Grierson & Leitch
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S1 Ep 157"The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," "High Flying Bird," "What Men Want"
There's another Lego movie! Man, there have been a lot of those recently. This one, a sequel to the surprise hit, isn't nearly as much fun ... and honestly, what has happened to Chris Pratt? Then we climb Mount Soderbergh with his NBA heist movie "High Flying Bird." Then we close with the gender-flipped "What Men Want." And we also try to figure out what the hell just happened with Liam Neeson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 156"Velvet Buzzsaw," The Films of Steven Soderbergh, "Inherit the Wind"
It's another weekend in which the only interesting movie is a Netflix release. THAT has been happening a lot. We discuss Dan Gilroy's art horror satire "Velvet Buzzsaw." Then we try out a new feature, in which we analyze the career of a director before he/she has a major new release: Our test case is Steven Soderbergh. Let us know if you like the idea. Then, in our Reboot section, we look at 1960's "Inherit the Wind." Lots of courtroom shouting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 155"Serenity," "25th Hour," "Galaxy Quest"
Grierson is in Sundance, hittin' the slopes and hanging out in hot tubs with models and dogs in sunglasses, but he still has time for the show! Unfortunately, he hasn't seen Matthew McConaughey's and Anne Hathaway's "Serenity," but, also unfortunately, Leitch has. So they discuss that crazy-ass movie. The real fun is in the Reboots. First, we look at Spike Lee's 2002 masterpiece "25th Hour," which we both love even more than we did when we initially saw it. And then the 1999 cult comedy "Galaxy Quest." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 154"Glass," "Fyre," 2019 Sundance Preview, "What We Do in the Shadows"
M. Night Shyamalan is back! The old one! The one you didn't like. His "Glass" is the third film of a supposed trilogy, and it is by FAR the worst of the three. Also, we talk about the Netflix documentary "Fyre," though we didn't talk about the Hulu one about the Fyre Festival. (It's not as good as the Netflix one.) We also preview the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and, then, in our Reboot section, we discuss the 2014 comedy "What We Do in the Shadows." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 153"The Upside," 2019 Oscar Predictions, "Idiocracy"
We're back! We're back! It's our first show of 2019. We missed you, like, a ton: More than you could possibly know! We kick off 2019 with our first review of the year, the Kevin Hart-Bryan Cranston-Nicole Kidman dramedy "The Upside." It's not as bad as it could have been! Then we give our Oscar nomination predictions. Weird year. Also: Who's hosting? We finish up with our Reboot movie, 2006's "Idiocracy," from Mike Judge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 152Dorkfest 2018: The Best Movies of 2018
It's here! It's here! It's our annual extravaganza, both of our lists of the best movies of 2018. It's our favorite show every year. Let it get you through the holiday season. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 151"Vice"
They wouldn't let us post our review of "Vice" until noon ET on December 17. So here it is, getting its own episode. We are very much in agreement on our thoughts about "Vice." 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 150"The Mule," "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
We've come to nearly the end of this movie year, and we've got three huge releases to discuss ... and that doesn't even include "Vice," which we can't get to until tomorrow. First, it's Clint Eastwood directing himself for the first time in a decade -- with Bradley Cooper! -- in "The Mule." Then, Barry Jenkins follows up "Moonlight" with the James Baldwin adaptation "If Beale Street Could Talk." And then there's the animated, wild spinoff "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." We're so close now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 149"Roma," "Vox Lux," "Ben Is Back"
Time for the dead sprint toward the end of the year, with three big releases with just a couple of weeks left until our end of the year event, Dorkfest, the release of our top 10 films of the year. So let's get to it. First, it's Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma," which won Best Picture from both the New York and Los Angeles Critics Associations. Then it's Brady Corbet's and Natalie Portman's wildly ambitious "Vox Lux." We end with Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges' drug addiction drama "Ben Is Back." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 148Post-Thanksgiving Leftovers Mailbag, "The House That Jack Built," "The Player"
Mailbag time! We take advantage of a quick down week in the movie release schedule to answer all sorts of questions from you, our amazing listeners. You are the best. We could talk to you all day. Dig in: It's one of our favorite shows of the year. There's one new release, the one-night-only shock cinema freakshow that is Lars Von Trier's "The House That Jack Built." Then, in our Reboot, our final Reboot of 2018, it's, somehow, our first Robert Altman movie: 1992's "The Player." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 147"Creed II," "The Favourite," "Ralph Breaks the Internet"
It's late in the movie year: It's when the bodies hit the floor! Well, they do in "Creed II," the eighth Rocky movie, though Grierson thinks it should just be called "Rocky IV II." Then we revisit our old pal Yorgos Lanthimos and his acidic comedy "The Favourite." Also, Grierson solos on the animated sequel "Ralph Breaks the Internet." If only something would. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 146"Widows," "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," "Green Book"
