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.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Our Oscar Predictions, 'Deep Water' and 'Windfall'

Ladies and gentlemen, the Oscars are Sunday. On this week's podcast, we make our picks in the six major categories. (We disagree on what's winning Best Picture.) Before that, though, we review two new films: the erotic thriller Deep Water and the crime drama Windfall. Hear the whole thing down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Our Oscar Nomination Predictions

Dang, I'm late in posting this, but this past weekend, we made our predictions for Tuesday's Oscar nominations. We did ... OK in our guesses? We also reviewed Moonfall and Jackass Forever. Hear the whole thing down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Jane Campion, 'The Worst Person in the World' and 'Benedetta'

On this week's episode, we talked about movies shot in New Zealand, Denmark and Italy (and also a little bit in France, I believe). Hear the whole thing down below.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': A Cornucopia of Good International Films

So many worthwhile movies to discuss this week on KCRW: Carlos Aguilar and I review The Power of the Dog, The Hand of God, Benedetta, Drive My Car and Flee. You can hear our segment down below.

'The Power of the Dog' and the Myth of the Macho Cowboy

I'm slightly lower on Jane Campion's latest than most are, but I still think it's a fine Western that explores masculinity from several interesting angles. My thoughts are over at MEL.