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August 31, 2020 "The New Mutants," "Bill and Ted Face the Music," "The Personal History of David Copperfield"
Back to normal? Well, not quite, not even close, actually, but we DID go to the theater to see movies this week. (Grierson went to a drive through, which still counts.) Yes, what we went through for "The New Mutants." We also discuss the return of Bill and Ted in "Bill and Ted Face the Music," and then dance along with Armando Iannucci's "The Personal History of David Copperfield." Timestamps (approximate): 8:22 "The New Mutants" 29:50 "Bill and Ted Face the Music" 48:29 "The Personal History of David Copperfield" 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.

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1 hr 18 min
August 24, 2020 "Unhinged," "Tesla," "Burn, Witch, Burn!"
People are going back to theaters! Well, not really, but there ARE some theaters open, and there ARE new movies playing in them. What do we think about that? Find out, and also find out what we think of "Unhinged" and "Tesla." Then, in our Reboot segment, we discuss the 1962 horror movie "Burn, Witch, Burn!" Timestamps (approximate): 13:05 "Unhinged" 31:25 "Tesla" 47:21 "Burn, Witch, Burn!" 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 21 min
August 17, 2020 "Boys State," "Project Power," "The Scarlet Letter"
Hey, Cardinals baseball returned this weekend. That helped. We also saw some movies. Two new movies: First, the Apple TV documentary "Boys State." And then the Netflix actioner "Project Power," with Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Then, a truly wild Reboot: 1995's "The Scarlet Letter," with Demi Moore, Gary Oldman and a bewigged Robert Duvall. Timestamps (approximate): 11:50 "Boys State" 36:56 "Project Power" 53:55 "The Scarlet Letter" 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 26 min
August 09, 2020 "She Dies Tomorrow," "An American Pickle," "La Llorona"
Back to new movies! And some fascinating ones. First, the Amy Seimetz horror-drama "She Dies Tomorrow." Then it's Seth Rogen in "An American Pickle." And we close out with a political horror film from Guatemala, "La Llorona." Timestamps (approximate): 12:30 "She Dies Tomorrow" 34:52 "An American Pickle" 49:55 "La Llorona" 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 21 min
August 03, 2020 2020 Pandemic Mailbag Show, "Blue Ruin"
No new movies this week, so, cool: It's a mailbag show! We talk about watching movies during quarantine, how movies illuminate this cultural moment, what films best represent us and many, many other things. We love doing this show once a year or so. It's your questions. They're so great! Then, in our Reboot segment, we look at Jeremy Saulnier's "Blue Ruin." Timestamps (approximate): 18:34 Mailbag 1:15:26: "Blue Ruin" 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 45 min
July 27, 2020 "The Rental," "Yes God Yes," "The Host"
We have a very tired co-host, so bear with Leitch this week. Two new movies: Dave Franco's "The Rental," and the coming of age religion comedy "Yes God Yes." In the Reboot, it's Bong Joon-ho! Who is awesome! We discuss his 2006 film "The Host." Timestamps (approximate): 13:30 "The Rental" 26:10 "Yes God Yes" 48:55 "The Host" 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 11 min
July 20, 2020 "The Painted Bird," "Silence," "Demolition Man"
This was SUPPOSED to be the weekend that "Tenet" came out. It, uh, has not turned out that way. Thus, we have only one new movie: The grueling World War II drama "The Painted Bird." We have two very different Reboot movies. First, it's the Martin Scorsese religious epic "Silence." It is followed, jarringly, by 1993's "Demolition Man." Timestamps (approximate): 11:30 "The Painted Bird" 36:10 "Silence" 59:55 "Demolition 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 [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
July 13, 2020 "The Old Guard," "Palm Springs," "Greyhound"
Is this the best movie weekend of the year so far? It might be! Three big, fascinating movies this week. First, the Gina Prince-Bythewood/Charlize Theron comic book collaboration "The Old Guard." Then, the Andy Samberg/Christi Milioti romantic comedy "Palm Springs." And make sure you've left room for Hanks: It's the Tom Hanks-scripted "Greyhound." Timestamps (approximate): 8:21 "The Old Guard" 28:36 "Palm Springs" 46:55 "Greyhound" 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
July 06, 2020 "Hamilton," The Top Films of the First Half of 2020
Happy Fourth! America ... eff yeah? Anyway, we've got a doozy of a show this week. First off, we do a deep dive on "Hamilton," the movie version of a musical we had actually never seen before. We have a lot to discuss! Also, if you can believe it, we are somehow halfway through this hell year. So we each look back at four favorite movies of the first half of the year. They're all streaming, so you can watch them all now if you wish. Timestamps (approximate): 10:55 "Hamilton" 50:50 Top Films of the First Half of 2020 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 35 min
June 29, 2020 "Irresistable," "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga," "Manhunter"
Two new movies this week, from a couple of big names from the comedy world. First, it's Jon Stewart, who returns with his political satire "Irresistible." Then Will Ferrell gives us the Netflix comedy, "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga." We're much more serious with the Reboot: It's Michael Mann's "Manhunter." Timestamps (approximate): 12:55 "Irresistible" 35:59 "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" 54:25 "Manhunter" 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 24 min

About Grierson & Leitch

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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…