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  1. hairy styles
    Ranking the Half-Ponytails of House of the DragonSometimes you’re on top, sometimes you’re on the bottom … in this gorgeous game of thrones we call life.
  2. let’s do it again
    The 102 Best Movie Sequels of All TimeWho in the world wanted a Top Gun sequel? Not even Tom Cruise, but that didn’t stop Maverick from getting made and soaring in our ranks.
  3. encounter
    ‘The Gays Are Here’Titanique, a jukebox fantasia that imagines Céline Dion survived the Titanic, has found its audience.
  4. putting the atoms together
    ‘No Aliens, No Spaceships, No Invasion of Earth’An oral history of Contact, the sci-fi movie that defied Hollywood norms and made it big anyway.
  5. exit interview
    Peter Strickland Wants the Work That Hacks Are Getting“I don’t see hack as a dirty word,” says the director of Flux Gourmet, an empathetic look at the cost of good art and the perils of human digestion.
  6. exit interview
    David Cronenberg Explains HimselfHe says his latest film Crimes of the Future works on multiple levels. “But I really do think we’re kind of destroying the earth.”
  7. cannes 2022
    The Best Movies at Cannes Broke Through the BleaknessThe film festival was full of doomed protagonists, graphic murders, and children driven to crime. But a handful of movies were hopeful, too.
  8. cannes 2022
    Cronenberg’s Cannes ComebackThe director’s stomach-turning new movie has him back in the festival’s good graces.
  9. crimes of the future
    At Cannes, Kristen Stewart Is Bracing for ‘Quite Certain Destruction’Her new movie, David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, takes place in a world in ruins. As she puts it, “We’re not far off.”
  10. cannes 2022
    ‘Irma Vep Is Not a Movie. Irma Vep Is a Concept.’Director Olivier Assayas and his new star Alicia Vikander discuss remaking his beloved movie as a TV series (or whatever you want to call it).
  11. cannes 2022
    George Miller Returns to Cannes With a Freaky, Maximalist Fairy TaleThree Thousand Years of Longing is a fairy tale within a fairy tale (about telling fairy tales) that feels like Miller’s answer to The Princess Bride.
  12. cannes 2022
    Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 Quietly Devastates CannesThe heart-wrenching dystopian film, about a government program for euthanizing senior citizens, marks the arrival of an exciting new writer-director.
  13. cannes 2022
    Jeremy Strong on Playing James Gray’s Dad in Armageddon Time“He’s a bit of a crooner and has a certain amount of brio. It’s a feast of a character.”
  14. rendezcruise
    Tom Cruise Is Being Boring at CannesThe once-infamous agent of chaos has overcorrected his press strategy as he promotes Top Gun: Maverick at the French festival.
  15. encounter
    ‘What Would You Like to Know?’An afternoon of pleasant negotiation with actor, stealth musician, and Taylor Swift muse Joe Alwyn.
  16. community theater
    ‘We Should Hate It, But It Works’An oral history of the inexplicably star-studded, hallucinogenic ending of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.
  17. strong female leads
    As an Old Crone Who Wants to Bone, I Am Empowered by Ti West’s XOld Crone Rights.
  18. a long talk
    Aline Was Inspired by a True DivaHow do you write, direct, and star in a Céline Dion biopic? According to Valérie Lemercier, you start by changing the singer’s name.
  19. q&a
    Starstruck’s Rose Matafeo Is Making Rom-Coms for The Lake House Fans“The people who get it, they get it.”
  20. after yang
    Colin Farrell Gets His Ex Machina Dance Moment at CannesOne has not lived until one has seen Farrell, solemn, in a full-body jumpsuit, doing a competitive TikTok challenge in After Yang.
  21. math
    An Important Note About Marry Me’s Math Competition in Peoria, IllinoisIt is the only part of the film that makes sense, yet it also fails spectacularly.
  22. a star is born
    The Worst Person in the World’s Glowing Reviews Made Renate Reinsve PukeThe Norwegian actress leads Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World. Her performance (and that tampon scene) is grabbing attention.
  23. vulture investigates
    What Do Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley ‘Agree to Disagree’ About?A quest to find out where her political (and astrologically sensitive) beliefs begin and his unchecked viral load ends.
  24. role call
    Julie Delpy Answers Every Question We Have About 2 Days in ParisOn tricking studio executives into making movies, dodging the word “crazy” throughout her career, and why she thinks she might be Larry David.
  25. sundance 2022
    18 Sundance Movies We Can’t Wait to Watch (from Home)From horror stories to news-breaking documentaries, here’s what’s we’re watching this year.
  26. vulture quiz
    Quiz: Which Cult Are You In?Do you worship Search Party’s Dory, Yellowjackets’ haunted forest, or the almighty dollar over all else?
  27. behind the seams
    How to Dress Like Alana Haim in Licorice PizzaThe costume team behind Licorice Pizza on the details of Alana Haim’s vintage ’70s fits, from babydoll dresses to halter tops and miniskirts.
  28. just look up
    I Rocket-Launched Myself Into Ariana Grande’s Outer SpaceFor the sake of beauty and the future of humanity.
  29. chekhov’s peloton
    Should Carrie Have Called 911? We Asked a Cardiologist.“This is a goddamn travesty.”
  30. she’s a maid
    Literally Any Meet-Cute Can Happen in a New York City Rom-ComEven if it could never happen.
  31. a blog for christmas
    An Attempt to Make Sense of This Year’s Netflix Christmas MoviesDiving deep into the similarities, differences, merits, and crimes against humanity of four holiday rom-coms.
  32. 😇 😇
    A Long Talk With the Hot Gay Nuns of BenedettaVirginie Efira and Daphné Patakia discuss working alongside Paul Verhoeven, the feminist bona fides of their movie, and Virgin Mary dildos.
  33. a long talk
    ‘Should I Call You Daddy?’How C’mon C’mon director Mike Mills convinced Joaquin Phoenix to father his movie son.
  34. emergency discussion
    A Few Serious Questions About The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the StarWhat is atonement, and why does it mainly involve other people pretending to be blonde like you?
  35. dyune
    A Brief Ode to Sand, a Powerful Cinematic SupervillainForget the lusty sea, it’s time to recognize sand, and then run away from her, screaming.
  36. scary
    Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’ Is a Song About Her PoltergeistMany people, including Adele, are saying that her new song, “Easy On Me,” is about her divorce. Unfortunately, it is about a vengeful demon.
  37. between friends
    All the Things That Went Unsaid During the Making of Bergman IslandMia Hansen-Løve and Vicky Krieps on motherhood, the bad-dad allure of Ingmar Bergman, and their unspoken connection.
  38. profile
    Under Her SkinJulia Ducournau lets us in on the years of fury, angst, and comedy that fueled the Palme d’Or–winning, genre-smashing Titane.
  39. encounter
    You Don’t Know Amalia UlmanThe enigmatic artist cast herself and her mother in her new movie, El Planeta, set in her hometown. She swears it’s fiction anyway.
  40. a long talk
    A Conversation With Jessica Chastain and Liv UllmannChastain reprises Ullmann’s role in the Ingmar Bergman classic Scenes From a Marriage. Their approaches couldn’t be more different.
  41. the void
    All Your Questions About Adam Driver Singing During Cunnilingus, AnsweredDoes he belt directly into Marion Cotillard’s vagina in Annette, or nah?
  42. the hugh files
    Hugh Jackman’s Unquenched Thirst for Women Displaced in TimeAn unholy pattern has emerged.
  43. the big hippo
    A Real Jungle Cruise Operator Reviews Jungle CruiseA former Disney World skipper compares his experience on a simulated river cruise to the Rock’s. (Spoiler: They both carried guns.)
  44. cannes 2021
    The Best Movies Out of Cannes Are Slow, Introspective, and Utterly BonkersThis year’s French film festival was a polar-bear plunge back into the world of cinema.
  45. cannes 2021
    Titane Director Julia Ducournau Doesn’t See Herself As a Provocateur“Honestly, I think if I were a man, nobody would say that.”
  46. cannes 2021
    100 Bewildering Hours at CannesThe most glamorous film festival remains unchanged — except for that pesky Delta variant.
  47. cannes 2021
    Everything You Need to Know About Aline, the Unofficial Celine Dion BiopicIn which a 57-year-old Valérie Lemercier plays the singer at all ages of life, including 5 years old.
  48. cannes 2021
    Bergman Island Is for the Ingmar Bergman HeadsLet Mia Hansen-Løve explain you to yourself.
  49. cannes 2021
    The Wildest Moments from Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven’s Lesbian Nunsploitation FilmPaul Verhoeven’s latest Cannes movie is an onslaught of graphic sex, graphic deaths, elaborate nun gossip, and incredibly groomed pubic hair.
  50. cannes 2021
    Val Kilmer Is Finally the Main CharacterThe actor says he’s been filming himself for decades, and now his footage is a surprising and strange documentary, Val.
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