Wunderhorse - "The Rope"

Every generation gets its "Everybody Hurts."

Sacha Baron Cohen Is Still Obsessed With America

 
For more than 25 years now, the British performer's biggest comedic target has been the United States. But does his satire still have any teeth? For the A.V. Club, I wrote about his career and his latest provocation, Ali G: Who Iz I? 

'Klara and the Sun' Review

Taika Waititi used to make good movies. Klara and the Sun is a blunt reminder of what he's become of late. My review of this sappy sci-fi film is up at the Los Angeles Times. 

'Clayface' Review

Did you ever wonder how Batman villain Clayface became a monster? A new film presents his origin story. My review is up at Screen International.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Three Big Documentaries, One Great Episode

For the first time ever, we devoted an entire episode just to documentary releases. And they're all pretty worthwhile. You can hear our thoughts on You Can See Everything, Musk and Once Upon a Time in Harlem down below.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Elizabeth Holmes, Street Fighters, 'Whalefall' and 'La Bola Negra'

We tackle movies big and small, action flicks and sweeping period romances, on KCRW this week. Alison Willmore and I teamed up to review You Can See Everything, Street Fighter, Whalefall and La Bola Negra. Lots to talk about, and you can hear our conversation down below.

'Street Fighter' Review

This is the third attempt to make Street Fighter a film franchise. Not on my watch! My review of the pretty meh movie is up at the Los Angeles Times. 

White Zombie - "More Human Than Human"

I got to the premiere of Street Fighter early on Monday, which meant I sat inside the Chinese listening to the pre-show music on a loop. "More Human Than Human" came on at some point. "Man," I thought, "that song still slays." 

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Social Reckoning,' 'My Undesirable Friends: Part II' and 'Animals'

We've got a little bit of everything on this week's episode. We disagree on Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning and then we take a look at Julia Loktev's follow-up to the incredible My Undesirable Friends. Finally, we kick Ben Affleck's terrible thriller Animals around. Check out the banter and reviews down below.