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We 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 some of her best work yet. Over at our Patreon, we chat about the state of awards season ahead of Monday's Oscar nominations, and we return to Trailer Talk with the latest "Harley Quinn" clip, "A Quiet Place Part II" and "The Woman in the Window." Thanks for diving in with us!
Robin 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 prosecutor in the LA County District Attorney's office, making the leap into work as a TV legal analyst and making the next leap in her 40s to get her master's degree in social work at USC (which includes traveling to China). Robin has melded all her expertise and experience in her new website, DearCoParent.com, where she helps couples communicate as they're divorcing and co-parenting. Robin is so thoughtful and inspiring, and Christy loved having this time with her. Listen and enjoy, and Happy New Year!
It'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 happy to be starting a new year of Breakfast All Day with all of you. Raise a glass and join us!
Kevin 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 produce a massive, computer-generated spectacle like the Oscar-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." He also talks about two new animated series he's working on: "Agent King" for Netflix and the return of "The Boondocks" for HBO Max. Listen and enjoy — and Happy New Year!
We'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," "His Dark Materials" and "The Morning Show." We also finally review the movie you guys chose for us, the animated "Klaus" on Netflix. Thanks so much to you all for sticking with us this year, and here's to an even better 2020!
We'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. And of course she discusses her involvement in the remake of "Black Christmas," which she co-wrote with director Sophia Takal, about sorority sisters fighting the serial killer who's after them. Jump up and down and clap and sing with us! And thanks as always for listening.
It'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-minute mark, so only listen to that part once you've seen the film. In between, we catch up with "In Fabric," a deliciously dark and lurid thriller about a cursed dress. And over at our Patreon, we discuss the tremendous season finale of "Watchmen" and episodes 6 and 7 of "The Mandalorian." (We'll be back early next week to wrap up "The Morning Show" and "His Dark Materials" if you've been following along with our recaps of those shows, too.) Thanks for spending some time with us during the holidays!
Longtime "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 concerts and contacting record labels to write about bands, navigating the world of celebrities and publicists and his early discovery of important artists including Fiona Apple, Katy Perry and Norah Jones. He shares lots of fun stories about interviews he's conducted over the years and we swap tales about our toughest interviews. Plus we do a sort of lightning round: first concert, best concert, who he's seen the most, the best place to see a show in Los Angeles and his favorite LA bands. This one was so fun — hope you enjoy.
Mid-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 Materials." Also, if you're one of our Patreon subscribers, you can vote on the holiday movie you'd like to see us review. Grab a cup of eggnog and come hang out with us.
Christy'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 work including "Jersey Boys," and the thoroughly inappropriate web series she developed and stars in, "The Oversharer." Hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed doing this.
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