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Happy anniversary, Tim and Susan! Grierson and his wife are celebrating their 20th anniversary this week, so our recording was a bit piecemeal this week, but we still hit the big movies. We start with Steven Soderbergh's 37th film, "The Christophers." Then we talk "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" and the Bob Odenkirk actioner "Normal." 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 [email protected]. 

Will is back from vacation and, amazingly, the world is still here. Will and Tim dig into A24's "The Drama," with Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, as well as Jonah Hill's Apple TV movie "Outcome" and the Japanese video game-inspired thriller "Exit 8." 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 [email protected]. 

Will's about to go on vacation for a week, and is obsessed with the Illini right now anyway, so we dig into three movies the best we can. First, it's the hipster horror flick "They Will Kill You." Then the French body horror thriller "Alpha." And we close with Vince Vaughn/James Marsden Hulu action comedy "Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice." And we'll back in a fortnight, hopefully with an Illinois national championship. 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 [email protected]. 

It's the biggest hit of the year so far, and it's original (or at least based on an original book): It's Ryan Gosling in "Project Hail Mary." One of us likes it more than the other. Also, we discuss the horror sequel "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come" as well as the Ukranian historical drama "Two Prosecutors." 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 [email protected]. 

The Oscars happened! Tim and Will wrapup "One Battle After Another"'s big night, right after the show ended. Also, we discuss the new A24 horror film "undertone." Then, in our Reboot section, we dig into Martin Scorsese's "Casino," for 1995. 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 [email protected]. 

We've got two pretty big new movies this week: It's the wild Jessie Buckley-Christian Bale mashup "The Bride!" and then the new Pixar movie, "Hoppers." Lots going on there! In both! And then, because the Oscars are Sunday, we make our predictions in each of the major categories. We don't remember a time the winners have been more difficult to predict. 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 [email protected]. 

We're back in our regular homes, and apparently we're all at war. Great. We've got three new movies to talk about to distract us. First, it's the sequel "Scream 7." Then it's the Andrew Stanton Hulu drama "In the Blink of an Eye." And we close with the Baz Luhrmann Elvis concert movie, "EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert." 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 [email protected]. 

It's an in-person show! After watching Leitch's Illinois Fighting Illini destroy Grierson's USC Trojans on Wednesday, they got together for one of the always-special Look At Each Other's Faces While Talking shows. We had one new movie: The Glen Powell A24 film "How to Make a Killing." Then, two Reboots! First, 1995's "Get Shorty," a Los Angeles movie. Then 1974's "The Taking of Pelham 123," a New York movie. It's always good to get together with friends. 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 [email protected]. 

Next week, we'll be in person in Los Angeles, but for now, we've got two new movies and a Reboot. First, it's the Emerald Fennell adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Then it's the crime thriller "Crime 101." Then it's a Reboot, fun times with the 2008 comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." 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 [email protected]. 

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 [email protected]. 

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 @[email protected] 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 [email protected]. 

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 [email protected]. 

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 [email protected]. 

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 [email protected]. 

We have reached Dorkfest week! Wednesday is our annual Best Movies of the Year show, but before then, we have to do our Lightning Round show, wrapping up all the big releases late in the year. They are: The epic musical "The Testament of Ann Lee." The musical comedy "Song Sung Blue."  The harrowing documentary "My Undesirable Friends: Part One -- Last Air in Moscow." Park Chan-Wook's "No Other Choice." Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" Gus Van Sant's "Dead Man's Wire" Lots of stuff! And on Wednesday: Dorkfest. Prepare thyself. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter or Bluesky, or [email protected]. 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.