Grierson & Leitch

This was a dreadful weekend in a year of dreadful weekends. We do not glide past it, but we don't wallow in it either. We need some time away from the world ourselves. So, this week, we discuss two new movies: "The High Note" and "The Vast of Night." Then, an all-timer for the Reboot: Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev." Timestamps (approximate): 14:28 "The High Note" 34:14 "The Vast of Night" 50:51 "Andr...

Two new movies this week! Also: No buzzing sound on Grierson's audio. It's almost like things are back to normal. Even though they are totally not! First, we look at the Kumail Nanjiani/Issa Rae romantic comedy "The Lovebirds." Then it's the fourth in the "Trip" series, with "The Trip to Greece." In our Reboot, hey: It's "Point Break!" Whoa! Timestamps (approximate): 22:21 "The Lovebirds" 36:48 "T...

Hey, look! An actual new, 2020 movie for us to discuss! With a letter grade and everything. It's Josh Trank's "Capone," and boy howdy: It is definitely a movie. We also have two foreign language Reboots this week: Antonioni's "L'Avventura" and Fassbinder's "In a Year of 13 Moons." But a new movie! A real one! Also: Something was up with Grierson's microphone on this episode. There's an occasional...

There are actual new movies coming out next week, so this is our last year recap for a while. So let's all enjoy 1999, the year of "The Matrix," "The Phantom Menace" and ... "Magnolia!" And lots of movies. Then, two fun one in our Reboot segment: Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17" and the restaurant classic "Big Night." Timestamps (approximate): 10:45 1999: A Look Back 56:45 "Stalag 17" 1:14:11 "Big Night...

Hello! The news from the Academy this week means we may actually have movies to discuss in the coming weeks, like, NEW movies. We discuss that. But we also look back at the movie year of 1982, the first year Will remembers watching movies in theaters. Which means we mostly just discuss "E.T." Then, Reboot time: First, Brian DePalma's "Blow Out." Then, the crazy-pants Ridley Scott-Cormac McCarthy c...

Grierson went on a walk last week. We are very proud of him. Now that he has walked, we can talk about movies. This week, we look back at the movie year 1997, a particularly good movie year, and not just because that's the one year Grierson and Leitch both lived in Los Angeles at the same time. We have Reboots as well. First, the Coen Brothers classic "Raising Arizona." Then, the cult film "Tucker...

Hi! It's time for another Grierson & Leitch: Conversations! This week, we talk with The Athletic baseball writer Keith Law, whose new book "The Inside Game" looks at baseball, but mostly looks at critical thinking and the logic fallacies that curse us all. We talk about movies, the illogic of our leaders and whether baseball will be back this year. It's a fun show! Plus, Keith is a dedicated G&L l...

Like you, we are still in our house. But Grierson really needs to take a walk. This week's year in review is 2001. Never forget! We have Reboots as well. First, the John Magary indie from 2014 "The Mend." Then, a weird Street Toughs movies from 1979 called "Over the Edge." It has a 14-year-old Matt Dillon in it. And seriously, stay safe! Timestamps (approximate): 10:34 2001: A Look Back 45:32 "The...

Still quarantinin'! This week's year in review is 1977. We were very young in 1977. But two movies dominated the year, and the years to come: "Annie Hall," and, of course, "Star Wars." We discuss them both, and more. We have Reboots as well. First, the Steven Spielberg classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Then, the German comedy-drama "Goodbye, Lenin!" And seriously, stay safe! Timestamps (approxima...

We hope everyone's staying safe! This week's year in review: 2005! It's the year that "Crash" won Best Picture! That was terrible! There were good things that year, though, we swear. We have Reboots as well. First, Francis Ford Coppola's "Tucker: A Man and His Dream." Also, the John Sayles hit "Passion Fish." And seriously, stay safe! Timestamps (approximate): 13:14 2005: A Look Back 56:42 "Tucker...

We're back, in the new routine of this new madness, quarantined but still watching movies like crazy. Grierson guides us through movie year 1989 first off. Then, we actually have a new movie to discuss: The Netflix documentary, produced by the Obamas, "Crip Camp." Then in our Reboot, we look at Kenneth Lonergan's much-debated "Margaret." Timestamps (approximate): 11:14 1989: A Look Back 43:42 "Cri...

We're shut in our homes just like you are, which means no new movies, which means we're looking backwards rather than forward. Thus, we begin our weekly look back at a particular movie year with 1994. "Forrest Gump!" "Pulp Fiction!" "Hoop Dreams!" David Letterman hosting the Oscars! We deep dive into 1994. Then, in our Reboot segment, we look at Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Blue" and Todd Haynes' "I'm...

