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The College of Cardinals mobilizes outside the Sistine Chapel in Edward Berger's enjoyably silly election thriller "Conclave."

‘Conclave’ is 2024’s silliest election movie

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor November 14, 2024

The term “Oscar bait” is thrown around carelessly in film discussions, applied to essentially any movie that doesn’t have Batman in it. It’s become such a broad classification that it sometimes...

“Joker: Folie à Deux” attempts to go a step further from the original and break down the personas of both Joker and Arthur Fleck but misses the mark.

How about another joke? ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Bri Thomas, Contributor October 24, 2024

Todd Phillips seems to have fallen short of audience expectations with his latest film “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the follow-up to his 2019 film “Joker.” In stark contrast to its predecessor’s high...

After an ecstatic third-act reveal, the film becomes devoted entirely to Art and Patrick’s battle on the tennis court as Tashi looks on from the stands.

‘Challengers’ is still the best movie of 2024

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor October 24, 2024

Near the end of Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers,” Mike Faist’s disgruntled tennis pro Art Donaldson tosses the ball into the air. This in and of itself is unremarkable — it’s a tennis movie,...

Adam Driver delivers a bizarre performance as Cesar Catalina in "Megalopolis."

‘Megalopolis’ is insane

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor October 10, 2024

In the second scene of Francis Ford Coppola’s long-gestating magnum opus “Megalopolis,” protagonist Cesar Catalina stumbles onto a scaffold, towers over a model city and manically recites the entire...

Demi Moore's portrayal of Elisabeth is compelling throughout "The Substance."

‘The Substance’ is strange, gross and frustrating

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor September 26, 2024

Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” now in theaters via Mubi, opens with a card touting its Best Screenplay win at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The movie that follows led me to call the Cannes...

Ian Foreman in "I Saw the TV Glow."

‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ and I liked it

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor September 19, 2024

The experience of watching Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” is best encapsulated by a line that Owen, the film’s main character, utters early on. “It feels,” he says, “like someone took...

"Deadpool & Wolverine" is the latest Marvel movie and one of the worst.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is barely a movie

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor August 8, 2024

I am not sure I have ever seen a movie more opposed to the things I find valuable in cinema, or in art and entertainment in general, as “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic...

Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian in "Love Lies Bleeding"

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is the strangest movie of the year

Thomas Merzlak, TimeOut Editor April 4, 2024

The logline for “Love Lies Bleeding,” the latest film from “Saint Maud” director Rose Glass, is simple: Lou, a listless gym manager, and Jackie, a competitive bodybuilder, find their romance disrupted...

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Academy Awards on March 10.

Better than expected: The 2024 Academy Awards

Thomas Merzlak, Senior Reporter March 14, 2024

In a shocking turn of events, the 96th Oscars weren’t terrible. The last few ceremonies have been varying levels of abysmal: in 2021, the show’s producers rearranged the show to honor a deceased...

The Clemson Players presented Kate Hamill's adaption of "Little Women" over the weekend.

The Clemson Players’ “Little Women” takes its audience back in time

Sydney Smith, Senior Reporter March 12, 2024

This past weekend, The Clemson Players performed Kate Hamill’s adaptation of “Little Women.” The play is adapted from the classic novel written by Louisa May Alcott. Taking place during the Civil...

Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, framed by the incredible landscapes in "Dune."

‘Dune: Part 2’ is even better than its predecessor

Thomas Merzlak, Senior Reporter March 8, 2024

In the 1890s, when cinema was in its infancy, audiences were enraptured by a particular genre of silent film known as the “phantom ride.” To make these movies, filmmakers attached a camera to the front...

Ahead of the "Dune: Part Two" Release next month, The Tiger reviews what make part one so excellent.

What makes ‘Dune: Part One’ so excellent

Thomas Merzlak, Senior Reporter February 21, 2024

It’s difficult to articulate what exactly makes Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part One” so effective. “Dune” doesn’t seem appealing on paper; it’s a long, dense movie composed mostly of political...

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