Posts by Wesley Morris
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So Emotional: The Sensational High of ‘Inside Out’ and Utter Shock of ‘The Tribe’
Pixar’s latest is a daring high-wire act — and one that almost completely succeeds.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Veep,’ and ‘The Sellout’
This week, Alex and Wesley talk about ‘Jurassic World,’ Armando Iannucci’s ‘Veep,’ and this month’s book club book: Paul Beatty’s satirical novel ‘The Sellout.’
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Death and the DJ: Two Very Different Films From Europe
Pretty much the only thing ‘Eden’ and ‘A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence’ have in common is a home continent.
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Rex ’n’ FX: The Charming ‘Jurassic World’
The dino-sequel is a love letter to classic Steven Spielberg. Plus: the largely dreadful ‘Insidious: Chapter 3.’
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘Entourage,’ ‘Results,’ and ‘Love & Mercy’
Grantland Entourologist Mark Lisanti boards the ‘Prince Movies’ Topless Party Yacht to discuss the least essential movie of the summer.
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The Sportstorialist: The Shorts That Ate Paris
Those shorts. They were a thing. And the thing they were was quite bad.
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Killing It: ‘Spy’ and Sharing Comedic Wealth; Plus, the Masturbatory ‘Entourage’
Paul Feig broadens humor; ‘Entourage’ is a dumb punch line without a decent joke.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘San Andreas’ and ‘Aloha’
Earthquakes! Tsunamis! Emma Stone cast as an Asian person! It’s Disaster Week on ‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ and Alex and Wesley are your first responders.
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Unintended ‘Results’: What One of the Best Movies of the Year Has in Common With One of the Worst
With ‘Results,’ Andrew Bujalski doesn’t sell out. He grows up.
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Grantland Summer Movie Preview: ‘Sleeper or Bomb?’
Grantland’s Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, and Chris Connelly must decide whether ‘Aloha,’ ‘Tomorrowland,’ ‘Maggie,’ ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘Good Kill,’ and other summer movies will be sleepers or bombs.