We've got all sorts of fun for you this week, with two big huge movies from two of our favorite Oscar-winning directors. First, it's Steve McQueen's heist thriller "Widows." Then the Coen brothers have some fun with the Western with Netflix's "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs." There's a much more boring movie after that, the next wizard world flick "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald." And then there's early Oscar favorite, if you can believe that, "Green Book." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 145"The Grinch," "Overlord," "The Girl in the Spider's Web," "Outlaw King"
Lots of uninspiring movies this week, we're sad to say. But hopefully you won't find the show itself uninspired. First, Grierson hammers "The Grinch" for a while, and then we both dig into the J.J. Abrams-produced "Overlord," the reboot/sequel "The Girl in the Spider's Web," and Netflix's "Outlaw King." No Reboot this week: Too many mediocre new releases to get to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 144"Bohemian Rhapsody," "The Other Side of the Wind," "Thunder Road," "Boy Erased," "Freeway"
This is real life, and this is just a fantasy. It's the Queen musical biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," and one of us really likes it, and one of us very much does not. Then it's into the depths of film history with a look at Orson Welles' final "film," "The Other Side of the Wind," salvaged by Netflix. We chat briefly about "Thunder Road" and "Boy Erased" before going to Reboot land with 1996's "Freeway" with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 143"Burning," "Suspiria," "Primer"
One of the best reviewed movies of the year, currently only available for New Yorkers but hitting theaters nationwide soon, is Lee Chang-Dong's "Burning," based on a Haruki Murakami short story. We dig into what makes it so great. Then Grierson solos on "Suspiria," as well as a few good documentaries. And people are still talking about Shane Carruth's "Primer" 14 years after it came out. We try to make heads or tails of it ourselves in our Reboot segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 142"Halloween," "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" "Wildlife," "mid-90s," "Memories of Murder"
We've got the biggest October opening of all-time this week with "Halloween," both a sequel and homage to the classic John Carpenter film. But then Grierson has to go solo on three new movies, all of which are fascinating in their own way. Then, in our Reboot segment, we look at Bong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder," from all the way back in 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 141"First Man," "22 July," "Bad Times at the El Royale,"Sara "The Kindergarten Teacher," "Beautiful Boy"
We are jam-packed with movies this week: It is clearly that time of the year. The big release of the weekend is Damien Chazelle's "First Man," a look at Neil Armstrong and the moon landing. Grierson likes it, but Leitch LOVE it. We also dig into Paul Greengrass' "22 July," the Drew Goddard genre-hopper "Bad Times at the El Royale" and Maggie Gyllenhaal in "The Kindergarten Teacher." And Grierson solos on "Beautiful Boy," starring Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 140"A Star Is Born," "Venom," "Private Life," "The Hate U Give," "Major League"
It's a "Star Is Born" world: The rest of us just get to live here occasionally. Bradley Cooper's and Lady Gaga's big musical melodrama dominates the screens this week, but we've got tons of other releases, from the comic book oddity "Venom" to Tamara Jenkins' great "Private Life" to the YA adaptation "The Hate U Give." And with the baseball playoffs going on, we look at 1989's "Major League" in our reboot section. It's a long one, but a good one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 139"The Old Man and the Gun," "Hold the Dark," "Night School"
We've got a David Lowery film that also might be Robert Redford's cinematic swan song, a Netflix thriller from the guy who gave you "Blue Ruin" and "Green Room" and a Kevin Hart comedy with this month's co-star Tiffany Haddish. No time for Reboots. This is serious, people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 138"Fahrenheit 11/9," "The Land of Steady Habits," "Life Itself," "The Sisters Brothers," "Student Bodies"
We have so many new movies to talk about this week that we have no time for an intro! The weirdest thing about all of these movies is that hardly any of you saw any of them. But somehow a ton of you watched Eli Roth do a kids movie. Also, we have a reboot of a very strange 1981 movie called "Student Bodies." It's an odd show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 137"The Predator," "White Boy Rick," "A Simple Favor," "Mandy"
We're back, baby! We took a week off, but don't you worry: We're back flooring it with four new releases this week. There's a Predator reboot/sequel, a true life crime drama with Matthew McConaughey has a crappy dad, a Paul Feig would-be noir and, perhaps most thrillingly, a crazy-ass Nicolas Cage movie called "Mandy." We also talk about the best films that Grierson saw at the Toronto Film Festival. We hate taking weeks off. Thank you for indulging this brief one. We're shot out of a cannon this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 1362018 Toronto Film Festival Preview, "The Thin Red Line"
