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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Go On has launched season two and has MOVED. Please find new episodes at STLVernacular.com/shows/goon/ or https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/go-on-with-jess-leitch/id1084435082
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"Emilia Perez," "Red One," "All We Imagine As Light"
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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…
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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…
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"Conclave," "Venom: The Last Dance," Presidential Election Anxiety
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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 fou…
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"Rumours," "Woman of the Hour," "Brothers"
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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…
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"Saturday Night," "The Apprentice," "La Haine"
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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 H…
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"Joker: Folie a Deux," "Will and Harper," "The Dead"
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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" …
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"Megalopolis," "A Different Man," "Wolfs," "The Wild Robot"
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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 …
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"The Substance," "His Three Daughters," "In the Summers"
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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 Lyon…
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2024 Venice and Toronto Film Festival Recaps, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," "Rebel Ridge"
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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 t…
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"Alien: Romulus," 2024 Toronto Film Festival Preview
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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 F…
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"The Instigators," "Borderlands," "Cuckoo"
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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…
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"Trap," "War Game," "Cutter's Way"
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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 "Tr…
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"Deadpool & Wolverine," "Take Shelter," "Mikey and Nicky"
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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. Time…
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"Twisters," "Longlegs," "Fly Me to the Moon"
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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…
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Best Movies of the First Half of 2024, "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F"
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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 …
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"A Quiet Place: Day One," "Kinds of Kindness," "Horizon: An American Saga -- Chapter One," "Janet Planet"
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We've got a MEGA episode for you this week, with FOUR big movies out, and they're all fascinating to talk about. Also, sorry, we start with the debate. But it doesn't take THAT long. First: The third "Quiet Place" movie. Then, the next Yorgos Lanthimos/Emma Stone project, "Kinds of Kindness." Whoa, then it's Kevin Costner's massive first-part-of-fo…
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"The Bikeriders," "Fancy Dance," "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"
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Jeff Nichols has a new movie out, that's very exciting, it's "The Bikeriders." We also discuss the Apple TV Lily Gladstone movie "Fancy Dance." We've got a big huge Reboot too, the 1943 classic "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp." Timestamps: 11:11 "The Bikeriders" 41:22 "Fancy Dance" 1:02:59 "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" Thanks to Dylan …
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