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 With Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman takes on the “bureaucratic odyssey” of getting an abortion in the U.S. By Rachel Handler
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Iranian Filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei Awaits a Prison Sentence in Quarantine

 The documentarian has been sentenced to a year in prison. He wonders if he were there now, amid the coronavirus, how would he spend his time? By Mehrdad Oskouei and Bilge Ebiri
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Moonstruck Is the Morbid Spaghetti Rom-Com We All Need Right Now

 Here are five reasons you should all watch Moonstruck with me in these strange, semi-apocalyptic times. By Rachel Handler
  1. now streaming
    The 50 Best Comedies on Netflix Right NowNew additions include Tootsie, Police Academy, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  2. coronavirus
    All the Live Events, Movie Releases, and Productions Affected by the CoronavirusA long list of broken dreams.
    By Vulture Editors
  3. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on Hulu Right NowGood Will Hunting, Super 8, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  4. chat room
    Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski on Releasing an Abortion Drama During a PandemicThe two producers talk Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and women’s access to reproductive health services amid the coronavirus.
    By Hunter Harris
  5. profile
    Her Dark MaterialsWith Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman takes on the “bureaucratic odyssey” of getting an abortion in the U.S.
    By Rachel Handler
  7. money moves
    Mulan, Black Widow, French Dispatch, and More Disney Films Get New Release DatesYou’ll have to wait longer for the next wave of Marvel supers.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  8. now streaming
    The 50 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right NowThe Platform, What Lies Beneath, The Craft, and more.
    By Jordan Crucchiola and Brian Tallerico
  9. coronavirus
    Here Are All the Movies Delayed Because of CoronavirusWith updated release dates where available.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. movie review
    In The Other Lamb, Misandry Is a Survival InstinctGiven all the godly males who’ve been steering their flocks toward certain doom, the film has a special resonance in the spring of 2020.
    By David Edelstein
  11. the replacements
    Missing The New Mutants? Try These 5 MoviesChronicle, Firestarter, and more.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  14. best of 2020
    The Best Movies of the Year (So Far)From a transcendent documentary about activist culture to a timely thriller about the horrors of a body in isolation to a Ben Affleck comeback story.
  15. remember that time
    All I Want to Think About Is Cher Kicking That Can Down the Street in MoonstruckCouldn’t we all go for some wandering along the waterfront in last night’s formalwear right now?
    By Alison Willmore
  16. stay inside
    HBO Will Let You Stream Some Shows and Movies For Free, As A Quarantine TreatNo subscription required (for now).
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  17. Don’t Watch These Movies If Quarantine Is Driving You CrazyClaustrophobic movies for a claustrophobic good time.
    By Granger Willson
  18. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right NowGroundhog Day, Taxi Driver, The Matrix, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  19. trailer mix
    Peninsula Trailer: The Train to Busan Sequel Returns to the Zombie WastelandFour years after the catastrophic outbreak, let’s just say the zombies are ready for dinner.
    By Zoe Haylock
  20. coronavirus
    Iranian Filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei Awaits a Prison Sentence in QuarantineThe documentarian has been sentenced to a year in prison. He wonders if he were there now, amid the coronavirus, how would he spend his time?
    By Mehrdad Oskouei as told to Bilge Ebiri
  21. lesser known actors
    Because Everyone Asked, Here Are Chance the Rapper’s Favorite Character ActorsIt’s a refreshingly eclectic list that includes Michael K. Williams, Michael Shannon, and many more.
    By Chris Murphy
  22. coronavirus
    Benjamin Netanyahu Reportedly Mistook Hallmark Show for Iran Pandemic FootageThe Israeli prime minister’s office doesn’t deny playing footage of Pandemic in a cabinet meeting.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  23. for good?
    Like a Seed Dropped by a Skybird, the Wicked Movie Is Delayed Yet AgainUniversal has replaced Elphaba with Sing 2.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. friday night movie club
    Moonstruck Is the Morbid Spaghetti Rom-Com We All Need Right NowHere are five reasons you should all watch Moonstruck with me in these strange, semi-apocalyptic times.
    By Rachel Handler
  27. vulture recommends
    Introducing Six Degrees of One Kevin Bacon Movie, a New Quarantine GameWe asked our film writers to start with Mystic River and work their way through five more titles … ending on another Kevin Bacon movie.
    By Vulture Editors
  28. books
    Everything We Learned From Woody Allen’s Controversial MemoirFrom his affair with Soon-Yi to the molestation allegation.
    By Hunter Harris
  29. movie review
    Seriously, Why Is Vin Diesel a Star?In his latest movie Bloodshot, Diesel is like an unfinished statue, hulking and aggressively bland.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  30. quarantine content
    Here Are the New Movies You Can Watch on Demand at HomeFilms like Emma. and The Hunt are either skipping or shortening their exclusive theatrical release windows and migrating to VOD early.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. movies
    A Full 2020 Digital Movie-Rental CalendarA guide to when you can rent Little Women, Rise of Skywalker, Sonic the Hedgehog, and other new releases.
