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July 06, 2016 The Best Movies of 2016, So Far
2016 is already halfway over, and chances are, you didn't get to see all the movies you wanted. Tim and Will discuss their favorite 6 movies from the first 6 months of this year, so you know what to go searching for later on. The guys will be back next week with their regular slate of new movie reviews and Reboot discussions of old film classics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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43 min
June 29, 2016 "Independence Day," "The Neon Demon, "The Shallows," and More
This week is chock full of new releases, including "Independence Day: Resurgence," "The Neon Demon," "The Shallows," "Free State of Jones," and "Swiss Army Man." For the Reboot: "The Rocketeer," a 1991 superhero film from Disney that recreates the Hollywood of the 1930's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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49 min
June 21, 2016 "Finding Dory," "Armageddon," and "Road to Perdition"
Pixar's sequel to its 2003 hit "Finding Nemo," starring Ellen DeGeneres as the eponymous blue tang. For the week Reboot: the 1998 Michael Bay blockbuster starring Ben Affleck as Oil Driller #2, Liv Tyler as Worry, and Murderous Asteroid as Itself; plus a 2002 crime drama starring Tom Hanks as Dark Tom Hanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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44 min
June 14, 2016 "Warcraft," "Menace II Society," and "Being John Malkovich"
The new summer movie inspired by a popular video game (spoiler: Will calls it "utter nonsense"), plus two Reboot reviews: the 1993 Hughes brothers story of the L.A. streets, and the 1999 surrealist comedy written by Charlie Kaufman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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46 min
June 07, 2016 "O.J.: Made in America," "Popstar," and "John Wick"
Ezra Edelman's masterful 30 for 30 documentary on O.J. Simpson, The Lonely Island's pop music mockumentary, and, for the weekly Reboot, a 2014 neo-noir cult action film starring Keanu Reeves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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51 min
June 02, 2016 "X-Men: Apocalypse," "Alice Through the Looking Glass," and "Midnight Run"
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch battle it out over the latest X-Men installment, but they both agree that "Alice Through the Looking Glass" is truly a sequel that nobody asked for. The classic movie Reboot segment is back this week with Robert De Niro's comedic turn in "Midnight Run." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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45 min
May 25, 2016 Cannes Recap, "Nice Guys," and "Neighbors 2"
Tim Grierson shares his best-and-worst list from the Cannes Film Festival; discussion of a feminist-y but ultimately uninspiring new Seth Rogen/Rose Byrne sequel, and a buddy cop film starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. The classic movie Reboot segment will be back in action next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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42 min
May 17, 2016 "The Lobster," "Weiner," "Money Monster," and "The King of Comedy"
An indie starring Colin Farrell as a man who must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal; a documentary on disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner's run for the New York City mayorship; and a thriller directed by Jodie Foster and featuring a packed cast, including George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Weekly Reboot: one listener calls it "Scorsese's most underrated film," but the guys say they'll be the judge of that. To hear your name on the show, leave a review on iTunes and include the name of a favorite movie at the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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43 min
May 10, 2016 Cannes Film Festival, "Married to the Mob," and "Casino Royale"
Tim Grierson—along with a bevy of directors, models, movie stars, and critics—heads to the Cannes Film Festival in France this week. He and Will discuss the movies and roles they're most excited to see, and what might win this year's Palme d'Or. Weekly Reboot: a 1988 gangster flick with a young Alec Baldwin, and the 2006 Bond movie starring Daniel Craig in his first turn as 007. If you want a movie you love to be selected for a reboot, leave a review on iTunes and include the name of that movie—it just might get picked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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49 min
May 03, 2016 "Captain America: Civil War," "Keanu," and a Summer Movie Preview
The new Marvel movie starring Chris Evans as the eponymous captain; the affable action-comedy from Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, and talk of the summer's big films. Highlights include: Donald Trump's opposition to the all-women remake of Ghostbusters, Woody Allen's movie-naming strategy, and a certain fish-finding flick that both kids and adults won't want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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50 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…