Grierson & Leitch

It's Dorkfest! Dorkfest 2024 is here! This is our annual countdown of our favorite 10 movies of 2024. It was a great, GREAT movie year. We can't wait to talk to you about it. Have a great holiday, everyone. We'll see you in 2025. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. And to John Dog at johndog.org for the intro music. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

It's Dorkfest Eve, which means it's time for our annual lightning round show, when we go through as many movies as we can before our end of the year "Top Movies of 2024" Dorkfest show. That episode closes the year and will be up Wednesday, December 18. For now, though: It's Lightning Round. Six movies!  Timestamps: 9:24 "A Complete Unknown" 24:43 "Nosferatu" 43:02 "Nickel Boys" 1:03:23 "Babygirl" 1:24:04 "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" 1:41:23 "The Order" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

It's Dorkfest Eve Eve, with three big movies before our lightning round show next week. We start with Luca Guadagnino's "Queer," with Daniel Craig. Then it's Amy Adams as "Nightbitch." (Not a Marvel movie.) And we close with the OTHER Oppenheimer's movie, the apocalyptic musical "The End." Timestamps: 15:29 "Queer" 48:23 "Nightbitch" 1:19:02 "The End" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

Just three episodes left, counting this one, until Dorkfest. We've got three high-profile releases this week, starting with the massive swing that is Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist." Then we discuss Angelina Jolie doing the Pablo Lorrain thing in "Maria." And we close with the journalism thriller "September 5." Timestamps: 12:23 "The Brutalist" 49:03 "Maria" 1:15:56 "September 5" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

Can you believe we only have four episodes, counting this one, until Dorkfest? It's true! We've got a holiday Barbenheimer sort of thing going this week, with the dual release of the musical "Wicked" and the Oscar sequel "Gladiator II." We also discuss the Netflix August Wilson adaptation "The Piano Lesson." And happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Timestamps: 13:12 "Wicked" 44:11 "Gladiator II" 1:06:56 "The Piano Lesson" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

We are in a rather final countdown for end-of-the-year stuff. And we've got three very, VERY different movies this week. We start with the Netflix Oscar contender "Emilia Perez." Then it's The Rock, Chris Evans and Santa Claus in "Red One." And we close with the Mumbai drama "All We Imagine As Light." Lots of things! Timestamps: 12:42 "Emilia Perez" 43:02 "Red One" 1:11:56 "All We Imagine As Light" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

Well ... here we are, folks! We, obviously, talk about the election last week, but we try not to go too far down the road: We understand you might enjoy some distraction just as much as we will. Fortunately, we have three meaty movies to talk about this week. Sean Baker's "Anora," Steve McQueen's "Blitz" and the Hugh Grant horror film "Heretic." We have you are staying safe and all right this week. Timestamps: 12:22 "Anora" 44:11 "Blitz" 1:07:11 "Heretic" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

We have two movies to talk about, and we get into both of them, the Oscar hopeful Vatican drama "Conclave" and then the end (?) of the Venom trilogy, "Venom: The Last Dance." But this episode is really about our conversation at the end, when we do a brain download of all our election thoughts and anxieties. It's OK if you skip that part. But we found it helpful. We're off next week because Leitch is running the NYC Marathon. We'll see you all on the other side. Timestamps: 12:22 "Conclave" 37:33 "Venom: The Last Dance" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

Right before the deluge of Oscar movies, we get three curios, one good, two bad. First we discuss the Cate Blanchett satire "Rumours." Then it's Netflix's Anna Kendrick-directed "Woman of the Hour." And we close with Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage and Glenn Close in "Brothers," which is on Amazon Prime, like football. Timestamps: 11:11 "Rumours" 39:22 "Woman of the Hour" 1:02:01 "Brothers" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

Two potential Oscar movies, looking back at the 1970s and 1980s and how they reflect on today. First, Tim and Will talk about Jason Reitman's "Saturday Night," which looks at the first episode of "Saturday Night Live." Then they dig into the Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong-starring "The Apprentice." In our Reboot segment, we look back at 1995's "La Haine." Timestamps: 19:11 "Saturday Night" 49:22 "The Apprentice" 1:21:01 "La Haine" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

