The 101 Best Los Angeles Movies

This has been in the works for a little while, so I'm glad it's finally out there in the world. The Los Angeles Times has put together a list of the all-time best L.A. movies. I didn't have a say in the final rankings, although I contributed a ballot alongside my fellow critics and journalists, but I did write several of the capsules. I was very happy to heap praise on Barton Fink, Devil in a Blue Dress, Die Hard, Inherent Vice, Killer of Sheep, Safe and A Woman Under the Influence. Check the whole list out here. 

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' and the Best Films of 2025 (So Far)

Welcome to the end of the first half of the movie year. On this episode, Will and I both reveal our favorite six films so far in 2025. Oh, and we also rip on Jurassic World Rebirth. Check it out below.

'Killer of Sheep' Review

Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep got its first proper release in 2007. (The film was shot in the early 1970s, receiving its premiere in the late 1970s.) But the 2007 release was not the complete, complete version of the movie. Now back in theaters, Killer of Sheep has been fully restored. And it's still a wonder. I wrote about it for the Los Angeles Times.

Dinah Washington - "This Bitter Earth"

Hope you have a good weekend. Let's take it back to 1960.

'The Annihilation of Fish' Review

In 1999, Charles Burnett's film The Annihilation of Fish premiered in Toronto. A very mixed reaction from critics doomed the movie. Now, at long last, the film is finally coming out into the world. For the Los Angeles Times, I reviewed this delicate, long-lost love story.