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Friday, May 28, 2021

Let's Rank Zack Snyder Films

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Now that Army of the Dead is out, we have to ask: Where does it rank among Zack Snyder's movies? We have the answer over at Vulture .

Jungle Brothers - "Beyond This World"

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First you crawl before you walk First you think before you talk I found in life that you wear a hard hat Protect your mind and bad things wi...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

'Cruella' Review

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Cruella looks great. And Emma Stone is fun in it. Otherwise? It just feels like another needless prequel/reboot. My review is up at Screen I...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Why I Love Bob Dylan's Singing Voice

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Bob Dylan turned 80 yesterday. Over at InsideHook , they're spending all week running pieces about the man and his music. My contributio...
Monday, May 24, 2021

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Fighting About 'New Order'

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It was one of my favorite films I saw in 2020. This year, New Order finally had its official release in the U.S. We talked about it on this...
Friday, May 21, 2021

'In the Heights' Review

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I went into In the Heights not knowing a ton about the musical. In terms of movies, it's not as great as Hamilton , but it's still ...

Jorja Smith (featuring Shaybo) - "Bussdown"

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Have a laid-back weekend, everybody.
Thursday, May 20, 2021

'Revenge of the Sith' and the End of George Lucas' Reign

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When I was doing research for my piece on the anniversary of Revenge of the Sith 's release, I found this quote from an anonymous studio...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

'A Quiet Place Part II' Review

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Looking at the early reviews of A Quiet Place Part II , I'm apparently on the high side in terms of reactions. I think it's better t...

'F9' Review

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F9 is so big and so dumb and so silly and I enjoyed a lot of it. But I'm sorry, it's just so dumb . My review is up at Screen Inter...

Hot Docs 2021: 'The Sparks Brothers' Review

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I can't say I'm the biggest Sparks fan. I know their music, but I'm far from a devotee. But several days of intense listening fo...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Woman in the Window' and Other Stinkers

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Three new movies on this week's podcast, and I think they're all bad. First, we differ on Those Who Wish Me Dead . Then, we lament A...
Friday, May 14, 2021

Sparks - "Music That You Can Dance To"

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Let's dance.
Thursday, May 13, 2021

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': 'The Killing of Two Lovers' Is the Highlight of This Weekend's Movies

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I was on KCRW today to discuss Spiral , Those Who Wish Me Dead and Oxygen . But my colleague Shawn Edwards and I most enjoyed Robert Machoi...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

'Those Who Wish Me Dead' Review

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Hitmen, firefighters, kids in peril, Angelina Jolie: Those Who Wish Me Dead has some interesting elements going for it, but I found the fil...

'The Mummy' Has Held Up Really Well

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More than 20 years after it came out, 1999's The Mummy is still silly, goofy, scary fun. How did that happen? I wrote about it over a...

'Spiral: From The Book Of Saw' Review

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Chris Rock came up with an idea for a Saw movie. And so we now have Spiral . The idea isn't bad but Rock, surprisingly, is. You can read...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Let's Rank Guy Ritchie's Movies

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Now that Wrath of Man is out, we have a list over at Vulture evaulating all the director's films. Verdict: Many of them are just OK. Y...

'Army of the Dead' Review

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Zack Snyder's Justice League was sprawling, ambitious, fascinating ... and it still didn't entirely work. I found myself less forgi...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Jason Statham, Billy Crystal and 'Bamboozled'

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I wasn't a fan of either of the new movies we reviewed on this week's episode. You can hear us discuss Wrath of Man and Here Today ...
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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.
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