'Haunted Mansion' Review

Barbenheimer created such good vibes that it's a bummer that the big release this weekend won't be able to sustain that momentum. For Screen International, I reviewed Haunted Mansion.

What's the Greatest Sex Comedy Ever?

I tried to answer that question for Cracked.

What 'Girls Trip' Did for Tiffany Haddish

Before 2017, she was a relative unknown. But after Girls Trip, the world knew Tiffany Haddish. You can read my latest for Cracked here.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Paul Schrader, 'Malignant' and 'Queenpins'

I like when I like all three new movies we discuss on the podcast. Hear the whole episode down below.

Venice 2021: 'The Card Counter' Review

Alas, I'm not at Venice this year. But that will not stop me from writing about movies playing there, like the latest from Paul Schrader, which I think is really good.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Jason Statham, Billy Crystal and 'Bamboozled'

I wasn't a fan of either of the new movies we reviewed on this week's episode. You can hear us discuss Wrath of Man and Here Today, but the best part of the show is our long talk about Spike Lee's divisive satire from 2000. You can hear the whole thing down below.

'Here Today' Review

There have been some excellent films about dementia recently. And now comes ... a really bad one. Billy Crystal's Here Today tells the story of an aging comic legend who's battling memory issues. Tiffany Haddish is the struggling singer who befriends him. I hated it. I reviewed the movie for Screen International.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Female Mob Movies, Teen Horror Films and 'Beyond the Black Rainbow'

We lament The Kitchen and praise Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark on this week's episode. Then, I spend some time singing the praises of Beyond the Black Rainbow in our Reboot segment. (It's a trip.) The whole thing can be heard down below.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': 'Scary Stories' and 'After the Wedding'

Barbara Bogaev, Amy Nicholson and I reunited for the first time since we were on KCRW the Friday before the Oscars. (That's where I predicted that Green Book was going to win, which it did.) We discuss After the Wedding, The Kitchen, Dora and the Lost City of Gold and the one good movie out this weekend, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Some Thoughts on 'The Kitchen'

How is The Kitchen like Thelma & Louise?

Who wants to be part of my Bill Camp fan club?

And why does everyone love "The Chain" these days?

I answer those questions, and more, over at MEL.

'The Kitchen' Review

Man, Widows was really good. Just mentioning it ... no reason. (Here's my review of The Kitchen.)