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Grierson & Leitch episodes

April 26, 2016 "Elvis & Nixon," "A Hologram for the King" "The Huntsman: Winter's War" and More
A new release based on the famous 1970 meeting of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley; Tom Hanks in the film adaptation of a Dave Eggers novel; and a Snow White sequel/prequel with Chris Hemsworth. In the weekly Reboot segment: a 1974 thriller starring Warren Beatty, and a 2011 hit directed by the nearly-flawless David Fincher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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44 min
April 20, 2016 "The Jungle Book," "Sing Street," "Green Room," and "Shawshank Redemption"
A new take on Disney's animated classic, an homage to British '80s music from the director of "Once," and a punks v. neo-Nazis thriller. Then, for the weekly reboot: the 1994 "macho man-cry" that is "Shawshank Redemption." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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46 min
April 13, 2016 "The Boss," "Hardcore Henry," "Louder Than Bombs," and "Stranger Than Paradise"
Melissa McCarthy's new comedy, a movie shot like a first-person video game, and an intimate drama from director Joachim Trier. Plus, for the weekly reboot, it's a 1984 absurdist film that's a perfect introduction to the world of independent cinema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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45 min
April 05, 2016 "Everybody Wants Some," "Shotgun Stories," and "Shattered Glass"
Tim Grierson goes solo this week and reviews Richard Linklater's "Everybody Wants Some." Plus, the guys look back at 2007's "Shotgun Stories," and an old favorite, "Shattered Glass." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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53 min
March 29, 2016 "Batman v Superman," "Election," and "Field of Dreams"
The guys review the new Batman/Superman movie, a.k.a. the "joyless slog," as Tim Grierson calls it. Plus, a special look back at Reese Witherspoon and Ferris Bueller—er, Matthew Broderick—in 1999's "Election," and Kevin Costner in one of the most beloved sports movies of all time (just in time for baseball season). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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44 min
March 22, 2016 "Midnight Special," Batman/Superman Rankings, and "Frank"
A review of director Jeff Nichols' new movie starring Michael Shannon, a semi-definitive ranking of all the Batman and Superman movies, and a look at "Frank," the 2014 indie flick about a troubled musician wearing an enormous fake head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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58 min
March 15, 2016 "10 Cloverfield Lane" and "The Brothers Grimsby"
The claustrophobia-inducing thriller starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman, and Sacha Baron Cohen's new action-comedy. Plus, a trip back to 1991, and the strange career of Kenneth Branagh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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39 min
March 08, 2016 "Knight of Cups," "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot," "London Has Fallen," and Film Fest Favorites
A dispatch from Missouri's True/False Film Fest, and discussion of Terrence Malick's latest, the new Tina Fey movie, and a thriller/sequel starring Gerard Butler. Plus, a revisit to listener-suggested horror flick "Goodnight Mommy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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40 min
March 02, 2016 Oscars Recap, "Triple 9," and "Gods of Egypt"
The highs and lows of the Academy Awards, reviews of Casey Affleck's new action movie and the comically awful "Gods of Egypt," and listener-suggested revisits to two classic films: "Goodfellas" and "Mean Girls." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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37 min
February 24, 2016 'The Witch' and the Oscars
A debate about the new horror film directed by Robert Eggers, and a conversation on the upcoming Academy Awards. Who will win? Will there be an upset for Best Picture? How will everyone address #OscarsSoWhite? And why do the Oscars still matter so much to us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
37 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…