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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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In a World of Self-Perpetuating Franchises, ‘Widows’ Does Something Amazing — It Ends

Plus some other random thoughts about the new Steve McQueen thriller

How One Low-Budget Thriller Got the World of Camming Right

The filmmakers behind ‘Cam’ discuss the aesthetics of pornography, the dangers of living through our virtual selves, and why sex shouldn’t equal death in horror movies

‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ Is All Beauty and No Bite (Or Anything Else for That Matter)

Plus some other random thoughts about the new Lisbeth Salander thriller

The Best (and Worst) Pop Culture in Modern Election History

Why I Hate Rock Biopics — But Don’t Hate ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Why Are Horror Movie Dads So Pathetic?

You Might Hate ‘Suspiria.’ You Should See It Anyway.

All the Movies That Scared the Shit Out of Me That Weren’t Horror Films

There’s No ‘Real America’: How One Documentary Avoided Clichés (and Trump Talk) While Chronicling a Midwestern Small Town

‘Halloween’ and the Value of Bogeymen

‘Beautiful Boy’ and the Dangers of Fathers Basing Their Self-Worth on Their Children’s Achievements

‘First Man’ and the Myth of the Stoic Man