‘Sinners’ lives up to the hype

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • April 24, 2025

Chances are you’ve already heard about “Sinners,”...

‘A Minecraft Movie’ is bizarre fun

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • April 10, 2025

The theater was suffused with a feeling of unbearable...

Black Country, New Road reinvent themselves on ‘Forever Howlong’

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • April 3, 2025

Reviews of Black Country, New Road’s recent music...

‘Dead Channel Sky’ is clipping.’s best album yet

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • April 3, 2025

“Dead Channel Sky,” the latest full-length album...

‘Mickey 17’ falls just short of greatness

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • March 13, 2025

Bong Joon-Ho is very displeased with everything going...

The best Oscar ceremony in years

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • March 3, 2025

Despite a weak slate of nominees and a few disappointing...

Squid’s ‘Cowards’ is the first great album of 2025

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • February 13, 2025

“Crispy Skin,” the first song on Squid’s new...

‘The Brutalist’ is almost a masterpiece

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • February 6, 2025

In his review of Milos Forman’s 1984 film “Amadeus,”...

13 Oscar nominations is 13 too many for ‘Emilia Pérez’

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • January 30, 2025

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” which was...

The best movies of 2024

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • January 16, 2025

More so than any other year in recent memory, I felt...

‘Wicked’ sounds good but looks bad

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • December 5, 2024

In a recent article, Variety awards writer Clayton...

‘Conclave’ is 2024’s silliest election movie

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor • November 14, 2024

The term “Oscar bait” is thrown around carelessly...