All articles by Tim Grierson, Senior US Critic – Page 7 4b69p

  • Rustin
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    ‘Rustin’: Toronto Review 3p5z1c

    2023-09-11T17:15:00Z 6h34x

    Colman Domingo plays the man behind the March on Washington - who found himself sidelined because he was gay

  • In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon
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    ‘In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon’: Toronto Review 2y6d57

    2023-09-11T07:50:00Z

    Alex Gibney documents the work of Paul Simon in this extensive tour guided by the musician himself

  • Seven Veils
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    ‘Seven Veils’: Toronto Review 6i4r6x

    2023-09-11T07:36:00Z

    Atom Egoyan reunites with Amanda Seyfried for this story of a troubled opera director who is staging ’Salome’ 

  • Together 99
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    ‘Together 99’: Toronto Review 4e3p16

    2023-09-11T00:10:00Z

    Lukas Moodysson presents a tender sequel to his 2000 portrait of a Stockholm commune

  • Dear Jassi
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    ‘Dear Jassi’: Toronto Review 3u4r47

    2023-09-11T00:01:00Z

    Tarsem Sing Dhandwar dramatises the true story of an Indian couple who fell foul of the class system

  • Quiz Lady
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    ‘Quiz Lady’: Toronto Review 6n6f31

    2023-09-10T07:30:00Z

    Awkwafina and Sandra Oh team up for a road trip to a game show for director Jessica Yu

  • The Teacher
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    ‘The Teacher’: Toronto Review 4g6z3w

    2023-09-10T00:30:00Z

    A teacher in Palestine is forced to confront his violent past in this ionate but uneven debut

  • A Haunting In Venice
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    ‘A Haunting In Venice’: Review 5y4w6o

    2023-09-09T23:00:00Z

    Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot takes on the supernatural in his juiciest case to date

  • Mother, Couch
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    ‘Mother, Couch’: Toronto Review 186n3j

    2023-09-09T20:15:00Z

    Ewan McGregor is driven to distraction by his defiant mother in this off-kilter adaptation of the Swedish novel

  • Dicks: The Musical
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    ‘Dicks: The Musical’: Toronto Review e72o

    2023-09-09T18:07:00Z

    Off-Broadway adaptation is a musical riot although there’s diminishing returns to this campily cult show

  • Dumb Money
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    ‘Dumb Money’: Toronto Review 51185m

    2023-09-09T16:29:00Z

    Director Craig Gillespie recreates the 2020 GameStop share affair with Paul Dano in the lead role

  • American Fiction
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    ‘American Fiction’: Toronto Review 174312

    2023-09-09T06:51:00Z

    Cord Jefferson’s impressive debut is a portrait of a frustrated Black author played with relish by Jeffrey Wright 

  • Reptile
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    ‘Reptile’: Toronto Review y3f1u

    2023-09-09T05:14:00Z

    Benicio del Toro impresses in an otherwise lacklustre Netflix cop drama 

  • Les Indesirables
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    ‘Les Indesirables’: Toronto Review 6u3a3t

    2023-09-08T23:15:00Z

    A wealthy mayor takes on a Parisian immigrant tenement in Ladj Ly’s highly-charged follow up to ‘Les Miserables’

  • 'The Royal Hotel'
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    ‘The Royal Hotel’: Toronto Review 3813e

    2023-09-08T06:58:00Z

    Kitty Green delivers a further devastating drama on toxic masculinity, working again with ’The Assistant’s’ Julia Garner

  • 'The Boy And The Heron'
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    ‘The Boy And The Heron’: Toronto Review 1u6b6x

    2023-09-08T00:15:00Z

    TIFF opener is Hayao Miyazaki’s long awaited return to film-making

  • Gasoline Rainbow
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    ‘Gasoline Rainbow’: Venice Review 4ak5f

    2023-09-07T15:00:00Z

    The Ross brothers follow up ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ with this semi-improvised story of a teenage roadtrip from Oregon to the Pacific Ocean

  • Pet Shop Days
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    ‘Pet Shop Days’: Venice Review 6x6033

    2023-09-03T19:00:00Z

    Olmo Schnabel’s New York-set debut looks to lure in hip arthouse crowds

  • Janet Planet
    Reviews

    ‘Janet Planet’: Telluride Review 3j3e6c

    2023-09-02T02:00:00Z

    Playwright Annie Baker’s impressive film debut is a mother-daughter drama starring Julianne Nicholson  

  • Strays
    Reviews

    ‘Strays’: Review vb2o

    2023-08-17T07:00:00Z

    Adult-themed canine adventure caper pairs the voices of Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx with live-action hounds