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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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01:26:11

"May December," "Rustin," "Next Goal Wins"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/11/20

We have just five shows left in 2023, counting this one. It's almost Thanksgiving. And it's almost crunch time. This week, we have two Netflix movies and a soccer comedy. First, it's Todd Haynes' psychological drama (among other things) "May December." Then it's the Obamas-produced historical biopic "Rustin." Those are the Netflix movies. Then we have Taiki Waititi's Michael Fassbender soccer comedy "Next Goal Wins." Getting close! Timestamps: 9:45: "May December" 38:55 "Rustin" 1:00:11 "Next Goal

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01:30:26

"The Marvels," "The Holdovers," "Albert Brooks:...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/11/12

It's almost Thanksgiving, if you all can believe that. It feels like it was just 1986 yesterday. This week, we have the "wait, Marvel has a new movie out?" big release "The Marvels." Then we dig into Alexander Payne's return trip with Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers." Then we close with the HBO documentary, "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life." Timestamps: 15:11: "The Marvels" 45:33 "The Holdovers" 1:09:25 "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are

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55:34

Grierson and Leitch Conversations: Matt Singer,...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/11/09

Special free episode! (Wait: All the episodes are free.) A mid-week show, though, with Tim and Will talking to Matt Singer, author of the terrific book "Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever." We discuss the show, film criticism, David Letterman and so much more. Enjoy! We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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

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01:30:34

"Priscilla," "Nyad," "Fingernails"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/11/06

Three fascinating movies this week, one in theaters, one on Netflix and one on Apple TV. That's how it works these days. First, it's Sofia Coppola's look at the Presley marriage in "Priscilla." Then Annette Bening and Jodie Foster star in the biopic "Nyad." And we close with the Apple TV pseudo-sci-fi "Fingernails." Timestamps: 9:02: "Priscilla" 39:44 "Nyad" 1:00:01 "Fingernails" 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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01:34:23

"The Killer," "Anatomy of a Fall," "Pain Hustlers"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/10/31

We are entering the home stretch of the year. And there's some big movies coming up. But there are some big ones already here. First, David Fincher's newest film "The Killer," with Michael Fassbender. That's on Netflix. Then there's the Palme winner at Cannes, the mystery/whodunit "Anatomy of a Fall." And we close with "Pain Hustlers," with Emily Blunt and Chris Evans. That's also on Netflix. Timestamps: 10:19: "The Killer" 42:12 "Anatomy of a Fall" 1:02:11 "Pain Hustlers" Thanks to Dylan Mayer

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01:49:15

"Killers of the Flower Moon," "The Pigeon Tunnel,"...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/10/23

It is always, always a big episode when a new Martin Scorsese movie comes out. We dig deep on the director's 30th feature, "Killers of the Flower Moon," out in theaters. Then we talk about the Errol Morris documentary on John LeCarre, "The Pigeon Tunnel." And a reboot! We look back on Jim Sheridan's 2002 drama "In America." But we go longest, as you might suspect, on the Scorsese movie.. Timestamps: 10:15: "Killers of the Flower Moon" 59:12 "The Pigeon Tunnel" 1:18:37 "In America" Thanks to Dylan

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01:47:23

"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," "The Mission," "The...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/10/16

It's Taylor Swift Day, but hey, isn't every day? We do a deep dive on "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," really from every angle we can. It's quite a movie! Then we discuss two, uh, smaller movies: The fascinating documentary "The Mission" and the Amazon Prime Jamie Foxx-Tommy Lee Jones-starrer "The Burial." But it's mostly Taylor Swift, we'll admit. Timestamps: 11:22: "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" 51:22 "The Mission" 1:22:22 "The Burial" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are

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01:41:38

"The Exorcist: Believer," "The Royal Hotel," "Fair Play"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/10/09

It's basically Taylor Swift Eve on the podcast, and in the movie world, but we've got three new movies to discuss. First, it's David Gordon Green's NEXT horror direct sequel, "The Exorcist: Believer." Then it's Kitty Green's "The Assistant" followup, "The Royal Hotel." And then we've got the "erotic thriller" from Netflix, "Fair Play." None of these movies have Taylor Swift in them. Yet. Timestamps: 16:11: "The Exorcist: Believer" 50:32 "The Royal Hotel" 1:19:22 "Fair Play" Thanks to Dylan Mayer

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01:55:40

"Dumb Money," "The Creator," The Wes Anderson Netflix...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/10/03

We're a day late on this episode, but it's well worth: Lots of fun movies to dig into. First, it's the star-studded "financial" comedy "Dumb Money." Then it's Gareth Edwards' sci fi actioner "The Creator." But the real treat? Wes Anderson's Roald Dahl shorts, which are hidden on Netflix but which you should absolutely go watch right now. We have a blast talking about them. Timestamps: 17:22: "Dumb Money" 55:22 "The Creator" 1:11:11 Wes Anderson's Netflix Roald Dahl Shorts Thanks to Dylan Mayer and

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01:58:24

"Stop Making Sense," "Expend4bles," "Team America:...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/09/25

