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Good morning and a glorious Saturday to you. I’m up before the sun, drinking coffee and thinking about this busy weekend.
It starts with today’s Earth Day celebration with the wonderful folks at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. I’ve loved volunteering with them, particularly over the past couple of years. When things are uncertain, it feels really good to get out there and do something for the planet that’s tangible and immediate. That can be as simple as pulling weeds or watering. So whatever that looks like for you — even if it’s just going for a hike or remembering to throw your water bottle in the recycling bin — I hope you find it and enjoy it.
But! Movies call. And because I’m on both radio shows next week, I’ve got a bunch of them to watch over the next couple of days. That includes catching up with Steven Soderbergh’s “The Christophers,” which I’ve heard great things about. Alonso and I will review that next week on Arthouse Tuesday.
As for this week, here’s what we discussed on our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel and podcast. Take us with you if you’re exploring the outdoors this weekend, too.
LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY. A little girl disappears from her family in Cairo, only to return eight years later as ... well, she's no longer their little girl. The central mystery in writer-director Lee Cronin's reimagining of the Mummy mythology is what happened to her and how to unravel it. This movie is super gross. It's also way too long. In theaters.
MOTHER MARY. Anne Hathaway is a Lady Gaga-style pop diva with hopes of reinventing herself. The one person she can turn to for help is her longtime costume designer and collaborator (Michaela Coel), with whom she had a falling out years ago. The latest from writer-director David Lowery (“The Green Knight,” “A Ghost Story”) takes some wild swings and will be hugely divisive. In limited release this weekend, opening wide April 24.
OUTCOME. This star-studded Hollywood satire from director, co-writer and co-star Jonah Hill is heavy-handed and painfully obvious. Keanu Reeves is miscast as an A-list actor who becomes the target of an extortion plot. He must go on an apology tour to all the people he’s wronged to figure out who’s after him. The cast is incredible, though: Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, Susan Lucci, Welker White and Martin Scorsese. Streaming on Apple TV.
THE DRAMA LIVE SPOILER CHAT. As soon as we saw this movie, we knew we needed to discuss it more in-depth. Here, we get into everything we didn’t want to reveal in our non-spoiler review of the Zendaya and Robert Pattinson film. Lots of strong feelings about this one! I’d love to know what you thought of it.
MOVIE NEWS LIVE! It had been a month since we'd done a news livestream, so we had so much to catch up on, including announcements out of CinemaCon, the latest in the Paramount/WB merger, Eurovision, the Billie Eilish concert movie and more. Come back next Friday at Noon Pacific and we'll do it again.
And speaking of Billie Eilish, you can catch her new concert film super early. “Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D” is playing in sneaks nationwide on April 29, a week and a half before its May 8 opening. The pop star gets directing credit alongside James Cameron on this film, which promises to “reinvent the concert experience.” I always love going to concert films, particularly in IMAX, and we’ve reviewed several on them on our channel, including ones from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Depeche Mode. We’ll be sure to discuss this movie, too. I always appreciate when Cameron uses his technical prowess for good, and not just for another “Avatar.”
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Over at our Patreon, we have begun recapping “The Testaments,” a sequel series to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Chase Inifiniti from “One Battle After Another” stars as Agnes, a pampered teenager who’s growing up in Gilead as the daughter of the High Commander. But she’s really Hannah, the daughter of June and Luke, whose abduction was the inspiration for so many dangerous missions. Lucy Halliday co-stars as a young woman who shows up from the outside and shakes everything up, with Ann Dowd returning as the officious Aunt Lydia. This series is really good so far — made with the same visual precision as its predecessor, with similar real-world stakes. New episodes of “The Testaments” come out Wednesdays on Hulu, and we’ll discuss them the following Fridays. Our recaps are also available for individual purchase if you’re not already a member of our Patreon. Join us and share your thoughts!
That’ll do it for me for this week. But it feels so good to be back with you now that spring break is over and we’re heading into the busy summer movie season. If you’ve enjoyed my newsletter, I hope you’ll share it with someone else. And if someone 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.
