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Tim Grierson

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Biography:

Tim Grierson is the Senior U.S. Critic for Screen International and a film critic for The New Republic.

Location:

Los Angeles

Reviews

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All of a Sudden (2026) EDIT “Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto are wonderful as richly layered, openhearted characters who prove magnetic company.” – Screen International May 15, 2026 Full Review Madfabulous (2026) EDIT “Although beautifully shot and designed, Celyn Jones’ solo feature debut fails to fully satisfy as either a tart romp or a tender portrait of self-acceptance.” – Screen International May 14, 2026 Full Review Parallel Tales (2026) 18% EDIT “Too often, the characters operate like chess pieces being pushed around the board as tidy coincidences and pseudo-ironic twists pile up. Farhadi's lighthearted approach undercuts the performances.” – Screen International May 14, 2026 Full Review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) 100% EDIT “A dizzyingly ambitious meta-satire about Hollywood, IP, hacky horror, and gender and sexual identity, "Teenage Sex And Death" cannot help but occasionally misstep, but the rush of ideas and the confidence of the filmmaking never waver.” – Screen International May 13, 2026 Full Review Ashes (2026) 83% EDIT “Without sentimentality or melodramatics, Ashes honours its characters’ battle to persevere. ” – Screen International May 13, 2026 Full Review Power Ballad (2026) 87% EDIT “Power Ballad invents implausible scenarios to bring the men together, resulting in a showdown that is not nearly as illuminating or cathartic as Carney assumes.” – Screen International May 5, 2026 Full Review RZA's One Spoon of Chocolate (2025) 39% EDIT “One Spoon of Chocolate looks hard at America’s racist past and present, but without the ingenuity or steely nerve of the Wu’s finest moments.” – Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026 Full Review Over Your Dead Body (2026) 68% EDIT “To be sure, Segel and Weaving are much more winning once their characters start warming to one another. Still, the film feels like a missed opportunity for Weaving.” – Los Angeles Times Apr 27, 2026 Full Review Wasteman (2025) 100% EDIT “The movie’s bitterest irony is that, of the two men, it’s ultimately Dee who may be more honorable.” – Los Angeles Times Apr 27, 2026 Full Review The Sheep Detectives (2026) 94% B EDIT “The Sheep Detectives evokes the sunny spirit of classics like Babe while teaching important lessons about death and community. And it contains a wonderful Julia Louis-Dreyfus performance as a smart sheep who discovers she’s got a lot to learn.” – AV Club Apr 27, 2026 Full Review Michael (2026) 39% EDIT “By denying any contradictory views of its subject, Michael seems disconnected from reality -- a problem the massively famous and troubled Jackson would himself come to embody.” – Screen International Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) 46% EDIT “Lee Cronin knows how to construct suspense sequences and ramp up tension... But the film’s ambitious scope is betrayed by derivative genre ideas that make this tale of the dead disappointingly listless. ” – Screen International Apr 16, 2026 Full Review Lorne (2026) 71% C+ EDIT “If, somehow, you’re just now getting into Saturday Night Live and haven’t already ingested endless lore about the most enduring of sketch shows, Lorne might be a meaningful primer. For everyone else, you’ve heard this joke before.” – AV Club Apr 15, 2026 Full Review Outcome (2026) 28% D EDIT “While there are affecting moments in Outcome about the perils of celebrity, far too often Hill comes close to true self-reflection, then quickly scurries away.” – AV Club Apr 9, 2026 Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 42% EDIT “These comparisons are meant to evoke warm nostalgia, but the old-fashioned game sequences actually prove far more exhilarating and charming than what this leaden blockbuster has to offer.” – Screen International Mar 31, 2026 Full Review The Drama (2026) 76% EDIT “While the film’s balance of thorny laughs and thought-provoking themes is not always smoothly executed, Borgli’s provocation succeeds thanks to the grounded performances of his stars.” – Screen International Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Alpha (2025) 58% EDIT “As “Alpha” reaches its stylish, dreamlike ending, she hits upon an absorbing final image that suggests the collective sorrow and emotional devastation our recent plague years have wrought. ” – Los Angeles Times Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Two Prosecutors (2025) 97% EDIT “Many viewers will correctly predict this young lawyer’s fate, but Loznitsa isn’t after plot twists; he’s more interested in the gut punch of the inevitable.” – Los Angeles Times Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Reminders of Him (2026) 56% EDIT “Although the two leads have a steamy rapport, their chemistry cannot overcome a predictable and shallow saga about grief and second chances.” – Screen International Mar 11, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% EDIT “The tonal balance between life-and-death stakes and buddy-comedy bonding is sometimes wobbly, but Ryan Gosling gives an open-hearted performance as our planet’s unlikely saviour.” – Screen International Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Hoppers (2026) 94% EDIT “Sometimes the convoluted story forces its emotional beats, but Hoppers is a largely successful animation that introduces a refreshingly darker strain of humour alongside its paeans to the natural world.” – Screen International Mar 2, 2026 Full Review Scream 7 (2026) 31% EDIT “Despite the occasional cheeky moment and brutal slaying, a property that once satirised horror cliches has largely succumbed to them.” – Screen International Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Safe Exit (2026) EDIT “Occasionally, Safe Exit’s depiction of oppression and PTSD can feel mannered... But those shortcomings matter less as Hammad arrives at an affecting ending that underlines the cruelty of everyday life.” – Screen International Feb 19, 2026 Full Review How to Make a Killing (2026) 44% EDIT “Writer/director John Patton Ford’s second feature shares with his 2022 debut Emily The Criminal a sympathy for the world’s have-nots, but his follow-up’s cynicism never feels cutting and its twists never feel earned.” – Screen International Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 88% EDIT “The film stands in the shadow of Michael Mann’s influential Southern California pictures, but a cast led by Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo add extra crackle to a story that salutes characters who are very good at their job.” – Screen International Feb 11, 2026 Full Review
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