The Joker sequel--which we're just going to call "Joker 2" if that's OK with you--is out. Leitch liked the first one, but Grierson loved it. We dig into the sequel now. We also discuss the Netflix comedy documentary "Will and Harper." And we close with a Reboot, John Huston's last film, "The Dead" from 1987. Timestamps: 14:35 "Joker: Folie a Deux" 51:11 "Will and Harper" 1:20:01 "The Dead" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

Francis Ford Coppola has been trying to make "Megalopolis" for decades. But we only have half an hour to discuss it. Discuss it we do! We also dig into indie hit "A Different Man," the George Clooney-Brad Pitt-starrer "Wolfs" and the animated hit "The Wild Robot." Timestamps: 22:11 "Megalopolis" 52:22 "A Different Man" 1:11:21 "Wolfs" 1:32:01 "The Wild Robot"   Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

The Big Serious Movie season has begun! The big festival movies have arrived! The G&L shows are about to get really long (like this one). First, we get very body-horror-y with the Demi Moore/Margaret Qualley/Dennis Quaid freaky film "The Substance." Then, it's the Netflix hit "His Three Daughters," with Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne. And we close with the Sundance hit "In the Summers." All three of these are really fun to talk about. Timestamps: 19:22 "The Substance" 49:11 "His Three Daughters" 1:21:11 "In the Summers"   Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

We're back! We missed you! Grierson has returned from Venice and Toronto and has a ton of movies to talk about. Then we dig into Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and the Netflix action hit "Rebel Ridge."   Timestamps: 33:12 "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" 51:11 "Rebel Ridge"   Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

We're taking a little break until after Labor Day because Grierson is heading to the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival. So after we talk about "Alien: Romulus," we choose the films we're most excited about from each festival. And then we will see you after Labor Day. We will miss you. Timestamps: 13:12 "Alien: Romulus" 42:11 Film Festival Previews Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three new movies! And one of dislikes all three of them. Get excited! First, it's the Apple TV Damon-Affleck (the other Affleck) Boston thriller-comedy "The Instigators." Then, at last, the Cate Blanchett-Kevin Hart sci-fi video game adaptation you had been waiting for in "Borderlands." And then it's the artsy horror film "Cuckoo." Timestamps: 9:54 "The Instigators" 39:56 "Borderlands" 57:54 "Cuckoo" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out! He's always an interesting cat to talk about. We discuss his new movie "Trap." We also talk about the January 6 scenario documentary "War Game." And in our Reboot segment, we go back to 1981 and talk about the Jeff Bridges-John. Heard drama "Cutter's Way." And no election stuff, promise. Timestamps: 11:11 "Trap" 42:24 "War Game" 1:09:54 "Cutter's Way" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not too much election stuff this week, we promise. Though Will cannot comment on his part in the Veepstakes. We've got a big movie, a huge hit this weekend, as you'd probably expect: It's "Deadpool & Wolverine." Then we have two Reboots: 2011's "Take Shelter" and 1976's "Mikey and Nicky." There is more movie talk than Veepstakes talk, promise. Timestamps: 17:22 "Deadpool & Wolverine" 44:34 "Take Shelter" 1:21:13 "Mikey and Nicky" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week off--and two insanely historical weeks, including a Sunday afternoon news bomb--we get back on the movie horse with three new movies. And of course we talk about ELECTION STUFF. Sorry. First, it's the "legacy sequel" about tornadoes, "Twisters." Then we look at the Nicolas Cage horror movie "Longlegs," as well as the Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum NASA romantic comedy "Fly Me to the Moon." Timestamps: 24:11 "Twisters" 49:22 "Longlegs" 1:22:01 "Fly Me to the Moon" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our favorite episodes, a look at each of our six best movies from the first half of 2024. Jot down the names of the ones you haven't seen, you've got six months to catch up before Dorkfest. Also, we discuss the Netflix 30-years-later sequel "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F." Timestamps: 19:11 Best Movies of the First Half of 2024 1:18:22 "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices