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Friday, February 28, 2025

Quincy Jones - "Soul Bossa Nova"

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Right, the Austin Powers song. Sorry, I'm gonna stick to thinking of it as the Quincy Jones song.
Thursday, February 27, 2025

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': 'Last Breath,' 'My Dead Friend Zoe' and 'The Accidental Getaway Driver'

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Katie Walsh and I were on KCRW today to discuss this weekend's new movies with guest host Brian Hardzinski. We tacked the deep-sea divin...

Gene Hackman's Finest Films

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I was flattered to be asked to help contribute to this Rolling Stone piece that provides a primer on Gene Hackman's best performances ....

Gene Hackman, 1930-2025

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For Rolling Stone , I eulogized Danville, Illinois' favorite son, Gene Hackman .
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

'Last Breath' Review

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Oscar weekend tends to be a pretty slow one in terms of new releases. But I can recommend Last Breath , a true-life survival thriller about ...

The Films That Got Overlooked This Oscar Season

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This year's Oscar nominees are fairly decent, but I'd like to take a moment to recognize 10 superb films we won't hear mentioned...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'The Monkey,' Sly Stone and Our Oscar Predictions

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On this week's episode, we shake our heads at The Monkey and groove to Sly Lives! But then, we take our time offering our predictions ...
Friday, February 21, 2025

Lauryn Hill - "Lost Ones"

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I'll always prefer The Score to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill . But this track slays.
Thursday, February 20, 2025

'The Annihilation of Fish' Review

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In 1999, Charles Burnett's film The Annihilation of Fish premiered in Toronto. A very mixed reaction from critics doomed the movie. Now...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Captain America, Paddington and Bridget Jones Return

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On this week's episode, we review new movies from franchises trying to sustain their cultural cachet: Captain America: Brave New World ,...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

My LAFCA Awards Presentation for Jomo Fray, Cinematographer of 'Nickel Boys'

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The devastating Los Angeles fires in January forced the postponement of this year's Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards dinner. ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Screen International: My Screen Life

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Screen International runs a regular feature in its print edition called "My Screen Life," in which the publication's editors,...

My Interview With George Wallace

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He's been doing stand-up for nearly 50 years. His best friend is Jerry Seinfeld. (Back in the day, they used to be roommates.) And now h...
Monday, February 17, 2025

Berlin 2025: 'Magic Farm' Review

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I quite liked Amalia Ulman's first film, El Planeta . Her new movie, Magic Farm , got a chilly reception at Sundance, but I think it wor...

'Cleaner' Review

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  Eventually, every movie star gets his or her Die Hard . For Daisy Ridley, that movie is Cleaner , which I reviewed for Screen Internationa...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Berlin 2025: 'Mickey 17' Review

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I'm not in Berlin, but for Screen International I reviewed one of the festival's high-profile premieres. Here are my thoughts on Bo...
Friday, February 14, 2025

P.M. Dawn - "I'll Be Waiting for You"

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Gone but not forgotten, P.M. Dawn was one of the 1990s' best hip-hop groups. My favorite album of theirs was their 1995 record, Jesus We...
Thursday, February 13, 2025

How Does Neon Put Together Its Cool DVD Box Set Every Year?

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This was a treat. For the Los Angeles Times , I talked to the people at Neon who design the company's annual for-your-consideration DVD ...

'The Monkey' Review

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I really liked Longlegs . But Osgood Perkins' follow-up left me cold, in large part because it's more of a dark comedy. I explain my...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

RaMell Ross Breaks Down the Secrets of the 'Nickel Boys' Screenplay

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I feel very fortunate this awards season to have gotten to spend some time with RaMell Ross. I've already profiled him for the Los Angel...
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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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