We're back! We're back! Grierson is back from Cannes, and Will is in between stops on his book tour. They wrap up the film festival, and then dig into three new movies: The Disney revamp (?) "The Little Mermaid," the Nicole Holofcener comedy "You Hurt My Feelings" and, yeah, another "Fast X." Timestamps: 11:32: 2023 Cannes Wrapup 40:11 "The Little Mermaid" 52:22 "You Hurt My Feelings" 1:17:22 "Fast X" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope y...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 360Ep. 1
Will's new novel, "The Time Has Come," is out Tuesday, May 16. You can buy it, and you should! You listen to this podcast: Why would you not buy it? Anyway, to further persuade you, his co-host Tim Grierson speaks to him about the book on this "People Still Read Books" episode of the podcast. Grierson did this interview right before taking off for the Cannes Film Festival: We'll be back when he returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 359Ep. 1
Wait, is there a good Marvel movie out? There might be! We discuss the final James Gunn Marvel movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3." Then Grierson, who is about to head to the Cannes Film Festival, previews the big movies that'll be showing there. And the real fun comes when we get into our Reboot: The 1993 classic--and the film that inspired Will's new book "The Time Has Come"--"Short Cuts," the Robert Altman ... masterpiece? Timestamps: 11:32: "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3" 39:57 2023 C...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 359Ep. 1
Every month until the release of Will Leitch's book "The Time Has Come," we will have an episode of the People Still Read Books podcast, where Leitch talks with an author about their book. (And hopefully reminds you he has one coming out, which you should pre-order.) This week, on the eve of "The Time Has Come"'s release, we talk to the great Kevin Wilson, author of "Now Is Not The Time To Panic" and "Nothing To See Here." Kevin is a beautiful writer, and an absolute prince of a human being. Lea...
May 04, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 385
Finally, we get to talk about the new Kelly Reichardt movie, "Showing Up." At last! But first we dig into the film version of the beloved Judy Blume book, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." And wow, a David Lowery movie, that's a big deal. Though is it? It's Disney-Plus' "Peter Pan and Wendy." Timestamps: 11:32: "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" 48:22 "Peter Pan and Wendy" 1:06:55 "Showing Up" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 358Ep. 1
Ari Aster made a big three-hour movie about being scared of his mom. What do we think of it? We disagree on "Beau Is Afraid." But that's just the start. We also dig into the horror reboot/sequel "Evil Dead Rise" and the Apple TV action comedy "Ghosted." Timestamps: 11:08: "Beau Is Afraid" 53:01 "Evil Dead Rise" 1:12:55 "Ghosted" 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 griers...
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 357Ep. 1
Hey, a Nicolas Cage movie! Where he plays Dracula! Sounds awesome ... but maybe not so much in practice. We also discuss the hospital documentary "De Humani Corporis Fabrica." But the real superfun comes from a discussion of the great Jonathan Demme movie, "Something Wild." Look, an '80s comedy we love! Timestamps: 16:13: "Renfield" 41:12 "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" 1:13:22 "Something Wild" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. ...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 356Ep. 1
We took a week off! We hope you missed us as much as we missed you. We've got three new movies to dig into. First, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon tell the origin story of Nike and Michael Jordan in "Air." Then it's the fantasy comedy "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." And yes: We do talk about "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." We do it for you. Timestamps: 14:22: "Air" 45:51 "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" 1:06:33 "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend M...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 355Ep. 1
Wick's back! We have a grand time discussing the latest (and last?) John Wick sequel, "John Wick: Chapter Four." Then, look, Zach Braff has a movie out, with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, called "A Good Person." And then we talk about the Dardennes brothers drama "Tori and Lokita." Timestamps: 12:11: "John Wick: Chapter Four" 41:33 "A Good Person" 1:01:22 "Tori and Lokita" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know wha...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 354Ep. 1
Got superhero fatigue yet? We sure do! We muddle through "Shazam! Fury of the Gods." Then we look at the Keira Knightley/Carrie Coon thriller "Boston Strangler." Also, a fun reboot! We discuss Whit Stillman's "The Last Days of Disco," from 1997. Fun times. Timestamps: 7:42: "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" 36:21 "Boston Strangler"" 59:11 "The Last Days of Disco" 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 @grierson...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 353Ep. 1
Did you like the Oscars? One of us did, one of us didn't. But much of the discussion is about the host. Enjoy our recap! Then we have two new movies to discuss. The horror sequel "Scream VI" and the Woody Harrelson comedy "Champions." Timestamps: 8:11: Oscar Recap 50:17 "Scream VI" 1:19:21 "Champions" 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 alway...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 352Ep. 1
It's Oscar Week! We have a lot to discuss for Oscar week. First, we dig into the boxing sequel--a Rocky movie without Rocky--"Creed III." Then, by popular demand, we at last get around to "Babylon." Then it's time for some Oscar predictions. We predict the eight major categories. One movie is a clear favorite. Timestamps: 9:03 "Creed III" 41:13 "Babylon" 1:23:21 Oscar predictions Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know ...
