Grierson & Leitch

Grierson & Leitch

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  • "Solo: A Star Wars Story," "The Prestige"
    New "Star Wars" movie! The standalone origin story "Solo: A Star Wars Story" was certainly a tumultuous shoot, with Ron Howard filling in for Phil Lord and Chris Miller, but how does the movie play now? One of us likes it considerably more than the other. Then, from that galaxy far far away, we zip back to the land of Nikola Tesla in the early 1900s to discuss Christopher Nolan's much-debated "The Prestige." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 10 min
  • "Deadpool 2," 2018 Cannes Film Festival Recap, "Amadeus"
    Grierson is back from the Cannes Film Festival, and just in time for "Deadpool 2," the sequel to Ryan Reynolds' raunchy self-referential comic book movie. Is it better than the first one? We discuss. Then Grierson talks about this year's film festival, and definitely hits on Spike Lee's successes and Lars Von Trier's excesses. Speaking of excesses: Mozart! Our Reboot harkens back to 1984's Best Picture-winning "Amadeus," by the late Milos Forman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    1 hr 30 min
  • "Life of the Party," "JFK," "Grosse Pointe Blank"
    Grierson is in Cannes, but that's not going to stop us from our appointed rounds. This week, Grierson asks Leitch about "Life of the Party," and Leitch enjoyed the theater he was in more than the movie itself. The fun stuff comes from the Reboots. First, G&L go over their long history with "JFK," and how well it holds up today. Then they discuss the John Cusack contract-killer-class-reunion comedy "Grosse Pointe Blank." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 5 min
  • "Tully," Summer Movie Preview, "American History X"
    We know you're all still in a post-"Infinity War" movie coma -- that movie makes you need a nap -- but the movie world slows down for no one. So this week, we look at the newest Jason Reitman-Diablo Cody joint, "Tully," great-or-could-be-a-disaster movie of the season. Then we give you our Summer Movie Preview. 'Tis the season. We finish with a Reboot, looking at 1998's "American History X," which somehow garnered Edward Norton an Oscar nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    1 hr 10 min
  • "Avengers: Infinity War," "True Romance"
    It's the biggest movie of the year -- it at times feels like the biggest movie of all time -- so, as you'd expect, "Avengers: Infinity War" takes up most of our discussion this week. We are careful with spoilers, or as careful as one can be, until we deal with That Big Ending. And one of us likes the movie a lot more than the other one. Then, in our Reboot section, we go back 25 years to discuss 1993's "True Romance." Quentin Tarantino ... way back when. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 20 min
  • "I Feel Pretty," "Super Troopers 2," "Kodachrome," "Lost in Translation"
    Amy Schumer has only starred in two movies since her breakthrough in "Trainwreck," and "I Feel Pretty" almost seems more notorious for the reaction to its trailer than its actual existence. But now that the movie is here, we look at what it really has to say ... and we're on opposite sides. We ask each other about "Super Troopers 2" (which Leitch hasn't seen) and Netflix's "Kodachrome" (which Grierson hasn't seen), and then we look back at 2003's "Lost in Translation." It's Santory Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 21 min
  • "Rampage," "Come Sunday," "The Rider," "Borg vs. McEnroe," "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"
    It is The Rock's world, and we're all just living in it, wondering why "Rampage" isn't better. Then we have yet another Netflix conversation and also dig into the new Netflix film "Come Sunday." Grierson goes solo on "The Rider" and "Borg vs. McEnroe," and we've got enough left for a meaty discussion of Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence." The show is longer than usual, but plenty meaty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 39 min
  • "A Quiet Place," "Blockers," "You Were Never Really Here," "Lean On Pete"
    Sorry: No Reboot section again this week. But that's a good thing, because that means there are four relevant new movies to talk about. First, it's the surprise horror hit "A Quiet Place," starring Emily Blunt and director John Krasinski. Then we dig into the teen-parents comedy "Blockers," which does not have a rooster in its title. Grierson goes solo on Joaquin Phoenix's "You Were Never Really Here," and then both Will and Tim praise "Lean On Pete." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    1 hr 21 min
  • "Ready Player One," "Real Genius," "Labyrinth"
    Steven Spielberg remains, improbably, one of the most energetic and fascinating directors still working, even at the age of 71. He might be slumming it with "Ready Player One," but what slumming it is. And don't miss the section with "The Shining." We also have two reboots this week, fittingly, both from the '80s. First is 1985's "Real Genius," with Val Kilmer as the head of a group of geniuses. Then a look at Jim Henson's "Labyrinth," from 1986. David Bowie and Muppets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 3 min
  • "Isle of Dogs," "Unsane," "Pacific Rim: Uprising"
    Two of the most important American filmmakers working today had movies released this weekend, and even though neither one of them made "Black Panther," they're worth digging into. First, Wes Anderson releases his "Isle of Dogs," which has taken some heat for supposed cultural appropriation but is still a film one of our critics thinks is his best. And then Steven Soderbergh brings his "Unsane" to theaters. Also, we talk about the "Pacific Rim" sequel, though, honestly, not for very long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    1 hr 23 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…

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