'Wicked: For Good' Review

As a colleague put it, "The good news is we won't have to watch any more Wicked movies now." My review of For Good is available here. 

'Rental Family' Review

I find Brendan Fraser such a unique actor: Nobody brings exactly his quality of fragility and sweetness to the screen. But that doesn't mean his approach always works. For the A.V. Club, I reviewed the dreadful Rental Family. 

'Trifole' Review

Trifole pays tribute to a region of Italy long celebrated for its abundance of truffles. But when an aging truffle hunter needs his restless granddaughter's help, can these two generations see eye to eye? My review is up at the Los Angeles Times. 

'Keeper' Review

If you're keeping track, I loved Longlegs and disliked The Monkey. So I was curious going into Osgood Perkins' latest horror flick. For the Los Angeles Times, I reviewed Keeper. 

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Raving About 'Sirat' and 'Left-Handed Girl'

A diverse group of films are discussed on my latest visit to KCRW. Alison Willmore and I review The Running Man, disagree about Jay Kelly, praise Sirat and head to Taipan for Left-Handed Girl. You can hear the whole segment down below.

Labi Siffre - "Cannock Chase"

Everybody, have a good weekend. I hate how early it gets dark right now.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Bugonia,' Kelly Reichardt and 'Die My Love'

Four new movies this week, and I really like all four of them. In this episode, we talk about Die My Love, Predator: Badlands, Bugonia and The Mastermind. Give it a listen down below.

'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' Review

To be fair, I have come around to enjoying Jesse Eisenberg in these magician-thief movies. On the other hand ... this franchise is just so dumb. I reviewed Now You Don't for Screen International. 

'In Your Dreams' Review

Two young siblings fear their parents are getting divorced. Maybe the Sandman can help save the day? That's the plot of In Your Dreams, which I found to be a bit of a snooze. You can read my review here.

L7 - "Shitlist"

L7 was one of those bands that I thought was gonna be huge. That didn't happen but, lord, did they rock. I was thinking of Natural Born Killers the other day, and remembered this absolute scorcher.

American French Film Festival 2025: 'Guru' Review

First, real fast: The festival that was long known as COLCOA (for City of Lights, City of Angels) recently changed its name to the American French Film Festival. Which makes some sense.

Okay, with that out of the way, I reviewed this year's closing-night film, a drama about a popular self-help guru who finds his livelihood under attack by the French government. His response is pretty ill-advised. I reviewed Guru for Screen International.

'Predator: Badlands' Review

Is Predator: Badlands my favorite Predator movie? Honestly, I think so. I raved over at Screen International. 

Neil Diamond - "Dry Your Eyes" (from 'The Last Waltz')

Sadly, Song Sung Blue doesn't feature this Neil Diamond stomper.