Tim Grierson and Will Leitch are lifelong best friends who have been writing and talking about the movies for 25 years. Grierson is vice president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Leitch is doing hi...

Produced by The New Republic and hosted by literary editor Laura Marsh and writer Alex Pareene, The Politics of Everything is a podcast about the intersection of culture, politics, and media.

Explore the 2016 election and today’s political news with host Brian Beutler and his friends from both sides of the aisle. A weekly podcast from the New Republic.

New Republic editor Jamil Smith explores how race, gender, and all the ways we identify ourselves and one another intersect. He brings in journalists, activists, politicians, and everyday folks like you to fuel...

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...

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...

In ways large and small, the changing climate affects how we live and, for a growing number of people, where we live. Many have already relocated because conditions have become too dangerous back home, whether ...

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...

As a matter of course, pundits and academics quarrel about political descriptors. Someone’s neoliberal is another’s conservative; someone’s democratic socialist is another’s Marxist. Within this realm, Donald T...

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 Per...

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 "...

Roald Dahl’s children’s books are not exactly the nicest. Dahl’s characters glory in insults and meanness. The adults are generally horrible, the children gleefully vengeful; his bullies usually get their comeu...

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 Harre...

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 t...