My Interview With Gus Van Sant and Austin Kolodney, the Team Behind 'Dead Man's Wire'

Dead Man's Wire is one of Gus Van Sant's strongest films in years. And it's writer Austin Kolodney's first big-screen credit. For Screen International, I talked to each of them about this long-in-the-works real-life thriller ... and how a comment made by Werner Herzog helped influence the final product. You can read our conversation here. 

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': 'Greenland 2: Migration,' 'Dead Man's Wire' and a Mad Monkey

Plenty to discuss on Press Play, where Witney Seibold and I reviewed disaster movies, horror flicks, 1970s dramas and All That's Left of You. Check out our segment down below.

Bela Tarr, 1955-2026

A couple years ago, I had the immense pleasure of moderating a Q&A with Bela Tarr after a screening of his final film, The Turin Horse. He was great. Today for Rolling Stone, I pay tribute to an iconic filmmaker. You can read my piece here. 

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Six Movies, One Episode

It has become a fun tradition: On the year's penultimate episode, we do a lightning round of quick reviews of a bunch of different films that have just come out or are about to come out. So, if you'd like to hear our thoughts on The Testament of Ann Lee, Song Sung Blue, My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow, No Other Choice, Father Mother Sister Brother and Dead Man’s Wire, click the link below.

Vladimir Spivakov & Sergej Bezrodny - "Spiegel im Spiegel"

I haven't watched Gerry in a while. I forgot how beautiful the opening is with the use of Arvo Pärt's music.

Wrestling With 'Elephant'

School shootings were the subject of two recent films: Mass and this weekend's The Fallout. For MEL, I wrote about the movie I most associate with that theme: Gus Van Sant's controversial Elephant. My thoughts are here.