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‘It Never Needed to Go This Long’

 Five months of agony delivered the WGA a historic deal. Here’s how the writers won — and why they’re still angry. By Josef Adalian
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The Movies Fantasy League Is Off to the Races

 The league has officially started, so let the points roll in! By Vulture Editors
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Cellooo, It’s Time to Go Back to School of Rock

 Twenty years later, one great rock show can still change the world. By Chris Stanton
  1. i’m that girl
    Beyoncé May Bring the Mute Challenge to a Theater Near YouLook around, everybody (cell phones) on mute.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. just like us
    Francis Ford Coppola Made a Movie Inspired by the Roman EmpireHe does, in fact, think a lot about the Roman Empire.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. double feature
    Who’s Winning the Saw Patrol Box Office?It’s almost like Barbenheimer, but with cartoon dogs and chainsaws.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. see you… soon?
    Movies, TV Shows, and Productions Affected by the SAG-AFTRA StrikeIncluding Dune: Part Two, Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t, and more.
    By Bella Arnold
  5. endings
    Saw X’s Surprisingly Sentimental Twist Ending, ExplainedThe real shocker here is the unapologetic melodrama of the film’s closing images.
    By Siddhant Adlakha
  7. da movies
    Letterboxd Sells Majority Stake to Canadian Finance BrosWhat’s cooler than a million dollars?
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. now streaming
    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendCurl up with new Wes Anderson shorts. And maybe an AI apocalypse.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  9. sugar and poison
    You Should Wait to Watch All of Wes Anderson’s Henry Sugar Shorts at OnceThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar alone is great, but Anderson’s four new shorts together create a more complicated exploration of Roald Dahl’s work.
    By Esther Zuckerman
  10. vulture lists
    All 10 Saw Movies, RankedDo you want to play a game? Or read a list about a movie franchise featuring a villain that asks that question?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  11. movie review
    Todd Haynes’s May December Is a Deeply Uncomfortable MovieWatching it with an audience, I found myself cackling with delight. Stepping out into the rainy night, however, I felt like I needed to take a shower.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  12. vulture lists
    The 17 Best Robot Movies of All TimeEver since the early years of cinema — even before the term “robot” was coined, in fact — the movies have been obsessed with them.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  13. movie review
    The Creator Is a Shockingly Good Sci-Fi Riff on Vietnam War MoviesThere’s a particularly American flavor to the violence done in the name of saving the world in Gareth Edwards’s tenderhearted The Creator.
    By Alison Willmore
  14. vulture sports
    The Movies Fantasy League Is Off to the RacesThe league has officially started, so let the points roll in!
    By Vulture Editors
  15. the industry
    ‘It Never Needed to Go This Long’Five months of agony delivered the WGA a historic deal. Here’s how the writers won — and why they’re still angry.
    By Josef Adalian
  16. trailer mix
    Argylle Is Kingsman and Barbie in a Trench CoatStarring Dua Lipa, Bryce Dallas Howard, and John Cena.
    By Zoe Guy
  17. trailer mix
    Britney Spears Is Always Dancing With HerselfEven in the Crossroads rerelease trailer.
    By Zoe Guy
  18. vulture lists
    Who’s the Hottest Villain in Star Wars History?Which Star Wars baddies are hotter than Mustafar and which might as well be Hoth? We ranked ’em all.
    By Carrie Wittmer
  19. punching up
    The Last WGA Strike RecapWhat’s in the deal and what’s next.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. donkeh!
    Shrek’s Swamp Is Real and It Doesn’t Have Wi-FiIt does have toilet paper, though. Inaccurate!
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. movie review
    There’s a Simple Enough Conceit in The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarA quaint, optimistically naive short kicks off Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl film series.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  22. in conversation
    Todd Haynes Plays the SuperegoThe director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  23. billy elliot vibes
    The 2023 Hollywood Strike for DummiesWGA and the AMPTP have tentatively reached a deal. What happens now?
    By Jason P. Frank
  24. from dusk till bedtime
    A Field Guide to the Anarchic and Experimental World of Spy KidsOnly one Hollywood franchise features Alan Cumming as a deranged Willy Wonka–esque TV host and an army of giant CGI ninja thumbs.
    By Calum Marsh
