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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 13h

Join us this Sunday! Really looking forward to talking to Matt.

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Grierson & Leitch @griersonleitch.bsky.social · 15h

This week, we go long on "Digger." (Don't worry: No spoilers.) Then, we review "Verity" and "Fjord." Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6fjx... Lots to talk about! Hope you enjoy.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I agree with every word of Mark's astute thread. DIGGER bombing the same weekend as the Skydance merger takes hold is going to be looked at as one of the most significant moments in movie history.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I agree with every word of Mark's astute thread. DIGGER bombing the same weekend as the Skydance merger takes hold is going to be looked at as one of the most significant moments in movie history.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

All things considered, DIGGER getting a C+ from Cinemascore feels like a victory. I wouldn't have been surprised if it had scored far lower.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've seen Reed Van Dyk's ATONEMENT twice now, and I'm struck by how fair it is to its three main characters, who couldn't be more different but are inextricably connected by a deadly firefight during the Iraq War. I reviewed this modest beauty for the @latimes.com.

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Review: Three lives linked by wartime atrocity come together in the painfully honest 'Atonement'

Based on a subtly powerful New Yorker story, writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s debut drama picks up where most Iraq war movies end, exploring aftermath.

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Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

L.A.! This is less than two weeks away! My first ever book signing in Los Angeles. Can’t wait. I hope I get to sign some Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectaculars and Opposable Thumbs as well.

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Matt Singer, in conversation with Tim Grierson, discusses & signs Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not since MEGALOPOLIS have I encountered a film like DIGGER, which similarly has massive ambitions to tell a sprawling story about The Way We Live Now. In both cases, I don't think the final product works at all, although I do find each movie genuinely fascinating in its failure.

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‘Digger’ review: Tom Cruise fails to convince as a bullish Texas oilman in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ambitious misfire

John Goodman, Riz Ahmed and Sandra Hüller also star in Iñárritu's audacious, shallow satire

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Plenty of superb movies coming to AFI Fest. But I want to give a special shout-out to one I've loved since Sundance: THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE.

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THE FRIEND’S HOUSE IS HERE | AFI FEST

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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‘Digger’ review: Tom Cruise fails to convince as a bullish Texas oilman in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ambitious misfire

John Goodman, Riz Ahmed and Sandra Hüller also star in Iñárritu's audacious, shallow satire

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's been a few years since my book THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A MOVIE came out. I'm tickled that videos like this from readers still find their way to me after all this time.

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THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A MOVIE #TimGrierson #ThisIsHowYouMakeAMovie #Book #Filmmaking #FYP #Explore

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In honor of it being the opener for this year's New York Film Festival, here's my Cannes review of PAPER TIGER, in which James Gray gets terrific performances from Adam Driver and Miles Teller, who both play against type as brothers unintentionally orchestrating their own destruction.

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‘Paper Tiger’ review: Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson drive James Gray’s textured 1980s crime thriller

Gray's Cannes Competition premiere unfolds in 1980s Queens

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Grierson & Leitch @griersonleitch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

To celebrate our 500th episode, we each picked the 10 best films to come out since the podcast began. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4jpI... We couldn't have gotten to this milestone without you. Thanks for listening. Here's to another 500!

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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...

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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount

The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition (Gift Article)

The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.

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followfocus @followfocus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

via David Hudson 📽️ 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🎞️ #FilmFestivals #movies #cinema #film #VeniceFilmFestival #TellurideFilmFestival #TorontoFilmFestival

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

KEXP asked listeners to vote for the best songs of the 1990s. I put my ballot together quickly and instinctively, surprising myself with some of the tracks I felt had to make the list. (These 10 are in no order.) www.kexp.org/countdowns/f...

Sinead O’Connor — “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Madonna — “Vogue”
Nirvana — “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
R.E.M. — “Losing My Religion
Pulp — “Common People”
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott — “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”
OutKast — “Rosa Parks”
P.M. Dawn — “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss”
Public Enemy — “Brothers Gonna Work It Out”
Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn — “Protection”

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

RESIDENT EVIL: Zach Cregger's latest is his least-great but still incredibly entertaining. Channeling THE THING and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, he makes a studio reboot of a video game seem like a nasty B-movie he got away with. So many inspired moments, although Carpenter would wince at the jokiness.

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Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Funny Business book tour! I hope to see all of you at a book signing next month. More info at www.matt-singer.net

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The old-fashioned, character-driven action-drama THE WEIGHT is the kind of movie that will be praised because "they don't make 'em like this anymore." But, honestly, they don't, and Ethan Hawke is superb.

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‘The Weight’ review: Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe expertly carry tense, effective 1930s survival tale

Padraic McKinley's confident debut takes place in the depths of the Oregon wilderness

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tim Blake Nelson's THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF WILSON SHEDD is a somber look at capital punishment and America's prison system. But there's a level of implausibility to the story that I couldn't get past.

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‘The Life And Deaths Of Wilson Shedd’ review: Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy lead sober prison drama

Tim Blake Nelson's latest feature premieres as a Toronto Gala Presentation

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I liked BABIES, which is principally about a happy married couple deciding whether to have kids but is more profoundly about learning to live with the choices you've made.

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‘Babies’ review: Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick face a big decision in likable LA crowdpleaser

Issa Rae and David Strathairn also star in Lauren Miller Rogen's Toronto Gala Presentation premiere

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

THE UPRISING features Andrew Garfield as a simple 14th century farmer rising up against the cruel English king. Paul Greengrass wants to make a period action-drama with contemporary relevance, but his frenetic style is losing its luster.

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‘The Uprising’ review: A stirring Andrew Garfield is unable to energise Paul Greengrass’s listless period drama

The writer/director's take on England's 1381 Peasants' Revolt also stars Tom Hollander, Jamie Bell and Thomasin McKenzie

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Always a pleasure to be on THE LAST THING I SAW with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social. From Venice, we talked about the greatness of POSSIBLE LOVE and WOMAN UNKNOWN, and also bonded over our shared dislike of PRIMETIME.

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Ep. 420: Tim Grierson on Possible Love, Primetime, and A Woman Unknown

The Last Thing I Saw · Episode

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