Christy A. Lemire (née Nemetz; born August 30, 1972) is an American film critic and host of the movie review podcast ''Breakfast All Day''. She previously wrote for the

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from 1999 to 2013, was a co-host of '' Ebert Presents at the Movies'' in 2011 and co-hosted the weekly online movie review show '' What The Flick?!'' until 2018.

Early life and education

Born at the old

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(now Church of Scientology West Coast headquarters), Lemire grew up in Woodland Hills. She is a 1993 graduate of

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with a degree in

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and is a member of the

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sorority.

Career

Lemire started writing film reviews for the Associated Press in 1999 and moved to New York in 2000 as a general entertainment reporter. In 2004, she became the Associated Press' first full-time film critic. In addition to her print work, Lemire has appeared on television shows including the ''

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'' and '' Good Morning America''. In 2003, she was a guest co-host on '' The View''. Lemire made headlines when she and co-host

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shared a kiss in response to the Madonna and Britney Spears kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards. Lemire was ranked number 93 on the "Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2008". Lemire made several appearances substituting for film critic Roger Ebert on '' At the Movies''. When Ebert created his new film review program for public television, '' Ebert Presents: At The Movies'', Lemire was selected as co-host of the program along with film critic

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. ''Ebert Presents: at the Movies'' aired for a single season in 2011. She was one of the regular critics on the

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show '' What The Flick?!'' hosted on

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network, from 2010 to 2018. In August 2018,

network canceled '' What The Flick?!'' along with ''Pop Trigger'' and ''Nerd Alert'' to focus on news content. Lemire and co-host

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, former hosts

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and Matt Atchity continued the series as a podcast on Lemire's personal website under the new name, ''Breakfast All Day''.

Preferences

Best films of the year

*2010: ''

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'' *2011: ''

Martha Marcy May Marlene ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' is a 2011 American psychological thriller- drama film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen (in her film debut), John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. The plot focuses on a yo ...

'' *2012: '' Argo'' *2013: ''

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'' *2014: '' Birdman'' *2015: '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' *2016: ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ...

'' *2017: ''

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'' *2018: ''

The Favourite ''The Favourite'' is a 2018 Historical drama, period black comedy film co-produced and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Deborah Davis (screenwriter), Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (writer), Tony McNamara. Set in early 18th ...

'' *2019: ''

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'' *2020: ''

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'' *2021: ''

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Personal life

She lives in

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with her husband Chris Lemire, a television producer, and son Nicolas, born in November 2009. She has described herself as a "

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Filmography

References

External links

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