Banish Me, DaddyAlan Cumming is reshaping the idea of a reality TV host with his unbending performance as the mad king of Traitors.
ByRebecca Alter
a long talk
The Action Sofia Boutella Wants to SeeThe busiest woman in genre film is asking writers and editors to treat her face-smashing characters as seriously as she does.
Feud’s James Baldwin Was Real to Chris Chalk“If I think of playing it as his imagination, does it become some sort of fetishism? It’s better for me to just play him as a real human.”
Issa López Wants You to DecideThe showrunner calls True Detective: Night Country’s ambiguous ending “my gift and my curse.”
ByRoxana Hadadi
just read the note
When Lisa CriedYeardley Smith reflects on the early Simpsons episode that left her a blubbering mess.
ByJen Chaney
a long talk
Gus Van Sant’s Maysles MasqueradeThe director imagined a reality where the brothers documented — then scrapped — footage of the Black and White Ball for Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.
A Darker, Sadder SuccessionMonths after his masterpiece finale, Jesse Armstrong ponders the real tragedy of his show’s ending.
ByMatt Zoller Seitz
careers
Kathy Griffin Owns ItThe comedy veteran on buying the rights to her specials and her underrated legacy: “I have a theory that when I’m dead, I’m gonna get a lot of props.”