Obviously, we're living in pretty unprecedented times right now. While you're inside like everybody else, come with us and talk movies for a little bit, but mostly about what it's like at this particularly moment. We're your podcast buddies, and you're our listening friends. Let's talk all this through together. We also talk about "The Hunt" and "Moulin Rouge" a little. It helps. A little. Thanks...

Hey, three new movies! And they're all interesting! First, it's the new Pixar film, "Onward." Then we dig into the umpteenth Ben Affleck comeback movie "The Way Back." Finally, Grierson solos on Kelly Reichardt's "First Cow." Timestamps (approximate): 10:14 "Onward" 32:45 "The Way Back" 53:32 "First Cow"" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope...

Time for another Grierson & Leitch: Conversations! This one is a big preview of the 2020 Major League Baseball season with the hosts of the long-gone, most-beloved The Baseball Show With Rany and Joe. That's right, we go two-plus hours with Joe Sheehan and Rany Jazayerli. So much baseball nerdness! If you just like movies and not baseball, this is not for you: It's a special Conversations episode....

The Dark Universe is over, but "The Invisible Man" is back: This one is a Blumhouse joint with Elizabeth Moss. How does it hold up? We discuss. Then, in our Reboot segment, we take a look at two ... coming of age movies? First, it's 1967's "The Graduate." Then, only 15 years later (but a lifetime, really), it's 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Timestamps (approximate): 16:06 "The Invisible M...

We split duties on two new films this week: Leitch talks about "The Call of the Wild," and Grierson digs into "Emma." But the real fun--and that is absolutely not the right word--this week comes from the Reboots: 2013 documentary "The Act of Killing," and the 1971 satirical drama "The Hospital." Timestamps: 9:50 "The Call of the Wild" 21:32 "Emma" 33:59 "The Act of Killing" 1:03:01 "The Hospital"...

The Oscars are over, so we're back to our normal schedule. Three new movies to discuss this week! First, Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Downhill." Then, Lakeith Stanfield and Issa Rae in "The Photograph." Finally, Jim Carrey and James Marsden in "Sonic the Hedgehog." We're all about couples this week! You know, for Valentine's Day. Timestamps: 9:50 "Downhill" 28:32 "The Photograph" 46:59...

The Oscars just happened! "Parasite" won Best Picture! Whoa! We recap the ceremony, just minutes after it ended. We also had movies to talk about! "Birds of Prey," "The Lodge" and "The 400 Blows." Sorry, it's late, we're too tired for timestamps. Just enjoy! Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @grierson...

Hello! After all our travel, we are now at last back on our usual schedule. This week, we make our guesses as to who will win the major Oscar categories. Then we briefly bat back and forth "The Assistant" and Blake Lively's "The Rhythm Section." Much fun is had in our Reboot segment, in which we break down Quentin Tarantino's 2009 "masterpiece" "Inglourious Basterds." 7:15 2020 Oscar Winner Predic...

Hello! Our odd early-2020 schedule continues with a shorter mid-week episode, in which Grierson previews the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. He's leaving for the fest this week, and he takes a look at the history of the festival, and the movies he's most looking forward to seeing there. He will also surely spend much time partying in a hot tub with a dog wearing sunglasses. We'll be back on Super Bow...

Hi! Look! We're discussing actual movies! The first movies of 2020. And what a couple of gems. First, it's "Bad Boys For Life," this time without Michael Bay. And then "Dolittle," the already-infamous Robert Downey Jr. disaster. Woo. And for the first time in way too long, we have a Reboot! It's 2001's "In the Bedroom," directed by the now-reclusive Todd Field. Also stay tuned for a weird Craig Ki...

We're back! We hope you had a wonderful holiday, all. We have no movies for you this week, but we'll be back to our regular schedule on January 19. For now, here's our big preview of the 2020 movies we are most looking forward to. And then we try to predict the Oscar nominees when they are announced on January 13. We're easing our way back in! If you still miss us, our Dorkfest 2019 and Top Ten Mo...

It's here! It's here! Here is our fourth annual -- though of course Tim and Will have been doing this since 1991, just not in podcast form -- Dorkfest, each of our top 10 movies of the year. It's the most wonderful show. It is here to get you through the holidays. Happy holidays! Have a great new year, and we'll see you in 2020. Thank you for everything: Doing this podcast is our favorite thing to...

It's time for another Grierson and Leitch: Conversations. This time it's another annual tradition: Talking with Tommy Craggs, former editor of Deadspin and current editor at Mother Jones. Will and Tommy talk about the end of Deadspin, unions and what it means to work in media in 2019. It's our penultimate show of the year. It's a sad one. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are...