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The Vow

  1. sex cult: the squeakquel
    The Vow Trailer Wants You Back in Its Clutches for Part TwoThe second part of the NXIVM documentary will follow Keith Raniere’s trial and his inner circle.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. the law
    Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in NXIVM Sex Cult CaseHe has now been ordered to pay $3.46 million to his victims.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  3. the law
    Allison Mack Calls NXIVM ‘Greatest Regret of My Life’ Ahead of Sentencing“I am sorry I ever exposed you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. snl
    SNL Knows That Nothing Says Relaxation Like Watching Murder ShowsFeaturing Nick Jonas as The Vow cult leader Keith Raniere.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. bread
    Nathan Fielder Runs a Hype House in This How to With John Wilson Making-of ClipIt’s like if The Vow was worth watching.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. two friends
    Jen Kirkman and Sara Schaefer Want You to Pick the Right NXIVM Documentary“The Vow is not telling you the whole story.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  7. viewing guide
    Which NXIVM Docuseries Is Right for You?Fear not: Keith Raniere’s strange obsession with volleyball will show up regardless of which of these three docuseries you pick.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  8. close reads
    Before NXIVM and The Vow, Mark Vicente Directed a Truly Bizarre Hit DocumentaryA look back at What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?, the 2004 indie phenom that Vicente made back when he was the student of another dubious guru figure.
    By Alison Willmore
  9. overnights
    The Vow Season-Finale Recap: Take Back Your LifeThe Vow concludes having given us only the briefest of glimpses into what culpability really looks like. Then again, there’s always next season.
    By Hillary Kelly
  10. cult followings
    HBO Feels 9 Hours of The Vow Wasn’t EnoughMore episodes are coming in 2021.
    By Justin Curto
  11. nxivm
    Can’t Get Enough of The Vow? Starz Has Another NXIVM Doc for You.Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult follows India Oxenberg.
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. tv
    Reality TV Glows UpDocuseries like The Vow are television’s latest prestige offering, but they’re not so different from their trashier predecessors.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  13. overnights
    The Vow Recap: Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneHeading into its endgame, The Vow makes the claim that the poison that destroyed NXIVM at the root was plain-old endemic misogyny.
    By Hillary Kelly
  14. overnights
    The Vow Recap: The Body Keeps the ScoreA two-pronged episode fills in an important element of Keith’s backstory, as Catherine Oxenberg inches closer to legal action against him.
    By Hillary Kelly
  15. the law
    Clare Bronfman Sentenced to 81 Months in NXIVM Sex-Cult CaseBronfman was taken into custody.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  16. overnights
    The Vow Recap: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed“Honesty & Disclosure” finally catalogues the backlog of other accusations leveled against Keith Raniere & Co. for almost a decade.
    By Hillary Kelly
  17. overnights
    The Vow Recap: Think and Grow Rich“Class 1 Data” follows the money, and tracks exactly how the defectors pushed their narrative into mainstream media.
    By Hillary Kelly
  18. close reads
    Actually, the Cultiest Part of The Vow Is the Night VolleyballLong before anyone in NXIVM got to the point of branding, there was volleyball.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  19. overnights
    The Vow Recap: Change Your Mind, Change Your BodyWe see the many ways that the women inside NXIVM were instructed to turn on one another — but always in the name of “helping.”
    By Hillary Kelly
  20. the vow
    NXIVM Went After ‘the Beautiful People’A clip from this Sunday’s episode of The Vow breaks down how “successful, capable” people were lured into the NXIVM sex cult.
    By Dan Reilly
  21. overnights
    The Vow Recap: The Tipping PointEven with some haziness relating to timelines and locations, “Viscera” is crafted like a ticking bomb.
    By Hillary Kelly
  22. nxivm
    What to Know About HBO’s The Vow and the NXIVM Sex CultA guide to the docuseries’ main players and the organization’s inner workings, subsequent trials and convictions, and ongoing work.
    By Dan Reilly
  23. overnights
    The Vow Premiere Recap: How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleThe docuseries’ opening chapter brings to life the appeal of NXIVM while giving us just enough knowledge to anticipate the troubles to come.
    By Hillary Kelly
  24. tv review
    The Vow Takes a Deep, Compelling Dive Into the NXIVM CultThe HBO docuseries gives viewers an insider’s view of the so-called sex cult as it’s in the midst of falling apart.
    By Jen Chaney
  25. kudos
    Vulture Awards: Celebrating the Year in Channing TatumBest nude scene! Best fedora! It’s all here.
    By Amanda Dobbins and Kyle Buchanan
  26. your box office explained
    Denzel and The Vow Outdraw Ghost Rider [UPDATE]Sorry, Nicolas Cage.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  27. Safe House, The Vow Lead Holiday Weekend Box OfficeOpeners Ghost Rider, This Means War trailing behind.
    By Andre Tartar
  28. love
    $11.6 Million’s Worth of People Spent Valentine’s Day at The VowA record!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. monday afternoon movie club
    Channing Tatum Is Not a Hipster, and Other The Vow Talking PointsHow about that Radiohead speech?
    By Amanda Dobbins
  30. your box office explained
    Your Box Office Explained: Four Films Take in More Than $20 MillionA record for a regular weekend.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  31. The Star Market: Is This the Year of Channing Tatum?“If I could, I would make him the Cameron Diaz of men,” says one agent.
    By Kyle Buchanan and Claude Brodesser-Akner
  32. movie review
    Movie Review: The Vow Lacks ChemistryAs a romantic, Channing Tatum’s a black hole of charisma.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  33. the industry
    Four Reasons Why Opening This Means War on Valentine’s Day Was a Bad IdeaFox moved it back this week; let’s divvy up the blame for why February 14 was a bad time to release the Reese Witherspoon action-comedy.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  34. trailer mix
    The Vow Trailer: Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum Go on 50 First DatesShe gets amnesia. He has to remind her of their love. Tears happen.
    By Willa Paskin
  35. the industry
    Amy Adams, Rashida Jones Joining Muppet Movie?Plus: Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver will star in Rodrigo Cortes’s follow-up to ‘Buried.’
    By Avi Zenilman
  36. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Foxx, ‘The Sandman’Plus: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ creator developing “adult Harry Potter.”
    By Josh Duboff
  37. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Skarsgard, CooperPlus: Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum take a ‘Vow.’
    By Josh Duboff
  38. the industry
    Better Off Ted Star Finds New HomePlus: ‘Enchanted”s Lima in talks to direct Jackman.
    By Josh Duboff