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  1. comedy
    At 70, Andrea Martin Is Getting Her Big BreakVery few people stay funny for 50 years. Fewer still stick around long enough to land the perfect sitcom role at age 70.
  2. movies
    The Most Memorable Image From a New Martin Scorsese ExhibitThis Cape Fear continuity photo reminds the viewer of the intensity of Robert De Niro’s performance and of the iconic collaboration that produced it.
  3. tv couple scuffle
    TV Couples: Monica & Chandler vs. Ross & RachelIn the battle to determine the ultimate TV couple, we must first dispense with the undercard battle to determine the ultimate TV couple on Friends. 
  4. obituary
    Remembering Director Curtis Hanson, Dead at 71The 8 Mile and L.A. Confidential director died on September 20, at 71. 
  5. fall preview 2016
    Is Westworld HBO’s Next Game of Thrones?Given that the network was able to win you over to an epic show about dragons, how do you feel about robots?
  6. westward no!
    Hell or High Water and the West’s Broken PromiseNew takes on “the West” depict a frontier in foreclosure.
  7. the unbourne legacy
    Jeremy Renner Is Hollywood’s Greatest Negotiating Tool (But He Deserves Better)Somebody needs to figure out what to do with Jeremy Renner.
  8. Is the Present Worse Than Any Fictional, Futuristic Dystopia?The job of the futurist is no longer speculating about what might come. It’s trying to comprehend what’s already here.
  9. aliens
    Donald Trump Would Make a Great President (If Aliens Attack Earth)He’ll gather the best people, the absolute top people, to formulate a plan, you’re not going to believe this absolutely great plan to let us win bigly
  10. tv
    How L.A.’s Silver Lake Became TV’s Most Neurotic NeighborhoodIf all this comedic angst has a home, it’s here.
  11. movies
    The Weirdest Movie You Can See This WeekendA dystopian vision of 1989 that was filmed in 1982, involving leopard-skin suits, cross-dressing assassins, corporate conspiracy, porn stars, houseboats, and a fantastic droning-techno soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.
  12. angry birds
    Is Angry Birds About Trump? Or Hitler? Or Immigration? (Probably Not)According to the internet, if you squint and look at the movie version of Red one way, he could be Trump. If you squint and look at him another way, he’s obviously Hitler. (When he’s young, he’s even bad at art.)
  13. Captain America 3: End of the End of the World?What makes Civil War so revelatory, at least within the superhero genre, is it’s absent an actual bad guy.
  14. vulture cover story
    The Russo Bros and the Idea of Studio AuteurismJoe and Anthony Russo may be unlikely blockbuster impresarios, but they’re the future of Hollywood.
  15. Why Celebrities Endorse Donald TrumpThere’s a logic to this behavior. Presumably. 
  16. books
    The Sympathizer Heralds the Literary ConvergenceIt’s the first novel that’s won both a major literary award and a major genre award in the same year.
  17. bennui
    We Are All Sad Ben AffleckThe meme represents the barely suppressed despair of living in our modern media-driven world.
  18. Is Friends Still the Most Popular Show on TV?Why so many 20-somethings want to stream a 20-year-old sitcom about a bunch of 20-somethings sitting around in a coffee shop.
  19. Why the Public Should Elect the Oscar HostThe risk would be worth it.
  20. oscars 2016
    Would You Rewatch The Revenant? A New Criterion for Best PictureWho’s watched The Artist twice?
  21. George Miller on Mad Max and His Unlikely CareerAt age 70, he accomplished something extremely improbable: He revived a 30-year-old action franchise with a new installment that is the best one yet.
  22. swaps
    What the Super Bowl and the Oscars Should Steal From Each OtherSome idea-swapping for sports’ and Hollywood’s biggest nights.
  23. tribute
    As Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Alan Rickman Redefined Action MoviesHans Gruber redefined action-film villainy.
  24. In Conversation: Charlie KaufmanThe writer behind Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and, now, Anomalisa discusses where his ideas come from, the TV shows he can’t get made, and the finer points of puppet sex.
