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Where Does James Bond Go From Here?

 No Time to Die’s ending is a cathartic rebuke to the nauseating interconnectedness of just about every other franchise blockbuster. But what’s next? By Bilge Ebiri
double consciousnesses

The Fiction of the Color Line

 From Nella Larsen to Mariah Carey, Black women writers have long used passing stories to crack our façades of race, class, and gender. By Brittany Luse
oscar futures

Oscar Futures: Who’s in Front As the Race Kicks Off?

 Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast was the belle of Toronto, with King Richard and The Power of the Dog also drawing raves. By Nate Jones
  1. trailer mix
    The Lost Daughter Trailer: A Beach That Makes You SadOlivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, and Jessie Buckley star in the debut film from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal.
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. chat room
    What Judy Greer Thinks of That Halloween Kills EndingJudy Greer on her big moment in the Halloween Kills finale, the curse of the Christmas sweater, and having lunch with Kyle Richards.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  3. endings
    Where Does James Bond Go From Here?No Time to Die’s ending is a cathartic rebuke to the nauseating interconnectedness of just about every other franchise blockbuster. But what’s next?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  4. double consciousnesses
    The Fiction of the Color LineFrom Nella Larsen to Mariah Carey, Black women writers have long used passing stories to crack our façades of race, class, and gender.
    By Brittany Luse
  5. trailer mix
    The Batman Trailer Dances Around That Riddling Little Freak Paul DanoWe get plenty of Batmobile, though.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. movie review
    The Last Duel Is a Bro-Down Epic With a Metal HeartIt’s not so much a history lesson as it is a savage, beautiful catharsis.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  8. vulture lists
    Every Ridley Scott Movie, RankedSizing up the director’s decades-long career.
    By Scott Tobias
  9. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Who’s in Front As the Race Kicks Off?Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast was the belle of Toronto, with King Richard and The Power of the Dog also drawing raves.
    By Nate Jones
  10. 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.
    By Rachel Handler
  11. movie review
    Halloween Kills Is Afraid of ItselfIt wants to be a gonzo send-up and a social-message movie at the same time. It winds up being neither.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  12. movie review
    Bergman Island Is a Giddy Exploration of the Gap Between Art and ArtistMia Hansen-Løve’s new film takes place on the Swedish island that was famously home to Ingmar Bergman, but it makes room for ABBA as well.
    By Alison Willmore
  13. trailer mix
    Horror Noire Trailer: Six Scary Movies for the Yikes of OneBecause nothing’s scarier than an ominous white dude with a fiddle.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. solidarity
    60,000 IATSE Workers Will Strike on Monday if Deal Isn’t Reached“IATSE film and tv workers deserve to have their basic needs addressed NOW.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  15. trailer mix
    Halle Berry’s Fighting for Her Life in the Bruised TrailerHer directorial debut premieres this November on Netflix.
    By Zoe Haylock
  16. chasing ben
    Ben Affleck Was Right to Refuse to Wear the Yankees Cap in Gone GirlSeven years later, let’s admit the truth.
    By Nic Juarez
  17. chasing ben
    The Story of Bennifer, As Told by the Paparazzi Who Chase ThemTheir photos used to sell for six figures. Now they run as low as 50 bucks. And yet the camera bulbs keep flashing.
    By Chris Lee
  18. chasing ben
    The Twinned Fates of Matt and BenThe yin-yang journey of Hollywood’s two best bros.
    By Nate Jones
  19. chasing ben
    Ben Affleck Plays HimselfBecoming a tabloid star gave the actor his best role ever.
    By Alison Willmore
  20. trailer mix
    Ben Affleck’s Got That Uncle Bod in The Tender Bar TrailerIt’s an Affleck unk flick.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. a lil twisted
    Knock, Knock! Shyamalan’s Next Twist Gets Release DatePack your bags for a trip to the cabin.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  22. trailer mix
    The Black Phone Trailer Is a Stranger-Danger PSAEthan Hawke stars as a kidnapper masquerading as a magician.
    By Justin Curto
  23. trailer mix
    Jojo Was a Man Who Thought He Watched The Beatles: Get Back Trailer“It’s going to be such a comical thing like in 50 years’ time. They broke up because Yoko sat on an amp.”
    By Devon Ivie
  24. stan twitter
    The Timothée Chalamet Stan Who Leaked Wonka Speaks Out“If you’re gonna do a young Willy Wonka, he’s gonna end up being a twink by nature.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  25. movie review
    Ghostbusters: Afterlife Is a Reanimated CorpseBut hey, people love zombies.
    By Alison Willmore
  26. kevin!
    Home Sweet Home Alone Won’t Leave Home Alone Well Enough AloneNo Culkins were harmed in the making of this reboot.
    By Rebecca Alter
  27. she’s acting here
    What Is Jessica Chastain Up To?An attempt to arrive at a grand unified theory of the Scenes From a Marriage actress, if physics allows for such a thing.
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. trailer mix
    Scream 5 Trailer: Drop the ‘5,’ Just Scream. It’s Cleaner.Scaring original cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and more.
    By Zoe Haylock
  29. true love
    Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s Relationship Is Exactly How You Imagined“Our souls chose this to absolutely have to face our shadow selves.”
    By Justin Curto
  30. wherefore the steamed courgette?
    No Time to Die Should Have More Time for Q’s Home LifeWe love his exclusively gay dinner preparations.
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. profile
    Kumail Nanjiani’s FeelingsThe actor always wanted his own superhero transformation. Now he’s buff, a Marvel star, and struggling with how much of his new body is his own.
    By E. Alex Jung
  32. burt in a hand and a bush
    Psych-o’s Unite: Psych 3: This Is Gus Trailer Just DroppedWe’ve heard it both ways.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  33. casting
    Christopher Nolan Casts Cillian Murphy As Oppenheimer Reuniting in theaters July 2023.
    By Zoe Haylock
  34. movie review
    Lamb Is a Dark Fairy Tale With a Great Concept and Not Much to SayThe new A24 movie has a way with wordlessness — for better and worse.
    By Alison Willmore
  35. trailer mix
    Four Hours at the Capitol Trailer: ‘The Mob Is the Weapon’The HBO doc on the January 6 riots premieres October 20.
    By Zoe Haylock
  36. oscars 2022
    ’Scuse Me, Sir, Can I Interest You in Some Oscars?What will the 2022 Oscars look like? And, more importantly, will anyone care?
    By Nate Jones
  37. backstories
    How Billie Eilish Rethought the James Bond Theme Song for a New GenerationShe built a blockbuster in a bedroom, so it makes sense she’d record “No Time to Die” on a tour bus.
    By Amos Barshad
  38. faq
    Everything We Know (and Don’t) About the Potential IATSE StrikeIf the labor union can’t come to an agreement with AMPTP, 60,000 below-the-line employees could walk off their jobs.
    By Luke Winkie
  39. vulture lists
    Every James Bond Movie, RankedAs the Daniel Craig cycle comes to a close, we take a look back at the franchise’s long history.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  40. horror
    Jamie Clayton Will Get Sadomasochistic As Pinhead in the New Hellraiser MovieProduction has wrapped on the “reimagining” of the horror classic.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  41. trailer mix
    This Resident Evil Trailer Has Everything: Zombies, Trailercore, Donal LogueWelcome to Raccoon City.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  42. q&a
    Many Saints of Newark’s Alessandro Nivola on the Tragedy of Dickie MoltisantiThe actor who plays Tony Soprano’s mentor talks Raging Bull, whether Uncle Sally is real, and his own Italian American experience.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  43. that’s ruff
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Bought a Therapy Dog Because of the Cats Movie“I’m emotionally damaged,” the composer told an airline.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  44. best of 2021
    The Best Animation of 2021 (So Far)Tracking the animated highlights of what’s shaping up to be a banner year in contemporary cartoon history.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas and John Maher
  45. ‘tis the season
    Three Vanessa Hudgenses Will Return for the Princess Switch Three-quelPrincess Switch 3: Romancing the Star arrives on Netflix on November 18.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  46. trailer mix
    The Nose Goes in the Cyrano Trailer Starring Peter DinklageAlongside Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn.
    By Zoe Haylock
  47. you asked for this
    Halsey’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Film Will Rock Its Way to HBO MaxIt hits the streamer tomorrow, October 7.
    By Justin Curto
  48. casting couch
    Colman Domingo to Play Activist Bayard Rustin in Obamas’ First Narrative FilmRustin, from Higher Ground Productions, also stars Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, and Audra McDonald.
    By Justin Curto
  49. close reads
    Decoding The Many Saints of Newark’s Parallels With The SopranosSeven ways the new Sopranos film echoes the original series and treats its story as mythology that can be retold, reinterpreted, and revised.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  50. 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.
    By Rachel Handler
  51. vulture movie club
    Miami Vice’s Journey From Misfire to MasterpieceMichael Mann’s 2006 Miami Vice film wasn’t supposed to be anything like this.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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