Happy Labor Day weekend! Grierson is about to head up north for the Toronto Film Festival, so we sit down and preview the big event, with each of us picking the films we're most looking forward to. Then, in our Reboot section, we look at 1998's "The Thin Red Line," Terrence Malick's big return after 20 years away. And then we tell you that we're taking a week off. So enjoy your holiday, and we'll be back for "Predator." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 135"The Happytime Murders," Summer Movie Recap, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
The summer is almost over, which means two things in our movie world. One is that we to recap our summer movie season. The other? That a bad movie is buried at the end of August. That would be "The Happytime Murders," which is bad and also upsetting. Fortunately, there is enough greatness to go around with our Reboot: 2004's breathtaking "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." That movie still kills us 14 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 134"Crazy Rich Asians," "Mile 22," "Juliet, Naked," "Back to the Future"
The big smash of the weekend was "Crazy Rich Asians," the adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best seller, and one of us likes it a lot more than the other. But boy, "Mile 22," that's quite a dumb little movie. Then Grierson schools Leitch on "Juliet, Naked." Then, in our Reboot section, we go BACK in time to discuss 1985's "Back to the Future." 1.21 Gigawatts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 133"BlacKkKlansman," "The Meg," "Four Lions"
We are not going to let the ridiculousness of "Best Popular Film" at the Oscars distract us from the excitement of a new Spike Lee movie ... but we can't ignore that inanity either. So we kick off this week's show with the Academy's dumb new category, before getting down to business with Spike Lee's electric new film "BlacKkKlansman and the Jason Statham snorer "The Meg." Then we look at the 2010 terrorist comedy "Four Lions." We totally forgot Riz Ahmed and Benedict Cumberbatch were in that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 132"Christopher Robin," "The Miseducation of Cameron Post," "Zodiac"
It's a quiet movie week in the theaters, which is why we spend the first 10 minutes talking about the great "Better Call Saul." But then we get down to business with "Christopher Robin" and "The Miseducation of Cameron Post." But the real work this week involves pulling up our sleeves and digging into David Fincher's 2007 masterwork "Zodiac." Mentions of Ted Cruz are fleeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 131"Mission Impossible: Fallout," "Friday Night Lights," "Please Give"
It's going to be a slow August, folks, and the main reason: "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout" is going to dominate the rest of the month. We look at the sixth installment of Tom Cruise's signature franchise, and we agree: It's one of the best ones. Then in our Reboot segment, we look at Peter Berg's "Friday Night Lights" and Nicole Holofcener's "Please Give." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 130"Equalizer 2," "Mon Oncle," "Timecrimes"
Denzel Washington has finally done a sequel -- seriously, it's the first time in his career -- and it's "Equalizer 2." Does it have the oomph of the first one? We discuss! Also, we have two foreign language films for our Reboots. First, Jacques Tati's "Mon Oncle" from 1958, and Nacho Vigalondo's "Timecrimes" from 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 129"Skyscraper," "Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot," "Eighth Grade," "Shock and Awe," "Donnie Darko"
Are you getting tired of The Rock yet? Audiences might be: His "Skyscraper" was one of his weakest openings yet. But are Tim and Will? Discussion time! Then Grierson goes solo on three new releases from Gus Van Sant, Rob Reiner and ... Bo Burnham. Then it's off to the Reboot, and boy, did lots of dudes like "Donnie Darko" back in the day. How does it play in 2018 to two people who haven't seen it? Not well, we're afraid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 128"Ant-Man and the Wasp," "Sorry to Bother You," "Ikiru"
The second half of the movie year (also the actual year) begins with some meaty movies worthy of real discussion. First, it's the first Marvel movie of the post-"Infinity War" universe, "Ant-Man and the Wasp," which we have a solid disagreement about! Then it's Boots Riley's much-feted "Sorry to Bother You," which we both like ... but less than everyone else seems to. Then we go way back to 1952 in our Reboot segment this week, looking at Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "Ikiru." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 127Best Films of the First Half of 2018, "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," "Leave No Trace"
It's time for one of our special shows of the year: Each of our six best films of the first of 2018. (Yes, the year is half over.) Think of it like half our annual Dorkfest. We have four films on both of our lists, a much-higher number than usual. See if you can guess which ones. We also get into sequel "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," which only Grierson had seen at taping time, and Debra Granik's new film "Leave No Trace." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 126"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," "A Serious Man," "The Ringer"
