It's down to the nit and the grit, folks: We have only three shows left in 2016, and we have a LOT of movies to get to. So we kick off our show this week with a deep-dive discussion of early Oscar favorite "La La Land," the new musical from "Whiplash" director Damien Chazelle starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. We both think it's great and, yes, it reminds us of vintage Woody Allen.

In our Reboot section -- our final Reboot section of 2016 -- we look at Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects" from 1995, and Robert Townsend's "The Five Heartbeats" from 1991.

Timestamps:
7:01: "La La Land"
24:45 "The Usual Suspects"
38:25 "The Five Heartbeats"

We will back on Friday with a special "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" episode. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@newrepublic.com. (We're doing a mailbag show after the new year, so send us questions.) 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.

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"La La Land," "The Usual Suspects" and "The Five Heartbeats"

Film critics Tim Grierson and Will Leitch discuss the week’s latest movies, as well as classic films and directors that deserve a second look.

"La La Land," "The Usual Suspects" and "The Five Heartbeats"

Grierson & Leitch