The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'The Starling' and 'The Guilty'

Huge disagreement on Dear Evan Hansen in this week's episode. But we're pretty closely aligned on the two Netflix stinkers. Hear the whole thing down below.

Toronto 2021: 'The Starling' Review

I want Melissa McCarthy to make more dramas. I don't want her to make any more movies with director Theodore Melfi. Here's my review of The Starling.

'Hidden Figures' Review

Here's a great true story that's stripped of its drama by a bland biopic-y approach. Hidden Figures recounts the unsung contributions of African-American women who worked as mathematicians in the 1960s for NASA during the height of the Space Race. Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monáe are such fun in the film but, seriously, the movie is a paint-by-numbers affair. I reviewed Hidden Figures for Screen International.