The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: '28 Years Later' and 'The Life of Chuck'

Because we unexpectedly weren't able to do an episode last week, this episode is super-sized, featuring reviews of four new movies. Going into the show, I wondered how many of the films we'd disagree on, and it turns out we saw two of them very differently. You can check out our thoughts on 28 Years Later, Materialists, Elio and The Life of Chuck down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Bikeriders,' 'Fancy Dance' and 'Colonel Blimp'

On this week's episode, we review two new movies, one of which we differ on. But the real highlight is our conversation around 1943's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, which is wonderful. Hear the whole thing down below.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Being Charmed by 'Thelma'

Katie Walsh and I were on KCRW yesterday reviewing L.A.'s new releases, including The Bikeriders, Kinds of Kindness and Fancy Dance. We also talked about the action-comedy starring June Squibb, who gets her Tom Cruise on in Thelma. Check us out down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Last Duel,' 'Halloween Kills' and 'Bergman Island'

Period dramas, horror sequels and the latest from Mia Hansen-Løve are all featured on this week's podcast. Lots to discuss with all three films, even the one that's bad. Hear the whole thing below.

'The Last Duel' Takes on Men in the #MeToo Era

There was a lot of uncertainty in the media and on social media when it was announced that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck had co-written a medieval drama about a knight who challenges another knight to a duel after his wife accuses the other man of raping her. This sounded like pretty sensitive material -- could those two do it justice? For MEL, I went long digging into The Last Duel.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Let's Talk About 'Beckett' and John David Washington

On this week's episode, we review Free Guy and Respect. But I was especially jazzed about discussing Beckett, which I think is a really interesting movie, as opposed to a good one. Hear our conversation down below.

'Breakfast All Day': Digging Into 'Free Guy,' 'Respect' and 'CODA'

I always love guesting on Breakfast All Day, especially during a pandemic when I'm not able to see the co-hosts at screenings. But what's also so nice is that their audience will often say how much they enjoy having me on. Makes me feel very welcome all around.

I joined the crew on Friday to discuss the weekend's new releases. Lots of fun discussion, particularly about Apple and its odd lack of promotion for its movies. (And I don't even love CODA that much but c'mon, that's a movie that seems like an obvious crowd-pleaser.)

You can watch the segments down below.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Aretha Franklin, Video Games and 'CODA'

I didn't catch Don't Breathe 2, so I couldn't discuss that on Press Play this week. I'll leave that to Katie Walsh, who joined me on the show to review Respect, Free Guy and CODA. You can check out our segment below.

Ryan Reynolds Is Trying My Patience With 'Free Guy'

I was so happy when he found success with Deadpool. Now? I'm starting to lose interest. I wrote about my Ryan Reynolds concerns over at MEL.

Locarno 2021: 'Free Guy' Review

A little The Truman Show, a little Groundhog Day, and also a little Edge of Tomorrow, Free Guy ends up being a bunch of bits and pieces from other, better movies. My review is up at Screen International.