The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Joachim Trier, 'Nouvelle Vague' and 'The Running Man'

Three major directors have big movies on this week's episode. We were both fans of Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value and Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague. But, man oh man, did we dislike Edgar Wright's sci-fi flick. You can check out all our thoughts down below.

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.

'Predator: Badlands' Review

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

Cannes 2025: 'Sentimental Value' Review

Renate Reinsve reunites with Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value. It's not quite to the level of The Worst Person in the World, but it's a very touching family drama. My review is here.

Sundance 2018: 'I Think We're Alone Now' Review

If there's a niche genre I love, it's the intimate post-apocalyptic drama. I was a fan of Z for Zachariah and It Comes at Night, and I also liked I Think We're Alone Now, which premiered here at Sundance. In the film, Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning hang out at the end of the world. They make for interesting company, as I explain in my Screen International review. 

Toronto 2015: 'About Ray' Review

Man, I really wanted to like About Ray. A comedy-drama about a teenager transitioning from female to male, the movie stars Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts and Susan Sarandon. But a worthy topic becomes fodder for soap-opera silliness. I reviewed the film for Screen International.

'Ginger & Rosa' Review

Writer-director Sally Potter sets her coming-of-age drama Ginger & Rosa at the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis. For her young hero Ginger (a very good Elle Fanning), the possible end of the world is somehow more tolerable than the romantic anguish she's witnessing in her own backyard. It's a modest film, but it sticks with you. And Robbie Ryan's cinematography really is out of this world. My review is up at Paste.