Grierson & Leitch
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"Jason Bourne," "Quiz Show" and "Fletch"
This week, Tim and Will tackle Paul Greengrass' and Matt Damon's return to the world of Jason Bourne with, well, "Jason Bourne." Also, in their Reboot section, they discuss Robert Redford's "Quiz Show" and both watch Chevy Chase's "Fletch" for the first time since its release 31 (!) years ago. 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. Now, let's all do a happy dance together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Star Trek Beyond," "Don't Think Twice" and "The Proposition"
Will Leitch and Tim Grierson discuss "Star Trek Beyond," Justin Lin's take on the Trekkie universe, as well as Mike Birbiglia's improv comedy "Don't Think Twice." Also, in our reboot segment, we discuss John Hillcoat's "The Proposition," where Grierson finally comes to terms with his Danny Huston anger. Leitch got a little creative with the production of this one, which means both Lonely Island and Modest Mouse make cameos. Email us [email protected]. We love you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Ghostbusters," "Cafe Society" and "Gattaca"
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch discuss the big "Ghostbusters" movie everyone is talking about, as well as Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" and, in their Reboot section, Andrew Niccol's 1997 film "Gattaca." Also, Will makes an adjustment to his "best six films of the first half of 2016" list. Also, Will produced this podcast himself, so bear with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"The Secret Life of Pets" and "The BFG"
This week, Grierson and Leitch discuss two family-friendly new releases: "The BFG" and "The Secret Life of Pets." For the Reboot: the early Coen brothers' "Miller's Crossing," John Woo's "Face/Off," and the baffling martial arts (and gymnastics?) cult hit, "Gymkata." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'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
'Deadpool,' 'Zoolander 2,' and 'Where to Invade Next'
The not-your-grandpa's-comic-book-film starring Ryan Reynolds; the much-anticipated comedy sequel; and Michael Moore's new take on the U.S.'s shortcomings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Hail Caesar!' and 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'
The guys discuss the Coen brothers' new movie, as well as the film adaptation of a popular zombie fiction book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best of Sundance
The best movies from Sundance, the big project everyone is talking about, and why two films about the same tragedy are coming out this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Importance of Being Michael Bay
The premiere episode looks at the merits of "13 Hours" and the fallout from the Oscar nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices