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  1. vulture lists
    Every Noah Baumbach Couple, Ranked by Sheer MiseryNoah Baumbach exclusively makes films about New Yorkers who hate themselves and each other. But which Baumbach coupling hates each other the most?
  2. the l word: generation q
    Talking The L Word Then and Now With Cameron Esposito, Our Generation Q RecapperReading recaps of the paradigm-shifting early-2000s series led the comedian to her first queer community, so now she’s recapping the revival for us.
  3. role call
    Miffy Englefield Answers All of Our Questions About The Holiday The actress recalls Mr. Napkin Head, how the movie helped pull her family out of debt, and the last time she heard from Jude Law.
  4. q&a
    The Women of Portrait of a Lady on Fire Believe Their Movie Can Save the WorldDirector Céline Sciamma and stars Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant debate the power of a lesbian period drama.
  5. the l word
    Jennifer Beals on The L Word: Generation Q, Jenny’s Death, and Her Own Sexuality“I am so super-square, so super-straight, and so super-cis. By far, the most uncool person on set.”
  6. emergency discussion
    Is His Dark Materials Finally Getting Good?Philip Pullman hive, activate!
  7. burning questions
    A Serious Conversation About The Knight Before ChristmasDoes Vanessa Hudgens’s latest Netflix Christmas movie take place in the same cinematic universe as The Princess Switch? Why does she have five coats?
  8. role call
    Devon Sawa Answers Every Question We Have About Now and ThenAnd Christina Ricci, and that butt scene, and the sexual awakening of an entire generation.
  9. chat room
    Camila Morrone Is Not Reading Your Negative Comments on InstagramThe model turned Mickey and the Bear actress is learning to ignore the “really mean” people in her mentions. “I know it won’t change anything.”
  10. all the boys i've killed before
    Hm, What Do All of Emilia Clarke’s Movie Boyfriends Have in Common?Emilia Clarke falls for a certain kind of man, and while I for one cannot blame her, I do want to know: Why?
  13. encounter
    How Dark Can Elisabeth Moss Get?During a day of furniture shopping, the Her Smell actress ponders what it would look like if she went Method.
  14. yuletide erotica
    Let’s Talk About Ariana Grande’s Extremely Horny Christmas AlbumIf you’re not prepared to have a high-camp sexual experience on Jesus’ birthday, Christmas and Chill is not for you.
  15. history lesson
    Emily Dickinson Didn’t Really Get High on Opium at a House Party, Right?It’s doubtful, but we asked a Dickinson scholar just to be sure.
  16. suburban ennui
    The Scariest Horror Movie of All Time Is Revolutionary RoadThis Halloween, treat yourself to some searing suburban ennui, courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
  17. it follows challenge
    The #ItFollowsChallenge Is Sweeping* the Nation*Not yet, but this will be true, definitely, very soon.
  18. in the room
    Speaking With the Actor Who Confronted Harvey Weinstein at a Bar“I was so certain that, especially in this community, of course somebody with power has got to stand up. Somebody must. And then nobody did.”
  19. watch the seagulls
    The Lighthouse Might Be Even Trippier Than The WitchRobert Eggers’s follow-up to The Witch stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as masturbating lighthouse keepers.
  20. q&a
    Janet McTeer on Her Wrenching Sorry for Your Loss Monologue“I worked on the speech for three weeks. I thought about every word and sentence.”
  21. important questions
    Can Outer Space Drive a Person Insane? Let’s Ask an Astronaut.In Lucy in the Sky, Natalie Portman totally loses her mind, in the tradition of several movie astronauts before her.
  22. sad dads in space
    Sad Dad Space Movies: A TaxonomySpace: The Ultimate Daddy?
  25. role call
    Kyra Sedgwick Answers All of Our Questions About PhenomenonAnd John Travolta’s sex-scene nerves, that shaving scene, and why she’s never had her “Jennifer Lawrence” moment.
  26. a long talk
    Fiona Apple Is Still Calling B.S.These days, the singer spends most of her time at home, working on a new album. But that doesn’t mean she’s not paying attention.
  27. iron bitch
    Let Liv Tyler Go to SpaceIn Ad Astra and Armageddon, Liv Tyler plays the woman left behind. What this essay presupposes is: What if she went to space instead?
  28. bad ideas
    I Made Rachel’s English Trifle and Forced My Entire Family to Eat ItWhy, you ask? The better question: Why not?
  29. backstories
    Stalking Janet Jackson, and Other Stories Behind the Hustlers SoundtrackFiona Apple had never licensed “Criminal” — until Lorene Scafaria and Jennifer Lopez came calling.
  30. backstories
    How Hustlers Pulled Off the Meta Cameo of the YearHow the film’s producers (and Jennifer Lopez) convinced a music superstar to show up in Hustlers — and 200 extras to stay quiet while it happened.
