The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Checking Into 'A House of Dynamite'

Another larger-than-usual episode, in which we review four new movies. We disagree about Frankenstein, dive into Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, praise It Was Just an Accident and dissect A House of Dynamite. Really good stuff here, which you can hear down below.

Venice 2025: 'Frankenstein' Review

Guillermo del Toro was made to adapt Frankenstein, a story all about misunderstood monsters. My review is live at Screen International. 

Venice 2025: 'Sangre del Toro' Review

Later today (Saturday), Guillermo del Toro will unveil his new film here in Venice, Frankenstein. But for now, let's talk about a documentary about the filmmaker that's already premiered. For Screen International, here's my review of Sangre del Toro.

'Extra Hot Great': Raving About 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'

William Friedkin died recently. His final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, is on Showtime and Paramount+. I was very happy to be on Extra Hot Great to sing the movie's praises. (We also talked about Scrubs, Julianne Moore, Netflix stand-up specials and Robert Altman.) Check it out down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The Lightning-Round Episode

Every December, we devote one podcast to covering a bunch of movies in quick fashion. This year, we tackle Women Talking, The Whale, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Emancipation and White Noise. It's fun to have to condense your thoughts into just a few minutes. You can hear our lightning-round episode here.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Going to Bat for 'One Fine Morning'

Christy Lemire and I were on KCRW to review five new movies, and there's a lot to discuss in a short segment. We talked about The Whale, Empire of Light, Emancipation and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. But I spent a little extra time raving about Mia Hansen-Love's latest. Check it all out down below.

The Best Picture Nominees Tell a Story About Modern Masculinity

For MEL, I decided to rank the 10 Oscar nominees for Best Picture based on just how bad the men in them are. My hope was to discover Hollywood's current thinking about modern masculinity. What I found was pretty interesting.

Let's Rank Guillermo del Toro Movies

This was interesting: Vulture asked Will and me to rank Guillermo del Toro's movies, even though we're not exactly the biggest fans of his. So what we came up with was a list made by admiring skeptics, which proved to be not quite as glowing but, perhaps, more useful for those who aren't into his brand of fantasy and horror and want to know where to start on his body of work. Hope you enjoy.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The End-of-the-Year Lightning Round

Totally forgot to post our second-to-last podcast of 2021, our annual quick-hit rundown of December films. We reviewed Licorice Pizza, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Nightmare Alley, Cyrano and Being the Ricardos. You can hear the whole thing down below.

'Nightmare Alley' Review

I confess I am not the biggest Guillermo del Toro guy. Did his latest turn it around for me? Not really. For Screen International, here's my review of Nightmare Alley.

Looking Back at Guillermo del Toro's Best Monster Movie, 'Hellboy'

It's been 17 years since Hellboy came out. The superhero-movie landscape has changed radically since then. What's also changed: Guillermo del Toro's Hollywood stock. (He's won a few Oscars since this movie.) I looked back at its legacy over at SyFy.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Spooky Authors, Tormented Filmmakers and 'Pan's Labyrinth'

We enjoyed reviewing Shirley and Tommaso. (We miss new movies.) Then, in our Reboot segment, I discussed my resistance to the Oscar-winning Pan's Labyrinth. Hear the whole thing down below.