  25. In Conversation: Charlie KaufmanThe writer behind Being John Malkovich discusses where his ideas come from, the TV shows he can’t get made, and the finer points of puppet sex.
  26. for your reconsideration
    How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love FargoI loved the movie. I was nervous about the show. I was wrong.
  27. reasons to love new york
    Why New York Makes the Best Reality-Show StarsRecognizing the ingenious innovation of The Bedford Stop.
  28. life after reality tv
    Donald Trump and Politics After Reality TVTrump’s main advantage is his truly skilled understanding of what makes for good reality television.
  29. profile
    Skyping With Tom Hardy, Who’s Finally About to Have His Breakout PerformanceDespite his best efforts to hide his leading-man abilities.
  30. tv
    Why Apple Making TV Shows Is a Bad IdeaDoes anyone believe that Apple can make the iPhone of TV shows?
  31. celebrity photoboming
    Why You Can’t Look Away From the Affleck Nanny ScandalOuzounian’s so fascinating because she’s our modern civilian surrogate, who’s passed over to the other side of the glass.
  32. portrait
    Oscar Isaac, From Show Me a Hero to Star WarsThe very busy actor doesn’t recommend eating before entering an X-Wing.
  33. the long goodbye
    Why You’re Already Over Jon Stewart’s DepartureIt’s like we’re all permanently stuck on a dock waving at an ocean liner that’s set to depart sometime next week.
  34. Rooster McConaughey Does Not Want Your Bud LightHe’s really a Miller guy. You have no idea how much.
  35. fandom
    Do Characters Belong to Their Fans or Their Creators?A married Han Solo, a racist Atticus Finch, and our impending canon crisis.
  36. tv
    True Detective and the Changing, Divisive Nature of the Aerial ShotPost-9/11 and post-NSA, the aerial imparts a new kind of unease, a more ambient dread.
  37. How Iggy Azalea Can Save Her CareerThe bubble doesn’t have to burst. 
  38. Emily Blunt, the Rock, & the Post-Furiosa Action HeroOne of these two looks like an action-hero.
  39. will it float?
    Letterman Was Great, Even in the Very First Episode of Late NightIf something as groundbreaking and culturally influential as Late Night With David Letterman were to premiere today, would we recognize it right away? My initial hunch was no.
  40. tv
    A CSI Postmortem: What Was Great About the GoreWhen the procedural departs, it’ll take an era of TV along with it.
  41. across the streaming-verse
    How Amazon Became the Moneyball NetworkIt’s turned last-dibs status into a competitive advantage.
  42. purge-watching
    Make It Stop: When Binge-Watching Turns to Purge-WatchingJust getting it over with. 
  43. summer movie preview 2015
    The Summer of Tentpole AmnesiaThey’re a chance for producers to shout, “Do-over!” after some particularly egregious past creative misstep.
  44. the second comedy boom
    The Unexpected Resurgence of the Comedy DuoKey and Peele, Tina and Amy, Broad City, Fred and Carrie.
  45. vulture lists
    Which Taken Knockoff Is the Best? We Ranked All 14 of ThemWhich Taken clones are actually worth your time?
  46. vod
    Why Did Serena Go Straight to VOD?Serena is interesting because it’s a much rarer artifact than a really bad movie — it’s an incompetent movie.
  47. movies
    In the Age of Hacking, Is the Con-Artist Movie Genre Dying?Focus is a giddy love letter to a lost art.
  48. oscars
    Why Michael Keaton Lost: The Academy Doesn’t Love Comeback StoriesMichael Keaton’s loss is not that surprising given Oscar’s history.
  49. legacy
    Jon Stewart Had to Destroy Late-Night TV in Order to Save ItHe reinvigorated a broken form.
  50. how to
    How to Fix the Oscars: Abolish NominationsThe nominations still provide actual suspense — which is why we should announce them on Oscar night.
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