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Tim Grierson

Agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

Biography:: Tim is a film and music critic whose writing has appeared in LA Weekly, Blender, Wired, Screen International, The Village Voice, and VH1.com. He is also an editor of The Simon, an online publication of culture, politics, and humor, and is a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Publications:: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul , EmanuelLevy.Com , Gawker , L.A. Weekly , Screen International , Screendaily , The Simon , Village Voice
Critics' Group:: Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 439
Total QuickRatings:: 1

Location:: Los Angeles

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	100%	Moonrise Kingdom (2012)	" The enchanting sweetness of "Fantastic Mr. Fox" has been transplanted into "Moonrise Kingdom," a delicate period love story whose slightness is mitigated by its deep feeling." — Screen International Posted May 16, 2012
	66%	The Dictator (2012)	" The film is consistently amusing, if never quite shocking or hilarious." — Screen International Posted May 11, 2012
	100%	Under African Skies (2012)	" It's a pleasant surprise that Under African Skies not only draws attention to the controversy surrounding its subject matter but digs into it a little." — Village Voice Posted May 10, 2012
	41%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" Though sporting director Tim Burton's usual visual flair, the film nonetheless suffers from the same lack of narrative focus that has haunted his other recent offerings." — Screen International Posted May 8, 2012
	——	28 Hotel Rooms ()	" A smart, incisive examination of how every love affair eventually comes with strings attached." — Screen International Posted May 6, 2012
	21%	The Raven (2012)	" The problem is that "The Raven" is all surface. The movie is nothing but its fun idea, without much development or ingenuity" — Gawker Posted Apr 27, 2012
	55%	Safe (2012)	" Like too many of Jason Statham's recent star vehicles, "Safe" is an adequate solo act in need of better accompaniment." — Screen International Posted Apr 22, 2012
	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" Though overlong and inevitably burdened by the need to juggle so many protagonists, the film is robustly entertaining and manages to maintain a playful, crowd-pleasing spirit." — Screen International Posted Apr 20, 2012
	20%	The Lucky One (2012)	" The film's slow, relentless emotional manipulation eventually becomes insufferable to anyone who hasn't already bought into Nicholas Sparks' soapy formula." — Screen International Posted Apr 19, 2012
	100%	Compliance (2012)	" Psychologically astute and brilliantly executed, "Compliance" is a challenging film that cuts to the heart of difficult ethical questions about the nature of power." — Screen International Posted Apr 17, 2012
	47%	The Three Stooges (2012)	" Proudly, gleefully stupid, The Three Stooges may not be witty or subtle, but it's pretty darn funny." — Screen International Posted Apr 12, 2012
	26%	Project X (2012)	" None of these people resembles any teen anybody really knows. And thank god for that." — Gawker Posted Apr 11, 2012
	50%	Mirror Mirror (2012)	" You'll laugh intermittently, but more often, you'll notice where you're supposed to be laughing and aren't." — Gawker Posted Apr 11, 2012
	90%	The Cabin in the Woods (2012)	" A very entertaining, very intelligent dissection of horror movie cliches." — Gawker Posted Apr 11, 2012
	51%	Think Like a Man (2012)	" A romantic comedy that represents a clash between a very likeable cast and a rather unappealing storyline. " — Screen International Posted Apr 11, 2012
	36%	Lockout (2012)	" Big dumb fun is the chief objective of Lockout, so it's a pity that this sci-fi action flick only consistently delivers on two-thirds of its promise. " — Screen International Posted Apr 9, 2012
	0%	Dark Tide (2012)	" This thriller isn't an outright embarrassment, but it nonetheless suffers from wobbly dramatic tension and an overlong running time." — Screen International Posted Apr 6, 2012
	89%	Fear and Desire (1953)	" Treat it like a wobbly, precocious demo from a 24-year-old with mighty aspirations, filled with hints of what he would become, and you'll be properly enthralled." — Village Voice Posted Mar 27, 2012
	84%	The Hunger Games (2012)	" The Hunger Games certainly doesn't lack for ambition, and although it's mostly successful, one can't help wishing the film could have better integrated its different tones and agendas." — Screen International Posted Mar 16, 2012
	44%	Casa de mi padre (2012)	" Despite a few flashes of inspired brilliance, this goofy curio just isn't consistently funny, opting instead to coast on the novelty of its premise." — Screen International Posted Mar 12, 2012
	52%	John Carter (2012)	" Though ambitiously mounted and sporadically enthralling, the live-action debut of Pixar filmmaker Andrew Stanton is a sci-fi spectacle that's just not very spectacular." — Screen International Posted Mar 6, 2012
	11%	Gone (2012)	" Diverting but disposable, this overheated, underdeveloped mystery-thriller goes through its paces without generating much tension or suspense." — Screen International Posted Feb 24, 2012
