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Tim Grierson, Senior US critic
Based in the United States.
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- timgrierson@yahoo.com
Reviews‘Normal’ review: Bob Odenkirk’s small town sheriff heads Ben Wheatley’s uninspired shoot-’em-up
Odenkirk reunites with Nobody franchise creator and screenwriter Derek Kolstad
Reviews‘Nuremberg’ review: Russell Crowe is Nazi officer Hermann Goring in earnest courtroom drama
James Vanderbilt’s second feature dramatises Goring’s 1940s trial and also stars Rami Malek and Michael Shannon
Reviews‘Hamnet’ review: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal power Chloe Zhao’s potent Shakespeare drama
‘The Rider’ and ‘Nomadland’ director confidently adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about the genesis of ‘Hamlet’
Reviews‘Ballad Of A Small Player’ review: Colin Farrell is on a losing streak in Edward Berger’s gambling drama
Tilda Swinton also stars in the director’s Macao-set follow up to ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ and ‘Conclave’
Reviews‘Roofman’ review: Channing Tatum charms in real-life crime caper from Derek Cianfrance
Kirsten Dunst also stars in ’Blue Valentine’ director’s conventional spin on quirky tale
Reviews‘Sacrifice’ review: Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy head muddled Romain Gavras eco thriller
Vincent Cassel and Salma Hayek Pinault join the starry cast of Gavras’s ‘Athena’ follow-up
Reviews‘Hedda’ review: Tessa Thompson crackles at the heart of Nia DaCosta’s uneven Ibsen adaptation
DaCosta updates Henrik Ibsen’s classic play ’Hedda Gabler’ to a modern dinner party setting
Reviews‘Bad Apples’ review: Saoirse Ronan is a teacher driven to extremes in nervy UK thriller
Swedish director Jonatan Etzler makes his English-language debut with adaptation of Danish novel
Reviews‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ review: Daniel Craig returns in crowd-pleasing sequel
Craig is joined by an all-star cast including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis for Rian Johnson’s third ’Knives Out’ instalment
Reviews‘Fuze’ review: Aaron Taylor-Johnson heads rote London-set action thriller from David Mackenzie
Mechanical offering from ‘Animal Kingdom’ director sees Taylor-Johnson as a bomb expert embroiled in a bank robbery
Reviews‘The Ugly’ review: A murder mystery links past and present in Yeon Sang-ho’s calibrated thriller
‘Train To Busan’ director’s Toronto premiere stars Park Jeong-min as a man searching for his mother’s killer
Reviews‘The Sun Rises On Us All’ review: Estranged lovers reunite in Cai Shanjun’s slow-burn drama
The Chinese director explores themes of guilt and betrayal in his Venice competition title
Reviews‘Hamlet’ review: A powerful Riz Ahmed fuels unfussy Shakespeare adaptation set in modern London
Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn also star in Aneil Karia’s reimagining of the classic play
Reviews‘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
Reviews‘Notes Of A True Criminal’ review: Alexander Rodnyansky explores Ukraine’s plight, past and present
Co-directing with Andriy Alferov, the Ukrainian filmmaker presents a deeply personal documentary
Reviews‘Marc By Sofia’ review: Sofia Coppola profiles designer Marc Jacobs in this warm documentary
The pair’s longstanding friendship results in a lightweight film which premieres out of competition in Venice
Reviews‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt clash in Benny Safdie’s UFC drama
Benny Safdie’s first solo directorial work is based on real life wrestler Mark Kerr. It premieres in Venice competition
Reviews‘Frankenstein’ review: Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi spark in Guillermo del Toro’s operatic adaptation
Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Charles Dance also star in del Toro’s epic take on Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel
Reviews’Highway 99: A Double Album’ review: Ethan Hawke pays tribute to country legend Merle Haggard
Sprawling Telluride premiere assembles a wealth of stars to perform Haggard’s songs and discuss his impact
Reviews‘Sangre Del Toro’ review: Entertaining yet lightweight celebration of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
The Mexican director of ’Frankenstein’ discusses his inspirations and ideas in Yves Montmayeur’s documentary