Breakfast All Day movie reviews

We can't imagine reviewing "Gran Turismo" without our old friend Matt Atchity. He returns to Breakfast All Day this week to share his expertise on video games, and cars, and video games about cars. The Neill Blomkamp action film tells the true story of gamer-turned-racer Jann Mardenborough, and it's surprisingly really good. Also, Alonso and Christy catch up with some movie news, including the trailer for Zack Snyder's two-part "Rebel Moon" on Netflix, "Blue Beetle" box office and Britney Spears' divorce. And over at our Patreon, we revisit Ruben Ostlund's "Force Majeure" from 2014 for our August Off the Menu, and recap this week's "Only Murders in the Building" episode. Thanks for joining us!

Summer's ending and we're here for the random array of movies that come around this time of year on Breakfast All Day. Our great friend Tim Grierson from Screen International helps out with a couple of reviews: "Blue Beetle," the latest superhero origin story from DC Studios, and "Strays," an extremely R-rated talking dog comedy. Then Alonso and Christy review "Oldboy" (2003), Park Chan-wook's twisted and tragic noir, which is back in theaters in a 4K remaster. And over at our Patreon, we recap episodes 5 and 6 of the latest "Heartstopper" season on Netflix. Thanks for sharing some of your time with us!

It's always such a pleasure to hang out with you guys during our LIVE Ask Us Anything sessions. Thanks so much to all the folks who showed up in the middle of a Tuesday -- or whatever time it is where you live -- to ask thoughtful questions and chat with us. In case you missed it on YouTube, here's our latest livestream in podcast form. Among the topic we discussed were our favorite movies by Scorsese, Spielberg, Hitchcock and more; film composers we're loving lately; movies we've walked out on; movies that helped us grieve the loss of a parent, and more. And if you're interested in reviewing a movie with us through the Table for One service we discuss here, please email us at bfastalldaypod@gmail.com for details. It's been a great way to get to know you guys better. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and thanks for spending part of it with us!

It's a mixed bag on this mid-August episode of Breakfast All Day. We review the horror movie "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," which really should have been called "Vampire Boat." It's in theaters now and it's not good. We also discuss the gay rom-com "Red, White & Royal Blue," based on the best-selling novel. It's streaming on Prime Video and it's very good. In news, we talk about "Wonder Woman 3," the Primetime Emmys moving to January, Robbie Robertson of The Band and more. And over at our Patreon, we recap episodes 3 and 4 of the new season of "Heartstopper" on Netflix. Thanks for being here! Make sure you join us for our LIVE Ask Us Anything! Join us at our YouTube channel on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at Noon PDT. Make sure you hit the "Notify Me" button so you don't miss a thing. Here's a link. Hope to see you!

Have you seen "They Cloned Tyrone"? It's this trippy sci-fi/comedy that upends blaxploitation tropes and keeps you guessing the whole way through. We have a spoiler-free catch-up review of the Netflix film, starring a terrific John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx, on the latest Breakfast All Day. In news, we remember the legendary director William Friedkin ("The Exorcist," "The French Connection"), who died at 87. Plus we discuss "Barbie" crossing the billion-dollar mark worldwide, Mr. Beast's burger lawsuit, and the passing of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" actor Mark Margolis. And for our Patreon subscribers, we recap the first two episodes of "Only Murders in the Building" season 3 on Hulu. It's great to be back at the Arconia! Thanks for hanging out with us.

Surely, if anyone can save us from rampaging megalodons, it's Jason Statham on a Jet-Ski. At least that's the point of "Meg 2: The Trench," which takes way too long to get going. We have a review of this surprisingly dull late-summer sequel on Breakfast All Day. We also review the indie rom-com "Shortcomings," Randall Park's feature directorial debut, starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki. Plus the always brilliant Katie Walsh helps out with a catch-up review of the Australian horror movie "Talk to Me." In news, we have a bunch of corrections -- sometimes, we get things wrong! --plus Pedro Almodovar and Weird Barbie. And for our Patreon subscribers, we recap the first two episodes of "Heartstopper" season 2 on Netflix, which is as charming as ever. Come on in, the water's fine!

So great to be back with you again after traveling for much of July! But we wish we had happier news to share here at Breakfast All Day. Among the topics Alonso and Christy discuss in movie news are the deaths of Paul Reubens, Sinead O'Connor and Angus Cloud. Also: the latest in Barbenheimer box office, the writers' and actors' strikes, and the "Loki" season 2 trailer. Plus we have a review of the animated comedy "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," which is shockingly pretty great. Be on the lookout for reviews of "Talk to Me" and "Meg 2: The Trench" later this week. Thanks as always for sharing your time with us, and hope you're keeping cool!

Travel back in time with us to 1980 for the latest round of our favorite game: Was It Great or Were You 8? This time, it was Christy's turn to pick a favorite movie from childhood to determine whether it truly was great or she just remembers it fondly through nostalgia. She chose "9 to 5," the workplace comedy starring Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda. What do you think of the film? Let us know! We'll be back to our regular podcast schedule of news and reviews starting next week after being in and out on vacation lately. So thanks for listening, and hope you're having a terrific summer!

It's been a huge week at the movies between "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer," and since there's so much to discuss in both films, we decided to do one big, sparkly, explosive spoiler chat combining the two. In case you missed our YouTube livestream, here's the audio version for your podcast enjoyment. What did you think of these movies? Did you do the Barbenheimer double feature -- and if so, what order did you do them in? Let us know, and thanks for sharing part of your summer with us. Christy and Alonso have both been in and out of town the past few weeks, but we'll be back to our usual podcast schedule soon.

It's summer, so we're sort of in and out and all over the place, but we'll always find time to check in with you here at Breakfast All Day. We have a review of the indie comedy "Theater Camp," which affectionately skewers these over-eager drama nerds. It's in theaters now. And we wanted to share a segment with you that we regularly do for our Patreon subscribers. It's called Off the Menu: Every month, we offer a poll featuring several movies in a certain theme. You vote, we review it. For July, we honor the late, legendary Alan Arkin with a look back at the thrilling "Wait Until Dark" (1967), in which he terrorizes a blind Audrey Hepburn. Be sure to check back next week, when we'll have a LIVE Barbenheimer spoiler chat on our YouTube channel once "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have both been in theaters for a few days. We hope you're having a terrific summer, and we appreciate you spending some of it with us!