Synopsis
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch are lifelong best friends who have been writing and talking about the movies for 25 years. Grierson is vice president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Leitch is doing his absolutely best to pretend. Read their work everywhere. But listen to this show for the pure juice, straight on tap.
Episodes
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"Everybody Wants Some," "Shotgun Stories," and "Shattered Glass"
05/04/2016 Duration: 52minTim Grierson goes solo this week and reviews Richard Linklater's "Everybody Wants Some." Plus, the guys look back at 2007's "Shotgun Stories," and an old favorite, "Shattered Glass." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Batman v Superman," "Election," and "Field of Dreams"
29/03/2016 Duration: 43minThe guys review the new Batman/Superman movie, a.k.a. the "joyless slog," as Tim Grierson calls it. Plus, a special look back at Reese Witherspoon and Ferris Bueller—er, Matthew Broderick—in 1999's "Election," and Kevin Costner in one of the most beloved sports movies of all time (just in time for baseball season). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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“Midnight Special,” Batman/Superman Rankings, and “Frank”
22/03/2016 Duration: 57minA review of director Jeff Nichols' new movie starring Michael Shannon, a semi-definitive ranking of all the Batman and Superman movies, and a look at "Frank," the 2014 indie flick about a troubled musician wearing an enormous fake head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"10 Cloverfield Lane" and "The Brothers Grimsby”
15/03/2016 Duration: 38minThe claustrophobia-inducing thriller starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman, and Sacha Baron Cohen’s new action-comedy. Plus, a trip back to 1991, and the strange career of Kenneth Branagh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Knight of Cups," "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot," "London Has Fallen," and Film Fest Favorites
08/03/2016 Duration: 39minA dispatch from Missouri's True/False Film Fest, and discussion of Terrence Malick’s latest, the new Tina Fey movie, and a thriller/sequel starring Gerard Butler. Plus, a revisit to listener-suggested horror flick "Goodnight Mommy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oscars Recap, "Triple 9," and "Gods of Egypt”
02/03/2016 Duration: 36minThe highs and lows of the Academy Awards, reviews of Casey Affleck's new action movie and the comically awful "Gods of Egypt," and listener-suggested revisits to two classic films: "Goodfellas" and "Mean Girls." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'The Witch' and the Oscars
24/02/2016 Duration: 36minA debate about the new horror film directed by Robert Eggers, and a conversation on the upcoming Academy Awards. Who will win? Will there be an upset for Best Picture? How will everyone address #OscarsSoWhite? And why do the Oscars still matter so much to us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Deadpool,' 'Zoolander 2,' and 'Where to Invade Next'
18/02/2016 Duration: 40minThe not-your-grandpa’s-comic-book-film starring Ryan Reynolds; the much-anticipated comedy sequel; and Michael Moore’s new take on the U.S.’s shortcomings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Hail Caesar!' and 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'
10/02/2016 Duration: 41minThe guys discuss the Coen brothers' new movie, as well as the film adaptation of a popular zombie fiction book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Best of Sundance
03/02/2016 Duration: 43minThe best movies from Sundance, the big project everyone is talking about, and why two films about the same tragedy are coming out this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Importance of Being Michael Bay
20/01/2016 Duration: 01h05minThe premiere episode looks at the merits of “13 Hours” and the fallout from the Oscar nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices