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All Hail 1917 and Parasite, Our New Best Picture Frontrunners

 Tired: Scorsese vs. Tarantino. Wired: Bong vs. Mendes. By Nate Jones
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Weathering With You Is a Teen Romance for the Age of Climate Change

 Makoto Shinkai, the director of Your Name, is back with another magical realist anime love story. By Alison Willmore
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Brief Conversations with Those Two Brothers from Uncut Gems

 Mitchell and Stewart, the breakout stars of the Safdie brothers’ latest movie, tell us who they are. By Hunter Harris
  1. oscar futures
    All Hail 1917 and Parasite, Our New Best Picture FrontrunnersTired: Scorsese vs. Tarantino. Wired: Bong vs. Mendes.
    By Nate Jones
  2. awards season
    Parasite Wins Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at SAG AwardsWhile Joaquin Phoenix takes home Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for Joker.
    By Halle Kiefer
  3. don't squeeze the charmin
    Watch Eugene Levy Go Full Dad Mode at the SAG AwardsDan Levy lived all our worst nightmares: having to listen to their dad’s weird childhood stories.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. quiztopher columbus!
    Quiz: Which Little Women Little Woman Are You?The definitive March sister personality quiz.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. times up
    Russell Simmons Repeatedly Pressured Oprah to Pull Out of Accuser Documentary“The most powerful black woman in the world is being intimidated.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. sequels
    Making Bad Boys 4 Is What They’re Gonna Do4 Eva. 4 All Time. 4 Real. 4 The Rest of Time.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  8. movie review
    The Story of Clemency Plays Out on Alfre Woodard’s FaceHere is an actor in full command of her skills. That she won’t be considered for an Oscar is a travesty.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  9. the gossip
    Rumor Has It Disney Is Asking Taika Waititi to Make a Star Wars MovieYou’d want him to direct your movie, too, if you had the money.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. pure gold
    Adam Sandler Plays a Times Square Performer in New Safdie Brothers Short Film“Goldman v. Silverman” is online now.
    By Zoe Haylock
  11. trailer mix
    Amy Ryan Shames Cops, Looks for Her Missing Daughter in Lost Girls TrailerBased on a story from New York Magazine.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. hit and fun
    Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Are in Love and on the Lam in The Lovebirds TrailerIt’s like Queen & Slim meets Date Night … or is it Rough Night? Maybe Game Night?
    By Rebecca Alter
  15. movie review
    Weathering With You Is a Teen Romance for the Age of Climate ChangeMakoto Shinkai, the director of Your Name, is back with another magical realist anime love story.
    By Alison Willmore
  16. dont cut my gems
    Brief Conversations with Those Two Brothers from Uncut GemsMitchell and Stewart, the breakout stars of the Safdie brothers’ latest movie, tell us who they are.
    By Hunter Harris
  17. the gold rush
    Dreading Another No-Host Oscars? Let’s Talk About Tina and Amy Instead.There’s a reason Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are coming back to next year’s Golden Globes.
    By Jen Chaney
  18. oscar futures
    Who’s the Early Leader in the Best Picture Race?You can make a case for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, 1917, or even Joker.
    By Nate Jones
  19. trailer mix
    Watch Daniel Radcliffe Fumble With His Gun Hands in the Guns Akimbo TrailerCo-starring mayhem queen Samara Weaving.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. a star is born
    You Can Watch Just the Babu Frik Part of Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerThe true star of the Skywalker Saga’s conclusion!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  21. movie review
    Dolittle Is Anti-CinemaYou go into this thing expecting silly insouciance and walk away from it questioning reality.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  22. rock hall 2020
    Once Again, Dave Matthews Band Don’t BelongTheir legacy doesn’t fit neatly into the Rock Hall’s world. So what?
    By Emily Yoshida
  23. the gold rush
    A Brief History of Double-Nominated Actors at the OscarsScarlett Johansson, you are in very good company.
    By Joe Reid
  26. movie review
    The World Didn’t Need Another Bad Boys MovieThe new Bad Boys is probably a wash, but it ends so well that I now find myself not entirely opposed to the idea of a fourth one.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  27. endings
    Bong Joon Ho on Why He Wanted Parasite to End With a ‘Surefire Kill’The director explains his coda: “I thought it was being real and honest with the audience.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  28. nancy meyers
    Nancy Meyers Brings Herself, Instagram to Tears With Father of the Bride Score“Now I’m sobbing out loud.”
    By Rachel Handler
