'April' Review

When April premiered at Venice, I was feeling pretty tired and didn't want to risk being too sleepy for the film. I'm glad I waited to be fully alert for this fascinatingly opaque film. My review is up at the Los Angeles Times.

Fatboy Slim - "The Rockafeller Skank"

Ladies and gentlemen, the song that topped The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics poll in 1998. 

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Ben Affleck, Puppets and Tom Hardy

On this week's episode, we agree on two of the three movies. Which one did we differ on? I won't say. But if you'd like to hear our thoughts on The Accountant 2, The Legend of Ochi and Havoc, click on the box below.

'Thunderbolts*' Review

How is the new Marvel movie? And why does the title have an asterisk in it? I answer all your questions over at Screen International.

My Day at the Criterion Mobile Closet

This weekend, the Criterion Mobile Closet was at Vidiots. For the Los Angeles Times, I spent some time on Saturday with fans in line. I also talked to some of the Criterion brain trust to figure out exactly how the company's tiny closet became the biggest thing in cinema. Hope you enjoy.

(Photo by Etienne Laurent.)

'Killer of Sheep' Review

Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep got its first proper release in 2007. (The film was shot in the early 1970s, receiving its premiere in the late 1970s.) But the 2007 release was not the complete, complete version of the movie. Now back in theaters, Killer of Sheep has been fully restored. And it's still a wonder. I wrote about it for the Los Angeles Times.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Sinners,' 'The Shrouds' and 'The Wedding Banquet'

Listeners of the podcast who love when we disagree will be pleased by this latest episode. Will and I are pretty much aligned on Sinners, although there are some areas in which we differ on that movie. But we're really split on the latest films from David Cronenberg and Andrew Ahn. Hear it all down below.

'Cheech & Chong's Last Movie' Review

Last week, I spoke with Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. This week, I'm reviewing their documentary. For Screen International, I shared some thoughts about Cheech & Chong's Last Movie.

Dinah Washington - "This Bitter Earth"

Hope you have a good weekend. Let's take it back to 1960.