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Happy Saturday, all. I’m writing to you as we pack up and prepare to fly home after a week in Whistler and Vancouver over spring break. Every time we leave, I get a little sadder, and begin fantasizing in earnest about what it might be like to live up here all the time and ski whenever we want.
Nic took this picture below — now that he’s 16, he goes off and skis on his own — and it gives you an indication of how breathtaking this place is. Sigh.
Anyway, even though I’ve been gone all week, we still stockpiled some goodies for you. No matter where Alonso and I are on the planet, we’d never abandon you entirely! Here’s what we reviewed on our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel and podcast. Take us with you on your spring adventures, too.
MARC BY SOFIA. Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs have been friends for over 30 years, so the director’s documentary about the fashion designer is warm and intimate. Coppola cleverly synthesizes all the cultural influences that go into Jacobs’ latest runway show. If Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” has you you longing for ‘90s fashion and you like process like we do, you’ll enjoy this. In theaters.
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART 1 - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW. This documentary was on both of our top-10 lists for 2025, so we’re thrilled that it’s finally available for you to watch, too. Director Julia Loktev follows a group of independent Russian TV journalists just as Putin is invading Ukraine. Don’t let the fact that it’s 5 ½ hours intimidate you: This film is gripping, and it’s broken into chapters for easy viewing (although you may find yourself getting sucked into the whole thing). Streaming on MUBI.
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Also this week, we did the latest in our Was It Great or Were You 8? series. This is one of my absolute favorite things we do at our channel, where we go back and rewatch movies we loved from our childhood to determine whether they truly were great, or we just remember them fondly because of nostalgia. This time it was my turn, and I chose 1980’s “Little Darlings.” I honestly have no idea how it was OK for me to see this movie. I’m certain the mature themes went right over my head. All I can say is there wasn’t a lot of parental supervision back then. And so I saw “Little Darlings,” which seemed super racy to me at age 8.
Tatum O’Neal and Kristy McNichol star as 15-year-old summer campers from opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum. O’Neal’s Ferris Whitney is a rich girl — we know this because she shows up to the camp bus in a Rolls Royce, and because her name is Ferris Whitney. McNichol’s Angel Bright is a tough girl from a poor background — we know this because the first thing she does when we see her is light up one of many, many Marlboro Reds. They get forced into a competition to see who can lose her virginity first, with other girls from throughout the camp egging them on and placing bets.
It’s a summer-that-changed-everything movie, which is one of my favorite subgenres, but it’s also a raunchy teenage sex comedy — or at least it looks like one from the outset. “Little Darlings” is actually much more sensitive than all those horny movies of the era like “Porky’s,” “Losin’ It” and “The Last American Virgin.” In retrospect, I’m not sure it was great, but both young actresses are great in it. I loved having this conversation with Alonso. Keep an eye out for our next Was It Great or Were You 8? review, when it will be Alonso’s turn to choose.
That’ll do it for me for this week. But I’ve got a couple quick things for you before I go:
If you’re a member of our Patreon, you still have a few days left to vote in our April Off the Menu poll. This month, we’re honoring newly minted Oscar winner Paul Thomas Anderson by going back and reviewing one of his early films. Right now, “There Will Be Blood” is in the lead, but “Punch-Drunk Love” is close. Join us and choose your favorite.
We’re doing a LIVE spoiler chat about “The Drama” on Tuesday, April 14 at Noon Pacific at our YouTube channel. There’s so much we didn’t want to ruin in our spoiler-free review of the Zendaya and Robert Pattinson film, but now that it’s been out for a little while, it’s time for us to dig into what’s really happening here. Come hang out with us and share your thoughts.
Thank you so much for spending some of your weekend with me. If you’ve enjoyed my newsletter, I hope you’ll share it with someone else. And if someone else shared it with you, I hope you’ll consider subscribing. Saturday Matinee is always free. Have a great week, and I’ll see you back here next Saturday.
