Tim Grierson
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‘Rocky Balboa’ Gave Rocky the Sendoff He Deserved
Sometimes, veteran bands will release a self-titled album in the middle of their career. By that point, these groups have firmly established themselves in the popular imagination, but they’re wanting to reintroduce themselves — or signal a return to the basics. Mötley Crüe was the only album the L.A. hard-rock quartet made without their iconic frontman Vince Neil. Blink-182 ushered a move into a… → Read More
"Surrender" May Actually Make Bono Skeptics Change Their Minds
This candid, self-critical memoir is a reminder of what can be insufferable — but also incredibly compelling — about U2’s divisive frontman. → Read More
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Is the Latest Movie to Reference ‘The Stepford Wives’: Here’s Why the Original Still Resonates
The Stepford Wives very much feels like a horror film about the ways in which women faced societal resistance as they tried to escape “traditional” gender roles. → Read More
Author Steven Hyden on How Pearl Jam Soundtracked a Generation
We caught up with the "Long Road" writer to chat all things Pearl Jam and why nostalgia shouldn’t necessarily be a dirty word. → Read More
Decades Before ‘The Rings of Power,’ the 1978 Animated ‘Lord of the Rings’ Showed the Potential of Tolkien’s Power
Both animation and fantasy films were in a period of transition when this Lord of the Rings arrived. → Read More
Jean-Luc Godard, 'Breathless' Director and French New Wave Icon, Dead at 91
Jean-Luc Godard, the father of modern cinema, is dead at the age of 91. → Read More
‘A League of Their Own’ Marked the End of the Goofy Tom Hanks Era
None other than Tom Hanks himself said that A League Of Their Own was the favorite movie he's made. → Read More
After You’ve Seen ‘Elvis,’ You Need to Check Out ‘Elvis: That’s the Way It Is’
One of the signature scenes in Baz Luhrmann’s film is Austin Butler’s rendition of “Suspicious Minds,” which is modeled after Presley’s in That’s the Way It Is. → Read More
Why 'The Godfather' Is Unthinkable Without James Caan
It was the role that officially made him a movie star — and a role that was a showcase for Caan to make you rethink screen gangsters and tough guys forever → Read More
50 Best Movies About America of the Past 50 Years
From 'All the President's Men' to 'The Godfather,' 'Boyhood' to 'Boyz n the Hood' — the movies that have reflected the American experiment back to us on the screen for the past half century → Read More
I Really Miss the Chris Pratt of ‘Moneyball’
Rather than watching his new series, ‘The Terminal List,’ revisit his small but meaningful role in the 2011 baseball drama, which came out long before the backlash against the ‘Jurassic World’ star was at fever pitch → Read More
Five Years Later, It’s Even More Astounding That ‘The Book of Henry’ Exists
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ director Colin Trevorrow once seemed on the shortlist to be the next Spielberg. Then came this 2017 commercial and critical disaster, which remains fascinating, daring and terrible in equal measure → Read More
Lady Gaga’s ‘Hold My Hand’ Is the Perfect ‘Top Gun’ Song Because It’s Ridiculous
The big single from the highly-anticipated sequel is a reminder just how cheesy, bombastic and undeniable the original film’s soundtrack was → Read More
The Silliest Part of Every Album Rollout Is the Reveal of the Tracklist
Harry Styles just unveiled the song titles for ‘Harry’s House.’ Why are we such suckers for this pointless promotional tool? → Read More
Adam West’s Batman Got the Lost Laugh
A new viral video that inserts his campy Caped Crusader into ‘The Batman’ is a reminder that serious superhero movies have become a real bummer → Read More
In ‘I’m Still Here,’ Joaquin Phoenix Played Himself and Almost Destroyed His Career
Nicolas Cage’s gonzo turn in ‘Massive Talent’ has nothing on the self-lacerating performance Phoenix gave in a mockumentary that’s quite candid about Hollywood ego → Read More
How Billy Joel’s ‘Vienna’ Went From a Deep Cut to His Most Popular Song
An encounter with his estranged father inspired this 1977 track that was never a single. Decades later, it’s all over TikTok, thanks in part to its reassuring message and a Jennifer Garner film → Read More
‘The Northman’ Is the Brutal, Slyly Subversive Viking Movie You Didn’t Know You Needed
The director of ‘The Witch’ and ‘The Lighthouse’ has delivered an historical action epic that’s visceral and thoughtful (and also a little nerdy) all at once → Read More
AC/DC Couldn’t Get Enough of Their ‘Big Balls’
The Australian rock band were always the kings of the double entendre. But their most shameless novelty song holds the key to the group’s proudly juvenile ethos → Read More
Why Can’t I See the Sex in ‘Bad Luck Banging’ on My Favorite Streaming Platform?
Last year’s acclaimed Romanian comedy-drama, which satirizes modern society’s prudishness, is now available for streaming, but in a censored form. That decision only underlines this provocative film’s brilliant point → Read More