	60%	Wanderlust (2012)	" Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston are fitfully funny, but this R-rated comedy badly miscalculates exactly how hilarious nudists, hallucinogens and free love really are." — Screen International Posted Feb 22, 2012
	18%	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)	" This sequel ends up feeling a bit like cinematic road kill, neither exciting nor comic enough to get anyone's motor running." — Screen International Posted Feb 17, 2012
	29%	The Vow (2012)	" The Vow flirts with several interesting themes, but too easily this romantic drama sticks to a formulaic narrative that loudly preaches love conquers all." — Screen International Posted Feb 9, 2012
	100%	Smashed ()	" A modest but emotionally potent study of addiction and recovery." — Screen International Posted Jan 27, 2012
	0%	Goats ()	" A coming-of-age comedy/drama that unfortunately doesn't have much new to say on the topic of coming of age." — Screen International Posted Jan 26, 2012
—	——	At Ellen's Age (im Alter Von Ellen) ()	— Screen International Posted Jan 26, 2012
	——	Gypsy Davy ()	" It's hardly a devastating insight to note that brilliant artists don't always make the best husbands or fathers, but director Rachel Leah Jones's Gypsy Davy takes that truism and wrings something thought-provoking and melancholy from it." — Screen International Posted Jan 26, 2012
—	20%	Black Rock ()	— Screen International Posted Jan 25, 2012
	100%	For a Good Time, Call... (2012)	" Despite those reservations, the film ends up generating a tremendous amount of charm and good cheer once it gets over its own supposed shock value." — Screen International Posted Jan 24, 2012
	——	LUV ()	" A well-meaning but muddled drama." — Screen International Posted Jan 24, 2012
	81%	Wish You Were Here ()	" Doesn't lack for furrowed-brow seriousness, but ultimately the depths being explored aren't nearly as incisive or startling as its makers think." — Screen International Posted Jan 20, 2012
	36%	Red Tails (2012)	" A passion project from executive producer George Lucas that's curiously lacking in passion." — Screen International Posted Jan 19, 2012
	7%	The Devil Inside (2012)	" Takes two steadfast horror tropes - demonic possession and the gimmick of "found footage" - and does very, very little new with them." — Screen International Posted Jan 6, 2012
	5%	Beneath The Darkness (2012)	" Doesn't even have the pulse-pounding excitement of a second-tier Scooby-Doo mystery." — Village Voice Posted Jan 3, 2012
	40%	The Flowers of War (2011)	" Human suffering reduced to visual showmanship." — Village Voice Posted Dec 20, 2011
	13%	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)	" The film will mostly appeal to the youngest of viewers, who probably instead should be reading a book or playing in the fresh air." — Screen International Posted Dec 15, 2011
	87%	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)	" Monstrously skillful and powerfully engrossing. This is a taut thriller that sadly overstays its welcome with an extended finale that isn't nearly as satisfying." — Screen International Posted Dec 13, 2011
	93%	Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)	" Fueled by Tom Cruise's propulsive, sometimes literally death-defying performance, this fourth installment is arguably the strongest of the series." — Screen International Posted Dec 8, 2011
	0%	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)	" Working under the incorrect assumption that anything having to do with porn is hilarious, Bucky Larson is a consistently strained comedy without much charm or wit. " — Screen International Posted Dec 7, 2011
	7%	New Year's Eve (2011)	" This is a party you can't wait to be over." — Screen International Posted Dec 6, 2011
	96%	The Muppets (2011)	" For the first several reels, The Muppets is nearly perfect with its winningly dopey musical numbers and joyful humor." — Screen International Posted Nov 17, 2011
	36%	Immortals (2011)	" The blood flows, the decapitated heads roll and the muscles glisten. Unfortunately, Tarsem doesn't seem as interested in the souls within those bodies." — Screen International Posted Nov 10, 2011
	80%	Haywire (2012)	" This uber-stylish treat may have low nutritional content, but the kinetic hand-to-hand combat fight scenes and Soderbergh's lethal skill are simply seductive." — Screen International Posted Nov 7, 2011
	68%	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)	" Spreading tidings of good cheer -- along with the occasional joke about coked-up toddlers -- this 3D sequel is a manic, uneven comedy that just barely hits more than it misses. " — Screen International Posted Nov 3, 2011
	0%	Father of Invention (2011)	" Kevin Spacey gives a typically soulful performance, but otherwise the film falls far short of being as inventive or confident as its main character." — Screen International Posted Oct 22, 2011
	67%	Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)	" Proves to be every bit as effective as the previous installments, providing a consistent level of tension that's aided by some solid performances and a few fresh surprises." — Screen International Posted Oct 19, 2011
	50%	The Rum Diary (2011)	" Overlong yet quite affecting in parts, The Rum Diary ends up an arresting snapshot of Puerto Rico in 1960, even if its story is only sporadically compelling." — Screen International Posted Oct 14, 2011

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