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Grierson & Leitch

Grierson & Leitch

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 is doing his absolutely best to pretend. Read their work everywhere. But listen to this show for the pure juice, straight on tap.

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42:33

"IF," "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," Grierson's...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/05/20

This is a solo show, kind of. We didn't want to leave you three weeks without shows, but Grierson is in Cannes, so we split this one up. Leitch solos on John Krasinski's "IF" and the simian sequel "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." And then Grierson pops in to give us 10 minutes on how Cannes is going. We'll be back over Memorial Day, when Grierson returns, to discuss "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." Timestamps: 7:11: "IF" 20:11 "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" 30:00 Grierson's Report From

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132:42

"The Fall Guy," "I Saw the TV Glow," "Unfrosted"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/05/06

Hey! It's our 400th show! And we're in person, live from Grierson's place in Los Angeles. And we've got three doozies of movies to talk about. First, it's the big budget stunt film "The Fall Guy," with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt and directed by that OTHER Leitch. Then we dig into the indie hit "I Saw the TV Glow." And we close with Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix movie "Unfrosted." It's our 400th show! Thank you for letting us do 400 shows. Timestamps: 22:43: "The Fall Guy" 51:52 "I Saw the TV

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77:49

"Challengers," "The Feeling That the Time for Doing...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/04/29

We just have two movies this week, but they're fun ones. The first is Luca Guadagnino's Zendaya tennis movie "Challengers," and then the indie "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed.The reason we have just two movies this week? Because we have our special in-person 400th show next week. Live from Los Angeles! Timestamps: 11:03: "Challengers" 47:52 "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for

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01:16:20

"Challengers," "The Feeling That the Time for Doing...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/04/28

We just have two movies this week, but they're fun ones. The first is Luca Guadagnino's Zendaya tennis movie "Challengers," and then the indie "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed. The reason we have just two movies this week? Because we have our special in-person 400th show next week. Live from Los Angeles! Timestamps: 11:03: "Challengers" 47:52 "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for

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95:50

"Abigail," "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,"...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/04/22

Hey, shhh ... she's a vampire! We discuss the horror/heist movie "Abigail," and then dig into yet another Guy Ritchie movie, "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Behavior." We go frmo those two movies to an all-time classic, the Billy Wilder/Marilyn Monroe/Jack Lemmon/Tony Curtis farce "Some Like It Hot." Timestamps: 14:01: "Abigail" 39:22 "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Behavior" 1:03:22 "Some Like It Hot" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope

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01:43:49

"Civil War," "Sasquatch Sunset," "The People's Joker"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/04/15

It's a big art/blockbuster movie! It's A24, so it's art? But it's a big hit so it's a blockbuster? It's so confusing, so we try to get to the bottom of Alex Garland's "Civil War." Then, we discuss a movie with Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough as Bigfeet in "Sasquatch Sunset." And then it's Vera Drew's festival hit "The People's Joker." Timestamps: 14:21: "Civil War" 44:11 "Sasquatch Sunset" 1:17:19 "The People's Joker" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the

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01:43:07

"Monkey Man," "The Beast," "Girls State"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/04/08

Sorry we took another week off, but we're back to our weekly shows. We've got three fun ones this week! First, it's Dev Patel's actioner "Monkey Man." Then it's the French science fiction drama "The Beast," with Lea Seydoux. And we close with the Apple TV documentary "Girls State," a "companion" film to 2020's "Boys State." Fun movies to talk about this week. Also, Will insults Florida a bit. Timestamps: 12:11: "Monkey Man" 40:02 "The Beast" 1:05:19 "Girls State" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend

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01:26:47

"Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," "Road House,"...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/03/25

After a week off, we are back! (And then we have another week off next week. Sorry. Both Leitch's fault.) We've got good ones to discuss, though. Well, meaty ones, anyway. First, it's another Ghostbusters movie, "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire." Then it's the Doug Liman straight-to-video remake "Road House." And we close with the Sydney Sweeney nun movie, "Immaculate." Timestamps: 11:01: "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" 36:52 "Road House" 1:03:11 "Immaculate" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary,

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01:35:20

2024 Oscars Recap, "Love Lies Bleeding," "Ricky...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/03/11

Hey, we stayed up to talk about the Oscars and posted it right afterwards. Aren't you proud of us? We deserve your praise! Anyway, a big night for "Oppenheimer," and Emma Stone, and "The Zone of Interest," and Cord Jefferson, and John Cena. We talk about two new movies too: It's Rose Glass' "Saint Maud" follow-up with Kristen Stewart, "Love Lies Bleeding." Then it's a Peter Farrelly movie, "Ricky Stanicky." Timestamps: 5:01: 2024 Oscars Recap 31:31 "Love Lies Bleeding" 1:02:01 "Ricky Stanicky"

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01:52:12

"Dune: Part Two," "Spaceman," 2024 Oscar Predictions

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/03/04

The second Dune movie is out! Remember the first one? This is a big hit, this new one, and we dig into it in all its glory. Then we discuss the Adam Sandler Netflix space drama "Spaceman." Then, hey, the Oscars are one week away. We preview the show and make predictions in the eight major categories. Timestamps: 10:11: "Dune: Part Two" 41:31 "Spaceman" 1:01:11 2024 Oscar Predictions Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know

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01:42:42

"Drive-Away Dolls," "Tenet," "His Girl Friday"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/02/26

