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Tim Grierson

Tim Grierson is a contributing editor at MEL. He writes about film and pop culture for Screen International, Rolling Stone and Vulture.

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‘Wild Things’ Existed at a Time When There Was Actually Sex on the Big Screen

Now on Netflix, the steamy, silly 1998 thriller feels like it exists in a parallel reality where Hollywood was into threesomes and lurid love stories

The Great Directors — And the One Musical They Made

Musicals are a daunting genre, but many major filmmakers eventually take a stab at them. With Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ about to come out, here’s a rundown of how well other auteurs were able to hold a tune

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Were Stronger Together

The longtime comedy pals made very silly movies that satirized American exceptionalism. If their friendship is now truly over, let’s raise a glass to their Bush-skewering brilliance