My Interview With Jan de Bont, Director of 'Twister'

Back in 1996, in the wake of his directorial debut Speed, Jan de Bont made a movie about killer tornadoes. With Twisters about to hit theaters, I spoke with de Bont about Twister, love stories in blockbusters, and why he wouldn't be interested in doing modern-day event movies. Hope you enjoy.

The Surprising Longevity of "I'd Buy That for a Dollar!"

Today is the 35th anniversary of RoboCop. To mark the occasion, I wrote about its most famous line of dialogue.

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.

'Starship Troopers' and Our Fascist Present

For a movie that came out 23 years ago, Starship Troopers still has a lot to say. I talked about that over at SyFy.

The Sequels That Destroyed Their Franchises

Hollywood will just keep pumping out sequels until audiences have had enough. For this week's edition of my MEL Ultimate Summer Movie Guide, I paid tribute to the franchise installments that turned viewers off, sometimes for good. Hope you enjoy.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Spike Lee, Judd Apatow and 'You Don't Nomi'

It was very nice to have three new and very interesting movies to talk about on this week's episode. You can hear our reviews of Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island and You Don't Nomi down below.

'You Don't Nomi' Review

Much to my delight, I really enjoyed You Don't Nomi, which studies the reclamation of Showgirls, one of the most mocked and reviled movies of the 1990s. (I saw it opening night: Oh, how my friends and I laughed.) This is a thoughtful, smartly-argued piece of cultural criticism, which left me with a lot to ponder. My review is up at MEL.