'Bring Her Back' Review

The Philippou brothers previously made Talk to Me. They're back with a new horror movie that features a terrific performance from Sally Hawkins as a foster mother with something to hide. You can read my review of Bring Her Back here.

Cannes 2025: 'The Plague' Review

The Plague tells the story of an all-boys water polo club. A new teammate comes to town and quickly realizes there's one kid who's being picked on viciously, and he wants to make sure that doesn't happen to him. (Also, the ostracized kid may have a mysterious, contagious rash.) I reviewed this tale of peer pressure and toxic masculinity for Screen International.

Anna von Hausswolff - “Stranger”

Every Cannes, I help put together a colleague's playlist of the memorable songs used in the festival's films. It's still early days, but so far this is the standout track, mostly because of how well it's used in the movie Sound of Falling.

Cannes 2025: 'Case 137' Review

The great Lea Drucker is the best thing about Case 137, a solid procedural about an officer in French internal affairs investigating wrongdoing within the Paris police department. My review is up at Screen International.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': The Most-Anticipated Movies at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

This year's Cannes is now underway. Before the storm, I jumped on a call with Madeleine Brand to preview four films to keep an eye out for, including Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love. You can hear our conversation down below.

'Deaf President Now!' Review

I missed Deaf President Now! at Sundance, but I'd heard good things about this documentary that looks back at a 1988 student protest at the only all-Deaf university. (The gist: The students wanted a Deaf president. The board of trustees had other ideas.) My review is here.

OK Go - "Upside Down & Inside Out"

Off to Cannes I go. I hope my flights are smoother than this.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The New Avengers, 'Pavements' and My Preview of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Long episode this week, for obvious reasons. For one thing, we had a lot to say about both Thunderbolts* and Pavements. Also, I went long offering a list of the films I'm most excited to see at Cannes, including Mirrors No. 3 (pictured above). And then, hey, we're gonna be on a bit of a break while I'm in France, which tends to make it hard for us to wrap up a show in a succinct manner. Enjoy all of it down below.

'April' Review

When April premiered at Venice, I was feeling pretty tired and didn't want to risk being too sleepy for the film. I'm glad I waited to be fully alert for this fascinatingly opaque film. My review is up at the Los Angeles Times.