"The Phoenician Scheme," "Ballerina," "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
Release Date: 06/07/2025
"The Long Walk," "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues," Venice and Toronto Film Festival Wrapup
Grierson & Leitch
Hey, Grierson's back! Cool! Grierson tells us about his experience in Venice and Toronto, and then we talk about two new movies: The Stephen King adaptation "The Long Walk" and the mock rock doc "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." 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. We also had some upload issues, so if you...
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"The Long Walk," "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues," Venice and Toronto Film Festival Wrapup (RELOADING)
Grierson & Leitch
Hey, Grierson's back! Cool! Grierson tells us about his experience in Venice and Toronto, and then we talk about two new movies: The Stephen King adaptation "The Long Walk" and the mock rock doc "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." 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. We also had some upload issues, so if you...
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"Caught Stealing," Tim's Report from Venice Film Festival
Grierson & Leitch
Hey, we told you we'd drop in and say hi while Grierson's in Venice. (He's actually in Toronto now.) In a shorter show featuring our heroes soloing rather than working together, Leitch reviews Darren Aronofsky's "Caught Stealing." Will it be the fourth Aronofsky movie in a row Leitch hasn't liked? Maybe! And then Grierson pops in from Toronto and wraps up his experiences at the Venice Film Festival, which he just left. Now to TIFF! He returns to the States--yay?--on September 11; our next show will be September 14. We shall see you then. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which...
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2025 Venice and Toronto Film Festival Previews, "Paris, Texas"
Grierson & Leitch
Grierson is about to head to Venice and Toronto for nearly a month, so we preview both film festivals, and really the entire fall season, before he takes off. Then we have a classic reboot, Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas." And we'll do a short fill-in show before Grierson returns, don't worry. Hi. 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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"Highest 2 Lowest," "Nobody 2," "Wonder Boys"
Grierson & Leitch
There's a new Spike Lee movie! That's always a big deal in Grierson & Leitch land, so we dig into Lee's newest, starring Denzel Washington, "Highest 2 Lowest." We also discuss the Bob Odenkirk action sequel "Nobody 2." Then, in our Reboot segment, we go all the way back to the year 2000 for Curtis Hanson's "Wonder Boys." 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...
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"Weapons," "The Naked Gun," "Together"
Grierson & Leitch
We took a week off while Will was either in Virginia or Tennessee, he's still not sure which, but we're back with a vengeance with three big ones this week. First, it's Zach Cregger's follow-up to "Barbarian," the ambitious "Weapons." Then we get to two movies we missed the week before: "The Naked Gun" and "Together." And there was so much to discuss with "Weapons" that, at the end of the show, we actually have a spoilers discussion. So beware! 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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"The Fantastic Four: First Steps," "Happy Gilmore 2," "Tampopo"
Grierson & Leitch
Two movies, one a big Marvel movie theater movie, one a legacy comedy sequel from ... one of our last movie stars left? First, Will and Tim discuss "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." Then! It has been 29 years since the last "Happy Gilmore" movie: What do we think of "Happy Gilmore 2?" Then, in our Reboot section, we eat up the delectable "Tampopo." 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...
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"Eddington," "Sorry, Baby," "The Muppet Movie"
Grierson & Leitch
So, Ari Aster has a new movie out, about Covid. You ready for that? We discuss "Eddington." Also, even though it has been out for a while, we never got around to Eva Victor's "Sorry, Baby," so we hit that. And then! A Reboot of 1979's "The Muppet Movie." Muppets! 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.
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"Superman," Annual Mailbag Show
Grierson & Leitch
Is "Superman" the biggest movie of the year? We've got a whole bunch to discuss, that's for sure. We dig into James Gunn's restarting of the DC Universe with the guy in the tights. Then we have our annual big mailbag show, featuring questions about movies from 1975, movie theater ettiquette and much more ... including that Woody Allen conversation we think a lot of you have been waiting for. Also, Will will be in Los Angeles this week: Wednesday, 7 p.m. PT, Book Soup, come say hi! Also: We have a mailbag show next week. Send us your mailbag questions to [email protected]. ...
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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...
info_outlineThere 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 on a later podcast.