about the casting of Paul Rudd, the playful Michael Pena flashbacks and the clever use of the ant armies' many skills. We also touch on an idea that several movies in the franchise explore: the role of technology and innovation, and whether to use them for good or evil. Also, you will hear us argue about what exactly is happening in the credits scene where Captain America and Falcon have the Winter Soldier's arm in a vice — we just rewatched "Captain America: Civil War" for next week's episode, so we now realize that's what it's from. It's a blur! Anyway, thanks for joining us this week for our Breakfast All Day miniseries. We love doing it and we're glad you're here.