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Thursday, July 31, 2025

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Marvel's First Family, 'Happy Gilmore 2' and 'Tampopo'

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Great episode, but not necessarily because of the new movies we reviewed. We start by discussing  The Fantastic Four: First Steps  and  Happ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

'The Naked Gun' Review

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Liam Neeson is no Leslie Nielsen. But I found the new  Naked Gun  to be pretty darn enjoyable. My review is up at  Screen International . 
Monday, July 28, 2025

What's Adam Sandler's Best Film?

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The gang at  Rolling Stone  asked me to write some of the capsules for its big ranking of every Adam Sandler movie. As always, here's th...

A Salute to the Sports Comedy

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In honor of  Happy Gilmore 2 ,  Vulture  asked us to pick 25 great sports comedies, which was a pleasure. You can check out our list here . 
Friday, July 25, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne - "No More Tears"

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Growing up in the Midwest at the time I did, it was impossible not to be aware of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. I can't pretend Ozzy...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

'Oh, Hi!' Review

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In  Oh, Hi! , Molly Gordon plays a woman who really digs her new boyfriend (Logan Lerman), until he shocks her during a weekend getaway by a...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Ari Aster, Eva Victor and 'The Muppet Movie'

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Will was in town but we did  not  record this episode in person. We talked about that, as well as reviewed two A24 films:  Eddington  and  S...

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Review

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First Steps  starts off so promisingly. So what happened? My review is up at  Screen International . 
Monday, July 21, 2025

Fantasia 2025: 'Terrestrial' Review

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In  Terrestrial , a struggling screenwriter (Jermaine Fowler) is visited by his college buddies, who discover that he's now a hotshot Ho...
Friday, July 18, 2025

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Lamenting 'Smurfs,' Debating 'Eddington'

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Katie Walsh and I were at the KCRW studios yesterday to talk about this weekend's major movie releases. My big takeaway? Lots of stinker...

Lord Huron (featuring Kristen Stewart) - "Who Laughs Last"

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After not loving Kristen Stewart's directorial debut or  Love Lies Bleeding , it's very nice to report that she absolutely slays in...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Review

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The 1997 movie is not good. Is the 2025 sequel any better? My review is up at  Screen International . 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: James Gunn's 'Superman' and Mailbag Questions

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On this week's episode, we go long on  Superman . Then, we dive into our listeners' questions, which covered theater etiquette, unli...
Monday, July 14, 2025

My Review of Paul Simon's 'A Quiet Celebration' Tour

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The first concert I ever attended was for Paul Simon. On Saturday, I saw him for the fourth time, and perhaps the last time. Over at  Inside...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Galway 2025: 'The Negotiator' Review

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George Mitchell has had a long life in public service, but the documentary  The Negotiator  mostly focuses on his work bringing peace to Nor...

Cerrone - "Supernature (Instrumental 'Climax' Edit)"

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There are several versions of this 1977 disco track floating around. But I chose the one used in Gaspar Noe's  Climax . (Thanks to Chris...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025

My Interview With Embeth Davidtz, Director of 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight'

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Embeth Davidtz has been acting in movies since the late 1980s. (Of all her great work, I'll always be partial to her in  Junebug .) But ...
Tuesday, July 08, 2025

'Superman' Review

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I was very curious what James Gunn would do with Superman. Now we know: My review is up at  Screen International . 
Friday, July 04, 2025

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' and the Best Films of 2025 (So Far)

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Welcome to the end of the first half of the movie year. On this episode, Will and I both reveal our favorite six films so far in 2025. Oh, a...

The Tubs - "One More Day"

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When I first heard the Tubs, I thought, "Wait, is this Bob Mould's new solo album?" Owen Williams does sound a little like the...
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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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