  25. movies fantasy league
    We’re Pitting Podcasters Against Each Other in the Movies Fantasy LeagueFollow members of the film commentariat as they face off in a new mini-league—and be sure to register your own team by Thursday’s deadline.
    By Joe Reid
  26. trailer mix
    May December Looks Pretty, DisturbingStarring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
    By Zoe Guy
  27. the industry
    Romeo and Juliet Was a TragedyIn 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world. Fifty-five years later, they sued Paramount for child abuse.
    By Lila Shapiro
  28. 2023 wga strike
    All Your Frantic Questions About the ‘Tentative’ WGA Agreement, AnsweredWhen are we getting back to normal?
    By Jason P. Frank
  29. vulture movie club
    Cellooo, It’s Time to Go Back to School of RockTwenty years later, one great rock show can still change the world.
    By Chris Stanton
  30. vulture lists
    Every Studio Ghibli Film, RankedThe animation powerhouse behind some of the best films ever made is back with The Boy and the Heron.
    By Brian Tallerico
  31. marty vs. marvel
    Who’s In Martin Scorsese’s Cinema Avengers?“How much longer can it be me? I’m gonna be 81.”
    By Zoe Guy
  32. 2023 writers’ strike
    WGA and AMPTP Reach Tentative AgreementPicketing has been suspended, pending next steps, but the strike is still on.
    By Bethy Squires
  33. nerd alert
    Is Disney Trying to Retcon the Weirdest Music Genre in Star Wars?What on earth (or Tatooine) is jatz?
    By Bethy Squires
  34. the algorithm
    I Am Filled With Dread Whenever Netflix Buys a Movie I LoveHit Man, we hardly knew you.
    By Alison Willmore
  35. titular
    Expend4bles Is Feeling Expendable at the Box OfficeProjecting to earn less than the third film in the franchise during opening weekend.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  36. coming soon
    Busy Phillips Is Not Like a Regular Mom, She’s a Cool MomShe’ll star as Mrs. George in the Mean Girls movie musical, which has now fetched a release date.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  37. movies recap
    An Abridged Guide to Every Expendables Movie So FarThese movies aren’t terribly complex, but they do tend to bleed together a bit. Here’s a quick recap of everything that’s happened before Expend4bles.
    By Richard Newby
  38. fiber optics
    The Screen Sweaters Forever Stitched Into Our MindsFrom the worlds of knit-flicks and purl-stige TV.
    By Vulture Editors
  39. now streaming
    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendPsycho killers welcome.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  40. vulture lists
    Ranking Jason Statham’s Most-Deranged Character NamesEverything from The Pink Panther’s Yves Gluant to The Italian Job’s Handsome Rob.
    By Rebecca Pahle
  41. negotiations
    How Anti-‘Algorithm’ Richard Linklater’s Hit Man Ended Up at NetflixThe Glen Powell-starring festival smash seemed destined for theaters and maybe awards season. A rainmaking sales agent walks us through what happened.
    By Chris Lee
  42. vulture hacks
    How to Find the Best Seat in Any Movie TheaterTurns out, it’s based on the placement of sound-tuning microphones.
    By Seth Porges
  43. coming soon
    All of Us Strangers, Andrew Scott’s New Movie With Paul Mescal, Looks HotLeg touching, intimate paranormal activity, and Pet Shop Boys.
    By Jason P. Frank
  44. the vampire
    ‘I Think Every Movie Is Political’El Conde director Pablo Larraín on using satire to confront a real-life monster and finding inspiration in so-called “bad” movies.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  45. encounter
    Werner Herzog Turns the Lens on HimselfThe filmmaker famous for bending the truth tries his hand at memoir.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  46. 2023 writers’ strike
    WGA and AMPTP Issue Joint Statement on NegotiationsThe two guilds will meet again tomorrow.
    By Bethy Squires
  47. party report
    What Dicks: The Musical’s Sewer Boys Have in Common With Spongebob Squarepants“The thing with Larry Charles is he just says, ‘Go.’ And everybody does what they want, as crazy as possible.”
    By Bethy Squires
  48. new york jobs
    An Out-of-Work Prop Maker Will Build Your BookshelvesAs the strikes continue, New York’s set decorators and prop makers are making the awkward adjustment to building real walls and houses.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  49. party report
    What Other Deity Would Bowen Yang Like to Play?He’s already God.
    By Bethy Squires
  50. tv review
    The Continental Is Built on a MiscalculationOnly one scene in a neon-lit nightclub and only one guy with a katana? Are we sure this is a John Wick series?
    By Roxana Hadadi
  51. tweet tweet
    Viola Davis Wonders What The Hunger Games Are ForMainly, to watch her play evil in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes trailer.
    By Alejandra Gularte
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