"Velvet Buzzsaw," The Films of Steven Soderbergh, "Inherit the Wind"
Release Date: 02/03/2019
"The Lion King," "The Princess Bride," "Cache"
Grierson & Leitch
It has been a long time since critics were as actively divided about a big movie as they are "The Lion King." We are no different: One of us is down, and one is definitely not.
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"The Farewell," "Stuber," "Crawl," "Poetry"
Grierson & Leitch
There was only one new movie we could get Will and Tim to even agree on watching this week: Lulu Wang's heralded "The Farewell." Grierson saw "Stuber," and Leitch saw "Crawl." Eh! Much better business in the Reboot, when we discussed Lee Chang-Dong's "Poetry" from 2012. Timestamps: 7:52 "The Farewell" 27:00 "Stuber" 35:18 "Crawl" 49:10 "Poetry" 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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"Spider-Man: Far From Home," "Midsommar," "Ocean's 11"
Grierson & Leitch
Hey, hope you had a great Fourth! We've got two really big new movies for you this week. First, it's the next Marvel movie -- and last for a while, maybe? -- with "Spider-Man: Far From Home." Then we look at Ari Aster's, uh, polarizing new horror film "Midsommar."
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Best Movies of the First Half of 2019, "Yesterday," "That Thing You Do!"
Grierson & Leitch
We're halfway through 2019! Can you believe that? That's crazy. That means it's time for our annual Best Movies of the First Half of the Year show. We only have one crossover.
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"Toy Story 4," "Child's Play," "The Hunt for Red October"
Grierson & Leitch
It's the Pixar movie you've been waiting nine years for, another one that'll make you cry: It's "Toy Story 4." Don't worry: It doesn't kill your childhood.
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"Men In Black: International," "The Dead Don't Die," "Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story," "Shaft"
Grierson & Leitch
No Reboot this week, because we've got four spanking new movies for us both to discuss. There's the "Men in Black" branding exercise, Jim Jarmusch's new film "The Dead Don't Die," Martin Scorsese's Netflix documentary (sort of) about Bob Dylan "Rolling Thunder Revue" and ... another Shaft movie.
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"Dark Phoenix," "Late Night," "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," "Pontypool"
Grierson & Leitch
Congratulations, America: You are finally done with the "X-Men" movies. OK, not really, but "Dark Phoenix" is a lackluster end to a once-excellent franchise. We discuss. We also get into Mindy Kaling's "Late Night." (We're split on that one.)
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"Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "Rocketman," "Animal House"
Grierson & Leitch
Wait, there's another Godzilla movie? There is! It's "Godzilla: King of the Monsters." It's ... another Godzilla movie. Also, there is another movie about a classic rock star. This time Elton John gets the biopic treatment in "Rocketman." We disagree on that one.
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2019 Cannes Wrapup, "Aladdin," "Booksmart," "Mad Max"
Grierson & Leitch
Grierson is back from Cannes! He tells us about his favorite movie from Cannes, as well as a brief scoop on Quentin Tarantino's movie and that movie with all the butts.
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"John Wick Chapter Three," "The Souvenir," "No Country For Old Men"
Grierson & Leitch
Grierson is in Cannes! But he takes a break from all the Cannes business to talk with Will about "John Wick Chapter Three" and "The Souvenir."
info_outlineIt's another weekend in which the only interesting movie is a Netflix release. THAT has been happening a lot. We discuss Dan Gilroy's art horror satire "Velvet Buzzsaw." Then we try out a new feature, in which we analyze the career of a director before he/she has a major new release: Our test case is Steven Soderbergh. Let us know if you like the idea.
Then, in our Reboot section, we look at 1960's "Inherit the Wind." Lots of courtroom shouting!
Timestamps:
9:03 "Velvet Buzzsaw"
26:30 The Career of Steven Soderberg
45:37 "Inherit the Wind"
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.