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Tim Grierson

@timgrierson.bsky.social

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Senior U.S. Critic for Screen International. Member: LAFCA and NSFC. Frequently in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, the A.V. Club and RogerEbert.com. Author of "This Is How You Make a Movie." Q&A moderator. Contact: [email protected]

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · Sep 14

I put together a ranking of every movie I saw that screened in Venice, Telluride or Toronto. And I wrote a little bit about going to fall festivals during a time of great uncertainty about the future of film criticism.

Venice/Telluride/Toronto 2025: The Wrap-Up and the Rankings

When I was younger, I assumed I would never go to a film festival. That was something other critics did — it felt too far away for me to eve...

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 5h

If you're going to a No Kings march instead of a witty sign that might elicit a chuckle maybe you could just carry an American flag

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2h

"I just wanna take you with me
To secret rooms in the mansions of my mind
Shower you with all that you need
Take my hand, I swear I'll take my time"

Rest in peace, D'Angelo.

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Another Life (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3h

Here's hoping mine will be on the only review of Aziz Ansari's GOOD FORTUNE that includes a quote from an E.M. Forster novel.

A guardian angel visits Aziz Ansari in his naïvely class-conscious feature debut Good Fortune

Aziz Ansari's debut film, Good Fortune is a pedestrian class comedy without much to say - even when an angelic Keanu Reeves is saying it.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 6h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 21h

The score is wonderful.

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THE MASTERMIND is one of Kelly Reichardt's finest films, a sad, funny look at a going-nowhere sad-sack whose unremarkable life is slipping through his fingers. (It's also a heist movie.)

‘The Mastermind’ review: Kelly Reichardt’s sombre slice of 1970s Americana stars Josh O’Connor

The actor plays a down-at-heel failed art thief in the director's Competition entry

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of the first things I watched after I heard the news. The tenderness and intimacy of such a public testimonial is just so moving. That look on Beatty's face really gets me.

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Sara Foss @sarafoss.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific essay from @timgrierson.bsky.social on why there will never be another Diane Keaton

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Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool

Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.

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Glenn Charlie Dunks @glenncharliedunks.bsky.social · 2d

This is a great piece on a great woman and her singular on-screen presence.

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about Diane Keaton, one of the great actors of the New Hollywood era, even if she's rarely thought of in those terms.

Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool

Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.

www.rollingstone.com

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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 2d

More for Diane Keaton:
@szacharek.bsky.social: time.com/7325208/dian...
@rockmarooned.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Kevin Maher: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
@timgrierson.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool

Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.

www.rollingstone.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about Diane Keaton, one of the great actors of the New Hollywood era, even if she's rarely thought of in those terms.

Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool

Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.

www.rollingstone.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, exactly.

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 2d

the ending of THE GODFATHER, the best american movie ever made, doesn't work without diane keaton's final look --- at the realization of who she's married and what her life is going to become and what corruption lurks behind closed doors. unforgettable, inimitable work. RIP.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

Rest in peace, Diane Keaton, shown here in a still from "The Godfather."

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Greil Marcus talking about what criticism is. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Question to Greil Marcus: "What is the purpose of criticism?"

Greil's answer: My next book is about Bryan Ferry, the leader of the band Roxy Music. Now, you listen to a song like Roxy Music’s “More Than This” and you say, what makes this so great? How did that happen? What is going on here? That’s what criticism is, just wrestling with your response to something. That thing where someone has captured a moment so completely that you sort of fall back in awe. That’s what I’ve been doing my whole life as a writer. There is this urge to, not exactly take possession of something, but to become a part of it to some small degree.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely crushed I couldn't be there. Hope it was an absolute blast.

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3d

Here's my review of IS THIS THING ON?, Bradley Cooper's third straight film as a director that could have been titled WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?

‘Is This Thing On?’ review: Bradley Cooper’s bittersweet third feature stars Will Arnett and Laura Dern

Arnett and Dern impress as a couple navigating divorce in Cooper's latest awards contender

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 4d

Catch me on the right day and I might say that this 1972 live version of Bill Withers' "Hope She'll Be Happier" is the greatest recording of all time. The way he holds the word "gone" almost forever, like he doesn't want to let it (or her) go.

Hope She'll Be Happier (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1972)

YouTube video by Bill Withers - Topic

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to actor Sergi López & filmmaker Oliver Laxe for joining us last Friday during @beyondfest.bsky.social!

We hosted the sold out West Coast Premiere of their new film, SIRÂT (2025), followed by a Q&A moderated by @timgrierson.bsky.social.

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 5d

We hosted the sold out North American Premiere of RESURRECTION (2025) last week during @beyondfest.bsky.social 🙌 Thank you to filmmaker Bi Gan for joining us + to Tim Grierson for moderating.

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 6d

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 6d

Kacey Musgraves’s Golden Hour is amazing, but it is ALSO a stealth “We’re breaking up” album AND “the warning signs were always there” album.

Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 6d

It's a given in the music industry that "I've fallen in love!" albums are usually regrettable, and "I've gotten a divorce!" ones often have some of the artist's best work. So question for the group, what are the best "I've fallen in love!" albums?

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Michael Pelusi @shakeymike.bsky.social · 6d

PJ Harvey's STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 6d

Especially in retrospect, "Happy & Sad" really feels like the definitive statement on that album.

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 6d

JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME doesn't dig deep, but it's an agreeably affectionate portrait of a comic actor we lost way too soon.

‘John Candy: I Like Me’ review: Colin Hanks doc pays warm tribute to Canadian comedy legend

Toronto's opening film features a host of luminaries including Tom Hanks, Bill Murray and Catherine O'Hara