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Good morning, Saturday people. So happy to see you again.
We’re in a bit of a limbo, movie-wise. Super Bowl weekend is traditionally not a great one for new releases — the studios figure everyone’s watching the game rather than going to the theater — so we caught up with a couple of movies that had brief awards qualifying runs at the end of 2025 and now are back.
Here’s what we reviewed this week on our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel and podcast. Take us with you as you’re running to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for chili and queso.
I saw you from across the bar and liked your vibe.
PILLION. Alexander Skarsgård is a hunky, dom biker to Harry Melling’s meek, British sub. The debut from writer-director Harry Lighton, who’s up for a DGA award for best first feature, is definitely not for everyone. Many viewers will find the depictions of this BDSM lifestyle shocking. But underneath the leather and chains is a tender story of coming into one’s own true identity. In theaters.
Two-time Oscar nominee “Sirāt.”
SIRĀT. Speaking of shocking, this film caused me to gasp audibly multiple times. (Seriously, Chris was like: “What are you watching?”) “Sirāt” is nominated for Academy Awards for best international feature and best sound, and if you’ve seen it, you know why. Spanish writer-director Oliver Laxe tells the story of a father searching for his estranged daughter at a series of raves across the Moroccan desert. In theaters.
Enjoying some quality time on the moors.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS REACTION. There’s so much expectation for Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë’s classic Gothic romance that we wanted to share a quick reaction, right after we saw it. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as a sexy Cathy and Heathcliff in this wild reimagining. Reviews are embargoed until Monday at Noon Pacific, so look for our more elaborate thoughts then. For now: See it for the dresses alone.
MOVIE NEWS LIVE! It had been a few weeks so it was nice to see our folks again for our movie news livestream. Among the many topics we discussed were early “Wuthering Heights” reactions, Pedro Pascal taking over as the lead in Todd Haynes’ new queer romance, and Josh D’Amaro taking over as the new Disney CEO. Join us on Fridays at Noon Pacific.
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Oh hi, didn’t see you there. (Photo credit: Tierney Gearon)
An exciting piece of movie news this week came from Architectural Digest, of all places. That’s where Kristen Stewart discusses her plans to buy and restore the Highland Theatre in Highland Park, a hip neighborhood east of Downtown LA. The 1925 movie palace had fallen apart in recent years, and closed for good in 2024. Stewart is swooping in to fix it up: “I didn’t realize I was looking for a theater until this place came to my attention. Then it was like a gunshot went off and the race was on. I ran toward it with everything I had.” I can’t wait to see what she does with it. Check out the whole article as well as the photos accompanying it, where the always-fashionable actress wears a variety of modified menswear styles from Giorgio Armani and Tom Ford.
And if you’re looking for a juicy read this weekend, my longtime friend Jen Wang has written a personal and scandalous piece in Vogue magazine about the preschool our kids attended, where we met in 2012 and became part of an unusually tight parents group. It’s her version of Ashley Tisdale French’s viral essay about breaking up with her toxic mom group. Jen explores how her separation and subsequent romance with a fellow single school dad turned her into a pariah, and showed her who her true friends were. She’s changed the names, but I had fun figuring out who was who. Jen is a brilliant and descriptive writer with a great eye for detail. If you’d like a peek inside LA’s celebrity private schools, you’ll enjoy this.
That’ll do it for me for this week. If you’re a member of our Patreon, there’s still a little bit of time to vote in February’s Off the Menu poll. This is one of my favorite things we do, where Alonso curates several movies in a particular theme and we leave it up to our subscribers to choose which one we review. This month, he’s selected various versions of “Wuthering Heights.” Find out more about the perks we offer at different levels at our Membership tab.
Thanks as always for being here. Have a great week, enjoy the Bad Bunny halftime show, and I’ll see you back here next Saturday.