Mar 06, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 351Ep. 1
Do you like the bear who does cocaine? Well, we've got the bear that does cocaine. It's "Cocaine Bear." Also, by popular demand, we discuss viral horror hit "Skinamarink." Then, in our Reboot section, we discuss 2011's "Margin Call." Timestamps: 10:57 "Cocaine Bear" 40:01 "Skinamarink" 1:01:11 "Margin Call" 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...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 350Ep. 1
Every month until the release of Will Leitch's book "The Time Has Come," we will have an episode of the People Still Read Books podcast, where Leitch talks with an author about their book. (And hopefully reminds you he has one coming out, which you should pre-order.) This month we're delighted to have Steven Hyden, author of the outstanding "Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation." Hyden is a fantastic writer and a great dude, who will be on this podcast every single time we bri...
Mar 05, 2023•54 min•Season 349Ep. 1
Hey, there's another new Marvel movie. Yay. It's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." Then we have two Reboots: Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" and Roberto Benigni's "Life Is Beautiful." Timestamps: 11:32 "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" 41:21 "The Tree of LIfe" 1:22:54 "Life Is Beautiful" 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, g...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 349Ep. 1
Welcome to the Grierson and Leitch podcast! In this episode, Tim Grierson and Will Leitch review and discuss three highly anticipated movies: "Magic Mike's Last Dance," "Sharper," and "Your Place or Mine." Here are the timestamps for each film: "Magic Mike's Last Dance" (2:20): Grierson and Leitch analyze the trailer for the new movie in the "Magic Mike" franchise, which promises to be the final installment. They discuss the film's casting choices, plot details, and whether or not the series has...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 348
All righty! We have a Reboot! We were long overdue on one of those. We discuss Brian DePalma's "Carlito's Way." But first, two new movies: M. Night Shyamalan's "Knock at the Cabin," and then the Netflix comedy "You People," with Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill. Movies: Now more than ever. Timestamps: 12:11 "Knock at the Cabin" 37:21 "You People" 1:06:34 "Carlito'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 ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 347
Hey, we're back! Did you miss us? We missed you! We have a whole bunch of stuff to cover, starting with the big new movie of the week, Brandon Cronenberg's "Infinity Pool." But don't worry: We have you covered on the "gangbusters" hit "M3Gan," as well as Grierson's recap of the Sundance Film Festival and a look at the Oscar nominations. We're back on our usual schedule. Whew! Timestamps: 23:21 "Infinity Pool" 48:33 "M3Gan" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, fo...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 346
Every month until the release of Will Leitch's book "The Time Has Come," we will have an episode of the People Still Read Books podcast, where Leitch talks with an author about their book. (And hopefully reminds you he has one coming out, which you should pre-order.) This month we're delighted to have John Hendrickson, author of the terrific "Life on Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter." It's a wonderful, deeply empathetic book that's funny and smart and sad and hopeful. Go buy it. You'll love it...