At this point, you could put a couple of drama students in a "Jurassic Park" movie and people would watch them ... but that doesn't mean they're any good. This week, we discuss how "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" is a little better than the last version, but still not very good. There will still be 50 more coming. Then, in our Reboot section, we look at the Coen brothers' masterpiece "A Serious Man." Then, something that is definitively not a masterpiece: 2005's "The Ringer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 125"Incredibles 2," "Tag," "Before Midnight"
You waited 14 years for the sequel and now it's here: It's Brad Bird's "Incredibles 2," the newest Pixar film. The world has a lot more superhero movies than it did when we last saw The Incredibles: How does it hold up? Then we look at the male bros comedy "Tag." Then we finish up our three-part series of looking back at Richard Linklater's staggering trilogy -- with maybe another one coming in 2022? -- with 2013's "Before Midnight." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 124"Ocean's 8," "Hereditary," "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" "Before Sunset"
After a down week after some blockbusters, it's a doozy of a weekend at the box office. First there's "Ocean's 8," an attempt to reboot Steven Soderbergh's heist with an all-female cast. Then there's the Sundance smash horror film "Hereditary" with Toni Collette. And then sit down with "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" about Mr. Rogers. Then we do Part Two of our three-week discussion of Richard Linklater's own trilogy, 2004's "Before Sunset." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 123Summer 2018 Mailbag, "Before Sunrise," "Kindergarten Cop"
With a slow release schedule this week, we chose this week to do one of our twice-a-year mailbag episodes, in which we tackle your questions about the "Star Wars" franchise, reclining seats in theaters and all-time top 10 lists. It's always one of our favorite shows. Then, in our Reboot section, we look at the first of Richard Linklater's amazing trilogy with "Before Sunrise," as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger's magnus opus from 1990 "Kindergarten Cop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 122"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 121"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
S1 Ep 120"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 119"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
S1 Ep 118"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 117"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 116"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 115"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
S1 Ep 114"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 113"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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 112"Tomb Raider," "Eyes Wide Shut," "Street Smart"
We concentrate on new movies on this podcast, but we'll confess: This week, we're more into a particularly fascinating set of Reboots. Alas: We do discuss Alicia Vikander's action vehicle "Tomb Raider." But the Reboots are where the real action is. First, the big one: 1999's "Eyes Wide Shut," the final film from Stanley Kubrick. Can it possibly be almost 20 years old? Then we look at 1987's "Street Smart," with Christopher Reeve and an Oscar-nominated Morgan Freeman as street pimp "Fast Black." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 111"A Wrinkle in Time," "Gringo," "The Death of Stalin," "The Boondock Saints"
The Oscars are over, "Black Panther" is still dominating everything and the NCAA Tournament is about to begin. It's clearly March, and the first major release of March is Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time." The movie comes with many good vibes, but Will and Tim are split on it. They're also split on Nash Edgerton's "Gringo." Grierson also tells Leitch all about "The Death of Stalin." Then, in our Reboot section, we try to make some sense of 1999's "The Boondock Saints." Yikes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 110Oscars 2018 Morning After Recap
The Oscars were last night, and we stayed up and watched them. For you! The dirty secret about us is that we actually like the Oscars and think they have value. So how did last night's show measure up? We dig into the highlights, into Jimmy Kimmel, into the moments of MeToo solidarity, and all the rest. It's a short show, but if you watched the Oscars, we think you'll enjoy it. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 109"Red Sparrow," "Death Wish," "Defending Your Life"
Yep, fine, you're still talking solely about "Black Panther." But two weeks later, there are still new movies being released. One even has Jennifer Lawrence! Her new spy vehicle "Red Sparrow" is out; we dig into it. Also, Eli Roth and Bruce Willis try to remake "Death Wish," with pretty terrible results. The real fun comes from our Reboot movie, the 1991 life-after-death comedy "Defending Your Life," written by, directed by and starring Albert Brooks, alongside an extremely winning Meryl Streep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 108"Annihilation," "Mute," "Game Night," 2018 Oscar Winner Predictions
It seems a little strange to be talking about a movie that isn't "Black Panther," but there are three new releases this week. First, we look at Alex Garland's sci-fi mind-bender "Annihilation," starring Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac. Then we dig into the Netflix well with Duncan Jones' "Mute." Then it's comedy time, with the Jason Bateman-Rachel McAdams vehicle "Game Night." We also make our Oscar predictions for the big night this coming Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices