Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Saturday Night,' 'The Apprentice' and 'La Haine'


How did Saturday Night Live become Saturday Night Live? How did Donald Trump turn into Donald Trump? Two movies try to answer those questions, and we reviewed them both on the podcast this week. Then, in our Reboot segment, we look back at 1995's La Haine. Hear the whole thing down below.

Friday, October 11, 2024

No Doubt - "Hella Good"

The only No Doubt song I ever really liked was this Rock Steady single. "Hella Good" has been in my life a lot lately as it's featured prominently in Piece by Piece and it's used in the promos for High Potential. So here you go.

Wednesday, October 09, 2024

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Joker 2,' 'Will & Harper' and 'The Dead'


No surprise that we didn't like the Joker sequel, although it inspired some interesting conversation. On this week's episode, we also discussed the well-intentioned but flawed Netflix documentary Will & Harper and went back to 1987 to assess John Huston's The Dead. Hear the whole thing down below.

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

'Piece by Piece' Review


Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville had an unconventional idea for a documentary about the superstar producer: Why not do it all in Lego animation? 

Does that strategy pay off? Here's my review of Piece by Piece.

Friday, October 04, 2024

Hamburg 2024: 'Pooja, Sir' Review


In Pooja, Sir, director Deepak Rauniyar draws from actual events to tell the story of a Nepalese detective (played by his wife Asha Magrati) tasked with finding two missing boys, discovering in the process the deep divisions within the country's different ethnic groups. I reviewed this somber thriller for Screen International.

A History of the Joker Being Funny (or Not)


In honor of Joker: Folie à Deux, I wrote a little something for Cracked about the Clown Prince of Crime. Specifically, I tried to answer this question: Is the Joker actually a funny supervillain? Hope you enjoy.

Kris Kristofferson - "For the Good Times"

There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning.

Monday, September 30, 2024

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Megalopolis,' 'A Different Man' and Differing on 'Wolfs'


A supersized episode of the podcast this week, featuring reviews of four new movies. Neither of us liked Francis Ford Coppola's film, but there was much to discuss. Elsewhere, I rave about A Different Man, we debate whether The Wild Robot ends at the right time, and we split on the George Clooney/Brad Pitt action-comedy. Check out this two-hour episode down below.

Saturday, September 28, 2024

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Coppola, Clooney and 'Saturday Night'


What a treat to be on with Christy Lemire to talk about movies. We reviewed Megalopolis, Wolfs, The Wild Robot and Saturday Night. Check out our segment down below.