Thursday, August 31, 2023

What 'Anchorman' Understood About "Afternoon Delight"

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I wrote about nooners and Ron Burgundy for Cracked .

My Interview With Rebecca Miller, Writer-Director of 'She Came to Me'

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As part of the Los Angeles Times fall film preview, I spoke with Rebecca Miller, whose new movie is a comedy. This may surprise people who ...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Our Big Fall Film Festival Preview and 'Dr. Strangelove'

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On this week's episode, we select the films playing in Venice, Telluride and Toronto that we're most excited about. Then, we go back...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

David Letterman's First 'Late Show,' 30 Years Later

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TIME Magazine Cover, August 30, 1993: David Letterman He's Tanned. He's Rested. He's Ready. Is America? pic.twitter.com/I6Ldftnb...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

'Fight Club' Jokes Still Pack a Punch

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The new comedy Bottoms riffs on Fight Club , telling the story of a female fight club at a high school. Nearly 25 years after that David Fi...

My Interview With Eugene Mirman

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Eugene Mirman has gone through a lot in the last few years, including the death of his first wife. We talked about all of it for Cracked .
Friday, August 25, 2023

Unkle - "Rabbit in Your Headlights"

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Happy 25th anniversary, Psyence Fiction .
Thursday, August 24, 2023

'Breakfast All Day': Sticking Up for 'Blue Beetle'

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Blue Beetle isn't going to do very well at the box office. That's too bad. I was on Breakfast All Day to defend the movie, which ha...

'Breakfast All Day': Debating 'Strays'

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Christy Lemire had me on Breakfast All Day to talk about Strays , which she liked a lot more than I did. Is it because she has a Boston Terr...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Blue Beetles, Talking Dogs and Looking Back at Danny Boyle's 'Sunshine'

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Summer movie season is almost over. We review two new movies, Blue Beetle and Strays , and then we go back to the summer of 2007 for a look ...

My Interview With Alex Timbers, Director of 'John Mulaney: Baby J'

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I've long been curious about the process of directing a stand-up special, especially in the modern era when they're so much more cin...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

My Interview With Maria Bamford

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What a treat: Maria Bamford has a new stand-up album ( Crowd-Pleaser! ) and a new memoir ( Sure, I'll Join Your Cult ), and so I had a ...

The Best and Worst of the 2023 Summer Movie Season (Comedy Edition)

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There were funny movies! There were movies that tried to be funny! I looked back at them all for Cracked .
Friday, August 18, 2023

Blondshell - "Sober Together"

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I'm enjoying this Sabrina Teitelbaum record.
Thursday, August 17, 2023

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: We Answer Your Questions (and Look Back at 'The Night of the Hunter')

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It was time for a mailbag show, and we got lots of great listener questions. We went through some of those, and we also talked about The Nig...

'Strays' Review

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Cursing dogs sure do curse a lot. For Screen International , I reviewed Strays .
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

What Is "Songbird" Doing in 'Gran Turismo'?

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I have answers for you over at Cracked .

Picking the Best Performance From Each of Wes Anderson's Frequent Actors

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Now that Asteroid City is on Peacock, I decided to do a fun rundown of Wes Anderson's stable of regular performers, selecting each acto...
Sunday, August 13, 2023

What's the Funniest Film Comedy Punchline of All Time?

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I spent a lot of time figuring this out for Cracked .
Friday, August 11, 2023

Boygenius - "Emily I'm Sorry"

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I have struggled to fully appreciate Phoebe Bridgers, but I didn't have much of an issue getting into this song off the new Boygenius re...