Showing posts with label zendaya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zendaya. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'All the President's Men'

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Only two movies on this week's episode, but they're both major. First up, we review  Spider-Man: Brand New Day , which just made box...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review

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Best of the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies? I think so. For  Screen International , I reviewed the thrilling, thoughtful  Brand New Day . 
Monday, April 13, 2026

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Drama,' 'Outcome' and 'Exit 8'

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After a week off, we're back! And we're here to talk about how terrible  Outcome  is. Also, we differ on  The Drama  and get lost in...
Friday, April 03, 2026

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Mario & Luigi & Zendaya & Robert Pattinson & 'Yes' & 'Kontinental '25'

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Provocateurs dominate my segment of  Press Play , where Shawn Edwards and I reviewed the button-pushing  The Drama ,  Yes  and  Kontinental ...

My Interview With Shira Small

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This article is a long time coming. In fact, I didn't know if it would ever happen. Four years ago, I devoted a Friday Video to an artis...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

'The Drama' Review

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It's the buzziest film of the year so far. So what did I think of  The Drama ? You can read my thoughts here . (And fear not: There are ...
Tuesday, July 09, 2024

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The Best Films of the First Half of 2024

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We're already halfway through the year, which means it's time for each of us to offer up our picks for the best films of 2024 (so fa...
Thursday, May 02, 2024

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Raving About 'Challengers' and 'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed'

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I was in Toronto last weekend, but we still managed to record an episode of the podcast while I was away. Only two reviews this time, though...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

I Love Luca Guadagnino

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Luca Guadagnino's latest is one of his best. In honor of the imminent release of Challengers , I wrote about the filmmaker's consumi...
Friday, April 12, 2024

'Challengers' Review

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Challengers is Luca Guadagnino's best film since Call Me by Your Name . My review is up at Screen International .
Monday, March 04, 2024

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The New 'Dune,' 'Spaceman' and Our Oscar Predictions

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Two outer-space films are reviewed on this week's podcast. But the real excitement comes during our deep dive into the Oscars, where we ...
Friday, March 01, 2024

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Talking About 'Dune: Part Two,' 'Shayda' and 'Problemista'

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Very happy to be back on KCRW talking new movies. I was joined by Alison Willmore to review the Dune sequel, Adam Sandler's sci-fi dra...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

'Dune: Part Two' Review

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I'm not sure I love Part Two as much as I loved Part One . But the new Dune is sure something. My review is up at Screen International...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Review

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It's a low bar, I realize, but Spider-Man: No Way Home is the best Marvel movie since Avengers: Endgame . My review is up at Screen Int...
Friday, January 22, 2021

'Malcolm & Marie' Review

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Zendaya and John David Washington spend a night in a house fighting. Who'd want to watch that? For MEL , I stick up for the divisive Mal...