    By Brian Tallerico
  32. vulture recommends
    The 50 Best Movies to Watch With Your Parents During QuarantineFor anyone who’s riding out the coronavirus at their childhood home.
    By Nate Jones
  33. coronavirus
    Sony Pushes Summer Movies Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Morbius and More to Next YearHow does March of next year look for you?
    By Halle Kiefer
  34. the replacements
    Missing the Live-Action Mulan? Try These 5 MoviesTangled, Wonder Woman, and more.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  35. hoaxes
    Daniel Radcliffe and Erin Darke on Being the First Celebrity Coronavirus HoaxThe long-time couple talk about where they were when they first heard the rumor, how they’re quarantining, and laughing off years of unhinged gossip.
    By Rachel Handler
  38. coronavirus
    New Zealand’s Ant Timpson Is Watching the World End From the Ends of the EarthLife isn’t a beach for the maker of the Elijah Wood thriller Come to Daddy, who wonders what will be left of the indie film world, post-pandemic.
    By Ant Timpson as told to Alison Willmore
  39. a closer look
    How Birds of Prey Staged an R-Rated Molly PartyDirector Cathy Yan walks us through the elaborately choreographed, single-shot club sequence — surprise extras, green vomit and all.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  40. chat room
    Vivarium Director Lorcan Finnegan Is Aware of How Creepy His Movie Seems NowIt’s about the horrors of being trapped at home with declining health and was inspired by the 2008 recession in Ireland.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  41. quarantine reads
    Spike Lee Adds Unmade Jackie Robinson Screenplay to Your Quarantine Reading ListThe director wanted Denzel to star, but sadly, the actor deemed himself “too old.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. movie review
    Crip Camp Is a Transcendent Celebration of Activist CultureIt’s a shame this Netflix movie can’t be seen with a large, boisterous audience. It’ll make you want to dance and light up a joint.
    By David Edelstein
  43. friday night movie club
    Mad Max: Fury Road Is a Model Movie for Our Troubled TimesIt’s one of the most compelling postapocalyptic visions ever put on film. But the reason has less to do with calamity, and more with poetry.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  44. it's cinema
    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.
    By Rachel Handler
  45. movie review
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire Is a Grand, Capital-R RomanceCeline Sciamma’s lesbian period film starts off as a story about looking, but its heart lies in less obvious, more suggestive cinematic elements.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  46. hello! let's celebrate that
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire Comes To Hulu So You Can Find Love in a Hopeless TimeThank goodness.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  47. role call
    Rosanna Arquette Answers All of Our Questions About Desperately Seeking SusanThe actress talks falling in love with Madonna, where that jacket is now, and what it feels like to know Harvey Weinstein is behind bars.
    By Rachel Handler
  50. now streaming
    The 40 Best Movies on Netflix You Probably Haven’t SeenOddball comedies, twisty thrillers, and other underseen gems.
    By Brian Tallerico
  51. trailer mix
    Alan Yang’s Tigertail Is a ‘Fever Dream’ of His Father’s Immigration StoryThe Master of None co-creator talks writing and rewriting his first feature film, which hits Netflix on April 10.
    By E. Alex Jung
  52. joy to the world
    Hallmark Channel to Start Airing Christmas Movies, Proving Time Means NothingA little Candace Cameron Bure to ease the social distancing.
    By Zoe Haylock
  53. coronavirus
    All AMC Corporate Employees Have Been FurloughedAbout 600 people will see reduced or no pay during theater closures.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  54. now streaming
    20 Disney+ Movies Worth RevisitingDeep cuts and vintage gems from the kid-friendly streaming service.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  55. vulture lists
    The 68 Best Pandemic Movies to Binge in QuarantineZombies. Parasites. Contagion. Oh my.
    By Jordan Crucchiola and Bilge Ebiri
  56. movie review
    The Way Back Will Make You Believe Ben Affleck’s Best Roles Are Yet to ComeAffleck is uncomfortably great in a movie that’s more about emotional repression than basketball.
    By Alison Willmore
  57. coronavirus
    Brazil’s Kleber Mendonça Filho Is Escaping From Dystopia Into Older FilmsThe Bacurau filmmaker understands why people see our current crisis in his latest movie, but personally, he’d prefer to be watching Lubitsch.
    By Kleber Mendonça Filho as told to Alison Willmore
  58. movie review
    Birds of Prey Gives Us a Post-Joker Harley QuinnOne thing Margot Robbie’s comic-book anti-heroine is not is a natural member of the girl-power battalion.
    By Alison Willmore
  59. hunter's line readings
    This One Line From Closer Plays on a Loop in My HeadI wish I could say such a thing, so sexy, so faux clever! It sets all my synapses ablaze.
    By Hunter Harris
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