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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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Prince Needed a Hit. Batman Needed a Song. And So the World Got ‘Batdance.’

Thirty-one years after the Purple One’s weirdest No. 1 smash ruled radio, we’re still not sure if it’s terrible or avant-garde. But there’s never been anything like it.

The ACLU Documentary ‘The Fight’ Works Best When It Doesn’t Just Play to Its Base

Chronicling five different lawyers’ battles with the Trump administration, the film is a stark reminder that #Resistance takes more than a hashtag — it’s tiring, demanding, dispiriting and unending

White Christianity, Reckoning With Its Roots in White Supremacy, Struggles to Save Its Soul

In the compelling new book ‘White Too Long,’ author and religious scholar Robert P. Jones argues that his fellow white Christians need to wrestle with their historical role in perpetuating systemic racism. The future of their faith hangs in the balance.