Everybody's Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson

Monday, October 31, 2011

'janie jones' review

›
I'm still trying to catch up after being gone for a few days, but I reviewed Janie Jones , the low-budget indie starring Abigail Breslin...
Friday, October 28, 2011

massive attack - protection

›
OK, not the full-length version off the album. But nonetheless, still a total killer.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

'anonymous' review

›
Probably like you, I didn't have much faith in Roland Emmerich making a movie about the conspiracy theory that argues that William Shake...
Monday, October 24, 2011

'like crazy' review

›
This year's Sundance dramatic competition turned out to be a pretty strong one. Higher Ground , Take Shelter , Martha Marcy May Marlene ...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Coldplay - 'Mylo Xyloto' review

›
Apparently, any intelligent person worth his salt absolutely hates Coldplay. You wouldn't want to be caught dead liking these guys -- it...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

'father of invention' review

›
Were you aware that Kevin Spacey has a movie out? Well, too late, it's already gone from theaters. Father of Invention is a comedy in wh...
Friday, October 21, 2011

uncle tupelo - new madrid

›
It's now been 18 years since the final Uncle Tupelo album, Anodyne , was released. Here's "New Madrid" off it. Yes, a Jeff...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

'le havre' review

›
The latest from filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki, Le Havre , opens this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. I reviewed this gentle, likable fable f...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

'being elmo' review

›
I can't be the only person who finds Elmo kinda annoying, right? But even if you are like me, you may still very much enjoy Being Elmo ,...

'oranges and sunshine' review

›
Oranges and Sunshine is based on the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker who exposed a horrible secret about child deportation...

'paranormal activity 3' review

›
Has a franchise other than Paranormal Activity ever gotten progressively better with each installment? (Maybe The Lord of the Rings .) Much ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

'The Catechism Cataclysm' review

›
The Catechism Cataclysm played as part of Sundance's Park City at Midnight section, but it's not nearly weird and/or offensive and/o...
Monday, October 17, 2011

'martha marcy may marlene' review

›
One of the big sensations at this year's Sundance, Martha Marcy May Marlene is pretty much as good as advertised. Even if Elizabeth Olse...

jane's addiciton - 'the great escape artist' review

›
Don't tell anyone, but I was never a big Jane's Addiction fan. (Too hippie-dippy mystical for me.) But, hey, I am a man with open ea...
Friday, October 14, 2011

'the rum diary' review

›
Johnny Depp's second adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson novel, The Rum Diary , is more effective than his first, Fear and Loathing in La...

bon iver - beth/rest

›
The final track off Bon Iver's new self-titled album is some sort of throwing down of the gauntlet. "You think I'm a sappy wimp...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

'the big year' review

›
Marley & Me got me but good -- it's that rare tearjerker that's actually well-done -- but director David Frankel's new film,...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

'footloose' review

›
There's cheesy-good and cheesy-bad, and then there's Footloose , which is cheesy-so-so. I reviewed the film for Yahoo , where I can ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

'Trespass' Review

›
In 2011, a movie starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Joel Schumacher shouldn't inspire much confidence in anyone. And, alas, Trespass ...

'fireflies in the garden' review

›
Did you know there's a movie coming out on Friday that stars Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds? Well, there is, and it's called Firefl...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Tim Grierson
Senior U.S. critic for Screen International. My writing appears at the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture and the A.V. Club. My latest book is This Is How You Make a Movie. I'm also the author of Martin Scorsese in Ten Scenes and Public Enemy: Inside the Terrordome. Other books: FilmCraft: Screenwriting, Wilco: Sunken Treasure, and Blinking Lights and Other Revelations: The Story of Eels. (I'm also co-author of FilmCraft: Cinematography.) Email me at grierson@hotmail.com.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.