The Film Comment Podcast: Debating 'After the Hunt,' 'No Other Choice' and 'Cover-Up'

A pleasure to be back on Film Comment's podcast. There wasn't a lot of consensus, however, when Devika Girish, Katie McCabe and I got together to discuss some of the bigger movies that have played thus far in Venice. You can hear me defend After the Hunt, admit my reservations about Park Chan-wook's latest, and then go long on the Sy Hersh documentary. Check out the conversation down below.

Toronto 2024: 'We Live in Time' Review

We Live in Time stars Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as a couple dealing with a cancer diagnosis. That's not a novel idea for a romantic drama, but the film's narrative structure is ... kind of. I explain more in my Screen International review.

What's the Best Fourth of July Release This Century?

I offer a Top 10 here.

Justice for Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

Spider-Man: No Way Home reminded me how much I liked Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. I talked about it over at MEL.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Ghostbusters, Tennis Players, Uncles and Andrew Garfield

On this week's episode, we do a bit of dividing and conquering. I review C'mon C'mon, while Will grabbed Tick, Tick... Boom! But we both talked about Ghostbusters: Afterlife and King Richard, and we don't see eye-to-eye on either of those. Check out the whole episode down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Clint, Tammy Faye and 'The Nowhere Inn'

Last episode, I liked all three movies. This week? A very different story. 

You can hear our reviews of Cry Macho, The Eyes of Tammy Faye and The Nowhere Inn down below.

Why Does Hollywood Cast Non-Teens to Play Teenagers?

Inspired by Dear Evan Hansen, which has received a lot of criticism for casting Ben Platt to play the title teen, I did a deep dive into other teen movies that had older actors in the lead roles. I found out a lot of interesting stuff for this MEL piece.

Toronto 2021: 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' Review

And now it's time for the story of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. The Eyes of Tammy Faye dives into their colorful world, but it still ends up feeling pretty superficial. My review is up at Screen International.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: World War II Misery, Scorsese's Religious Epic and 'Demolition Man'

On this week's episode, we differ on The Painted Bird. Then, we have two Reboots: Martin Scorsese's tortured Silence and that nutty slab of 1990s sci-fi, Demolition Man. Hear the whole thing down below.

Who's the Best Spider-Man?

Lots of Spider-Man content coming your way recently from yours truly. For SyFy, Will and I looked back at the different Spidey actors. Check out our piece here.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Under the Silver Lake,' 'Boogie Nights' and a Film About a Cook and a Thief

Three substantial discussions this week. First, we differ on Under the Silver Lake. Then, we look back at Boogie Nights, which I haven't watched since 1997. Finally, we stomach The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. Hear the whole thing down below.

What's the Best Spider-Man Movie?

With Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse about to come to theaters, we decided to rank the best movies in the series. (This list will definitely change once Spider-Verse arrives.) You can see our rankings at SyFy.

Cannes 2018: 'Under the Silver Lake' Review

Reactions seems to be across the board for David Robert Mitchell's latest. I'm a big fan, as I explain over at Screen International.