Grierson & Leitch

We start off our show with a Wilco-Son Volt conversation, because that's what we do here. Then we dig into the sorta-orphaned DC movie "Blue Beetle," then the dirty-dog comedy "Strays." In our reboot, we look at the recently quite relevant 2007 Danny Boyle sci-fi film "Sunshine." Timestamps: 12:22: "Blue Beetle" 42:45 "Strays" 1:01:01 "Sunshine" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of wh...

It's the annual mailbag show! We answer your questions! We're honored that you have them! Also, we have a reboot! It's the 1955 Robert Mitchum classic "The Night of the Hunter." Timestamps: 1:16:11: "Night of the Hunter" 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 @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@g...

First off: Send us your questions for next week's mailbag show, griersonleitch@gmail.com. Do so ASAP! We discuss the Seth Rogen-penned "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" movie. Then it's the sexy Euro romantic triangle (sorta) drama "Passages." Then we finished off with the megaladon movie. Did we spell megaladon right there? Who cares? Timestamps: 16:11: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...

Barbenheimer week is behind us, but they're still making movies. We have three new ones, none of which are as interesting as either Barbenheimer movie, or the whole phenomenon. We do talk about the Disney family horror film "Haunted Mansion," as well as the Australian scary movie "Talk to Me" and the Zack Galifianakis-without-a-beard movie "The Beanie Bubble." Timestamps: 13:22: "Haunted Mansion"...

Oh my gosh, it's Barbenheimer Week! Tim and Will dig into the massive weekend of movie madness, discussing Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" and Greta Gerwig's "Barbie." But more than just that, they talk about what the weekend was like, what it means, and what it COULD mean moving forward. Movies: People like them again! Also, we talk about Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part...

We saw a *lot* of movies over the year's first six months. We each rank our top six. One of our most fun shows every year. Write down the ones you've missed: There will be a Dorkfest quiz at the end of the year. 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 @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com....

We took a week off, but we're back! We have three movies to discuss before we do our top movies of the first half of 2023 next week. First, it's the final installment of Harrison Ford's signature franchise with "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Then it's the Jennifer Lawrence comedy "No Hard Feelings." Then we close with the Max docudrama "Reality." Also we briefly discuss "A League of Thei...

Leitch is about to head to London, so we have to take next week off. That leaves us plenty to get to! First, it's the DC mashup "The Flash." Then it's Pixar's latest, "Elemental." Oh, and hey, look, Wes Anderson is back with "Asteroid City." Timestamps: 11:11: "The Flash" 38:29 "Elemental" 1:00:33 "Asteroid City" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music....

Leitch is no longer in Grierson's kitchen! He's instead back in Athens, for a brief stop before heading to Chattanooga and Montana over the next few days. Livin' off the land, that guy. This week, we have one new movie: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts." Then two super-fun reboots: Michael Mann's "Miami Vice" and the cult-ish horror comedy "Tremors." Timestamps: 12:03: "Transformers: Rise of the...

It's the Grierson & Leitch rarity: An in-person show! Will's in Los Angeles for his book event for THE TIME HAS COME, so he and Grierson gathered in person to discuss three very fascinating movies: The animated sequel "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," the Sundance smash "Past Lives" and the movie-nerd documentary "Lynch/Oz." Lots of good stuff in this one, and our protagonists are together! T...

We're back! We're back! Grierson is back from Cannes, and Will is in between stops on his book tour. They wrap up the film festival, and then dig into three new movies: The Disney revamp (?) "The Little Mermaid," the Nicole Holofcener comedy "You Hurt My Feelings" and, yeah, another "Fast X." Timestamps: 11:32: 2023 Cannes Wrapup 40:11 "The Little Mermaid" 52:22 "You Hurt My Feelings" 1:17:22 "Fas...

Will's new novel, "The Time Has Come," is out Tuesday, May 16. You can buy it, and you should! You listen to this podcast: Why would you not buy it? Anyway, to further persuade you, his co-host Tim Grierson speaks to him about the book on this "People Still Read Books" episode of the podcast. Grierson did this interview right before taking off for the Cannes Film Festival: We'll be back when he re...

Wait, is there a good Marvel movie out? There might be! We discuss the final James Gunn Marvel movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3." Then Grierson, who is about to head to the Cannes Film Festival, previews the big movies that'll be showing there. And the real fun comes when we get into our Reboot: The 1993 classic--and the film that inspired Will's new book "The Time Has Come"--"Short Cuts,"...

Every month until the release of Will Leitch's book "The Time Has Come," we will have an episode of the People Still Read Books podcast, where Leitch talks with an author about their book. (And hopefully reminds you he has one coming out, which you should pre-order.) This week, on the eve of "The Time Has Come"'s release, we talk to the great Kevin Wilson, author of "Now Is Not The Time To Panic"...

Finally, we get to talk about the new Kelly Reichardt movie, "Showing Up." At last! But first we dig into the film version of the beloved Judy Blume book, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." And wow, a David Lowery movie, that's a big deal. Though is it? It's Disney-Plus' "Peter Pan and Wendy." Timestamps: 11:32: "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" 48:22 "Peter Pan and Wendy" 1:06:55 "Showi...

Ari Aster made a big three-hour movie about being scared of his mom. What do we think of it? We disagree on "Beau Is Afraid." But that's just the start. We also dig into the horror reboot/sequel "Evil Dead Rise" and the Apple TV action comedy "Ghosted." Timestamps: 11:08: "Beau Is Afraid" 53:01 "Evil Dead Rise" 1:12:55 "Ghosted" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful...

Hey, a Nicolas Cage movie! Where he plays Dracula! Sounds awesome ... but maybe not so much in practice. We also discuss the hospital documentary "De Humani Corporis Fabrica." But the real superfun comes from a discussion of the great Jonathan Demme movie, "Something Wild." Look, an '80s comedy we love! Timestamps: 16:13: "Renfield" 41:12 "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" 1:13:22 "Something Wild" Thank...

We took a week off! We hope you missed us as much as we missed you. We've got three new movies to dig into. First, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon tell the origin story of Nike and Michael Jordan in "Air." Then it's the fantasy comedy "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." And yes: We do talk about "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." We do it for you. Timestamps: 14:22: "Air" 45:51 "Dungeons and Drago...

Wick's back! We have a grand time discussing the latest (and last?) John Wick sequel, "John Wick: Chapter Four." Then, look, Zach Braff has a movie out, with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, called "A Good Person." And then we talk about the Dardennes brothers drama "Tori and Lokita." Timestamps: 12:11: "John Wick: Chapter Four" 41:33 "A Good Person" 1:01:22 "Tori and Lokita" Thanks to Dylan Maye...

Got superhero fatigue yet? We sure do! We muddle through "Shazam! Fury of the Gods." Then we look at the Keira Knightley/Carrie Coon thriller "Boston Strangler." Also, a fun reboot! We discuss Whit Stillman's "The Last Days of Disco," from 1997. Fun times. Timestamps: 7:42: "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" 36:21 "Boston Strangler"" 59:11 "The Last Days of Disco" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary,...

Did you like the Oscars? One of us did, one of us didn't. But much of the discussion is about the host. Enjoy our recap! Then we have two new movies to discuss. The horror sequel "Scream VI" and the Woody Harrelson comedy "Champions." Timestamps: 8:11: Oscar Recap 50:17 "Scream VI" 1:19:21 "Champions" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you...

It's Oscar Week! We have a lot to discuss for Oscar week. First, we dig into the boxing sequel--a Rocky movie without Rocky--"Creed III." Then, by popular demand, we at last get around to "Babylon." Then it's time for some Oscar predictions. We predict the eight major categories. One movie is a clear favorite. Timestamps: 9:03 "Creed III" 41:13 "Babylon" 1:23:21 Oscar predictions Thanks to Dylan M...

Do you like the bear who does cocaine? Well, we've got the bear that does cocaine. It's "Cocaine Bear." Also, by popular demand, we discuss viral horror hit "Skinamarink." Then, in our Reboot section, we discuss 2011's "Margin Call." Timestamps: 10:57 "Cocaine Bear" 40:01 "Skinamarink" 1:01:11 "Margin Call" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We ho...

Every month until the release of Will Leitch's book "The Time Has Come," we will have an episode of the People Still Read Books podcast, where Leitch talks with an author about their book. (And hopefully reminds you he has one coming out, which you should pre-order.) This month we're delighted to have Steven Hyden, author of the outstanding "Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation....

Hey, there's another new Marvel movie. Yay. It's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." Then we have two Reboots: Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" and Roberto Benigni's "Life Is Beautiful." Timestamps: 11:32 "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" 41:21 "The Tree of LIfe" 1:22:54 "Life Is Beautiful" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enj...