'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Mario & Luigi & Zendaya & Robert Pattinson & 'Yes' & 'Kontinental '25'

Provocateurs dominate my segment of Press Play, where Shawn Edwards and I reviewed the button-pushing The Drama, Yes and Kontinental '25. As for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, it mostly provoked me to despair for society at large. You can hear our conversation down below.

'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Review

Hoo boy, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie sure is terrible. I go into detail about its awfulness over at Screen International.

Toronto 2025: 'Sacrifice' Review

I was pretty lukewarm on Romain Gavras' last film, Athena, but I was hoping to like his new political satire. Unfortunately, I had some of the same issues with Sacrifice. You can read my review here. 

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Furiosa' and Your 2024 Cannes Recap

I'm back in Los Angeles, and we're back to our regular podcasting schedule. We went long on Furiosa, and then I offered some thoughts on Cannes. Hear it all down below.

My 2024 Cannes Preview

What are the films I'm most intrigued by this year at the world's most prestigious festival? Take a look.

'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' Review

It's been 30 years since Super Mario Bros. stunk up movie theaters. There's a new, animated film now. It's better! But it's still not good. My review is up at Screen International.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Raving About 'She Said'

On our latest episode, we review three new movies, including The Menu and The Wonder. But the movie I spent extra time discussing was She Said, which I think is fairly wonderful. Hear the whole thing down below.

'The Northman' Is a Lot of Viking Movie

Robert Eggers loves immersing us in long-ago worlds. He does the same with his third feature, The Northman, which is about a Viking seeking vengeance. My piece is up at MEL.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Last Night in Soho,' 'Antlers' and 'The Souvenir Part II'

One very good movie, two very mediocre ones in this week's episode. You can hear all our thoughts down below.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Singing the Praises of 'Passing'

I was very happy to be on KCRW alongside Amy Nicholson to review this weekend's new movies, including Last Night in Soho, Antlers and The Souvenir: Part II. But I was especially pleased to get to rhapsodize about Rebecca Hall's feature directorial debut. You can hear our conversation down below.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The Week We Went Back to the Movie Theater

Will and I both ended up seeing The New Mutants on the big screen, but in very different ways. We talked about that on this past week's episode. We also reviewed Bill & Ted Face the Music and The Personal History of David Copperfield. Then I spoke briefly about Get Duked! and Class Action Park. The episode is down below.

'The New Mutants' Review

After all the bad press, The New Mutants is finally here. How terrible is it? Honestly, it's mostly just kind of feeble.

Five Replacements for 'The New Mutants'

The New Mutants was supposed to come out this weekend. That didn't happen because of the pandemic, but let's be honest: The movie has been delayed so many times that it's hardly shocking that we have to wait (again) for this X-Men spinoff. Over at Vulture, we offer five alternatives to watching The New Mutants. Hope you enjoy.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Call of the Wild' and 'Emma,' 'The Act of Killing' and 'The Hospital'

The new movies aren't what's most interesting about this week's episode. That would be our two Reboots: Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing and Arthur Hiller's The Hospital (which also could be called The Act of Killing.) Lots to dig into with those two films. I enjoyed our chat, and I hope you do, too.

'Emma' Review

I couldn't muster much excitement for the perfectly OK new Emma. I reviewed the Jane Austen adaptation for Screen International.