Grierson & Leitch

Grierson & Leitch

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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.

Episode List

2026 Mailbag Show, "Rocky"

Feb 8th, 2026 12:16 AM

It's our (mostly) annual mailbag show! We answer questions about politically abhorrent movies, our hometown, terrible casting decisions, if we'd vaporize any more from existence, and more! It's a fun show, we love getting to hear your awesome questions. You are the greatest listeners, and we love you. Also, we do a Reboot, a little movie you might have heard of called "Rocky." 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 Bluesky, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 

"Send Help," "Sexy Beast," 2026 Sundance Wrapup

Feb 2nd, 2026 2:50 AM

Grierson is back from Sundance! We recap his experience, and also go over our Oscar predictions, and then we dig into: Sam Raimi's new movie with Rachel McAdams, "Send Help." And then we reboot Jonathan Glazer's first film, "Sexy Beast." Also: Next week is a mailbag show! Email us @griersonleitch@gmail.com with your questions. 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 Bluesky, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 

"28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," "The Rip," 2026 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Jan 18th, 2026 8:59 PM

Welcome back to new movies! We dig into the first two big movies of 2026:  *** The horror sequel "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple." *** The Netflix Matt Damon-Ben Affleck movie "The Rip." 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 Bluesky, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 

Sundance 2026 Preview, "Avatar: Fire and Ash"

Jan 12th, 2026 1:36 AM

Hey, we are back! 2026 really sucks so far! We discuss all the madness, and then, before Grierson heads off to Sundance, he gives us a Sundance preview. And then we circle back and have our "Avatar: Fire and Ash" discussion. We hope you are holding up the best you can. 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 Bluesky, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 

Dorkfest 2025: The Best Ten Movies of 2025

Dec 18th, 2025 3:50 PM

It's Dorkfest! Dorkfest 2025 is here! This is our annual countdown of our favorite 10 movies of 2025. 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 2026. 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 Bluesky, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 

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