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Will Leitch

Will Leitch is a contributing editor at New York magazine, senior writer at Sports On Earth, and the founder of Deadspin.

Grierson & Leitch write about the movies regularly for the New Republic and host a podcast on film, Grierson & Leitch. Follow them on Twitter @griersonleitch or visit their site griersonleitch.com.

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March 4, 2016
Will Leitch
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Eat, Pray, Get Sent to a War Zone
The war in Afghanistan is the backdrop to this misguided narrative of self-actualization.
March 2, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 6: Oscars Recap, Triple 9, and Gods of Egypt
February 29, 2016
Will Leitch
Oscars 2016: A Night of Hard Truths and Ludicrous Distractions
Chris Rock made Hollywood look at itself—but only for a brief moment.
February 26, 2016
Will Leitch
Gods of Egypt: What Were They Thinking?
A movie about ancient gods turning into flying robots should be more fun than this.
February 24, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 5: The Witch and the Oscars
February 23, 2016
Will Leitch
Dances With Wolves: A Best Picture, 25 Years Later
Kevin Costner’s magnum opus was a prestige studio film that revealed more about the 1990s than the 1860s.
February 22, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Our Academy Awards Predictions
If you will give us a moment, we are going to defend the Oscars.
February 19, 2016
Will Leitch
The Witch: Suffer the Little Children
This seventeenth-century horror film needs to be wiser, less proud of itself, and yes, it needs to be scarier.
February 18, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 4: Deadpool, Zoolander 2, and Where to Invade Next
February 12, 2016
Will Leitch
Deadpool: A Superhero Who Makes Fun of Himself
As Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds is an entitled, smarmy, and immature superhero—and he knows it.
February 11, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 3: Hail, Caesar! and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
February 10, 2016
Will Leitch
Zoolander 2: The Return of Dumb and Dumber
Ben Stiller and company go through the paces without adding anything new to an iconic character.
February 4, 2016
Will Leitch
Hail, Caesar!: Song and Dance, What More Do You Want?
The Coen brothers have made their most entertaining movie in years—and also their most impenetrable.
February 4, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 2: Sundance’s Highs and Lows
The best movies from the festival, and the film everybody's talking about.
January 22, 2016
Will Leitch
Dirty Grandpa: Even Worse Than You Think
January 20, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 1: The Importance of Being Michael Bay
The premiere episode looks at the merits of “13 Hours” and the fallout from the Oscar nominations.
January 14, 2016
Will Leitch
Once Again, The Oscars Will Be Oh So White
The nominations are out, and we have snubs, surprises, and a strong field for Best Picture.
January 14, 2016
Will Leitch
13 Hours: Team America at the Gates of Hell
Michael Bay doesn’t have much to say about Benghazi, but he does entertain with a brutal effectiveness.
January 13, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Our Academy Award Predictions for 2015
Oscar nominations often say more about the people who vote for them than they do about the movies themselves.
January 6, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2016
Reboots, remakes, and the return of Malick, Spielberg, and Scorsese.

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