  29. movie review
    I Lost My Body Is Both Genuinely Sweet and Thoroughly TwistedAt least one good thing came out of the 2020 Oscar nominations: recognition for a left-field animated gem.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. 007
    Billie Eilish Will Record the Next James Bond Theme Song, Secures Future EGOTWe are shooketh, not stirred.
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. vulture lists
    Every Brad Pitt Movie, RankedA closer look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s body of work.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  32. cannes 2020
    Spike Lee Named 2020 Cannes Film Festival Jury PresidentHe makes history as the first-ever black jury head.
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. trailer mix
    Marvel’s New Black Widow Teaser: Who the Hell Is the Taskmaster?And how is he mastering all these tasks?!
    By Zoe Haylock
  34. the gold rush
    The Oscars? Still So White.It’s difficult to see this year’s nominees as a result of anything other than the Academy’s continuing and glaring shortcomings.
    By Alison Willmore, E. Alex Jung, and Angelica Jade Bastién
  35. the gold rush
    Oscar Nominations: The Biggest Snubs and SurprisesJennifer Lopez’s supporting-actress snub highlighted a morning of Academy gatekeeping.
    By Nate Jones
  38. mad men
    What Is a White Man Mad About in This Oscar-Nominated Movie?A helpful guide to the many pissed-off white dudes in this year’s Academy-recognized films.
    By Rachel Handler
  39. awards season
    Issa Rae on Oscar Best Director Nominees: ‘Congratulations to Those Men’Sorry to those men.
    By Zoe Haylock
  40. oscars 2020
    Joker, The Irishman Lead 2020 Oscar NominationsOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood cleaned up, too.
    By Zoe Haylock
  41. awards season
    Bong Joon Ho and Sam Mendes Tie for Best Director at the Critics’ Choice AwardsAnd Fleabag sweeps yet again!
    By Zoe Haylock
  42. backstories
    The Hardest Day on the Set of 1917Making the single-take World War I thriller required an army of collaborators. Roger Deakins and other crew members share their most difficult tasks.
    By Nate Jones
  43. monkey attacks
    Salma Hayek Calmly Looks Back on Being ‘Severely Injured’ in Frida Monkey AttackDon’t worry. She and Tyson later made up during a Vogue photoshoot.
    By Halle Kiefer
  44. now streaming
    The 50 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right NowThe Witch, What Lies Beneath, The Ring, and more.
    By Jordan Crucchiola and Brian Tallerico
  45. awards season
    God Cuts You a Break, Sets Tina Fey and Amy Poehler As 2021 Golden Globes HostsWe’ll all still be recovering from Election Year next January, so this is a true gift.
    By Halle Kiefer
  46. coming attractions
    35 Horror Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2020Featuring angry Nic Cage, a First Nations community besieged by white zombies, Emerald Fennell’s tale of a promising young woman, and a new Rebecca.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  47. movie review
    Like a Boss Is a Fascinatingly Unfunny Movie with an Incredibly Funny CastWhat even is this thing?
    By Alison Willmore
  50. looking back
    Ian McKellen Invites You to Read His Lord of the Rings Filming JournalDespite what he said on Extras, Sir Ian spent a lot of time working on becoming Gandalf.
    By Halle Kiefer
  51. baftas so white
    Cynthia Erivo Turned Down BAFTAs Performance Over All-White Acting NomineesThe awards received criticism this week after no nominees of color made it into any of the four acting categories.
    By Halle Kiefer
  52. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on Hulu Right NowBooksmart, My Best Friend’s Wedding, A Quiet Place, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  53. now streaming
    The 50 Best Comedies on Netflix Right NowNew additions include Ferris Bueller, Dolemite Is My Name, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  54. interview
    A Comedy Education From Late Legend Buck HenryWhat working on The Graduate, Get Smart, SNL, and more taught him about making timeless humor.
    By Mike Sacks
  55. my single is dropping
    Normani and Megan Thee Stallion Come Out Swinging for Birds of Prey Song“Diamonds” are a anti-heroine’s best friend.
    By Bethy Squires
  56. vulture lists
    The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever MadeA look back at a genre that has inspired a century of cinema.
    By Keith Phipps
  57. oscar futures
    Oscar Nominations: Who’s Safe and Who Could Be Snubbed?Ahead of Monday’s nominations, we attempt to forecast the ten biggest Oscar categories.
    By Nate Jones
  58. great ideas
    The Story Behind the Grown Ups 3 Script That’s Taken Over Comedy TwitterTom Scharpling, a big Sandler fan, explains his surprise new project.
    By Jesse David Fox
  59. marvel cinematic universe
    Scott Derrickson Has Left Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of MadnessOn Twitter, Derrickson cited “creative differences.”
    By Bethy Squires
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