  31. fall preview 2019
    The Hustle Behind HustlersHow do you get a film about rich white men getting scammed made in an industry run by rich white men? First step: Get J.Lo to sign on.
  32. role call
    Andie MacDowell Answers Every Question We Have About Michael It’s perhaps the most profoundly ’90s film: A Nora Ephron romantic comedy starring John Travolta as an overalls-wearing, tobacco-addicted angel.
  33. movements
    The #SavetheOA Movement Is About More Than a TV ShowThe latest flash mob, put on by fans committed to the message of the series, was one of the least cynical things I’ve ever seen.
  34. emmy insider
    A Conversation With Rachel Brosnahan About Playing Slutty Secretaries in SchoolThe Emmy-winning star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel answers important questions about our shared past: playing small parts in high-school theater.
  37. party report
    Cate Blanchett on Acting: ‘It’s Time for Me to Stop’Or does she just feel this way after every movie?
  38. rabbit holes
    Is The OA Fake-Canceled or Am I Just Losing My Mind?We dive into the Reddit threads where superfans are laying out evidence that The OA’s cancellation is just part of the show’s meta-narrative.
  39. q&a
    Jennifer Kent Doesn’t Think The Nightingale Is a Rape-Revenge Story“I think ultimately for me, this film isn’t about violence, it’s about the love between two very unlikely people.”
  40. eye can't
    A Glittery Guide to Euphoria’s Over-the-Top Eye MakeupWant to bleed glitter from your eyes like Zendaya? The show’s makeup artist walks us through the process behind three key Euphoria looks.
  41. bridges of monterey county
    So, Who’s Gonna Fall Off the Bridge in the Big Little Lies Finale?After a season full of ominous foreshadowing, we ask: Exactly how is that freaking bridge going to kill somebody this season?
  42. chat room
    Billy Eichner on Hugging Beyoncé and Thanksgiving at Barbra Streisand’sThe star of The Lion King talks gay lions, gay rom-coms, and improvising Timon’s and Pumbaa’s lines.
  43. backstories
    ‘I Chased Cardi for Two Years’: How Hustlers’ Director Cast the Stripper SagaA behind-the-scenes look at the making of Hustlers, starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, and Cardi B.
  44. don't you feel angry?
    An Ode to Meryl Streep and Florence Pugh’s Catharsis ScreamsUNGHHHHHHHHAAAAAAH.
  45. deep dives
    They Were the First All-Women Crew to Conquer the Ocean. Then They Came Home.A new documentary tells the grueling story of a female yacht crew that exploded barriers at sea. Here’s what happened when they stepped back on land.
  46. chat room
    Will Poulter Couldn’t Sleep After Watching Himself in Midsommar“I was so fucked up after watching it. It’s maybe the most aggressive reaction I’ve ever had to a film.”
  49. chat room
    We Asked Daisy Ridley to Describe Adam Driver’s Big-ness, and Other QuestionsThe star of Ophelia talks the holes in her stomach, getting slapped by Naomi Watts, and what Carrie Fisher said to her while filming their last scene.
  50. How Realistic Is Hollywood’s Depiction of Women in Media?Is it really as glamorous as it seems?
  51. q&a
    Sienna Miller: “I Do Feel I’ve Been, for Much of My Life, Underestimated”Eight years after the The Loudest Voice actress sued Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper, she’s starring in a Showtime series about his colleague, Roger Ailes.
  52. big little lies
    Which Big Little Lies Mom Is Right About Kids and Climate Change?Is it Madeline or Renata? We asked a child psychologist and a teacher.
  53. behind the scenes
    The True Story Behind John Early and Kate Berlant’s Freaky Short RachelThe comedians share the bizarre true story behind their new short about a mysterious woman who crashes Early’s party.
  54. movies
    Adam Driver Has a Star Wars Key Chain in The Dead Don’t DieAll the meta moments and Easter eggs in Jim Jarmusch’s latest movie.
  55. let's talk about sex
    How Do You Choreograph a Good Queer Sex Scene? 6 TV and Film Creators Explain.Vida’s Tanya Saracho, Special’s Ryan O’Connell, Pose’s Steven Canals, and more discuss the challenges of depicting queer intimacy onscreen.
  56. remember that time
    An Oral History of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Perfect Men in Black PerformanceTwo words: sugar water.
  57. unsolved mysteries
    Luke Evans Knows You’re Wondering If That’s His Actual Dick in MaThe actor took to Twitter to remind us that he goes full-frontal in the horror film.
  58. guillermo del toro
    Guillermo del Toro Is Already Thinking About a Sequel to Scary Stories to TellDel Toro and André Øvredal on why they didn’t make an anthology, and how that one horrifying spider story factors into their film.
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