Grierson & Leitch

I’ve mentioned how much I love your podcast in previous reviews, but am updating to say thank you for the thoughtful election conversation. I’ve been living with a knot in the pit of my stomach for months (honestly, since 2016), but listening to you loosened it up a little. It was cathartic to hear you talk through the same types of worries I’ve been sitting with.

The Grierson and Leitch backstory is really great—a friendship from childhood extending through life—and it strengthens the podcast. These are two people who enjoy movies, want to talk about movies, understand movies on a deep level, and know how to discuss movies. The criticism is meaningful and enjoyable; even when there are disagreements, Will and Tim are able to understand each other. For the Reboot segment, I suggest the 2023 film ‘Perfect Days’, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Koji Yakusho. The film examines two weeks in the life of a janitor in Tokyo and the people he encounters; it was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.

Fantastic podcast, been listening since the beginning, yada yada yada, John Woo’s The Killer (1989). Thanks!

I don’t get out to many movies, anymore, so I enjoy listening to these two both for help in deciding what to see but also for context on what’s going on with movies/actors/studios more generally. One of the few feeds where I’m always caught-up. I’d be curious to hear what they think of 1984’s The Ice Pirates.