Jan 17, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 345
Hey, everybody! Wondering where we are? An update! We're coming back January 29, but Will's also bringing back his People Still Read Books podcast to tide you over until then. Listen to this little six minute bit for the update! See you soon! We miss your faces! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 345
It's Dorkfest! Dorkfest 2022 is here! This is our annual countdown of our favorite ten movies of 2022. It was a great movie year. We can't wait to talk to you about it. Have a great holiday, everyone. We'll see you in 2023. 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,...
Dec 19, 2022•3 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 345
It's our last straight-up show of the year before Dorkfest, and it's only a movie James Cameron has been making for 13 years now. It's "Avatar: The Way of Water." See the movie first, then discuss it with us. And that's a wrap on 2022: Now it's time for Dorkfest 2022, our Top Ten Movies of 2022. In our next show. Not this one. You get it. 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,...
Dec 16, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 344
It's the annual lightning-round show (pew pew pew), in which we try to nail down every movie we can before next week's Dorkfest, the best 10 movies of 2022 show. We have five for you: Sarah Polley's "Women Talking," Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale," Guillermo del Toro's "Pinocchio," the Will Smith return of "Emancipation" and Noah Baumbach's "White Noise." Lots of movies! Getting to the end here! Timestamps: 10:11 "Women Talking" 22:21 "The Whale" 33:31 "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" 44:43 "Eman...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 343
We only have four episodes left this year, counting this one: It's almost Dorkfest! We open with the big Santa-as-John-Wick action-comedy "Violent Night." Then we dig into Joanna Hogg's "The Eternal Daughter" and Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun." And this podcast brings us a first-ever grade milestone. Timestamps: 10:16 "Violent Night" 39:27 "The Eternal Daughter" 1:11:13 "Aftersun" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know wh...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 342
Now this is a big episode. First, we tackle Steven Spielberg's look back at his own childhood with "The Fabelmans." Then it's Rian Johnson working with Netflix to make "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery." And then there's the cannibal romance "Bones and All" with Timothee Chalamet. We only have four shows left in the year. It's that time, folks. Timestamps: 11:11 "The Fabelmans" 45:33 "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" 1:21:03 "Bones and All" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of wh...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 341
Can you believe we only have four episodes left in the year after this one? It's getting late, people. We have three new releases this week. There's the dark comedy "The Menu," with Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, the journalism drama "She Said" and the Netflix-produced Florence Pugh period piece "The Wonder." Dorkfest will be so soon, folks. Timestamps: 10:21 "The Menu" 35:49 "She Said" 1:01:01 "The Wonder" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music....
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 340
Hey, democracy was (mostly) saved! Yay! Let's celebrate by talking about movies. First, it's the highly anticipated Marvel sequel "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Then we discuss James Gray's "Armageddon Time." Then it's Christmas movie time with the Will Ferrell-Ryan Reynolds musical "Spirited," on Apple TV. Timestamps: 15:22 "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" 51:45 "Armageddon Times" 1:08:21 "Spirited" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 339
It's Election Week! Go vote! But listen to our show first. First, we discuss the Martin McDonagh comedy-drama "The Banshees of Inisherin." Then it's the Jennifer Lawrence Apple TV drama "Causeway." But we know you're really here to see what we thought of "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story." We've got you covered. Timestamps: 17:33 "The Banshees of Inisherin" 44:45 "Causeway" 1:13:11 "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 338
Just two months left in the movie year: This is gonna be over before you know it. We've got three big ones. First, it's the class satire "Triangle of Sadness." Then there's the historical drama "Till." And, speaking of historical dramas, there's a German adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front." Movies, now more than ever. Timestamps: 9:57 "Triangle of Sadness" 36:56 "Till" 56::11 "All Quiet on the Western Front" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for th...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 337
Hey, Leitch finally got to see "Tar!" So yeah, we did into Todd Field's "Tar," for quite a while. Then we discuss the DC comic book movie "Black Adam," and also the Obamas-produced Netflix documentary "Descendant." Timestamps: 11:58 "Tar" 48:21 "Black Adam" 1:11:33 "Descendant" 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 i...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 336