We have never talked about "Stop Making Sense" on this podcast, which happens to be one of the favorite movies of all time for both of our hosts. So we go deep on that, with the new re-release, which you must see. We then do something entirely different by discussing "Expend4bles," which is just a hilarious title. Speaking of hilarious (and offensive, like "Expend4bles") we reboot the Trey Parker puppet terrorism comedy "Team America: World Police." Timestamps: 21:22: "Stop Making Sense" 1:00:11

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01:25:21

"A Haunting in Venice," "El Conde," "Cassandro"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/09/18

Grierson is back from the Toronto Film Festival, and we briefly talk about this time there. But not for too long, because we have movies to discuss. It's Kenneth Branagh's third Agatha Christie movie, "A Haunting in Venice." Also, Pablo Larrain's Netflix venture "El Conde" and the Gael Garcia Bernal wrestling picture "Cassandro." Timestamps: 14:12: "A Haunting in Venice" 41:19 "El Conde" 1:01:22 "Cassandro" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope

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01:35:15

"The Equalizer 3," "Sherlock Jr." "American Movie"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/09/04

This is our last show for two weeks, because Grierson is about to go to Toronto. So we have a lot of fun. Our one new movie is the end of the Denzel Washington action trilogy "The Equalizer 3." Then we go big with our Reboots, with the Buster Keaton classic "Sherlock Jr." and the Chris Smith cult documentary "American Movie." Timestamps: 13:32: "The Equalizer 3" 39:22 "Sherlock Jr." 1:03:44 "American Movie" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope

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01:48:46

2023 Fall Film Festival Preview, "Dr. Strangelove Or:...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/08/27

There aren't any REAL movies out this week, but there are a ton of film festivals coming, so this week, we're each giving our five movies we're most looking forward to the rest of the year. Lots of stuff to look forward to. Then we do another Kubrick reboot, which is always fun: The classic "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." Timestamps: 1:04:58 "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of

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01:32:15

"Blue Beetle," "Strays," "Sunshine"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/08/21

We start off our show with a Wilco-Son Volt conversation, because that's what we do here. Then we dig into the sorta-orphaned DC movie "Blue Beetle," then the dirty-dog comedy "Strays." In our reboot, we look at the recently quite relevant 2007 Danny Boyle sci-fi film "Sunshine." Timestamps: 12:22: "Blue Beetle" 42:45 "Strays" 1:01:01 "Sunshine" 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

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01:45:35

2023 Mailbag Show, "Night of the Hunter"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/08/13

It's the annual mailbag show! We answer your questions! We're honored that you have them! Also, we have a reboot! It's the 1955 Robert Mitchum classic "The Night of the Hunter." Timestamps: 1:16:11: "Night of the Hunter" 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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and

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01:31:00

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,"...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/08/06

First off: Send us your questions for next week's mailbag show, griersonleitch@gmail.com. Do so ASAP! We discuss the Seth Rogen-penned "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" movie. Then it's the sexy Euro romantic triangle (sorta) drama "Passages." Then we finished off with the megaladon movie. Did we spell megaladon right there? Who cares? Timestamps: 16:11: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" 42:12 "Passages" 1:05:59 "Meg 2: The Trench" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary,

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01:29:34

"Haunted Mansion," "Talk to Me," "The Beanie Bubble"

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/07/30

Barbenheimer week is behind us, but they're still making movies. We have three new ones, none of which are as interesting as either Barbenheimer movie, or the whole phenomenon. We do talk about the Disney family horror film "Haunted Mansion," as well as the Australian scary movie "Talk to Me" and the Zack Galifianakis-without-a-beard movie "The Beanie Bubble." Timestamps: 13:22: "Haunted Mansion" 41:23 "Talk to Me" 58:59 "The Beanie Bubble" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are

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02:00:19

"Oppenheimer," "Barbie," "Mission: Impossible -- Dead...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/07/23

Oh my gosh, it's Barbenheimer Week! Tim and Will dig into the massive weekend of movie madness, discussing Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" and Greta Gerwig's "Barbie." But more than just that, they talk about what the weekend was like, what it means, and what it COULD mean moving forward. Movies: People like them again! Also, we talk about Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One," which any other week would be the centerpiece of every conversation. Timestamps: 21:13:

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01:43:17

The Best Films of the First Half of 2023

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/07/09

We saw a *lot* of movies over the year's first six months. We each rank our top six. One of our most fun shows every year. Write down the ones you've missed: There will be a Dorkfest quiz at the end of the year. 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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll

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01:28:06

"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," "No Hard...

Grierson & Leitch ·

2023/07/02

We took a week off, but we're back! We have three movies to discuss before we do our top movies of the first half of 2023 next week. First, it's the final installment of Harrison Ford's signature franchise with "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Then it's the Jennifer Lawrence comedy "No Hard Feelings." Then we close with the Max docudrama "Reality." Also we briefly discuss "A League of Their Own," kinda. Timestamps: 12:22: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" 40:11 "No Hard Feelings"

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