"Sentimental Value," "Nouvelle Vague," "The Running Man"
Grierson & Leitch
Joakim Trier is back with a new movie! It's the family showbiz drama "Sentimental Value." We also dig into ANOTHER nostalgic Richard Linklater movie, "Nouvelle Vague," and then it's the Edgar Wright remake of "The Running Man." 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. 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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"Die My Love," "Predator: Badlands," "Bugonia," "The Mastermind"
Grierson & Leitch
Leitch is back from the marathon! It went great! He survived! We're back, and with weekly shows the rest of the year. Too much to do: No more time off. Four big ones this week. Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in "Die My Love." The monster actioner "Predator: Badlands." Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone in "Bugonia." And: Kelly Reichardt's "The Mastermind." 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. As always, give us a review on iTunes...
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"Frankenstein," "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," "It Was Just an Accident," "A House of Dynamite"
Grierson & Leitch
Another big show, with four big movies before Leitch takes yet another week off because he's running the NYC marathon. Lots to dig into! Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." The Boss biopic "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere." The Cannes winner "It Was Just an Accident." The Kathryn Bigelow nuclear war thiller "A House of Dynamite." 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. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie...
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"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," "Blue Moon," "The Perfect Neighbor," "After the Hunt"
Grierson & Leitch
OK, we took a week off, Leitch turned 50, let's not make a thing of it. We've got four meaty movies this week: Rose Byrne's tour de force in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (with Conan O'Brien!) Richard Linklater's and Ethan Hawke's "Blue Moon" The Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" The Julia Roberts-Luca Guadagnino Yale thriller "After the Hunt" 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. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the...
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"The Smashing Machine," "The Lost Bus," "Steve"
Grierson & Leitch
Leitch is about to turn a big round number, so there's no show next week, sorry: Lots of moving parts in Athens. But we've got three big movies to discuss before we leave you for a fortnight. First off, it's Benny Safdie's '90s UFC story "The Smashing Machine," with The Rock. Then, Paul Greengrass returns with the Apple TV Matthew McConaughey movie "The Lost Bus." And we close with the Cillian Murphy Netflix movie "Steve." 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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"One Battle After Another," "The Limey"
Grierson & Leitch
This is the movie a lot of us have been waiting for: It's Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another." We dig in deep on this one. To say the least. We also have a Reboot, in honor of the late Terence Stamp, it's Steven Soderbergh's "The Limey." 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. 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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"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," "Him," "Predators"
Grierson & Leitch
The big fall movie season is JUST about to start -- the Paul Thomas Anderson movie next week is probably the unofficial start -- but we've got three movies to get through before it does. First, it's the romantic comedy "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey." Then it's the football horror movie "Him." And we close with the fascinating documentary "Predators," about the early aughts phenomenon "To Catch a Predator." Also, if you live in Atlanta and are going to Wednesday's "One Battle After Another" screening at the Plaza, email us at griersonleitch@gmail.com. Leitch needs some help! Thanks to Dylan...
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"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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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...
info_outlineIs "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 griersonleitch@gmail.com.
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. 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.