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  1. movie review
    Days of Heaven and the Things That Don’t LastTerrence Malick’s 1978 wonder, maybe the most beautiful film of all time, is back in theaters.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  2. coming soon?
    The Bikeriders Parks at Focus FeaturesAfter being peddled to other studios by 20th Century and Disney, the film will officially be released on June 21.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. movie review
    The Seductive Eileen Flirts With DisasterAnne Hathaway goes Hitchcock blonde and Thomasin McKenzie is deceptively mousy, but the real MVP of this Ottessa Moshfegh is Marin Ireland.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. now streaming
    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendDid we mention Mr. Monk is back?
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  5. movie review
    Leave the World Behind Doesn’t Know What to Do With the ApocalypseSam Esmail’s thriller takes a lot of liberties with Rumaan Alam’s novel, but its changes are all for the worse.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. vulture lists
    A Definitive Ranking of Friends Christmas EpisodesWho can forget the holiday armadillo?
    By Bob Sassone
  8. a long talk
    Sam Esmail Didn’t Mean for Leave the World Behind to Be So TimelyThe director on the script’s eerie synchronicity with current events and his evolving sense of how much information to give the audience.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  9. 25 days of reality
    How Well Do You Know the Year’s Best Bravo Quotes?The Bravolebs worked hard this year to drop the next phrase most destined to launch a million reaction GIFs.
    By Brian Moylan
  10. vulture 10x10
    The Resurrection Puzzle11-Across, Ten Letters: The Highwomen, or boygenius.
    By Malaika Handa
  11. best of 2023
    The Best Animated Movies of 2023An all-time great year for feature animation.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  12. awards szn
    Timothée Chalamet’s Alter Ego Presents at the Game AwardsYouTuber ModdedController360 in the house.
    By Zoe Guy
  13. weird little guys
    A Guide to Miyazaki’s Weird Little GuysOne of the things that Miyazaki loves, and that he returns to in The Boy and the Heron, is a swarm of strange li’l dudes.
    By James Grebey
  14. this week in late night
    Julianne Moore Channeling Monica Garcia Won Late Night This WeekPlus Jimmy Kimmel’s tribute to Norman Lear and John Oliver giving One Tree Hill the respect it deserves.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. wakes
    The Unwavering Sinéad O’ConnorFriends, collaborators, and admirers on the life and legacy of a “machete-cutting truth teller.”
    By Drew Fortune
  16. chat room
    May December’s Georgie Would ‘Absolutely Not’ Be a Good Music SupervisorCory Michael Smith is pretty sure that his manic, scene-stealing character “has no idea what that job would be like.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  17. poop
    The Boy and the Heron Is the Year’s Poopiest MovieHayao Miyazaki is famously attentive to details and symbolism. So what’s with all the bird poop in his new film?
    By James Grebey
  18. best of 2023
    The Best Theater of 2023A play that’s not not about Fleetwood Mac, the return of Merrily and Purlie, and the agony of high-school test prep.
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  19. best of 2023
    Exhilarating Reactions to a Troubled WorldPlus Sondheim old and (for the final time) new.
    By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
  20. overnights
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: City on the Edge of BattleThis has been the most Titan-free episode so far, and yet you can feel Godzilla’s gigantic footprint all over it.
    By James Grebey
  21. a long talk
    ‘We Suck. And We Know It. So We Keep Trying.’Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos explain what makes collaborations like Poor Things work so well.
    By Rachel Handler
  22. timmy wéek
    Timothée Chalamet Has Been Playing Great Bad Boyfriends Since HomelandHis performance as Finn Walden was a sign of roles to come.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  23. close reads
    In The Boy and the Heron, the ‘Lie’ Is the PointHayao Miyazaki’s latest film leans on his lived experience, but as with all his stories, that’s not really what makes it great.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  24. movie review
    Miyazaki Didn’t Lose a StepBack from temporary retirement, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, The Boy and the Heron, is a reminder of what makes him an animation legend.
    By Alison Willmore
  25. the grub street diet
    Sabrina Brier Really Would Have Preferred the Pita“Sometimes, you don’t get what you want. Sometimes, you get ciabatta.”
    By Zach Schiffman
  26. overnights
    For All Mankind Recap: Who’s the Boss?We finally know what happened to Danny.
    By Sophie Brookover
  27. overnights
    The Curse Recap: Fun HouseWhitney reveals herself to be a spoiled brat and a megalomaniac.
    By Amanda Whiting
  28. arrests
    Kodak Black Has Reportedly Bonded Out of JailAfter being arrested in Florida for cocaine possession, among other charges.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  29. gag city
    Nicki Minaj Does Something for the BarbzGiving them Pink Friday 2 as a gift on her birthday.
    By Zoe Guy
  30. overnights
    Bachelor in Paradise Season-Finale Recap: The Boring UltimatumIn the words of Aven, “It’s always about a fucking ring.”
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  31. overnights
    House of Villains Recap: Parting Is Such Sweet, Treacherous SorrowOmarosa might be the one in control, but is Bananas playing the best game?
    By Brennan Carley
  32. responses
    Ginuwine and Britney Spears’s Memories Aren’t ‘N SyncHe said he can’t remember the “fo shiz” story about Justin Timberlake from her memoir.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  33. overnights
    Southern Charm Recap: Off a CliffYes, Austen and Taylor’s story is falling apart, but who cares anymore? It’s time to settle on a version of the story and move forward.
    By Brian Moylan
  34. ig official
    Selena Gomez Is Dating (and Defending) Benny BlancoIf we’re reading her passionate Instagram comments right.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  35. movies fantasy league
    Three Awards Bodies Walk Into a Movies Fantasy LeagueAnd they’re all trying to buy Todd Haynes a drink.
    By Joe Reid
  36. best of 2023
    The Best Comedy Books of 2023From memoirs by beloved performers to exhaustive looks at towering comic phenomena.
    By Brian Boone
  37. extra extra
    We Talked to the May December Kid Who Jumps Up to Impress Natalie PortmanAnd, apparently, jumping up to touch a doorframe to impress Natalie Portman is more of a middle-school thing these days.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  38. awards szn
    Poor Things Gets Some Props From AFIHere are the American Film Institute’s top ten films of the year.
    By Zoe Guy
  39. party report
    Kathryn Hunter’s Poor Things Tattoos Survived Hot Yoga“They said, ‘Just have a shower, it’ll come off.’ So I had a shower. It didn’t come off.”
    By Tom Smyth
  40. the law
    Diplo Again Accused of Distributing Revenge PornThe woman accused Diplo of the same crime in 2020.
    By Bethy Squires
  41. trailer mix
    Are You Strong Enough for the Cayman Islands?Armie Hammer’s ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, features in Hulu’s Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise.
    By Jason P. Frank
  42. ac-ting
    Cole Escola! Is! Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!Oh, Mary! will examine Mary Todd “through the lens of an idiot.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  43. emergency discussion
    Squid Game’s Next ChallengeThe results of this twisted reality-TV experiment have us wondering where it goes from here.
    By Roxana Hadadi and Nicholas Quah
  44. vulture sports
    The MFL Says Hello to the Season’s First Awards NominationsAndrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers was the biggest beneficiary of the Gotham Award selections, though one surprising entry caught everyone’s eyes.
    By Vulture Editors
  45. 25 days of reality
    How Netflix Became the New King of Reality TVUnscripted chief Brandon Riegg on building a dating show universe, adapting Squid Game, and the live reunion that wasn’t.
    By Josef Adalian
  46. party report
    Emma Stone Wants Yorgos Lanthimos to Direct a Jen Shah BiopicRHOSLC is already a cross between psychological thriller and black comedy, so the Poor Things director would be the perfect fit.
    By Tom Smyth
  47. coming soon
    Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith Series Is Actually HappeningWith a trailer to prove it.
    By Bethy Squires
  48. everything’s coming up adele
    Adele Knows How She’d Win Her Tony“I don’t love musicals. That’s the only issue.”
    By Justin Curto
  49. timmy wéek
    We Néed Timmy’s ÉEmbrace that sexy little accent mark.
    By Zoë Haylock
  50. books
    Laila El-Haddad on How Gaza Is Losing Its Food CultureHer book, The Gaza Kitchen, is a work of “ghost archaeology” — an effort to document the cuisine when Palestinians had more control over their land.
    By E. Alex Jung
  51. tributes
    The Industry Pays Tribute to Norman LearRita Moreno, Rob Reiner, Wanda Sykes, Quinta Brunson, Gloria Calderón Kellett, and Joe Biden remembered the TV titan.
    By Jason P. Frank
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