The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Bugonia,' Kelly Reichardt and 'Die My Love'

Four new movies this week, and I really like all four of them. In this episode, we talk about Die My Love, Predator: Badlands, Bugonia and The Mastermind. Give it a listen down below.

Cannes 2025: 'Die, My Love' Review

It has been eight years since Lynne Ramsay's last film, You Were Never Really Here, premiered at Cannes. At long last she's back. For Screen International, I reviewed Die, My Love.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': The Most-Anticipated Movies at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

This year's Cannes is now underway. Before the storm, I jumped on a call with Madeleine Brand to preview four films to keep an eye out for, including Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love. You can hear our conversation down below.

What's the Funniest Movie to Win the Golden Globe for Best Musical/Comedy?

I offer my rankings over at Cracked.

Ranking the Comic Actors Who Had the Worst 2023

Not every star had a great year. For Cracked, I wrote about the actors who are probably the happiest to see 2023 be over.

The Best and Worst of the 2023 Summer Movie Season (Comedy Edition)

There were funny movies! There were movies that tried to be funny! I looked back at them all for Cracked.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Indy, Jennifer Lawrence and 'Reality'

Happy Fourth. We reviewed Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, No Hard Feelings and Reality. Next week, we'll be looking at the best films from the first half of 2023. Enjoy!

'No Hard Feelings' Review

Jennifer Lawrence in a raucous R-rated comedy? Here's my review of No Hard Feelings.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' 'Causeway' and "Weird Al" Yankovic

We're in agreement on all three movies this week, which I wasn't necessarily expecting. You can hear us dig into Oscar-contenders and bizarre biopics down below.

When Jennifer Lawrence Was a Sitcom Star

Before Jennifer Lawrence won Oscars and starred in blockbusters, she did a short-lived TBS show. For Cracked, I looked back at her stint on The Bill Engvall Show. Hope you enjoy.

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Talking About 'Bardo' and 'Weird'

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's divisive new film opened in select cities on Friday. I was happy to be on KCRW to discuss Bardo. Elsewhere, Amy Nicholson and I review Next Exit, Causeway and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. You can hear us below.

When Franchises Are Canceled in the Middle

 

There's a very real chance that Warner Bros. will decide to kill off Fantastic Beasts if The Secrets of Dumbledore underwhelms at the box office. This would not be the first time an ambitious, multi-film series just ... ends prematurely. I talked about this strange group of woebegone franchises for MEL.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Spielberg's Musical, McKay's Satire and 'Red Rocket'

Three big movies on this week's podcast. (Makes sense considering we're in the thick of awards season.) Two are quite good, while one is Don't Look Up. Hear our reviews and random foolishness down below.

What 'Don't Look Up' Gets Wrong About Disaster Movies

I know, I know: That headline construction makes me roll my eyes, too. But even though Adam McKay's dark comedy is meant to be a satire of disaster movies, I think there's something fundamentally flawed in that approach. You see, we watch disaster flicks because we do sorta like watching the earth get destroyed. My essay is over at MEL.

'Don't Look Up' Review

Oh boy, is Don't Look Up bad. I have very little good to say about Adam McKay's latest over at Screen International.

The 2021 Movies That Aren't Based on Anything

Wanna see something original this year? For MEL, I offer a preview of 10 promising movies coming out in 2021 that aren't sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots or adaptations. Hope you enjoy.

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: X-Men's Finale, 'Late Night,' 'Last Black Man in San Francisco' and 'Pontypool'

On this week's podcast, we lament Dark Phoenix. Then, we disagree on Late Night, while I go solo for the Sundance smash The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Finally, in our Reboot segment, we debate whether or not Pontypool is good. Hear the whole thing below.

Ranking the Best and Worst of the X-Men Films

With Dark Phoenix now in theaters, we took the opportunity to revisit the X-Men filmography, including the Deadpool movies. For Vulture, we ranked all 12 movies, an exercise that will only make people mad at you. Nonetheless, we gave it a shot.

When CinemaScore Gets It Wrong

CinemaScore is a polling service that gauges audiences' reactions to new movies. Most films get decent grades, but occasionally a movie really angers viewers. For this week's Debate Club, we shine a light on five great films that got terrible CinemaScore grades. Sometimes, you just can't trust people, I guess. (The piece is right here.)

Some Thoughts on 'Red Sparrow'

For MEL, I dug into Red Sparrow, discussing why Jennifer Lawrence's press tour was way more fun than the actual movie she was promoting. Plus, I riffed on my Joel Edgerton problem, the cinematic trope of spy sex, and why the film should have just been called Whore School. Read it all here.