Christy Lemire

Early life and education

Born at the old Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (now Church of Scientology West Coast headquarters), Lemire grew up in Woodland Hills. She is a 1993 graduate of Southern Methodist University with a degree in journalism and is a member of the Delta Gamma 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 Today Show and Good Morning America.

In 2003, she was a guest co-host on The View. Lemire made headlines when she and co-host Meredith Vieira 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 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky. Ebert Presents: at the Movies aired for a single season in 2011.

She was one of the regular critics on the YouTube show What The Flick?! hosted on The Young Turks network, from 2010 to 2018. In August 2018, The Young Turks network canceled What The Flick?! along with Pop Trigger and Nerd Alert to focus on news content. Lemire and co-host Alonso Duralde, former hosts Ben Mankiewicz 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: The Social Network
• 2011: Martha Marcy May Marlene
• 2012: Argo
• 2013: Gravity
• 2014: Birdman
• 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road
• 2016: La La Land
• 2017: Call Me by Your Name
• 2018: The Favourite
• 2019: Parasite
• 2020: American Utopia
• 2021: Licorice Pizza
• 2022: The Banshees of Inisherin
• 2023: Poor Things
• 2024: Anora

Personal life

She lives in Palos Verdes Estates, California with her husband Chris Lemire, a television producer, and son Nicolas, born in November 2009. She has described herself as a "lapsed Catholic".

In March 2025, Lemire announced on the Breakfast All Day YouTube channel that she had breast cancer. She subsequently underwent a lumpectomy and announced in May 2025 that she was cancer-free.

Filmography

References

References

1. Christy Lemire. (August 31, 2012). "Birthday fun is done! Thanks everyone for a fantastic day/week. I'm psyched to be 40. @ Larchmont Grill".
2. Christy Lemire. (August 30, 2011). "@MichaelChiklis Happy birthday to a fellow Aug. 30ther. You, me, and Ted Williams' frozen head.".
3. (October 1, 2010). "@EricCeleste I remember him from school ... tell him hi (I was Christy Nemetz back then). I recall him being the nicest guy ever.".
4. The Deadline Team. (May 11, 2013). "Reasons For 2 AP Film Critics Resignations". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
5. Christy Lemire. (May 23, 2013). "Upon the occasion of my last day with the AP ... @ Hancock Park".
6. Ward, Pat. (August 18, 2011). "At The Movies With SMU Alumna Christy Lemire". SMU Magazine.
7. "What the Flick?!". Theyoungturks.com.
8. Christy Lemire. (April 22, 2010). "@harpo787reviews Delta Gamma. My sorority. I'm a dork.".
9. "Panelists & Special Guests 2010". ebertfest.com.
10. "Meet the Critics". Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
11. (September 5, 2003). "'The View' joins celebrity kissing saga". USA Today.
12. (December 1, 2011). "'The View's' Lip Shtick". Fox News.
13. "Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2008".
14. Channick, Robert. (November 8, 2011). "Roger Ebert may cancel 'At the Movies' due to lack of funding". Chicago Tribune.
15. (2018-08-28). "TYT Network Cancels Three Digital Series and Lays Off Portion of Staff - VideoInk". VideoInk.
16. "Breakfast All Day Podcast Archives".
17. (2010-12-20). "AP critics Germain, Lemire pick top films of 2010".
18. (2011-12-22). "The top films of 2011".
19. (2012-12-28). "AP critics pick the year's best movies".
20. Lemire, Christy. (January 2, 2014). "What the Flick?! - Best of 2013".
21. Lemire, Christy. (December 18, 2014). "10 Best Films of 2014".
22. Lemire, Christy. (December 12, 2015). "10 Best Films of 2015".
23. Lemire, Christy. (December 17, 2016). "10 Best Films of 2016".
24. Lemire, Christy. (December 10, 2017). "10 Best Films of 2017".
25. Lemire, Christy. (December 15, 2018). "10 Best Films of 2018".
26. Lemire, Christy. (January 2, 2020). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/2/20".
27. Lemire, Christy. (January 8, 2021). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/8/21".
28. Lemire, Christy. (January 7, 2022). "Breakfast All Day Podcast 1/7/22".
29. (December 14, 2023). "The Individual Top Tens of 2023".
30. chris lemire. (May 12, 2013). "@christylemire enjoying a Mother's Day brunch in Palm Springs. Teaching our boy AP style as well.".
31. Lemire, Christy. (January 26, 2010). "Baby Mama: Film critic takes son to the theater". Boston.com.
32. Lemire, Christy. (March 29, 2014). "Noah". Christy Lemire.
33. Breakfast All Day movie reviews. (March 26, 2025). "The Best Bad News".
34. Lemire, Christy. (May 17, 2025). "Happy Cancer-Free Saturday". Saturday Matinee with Christy Lemire.
35. Marcotte, Alison. (April 8, 2013). "Ebertfest to continue as tribute to film critic". The Daily Illini.