Skip Navigation
Grierson & Leitch
June 22, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 22: Finding Dory, Armageddon, and Road to Perdition
June 15, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 21: Warcraft, Menace II Society, and Being John Malkovich
June 8, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 20: O.J.: Made in America, Popstar, and John Wick
June 3, 2016
Tim Grierson
Popstar: The Lonely Island’s Last Stand
Andy Samberg and co. gently parody the celebrity machine in 'Never Stop Never Stopping.'
June 2, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 19: X-Men: Apocalypse, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Midnight Run
June 1, 2016
Tim Grierson
The Fits: Growing Up, With Dancing and Dread
A dance squad is struck by a mysterious illness in Anna Rose Holmer's intimate coming-of-age movie.
May 27, 2016
Will Leitch
Alice Through the Looking Glass: Clocking In For a Dull Time
The sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 film is an airless, joyless exercise in whimsy.
May 27, 2016
Tim Grierson
X-Men: Saving The World, And Feeling Good About It
'Apocalypse' is the year's best comic-book movie, and its action hinges on characters accepting who they are to defeat evil.
May 25, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 18: Cannes Recap, Nice Guys, and Neighbors 2
May 21, 2016
Will Leitch
Neighbors 2: Equal Opportunity Idiocy
The progressive themes of 'Sorority Rising' can't save this uninspired sequel.
May 19, 2016
Will Leitch
The Nice Guys: A Back-to-Basics Buddy Cop Movie
Ryan Gosling gives a great comedic performance in this throwback from the writer of 'Lethal Weapon.'
May 18, 2016
Will Leitch
Weiner: Portrait of a Marriage
Huma Abedin is the star of this riveting documentary about Anthony Weiner's disastrous mayoral campaign.
May 18, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 17: The Lobster, Weiner, Money Monster, and The King of Comedy
May 12, 2016
Will Leitch
The Lobster: Animal Magnetism, Or Else
The dark comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos offers a surreal choice—fall in love, or be turned into an animal.
May 11, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 16: Cannes Film Festival, Married to the Mob, and Casino Royale
May 10, 2016
Tim Grierson
The 10 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at Cannes This Year
The film festival's most exciting offerings feature Adam Driver, Kristen Stewart, and those Dardenne brothers.
May 4, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 15: Captain America: Civil War, Keanu, and a Summer Movie Preview
May 3, 2016
Will Leitch
Captain America: Too Much Is More Than Enough
'Civil War,' the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is entertaining and exhausting in equal measure.
April 29, 2016
Tim Grierson
Keanu: Key and Peele, Minus the Laughs
In their new action-comedy, the duo are too nice to draw blood.
April 27, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
The 15 Movies You’ll Want to See This Summer
A guide to the summer movies of 2016, from Woody Allen to Anthony Weiner.

Our Writers

Kate AronoffClimate & Energy
Matt FordLaw & The Courts
Melissa Gira GrantLGBTQ Rights
Jason LinkinsPower & Plutocracy
Timothy NoahPolitics & Economy
Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingBreaking News
Edith OlmstedBreaking News
Hafiz RashidBreaking News
Greg SargentPolitics & Democracy
Grace SegersCongress & Elections
Alex ShephardPolitics & Media
Heather Souvaine HornClimate Change
Michael TomaskyPolitics & Ideas
About The New Republic’s history