Grierson & Leitch

The opening of this week’s @griersonleitch.bsky.social, in which the boys confess not knowing how to reply to good hair compliments = soooo relatable

New episode! This week, we review:

"The Smashing Machine"
"The Lost Bus"
"Steve"

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Thank you, as always, for listening. You're the real champions.

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On this week's episode, we go long on "One Battle After Another," not just reviewing the movie but also talking about Paul Thomas Anderson's legacy, Leonardo DiCaprio's career, and the film's box-office chances.

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Every Leonardo DiCaprio Movie, Ranked He’s played troubled men and boyish romantic heroes with equal skill. Which of his roles will stand the test of time?

For @vulture.com, we've updated our Leonardo DiCaprio rankings. What we've discovered: There really is no consensus on what his best performance is. Which made it very fun deciding on our pick for No. 1.

Every Leonardo DiCaprio Movie, Ranked He’s played troubled men and boyish romantic heroes with equal skill. Which of his roles will stand the test of time?

For @vulture.com, we've updated our Leonardo DiCaprio rankings. What we've discovered: There really is no consensus on what his best performance is. Which made it very fun deciding on our pick for No. 1.

Getting ready for our next Reboot segment.

On this week's episode, we review:

"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey"
"Him"
"Predators"

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Hope you're well. Baseball playoffs start next week.

We're back! In our new episode:

1) Grierson recaps his experience in Venice and Toronto
2) We review "The Long Walk"
3) We bum ourselves out talking about "Spinal Tap II"

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Hope you're well. Y'know, considering.

Robert Redford, Oscar-Winning Actor and Director, Dead at 89 Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and director behind some of cinema's most beloved films, has died at age 89.

For @rollingstone.com, I eulogized one of the greats.

Venice/Telluride/Toronto 2025: The Wrap-Up and the Rankings When I was younger, I assumed I would never go to a film festival. That was something other critics did — it felt too far away for me to eve...

I put together a ranking of every movie I saw that screened in Venice, Telluride or Toronto. And I wrote a little bit about going to fall festivals during a time of great uncertainty about the future of film criticism.

Grierson is in Venice!

But before he took off, we discussed our most-anticipated films of fall festival season.

And we looked back at 1984's "Paris, Texas."

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Lots of fun stuff in here. We hope you're well.

Spinal Tap is back and ready to talk. Just don't bring up the last movie Older, louder, though perhaps not wiser, Spinal Tap returns with a new film and some new fans you may know, including Paul McCartney and Elton John.

I've written about music since I was in high school, and I've been lucky enough to interview plenty of my heroes. But until this month, I never had the opportunity to talk to England's loudest and most punctual band. For the @latimes.com, I sat down with the mighty Spinal Tap.

Getting ready for our next Reboot segment.

Great @griersonleitch.bsky.social ep out this Sunday. The agonized fugue of Tim Grierson's review of Highest 2 Lowest, and the fact that somehow they wished the Weekend at Bernie's vacation sequel they theorized in a 2016 ep into existence with Nobody 2

This week:

1) We review "Highest 2 Lowest"
2) We review "Nobody 2"
3) We look back at 2000's "Wonder Boys"
4) We talk a lot about Kurt Cobain

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Hope you're well. Fall film festival season is just around the corner.

We're definitely gonna talk about this.

Every Spike Lee Film, Ranked The filmmaker’s passion and bravura haven’t diminished an iota with age.

In honor of "Highest 2 Lowest," we updated our rankings of every Spike Lee film. (Oh, and we realized "David Byrne's American Utopia" wasn't on there, so that's been added, too.)

Getting ready for our next Reboot segment.

'This Is What It Looks Like to Live Under Authoritarianism' 'My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow' director Julia Loktev discusses the five-hour documentary, life under Putin and lessons for U.S.

MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW is the documentary of the year, maybe the movie of the year. For @rollingstone.com, I spoke to filmmaker Julia Loktev, who in 2021 went to Russia to chronicle young independent journalists, only to witness Putin's crackdown in horrifying real time.

Best line from this week’s show:
“Oh my God, Nordberg killed somebody!”

New episode! We review three new movies:

1) "Weapons"
2) "The Naked Gun"
3) "Together"

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Have a good week. Beware of darkness.

We first developed a love of movies by seeing them in Mattoon in the theater as kids, often together. Things change, life goes on, we know, we know, but you're gonna have to give us a moment, because this news really stinks.

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Tremendously unflattering angle for me, but many thanks @williamfleitch.bsky.social for being so generous with his time with me and my wife tonight. Now I’m just a @timgrierson.bsky.social away from completing the @griersonleitch.bsky.social bifecta.

On this week's episode:

1) We disagree about "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."
2) We debate how bad "Happy Gilmore 2" is.
3) We rhapsodize about 1985's "Tampopo."

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Good stuff, hope you enjoy.

Here we go.

The 25 Best Sports Comedies of All Time The movies that celebrate the silliness and stupidity of those who devote their time to throwing or kicking a ball around.

In honor of "Happy Gilmore 2," we ranked the 25 all-time best sports comedies for @vulture.com.

Getting ready for our next Reboot segment.

On our latest episode, we review two notable recent A24 films: "Eddington" and "Sorry, Baby."

Then, we go back to 1979 to revisit "The Muppet Movie."

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Hope you enjoy. Thanks, as always, for listening.