The Essential Rob Reiner Films

For Rolling Stone, I helped contribute to a list of the late, great Rob Reiner's best films. I tackled his two Aaron Sorkin collaborations: A Few Good Men and The American President. You can read the whole list here. 

Chris Pratt Was Perfect in 'Moneyball'

I've heard nothing but bad things about Chris Pratt's new series The Terminal List. So I'd rather spend time reminiscing about how good he was in Moneyball, which suggested he had a great career ahead of him. (I'm still waiting.) You can read my MEL piece here.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The End-of-the-Year Lightning Round

Totally forgot to post our second-to-last podcast of 2021, our annual quick-hit rundown of December films. We reviewed Licorice Pizza, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Nightmare Alley, Cyrano and Being the Ricardos. You can hear the whole thing down below.

'Extra Hot Great': Talking About 'Being the Ricardos,' 'Insecure' and 'How To With John Wilson'

Well, this was a treat: I got to be on Extra Hot Great with David T. Cole, Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting to review Aaron Sorkin's new movie. And then I talked about some TV I've been watching, and we all discussed an episode of The Simpsons, "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie," which a listener think is an all-timer. Did we agree? Listen below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Aaron Sorkin, David Byrne and 'Shithouse'

I gushed about American Utopia on this week's podcast. And, hey, we both liked The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Shithouse. Hear the whole episode down below.

My Weakness for Aaron Sorkin

Lots of people can't stand Aaron Sorkin. I can't help it: I have a perverse fondness for his showboating style. For MEL, I talked about how his approach makes sense for The Trial of the Chicago 7.

'The Trial of the Chicago 7' Review

Aaron Sorkin takes on the 1960s with his latest. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is very, very Sorkin-y, but I think it works pretty well.

What's Rob Reiner's Best Movie?

Shock and Awe is out now, which was a good excuse to rank all of Rob Reiner's films. There is a heavy demarcation between the good movies and the bad ones, sadly. Will's and my list is up at Vulture.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Reviewing 'The Post,' 'Phantom Thread' and 'Molly's Game'

We're coming to the end of the year, and this week's podcast is devoted to some of the high-profile Christmas releases. I'm a big fan of The Post and Phantom Thread, while I get a kick out of the supreme Sorkin-ness of Molly's Game. You can hear the whole episode down below.

'Steve Jobs' Review

What did I think of Steve Jobs? I think it's fairly consistently entertaining. I also think it's faintly ridiculous. But, mostly, really entertaining. I reviewed this unconventional biopic for Deadspin.