It is almost a Coen Brothers movie: It's "Drive-Away Dolls," directed by Ethan Coen and starring some old Coen staples. We dig into it, and then, with the re-release of "Tenet" in theaters, finally do one full look at the film and pass some sort of final judgment. (For now.) Then in our Reboot segment, we go way back, back to 1940, to revel in the classic "His Girl Friday." Timestamps: 20:03: "Drive-Away Dolls" 45:34 "Tenet" 1:22:11 "His Girl Friday" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of

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01:40:13

"Madame Web," "Bob Marley: One Love," "Pat Garrett...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/02/19

Contrary to popular opinion, "Madame Web" is not the last superhero movie. It just feels that way. We discuss the film and ... may like it better than other people. Though we still don't like it. We also dig into the music biopic "Bob Marley: One Love." Then in our Reboot segment, we go the Sam Peckinpah route with "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid," with James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson and ... Bob Dylan. Timestamps: 15:11: "Madame Web" 43:11 "Bob Marley: One Love" 1:09:42 "Pat Garrett and Billy the

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01:42:39

"Suncoast," "Lisa Frankenstein," "Up in the Air"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/02/11

Hey, it's Super Bowl Sunday! What better time to talk about something that isn't football. This week, we discuss the Sundance hit "Suncoast," available on Hulu, and the Diablo Cody comedy "Lisa Frankenstein," which is in theaters. Then we dig into, in our Reboot section, the Oscar-nominationed George Clooney comedy-drama "Up in the Air." Enjoy the Super Bowl! (And us talking about U2.) Timestamps: 9:22: "Suncoast" 33:03 "Lisa Frankenstein" 55:45 "Up in the Air" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend

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01:42:09

"Argylle," "How to Have Sex," "Ghost World"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/02/04

First off, thank you for all the Reboot suggestions last week: Keep them coming, they're great. We'll get to one more next week, and there are a lot on their way. We have two new movies this week. First, the Matthew Vaughn star-studded spy comedy "Argylle." Then there's the indie hit, "How to Have Sex." We also have a Reboot, Terry Zwigoff's 2001 film "Ghost World." Remember that movie? Timestamps: 11:45: "Argylle" 36:44 "How to Have Sex" 1:01:11 "Ghost World" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend

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01:34:13

"A Real Pain," Sundance 2024 Wrapup, "California...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/01/29

Grierson is back from Sundance, and not only do we recap the festival, we actually discuss his favorite film from Utah, because Leitch actually saw it too: It's Jesse Eisenberg's "A Real Pain." Bonus movie! Then we hit two Reboots: Robert Altman's classic "California Split" and Reese Witherspoon's first movie, "The Man in the Moon." Also, we need a Reboot for next week. So go to Apple Podcasts and give us a review with a movie you'd like us to discuss, ASAP! Timestamps: 19:31: "A Real Pain" 57:11

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01:45:30

"Mean Girls," 2024 Sundance Film Festival Preview,...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2024/01/15

We're back! We hope you missed us; we missed you. This week, we preview the Sundance Film Festival, which Grierson is about to leave for, and make some Oscar nomination predictions. We also review our first film of 2024, "Mean Girls," which launches us into a larger and even a little contentious conversation about Tina Fey. Fun! Welcome back! Timestamps: 22:33: "Mean Girls" 1:01:11 Sundance Film Festival Preview 1:14:45 Oscar Nomination Predictions Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of

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04:06:03

Dorkfest 2023: The Best Ten Films of 2023

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/12/20

It's Dorkfest! Dorkfest 2023 is here! This is our annual countdown of our favorite 10 movies of 2022. It was a great, GREAT movie year. We can't wait to talk to you about it. Have a great holiday, everyone. We'll see you in 2024. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. And to John Dog at johndog.org for the intro music. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on

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01:49:10

"American Fiction," "All of Us Strangers," "Origin,"...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/12/18

OK, this is it, the big penultimate show, our big lightning-round wrapup show to get every movie we can before Dorkfest, which is coming in two days. So many movies to get to! Here they are: Timestamps: 18:22: "American Fiction" 30:02 "All of Us Strangers" 42:21 "Origin" 1:02:41 "Wonka" 1:19:31 "The Boy and the Heron" 1:31:41 "Ferrari" 1:44:21 "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what

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01:45:46

"Poor Things," "The Zone of Interest," "Leave the...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/12/11

Oh, wow, are we ever in the home stretch now. Two big big movies this week, and then a Netflix one with a bunch of stars. First, it's the Yorgos Lanthimos/Emma Stone black comedy "Poor Things." Then it's Jonathan Glazer's first movie in 10 years, the Holocaust drama "The Zone of Interest." We finish with the Netflix adaptation of "Leave the World Behind," with Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke. After this, just one show until Dorkfest. Timestamps: 13:11: "Poor Things" 41:02 "The Zone of

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01:39:20

"Napoleon," "Maestro," "Saltburn"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/11/27

We're taking another week off after this show to gear up for the home stretch, but we've got big big movies this week. First, it's the epic "Napoleon," from Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix. Then it's Bradley Cooper's pseudo-biopic of Leonard Bernstein, "Maestro." And we finish with Emerald Fennell's followup to her Oscar-winning "Promising Young Woman," the class drama "Saltburn." After this, just two shows until Dorkfest. Also, sorry, Leitch has a cold. Timestamps: 12:19: "Napoleon" 40:03

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