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November 30, 2021 "House of Gucci," "Encanto," "The Humans"
Two big theater-only movies this week, one for kids and one ... not for kids. The first is Ridley Scott's big rich-people drama "House of Gucci." The second is Disney's -- but not Pixar's -- "Encanto." Then we dig into the play-turned-movie "The Humans." Timestamps: 8:25 "House of Gucci" 38:41 "Encanto" 59:21 "The Humans" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 28 min
November 29, 2021 Grierson and Leitch Conversations: Jeb Lund, Thanksgiving 2021
Every year for, jeez, about a decade now, on a variety of different podcasts, author and podcaster Jeb Lund has joined Will to talk about the state of the world, and stuffing, on Thanksgiving. This is this year's conversation. This show was produced by Jeb, which is why it sounds good. His show notes are below. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. 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. Jeb's Show Notes. TEASER: Thanksgiving, 2031: A Reckoning Everyone's not murdered, and nothing is magnetic ... THEME: "Dead Man's Party," by Oingo Boingo PART ONE: All Our Troubles Are Gone Welcome back to Will Leitch ... No plugs ... Vaccinated child blood ... Mask affinity ... Can there be a pandemic off-ramp? ... Torn pandemic bicep ... You just have a bad body now ... Without shared struggle, there is no shared victory ... We can't personally police anybody ... A segregated society ... Disproportionate political minority-opinion representation ... But vaccination won! ... Residual Covid resentment ... Unvaccinated, disconnected cousin ... Most people are disengaged and normal for it ... Original music by Chris Collingwood PART TWO: Scoreboard! Normalcy's inertia over Covid ... Bret Stephens, noted herb ... Trump and the Power of Positive Thinking ... Placebo effect ... Road Runner mentality vs. Coyote mentality ... Everyone's just tryin', man ... Fighting the monoculture vs. creating the multiculture ... Eight people talking in Slack ... Labor Day, the film ... Thanksgiving pandemic antagonism ... Sibling to blame ... A more severable externalized slight ... Polio ... Nobody's magnetic or sterile! ... Family division feeding grievance politics ... Original music by Chris Collingwood PART THREE: Hot Vaxgiving What are we doing for Thanksgiving? ... Died before every Thanksgiving ... We are here, and it is enough ... Bringing back all the old favorites ... The dead optimism of June ... False hope for a V-E Day ... Next years pandemic conversation percentage ... Growing stunted by the pandemic ... I'm not your boyfriend ... All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, except: "Orchestral Sports Theme" by Chris Collingwood and Rick Murnane. Read Will's newsletter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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51 min
November 22, 2021 "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," "King Richard," "C'Mon C'Mon," "tick, tick ... Boom!"
We're getting close to the end of the year, all. Prepare yourself! We've got two big releases this week: "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," and the Williams sisters origin story film "King Richard." We also each have a solo: Grierson on Mike Mills' "C'Mon C'Mon" and Leitch on Lin-Manuel Miranda's "tick, tick ... Boom!" Timestamps: 13:21 "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" 33:32 "King Richard" 58:51 "C'Mon C'Mon" 1:07:11 "tick, tick ... Boom! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 33 min
November 15, 2021 "Passing," "Red Notice," "Belfast"
Two big Netflix movies this week that couldn't possibly be more different. The first is Rebecca Hall's "Passing." Then, uh, a movie with The Rock, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot called "Red Notice." As we said: Very different. Then Grierson solos on Kenneth Branagh's "Belfast." Timestamps: 12:2 "Passing" 38:22 "Red Notice" 1:02:58 "Belfast" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 19 min
November 08, 2021 "Eternals," "Spencer," "Finch"
Hey, a new Marvel movie! It is maybe the most divisive one of them all, Chloe Zhao's "Eternals." We dig into it! Also, Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana? Yeah, that's probably worth talking about: That's "Spencer." Then it's Tom Hanks, a dog and a robot, in Apple TV's "Finch." Timestamps: 11:12 "Eternals" 37:52 "Spencer" 59:23 "Finch" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 34 min
November 01, 2021 "Last Night in Soho," "Antlers," "The Souvenir, Part Two"
Edgar Wright is back, with his version of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," called "Last Night in Soho." Also, there's a horror movie with Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons called "Antlers." Huh. Also, remember "The Souvenir?" Well, Joanna Hogg is back with a sequel to it, called, understandably, "The Souvenir Part Two." Grierson has seen it, but Leitch hasn't. Timestamps: 9:34 "Last Night in Soho" 34:31 "Antlers" 56:22 "The Souvenir, Part Two" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hr 15 min
October 25, 2021 "Dune," "The French Dispatch," "Contact"
Hey, we've got two big, pandemic-delayed releases this week. You've waited a long time for these movies. Now let's dig in. First, it's the big heralded Dune movie ... "Dune." It's Dune! They made it again ... but they may have finally gotten it right this time. Then it's Wes Anderson's return with "The French Dispatch," his love letter to The New Yorker. Then, hey, we have a Reboot! It's Robert Zemeckis' "Contact." Remember "Contact?" We discuss it. Timestamps: 15:22 "Dune" 47:26 "The French Dispatch" 1:12:13 "Contact" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 31 min
October 18, 2021 "The Last Duel," "Halloween Kills," "Bergman Island"
There's a big star-laden period studio movie, and a horror sequel. Everything is normal now! We discuss Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" and then the David Gordon Green follow-up "Halloween Kills." Then we discuss Mia Hansen-Love's "Bergman Island." Timestamps: 11:11 "The Last Duel" 42:22 "Halloween Kills" 1:02:41 "Bergman Island" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 22 min
October 11, 2021 "No Time to Die," "Lamb," "Mass"
Hey! There's a Bond movie! It was delayed for a long time--there was a pandemic--but now the movie is out. It's Daniel Craig's final Bond movie, "No Time to Die." We also discuss the Icelandic folk tale "Lamb" and Franz Kranz's drama "Mass." Timestamps: 8:21 "No Time to Die" 41:11 "Lamb" 58:13 "Mass" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 hr 17 min
October 04, 2021 "The Many Saints of Newark," "Titane," "Venom: Let There Be Carnage"
You know how you've been rewatching "The Sopranos" lately? The reason is here! We discuss the Sopranos prequel "The Many Saints of Newark," available on HBO Max and in theaters. Also, we dig into the Cannes smash "Titane" and the horror-comedy sequel "Venom: Let There Be Carnage." And we get excited about the Cardinals. Timestamps: 11:11 "The Many Saints of Newark" 35:21 "Titane" 57:13 "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hr 24 min

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Tim Grierson and Will Leitch are lifelong best friends who have been writing and talking about the movies for 25 years. Grierson is vice president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Leitch…