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 An...
Grierson is back from Sundance, and, uh, things have gotten a little crazy since he left. We talk about his Sundance experience, and then talk two new movies: "Companion" and the Steven Soderbergh film "Presence." Then, we have a reboot! It's Wim Wenders' "Perfect Days," from 2023. We hope you are holding up all right. 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 [email protected]. 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.
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"Wolf Man," "Back in Action," 2025 Sundance Preview
The first two movies of 2025 are out! Well, the first ones we've seen, anyway. The first is the horror remake/reboot/whatever "Wolf Man." And then there's the quintessential Netflix film "Back in Action," with Jamie Foxx and the return of Cameron Diaz. Then Grierson previews the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, which he'll be attending and which is not in Cincinnati. Yet. 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 [email protected]. 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.
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2025 Movie Preview, and Some Oscar Predictions
Hello! We're back! Grierson is safe in Los Angeles, but it has been an awful week for the city and the area. In our first show of 2025, we talk about that and then each pick the four movies we're both looking forward to in 2025. Then we make predictions on the Oscar nominations, which will be out Sunday morning. We hope you are safe, and we are very happy to be back with you. 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 [email protected]. 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.
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Dorkfest 2024: The Best Ten Movies of 2024
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 [email protected]. 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.
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"A Complete Unknown," "Nosferatu," "Nickel Boys," "Babygirl," "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," "The Order"
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 [email protected]. 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.
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.
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