The Best Movies of the First Half of 2025, "Jurassic World Rebirth"
Grierson & Leitch
Happy Fourth! We have an episode early for you this week, because it's our annual Best Movies of the First Half of the Year list. Both Grierson and Leitch give their favorite six movies of the year. We have two crossovers. We also discuss the next Jurassic Park movie, "Jurassic World Rebirth." There is also that. Also: We have a mailbag show next week. Send us your mailbag questions to [email protected]. Busy times! We hope you are staying safe. 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...
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"F1," "M3Gan 2.0," "Heaven Can Wait"
Grierson & Leitch
We've only got one show left before our annual Top Six Films of the First Half of the Year show, and we even have time to sneak in a Reboot. First, we discuss the Brad Pitt racing movie "F1." Then it's time for the horror sequel "M3gan 2.0." Then, the reboot! It's the Warren Beatty Oscar-nominated "Heaven Can Wait." Also: We have a mailbag show in two weeks. Send us your mailbag questions to [email protected]. Busy times! We hope you are staying safe. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what...
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"28 Years Later," "Materialists," "Elio," "The Life of Chuck"
Grierson & Leitch
Sorry we were off a week! Travel problems caused all sorts of issues for Leitch getting out of Oklahoma City with his son, so this week, we've got a super-sized mega-show with four big movies. They are: "28 Years Later," the Danny Boyle-Alex Garland sequel. "Materialists," Celine Song's "Past Lives" followup. "Elio," Pixar's latest "The Life of Chuck," the Stephen King adaptation that won the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival. Busy times! We hope you are staying safe. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let...
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"The Phoenician Scheme," "Ballerina," "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
Grierson & Leitch
There is nothing quite like a Wes Anderson movie, except maybe another Wes Anderson movie. We discuss the director's newest effort, "The Phoenician Scheme." We also dig into the John Wick spinoff "Ballerina." Then, in our Reboot section, we look back at 1941's "The Devil and Daniel Webster." 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 [email protected]. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it...
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"Bring Her Back," "Mountainhead," "Pi"
Grierson & Leitch
A24 has a new horror movie out, from the guys who gave you "Talk To Me," but this time they've got Sally Hawkins, with "Bring Her Back." Then we talk about the HBO movie "Mountainhead," from Jesse Armstrong of "Succession." Then, for our Reboot segment, we go back to 1998 with Darren Aronfosky's "Pi." 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 [email protected]. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and...
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"Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning," "Friendship," 2025 Cannes Wrapup
Grierson & Leitch
Grierson is back from Cannes! He tells us all about what it was like, the best and movies he saw, what it's like to be an American in Europe right now. Then we have some pretty big movies to discuss. First, it's the final Tom Cruise Mission Impossible movie, with "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning." Then it's the A24 Tim Robinson starrer "Friendship." And hey, it's good to be back. 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 [email protected]. As always,...
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People Still Read Books: Will Leitch's "Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride"
Grierson & Leitch
Will's new novel, "Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride," is out Tuesday, May 20. 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 returns. (Sunday, May 25, to be exact.) And buy the book wherever books are sold.
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"Thunderbolts*," "Pavements," 2025 Cannes Film Festival Preview
Grierson & Leitch
In our last full show until Grierson leaves for Cannes, we talk about the newest Marvel movie, "Thunderbolts*," and then we dig into Alex Ross Perry's very odd, very fascinating pseudo-documentary "Pavements." And then Grierson previews the Cannes Film Festival. We'll be discussing Will's new book "Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride" and doing one show while Grierson is in France, but this is the last full show for a while. So 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 @griersonleitch on Twitter, or...
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"The Accountant 2," "The Legend of Ochi," "Havoc"
Grierson & Leitch
The biggest story in movies right now is the smashing success of "Sinners," but we talked about that last week. We've got three new movies this week, two of which are in theaters. The first is Ben Affleck's austic action sequel "The Accountant 2." We also discuss the A24 fantasy "The Legend of Ochi." Then we have Gareth Evans' and Tom Hardy's Netflix actioner "Havoc." 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 [email protected]. As always, give us a review on...
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"Sinners," "The Shrouds," "The Wedding Banquet"
Grierson & Leitch
Will is back in Athens after his trip to Los Angeles and Grierson's kitchen. And he saw three movies when he was out there. First, it's the big ambitious "Sinners" from Ryan Coogler. Then it's David Cronenberg's "The Shrouds." And then the remake/reboot/remix "The Wedding Banquet." No big announcements this week. 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 [email protected]. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review,...
info_outlineWell ... here we are, folks! We, obviously, talk about the election last week, but we try not to go too far down the road: We understand you might enjoy some distraction just as much as we will. Fortunately, we have three meaty movies to talk about this week. Sean Baker's "Anora," Steve McQueen's "Blitz" and the Hugh Grant horror film "Heretic."
We have you are staying safe and all right this week.
Timestamps:
12:22 "Anora"
44:11 "Blitz"
1:07:11 "Heretic"
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 [email protected]. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.