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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.

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 Cannes Preview 1:01:23 "Short Cuts" 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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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.

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 you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 bring it back.

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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 overstayed its welcome. "Sharper" (18:40): The hosts review the new Apple TV+ movie starring Julianne Moore as a con artist. They analyze the film's performances, cinematography, and themes, while also comparing it to other heist movies like "Ocean's Eleven." "Your Place or Mine" (35:10): Grierson and Leitch discuss the upcoming romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. They speculate on the film's plot, predict whether it will be a hit or a flop, and debate whether or not romantic comedies are making a comeback. Thank you for listening to the Grierson and Leitch podcast! Yes: We let the AI Chatbot write our podcast description this week. It got pretty much everything wrong. Those aren't even the right timestamps. Timestamps: 14:22 "Magic Mike's Last Dance" 41:11 "Sharper" 1:07:33 "Your Place Or Mine" 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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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 @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.

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.

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!

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 griersonleitch@gmail.com. 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.