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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. chat room
    Frasier’s Peri Gilpin Wishes Roz Was a Little More Like Liz Lemon“I used to bring that up to the writers: ‘Can’t we see all of this happening?’ And they’d respond, ‘Oh my God, no.’”
    By Devon Ivie
  4. 25 days of reality
    Carolyn Wiger Answers Every Question We Have About Survivor Season 44“Do I care what people think? Yes, but not enough to change what I’m doing.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. 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
  6. finding heavenly light
    ‘It’s Probably the Longest Movie Ever Made Without a Plot’Philip Kaufman on the film fibs, demons, and labia that made The Right Stuff just right.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  7. chat room
    Kelley Curran’s Gilded Age Social Climber Is Very Undine SpraggTurner’s grand reveal surprised her, too.
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. the boy who lived
    ‘You Call It Handicapped. I Call Myself Handicapable.’David Holmes, Dan Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double, suffered a life-altering injury on set. But that’s not the most remarkable thing about him.
    By Kate Lindsay
  9. person vs. persona
    Dream Scenario’s Kristoffer Borgli Has a Few Things to Say About Viral FameWith Dream Scenario and Sick of Myself, director Kristoffer Borgli has made two films that might leave you wanting to log off forever.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  10. white coats off
    The Married to Medicine Sisterhood on a Decade of ‘Healthy’ Reality-TV Drama“We got a hit show, and after all these years, people are watching it.”
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  11. explain yourselves
    The Morning Show Was Supposed to Feel UnhingedFor season three, incoming showrunner Charlotte Stoudt wanted to replicate “what it was like to be alive while making that show.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  12. exit interview
    ‘Our Pirates Stand for a Life of Belonging to Something Larger’‘Our Flag Means Death’ showrunner David Jenkins on capturing love in its many forms and the third season he envisions for Ed and Stede.
    By Sophie Brookover
  13. q&a
    Billions Creators Wanted Finale to Feel Like West Wing“We wanted to make sure we honor our characters in the way they honored those characters.”
    By Sarene Leeds
  14. strange way of life
    Pedro Almodóvar Can’t Talk About His New Movie (But It Will Be About Death)The director says he is following up his gay-cowboy short with a mysterious film “about two women in a very intimate situation.”
    By Rachel Handler
  15. strange way of life
    ‘Pedro, This Is Like the Cover of Playgirl’An afternoon at Cannes with the young hunks of Pedro Almodóvar’s gay cowboy movie, Strange Way of Life.
    By Rachel Handler
  16. a long talk
    Sterlin Harjo Lays Reservation Dogs to Rest“We’ve watched this world grow from four kids to a whole community.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  17. q&a
    PJ Harvey Changed Her Mind About Touring“I had to ask myself, ‘Is this still the best contribution I have to give?’ And I think the answer is yes.”
    By Emma Madden
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. theater
    The Merrily Leads Are Old Friends NowIn Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe’s hands, the show might be a Broadway hit at long last.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. venice 2023
    Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border Is an Urgent Warning“The Holocaust was a vaccination for humanity, especially for Europe, against nationalism and racism. And now it’s evaporating.”
    By Rachel Handler
  22. chat room
    Love Island Winners Hannah and Marco Were Too Horny to Worry About GrandmaThe USA season-five contestants on their Hideaway hookup, Leo’s fuckup, and Kay Kay’s and Keenan’s sudden departures.
    By Marah Eakin
  23. a long talk
    ‘This Is Not a Blip’Dallas Goldtooth considers the post–Reservation Dogs future, for himself and for an industry that’s finally making space for Native creators.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  24. into it
    Chance the Rapper Will Always Be Proud of Acid RapTen years after his breakthrough mixtape, the Chicago native reflects on the days of being broke, “just trying to make this dream work.”
    By Sam Sanders
  25. chat room
    Jihyo’s New Zone: Stardom on Her TermsAfter 18 years in the K-pop industry, the Twice leader says “now is the perfect time” for her to become a solo artist.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  26. sex scenes
    It’s All in Franz Rogowski’s GazeThe star of the summer’s most intimate, explicit movie, Passages, reveals what’s behind his now-famous stare.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  27. exit interview
    The Riverdale Cast Is Ready to GraduateAfter seven seasons on one of TV’s weirdest teen soaps, the show’s stars say nothing can shock them.
    By Rebecca Alter
  28. chat room
    Chappell Roan Just Wants to Be Hannah Montana“Pop music is pop music. It’s not trying to be all indie math-rock bullshit.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  29. exit interview
    ‘We Can Choose to Not Create More Damage’The creators of docuseries Last Call use a true crime frame to uncover the cycle of hate and violence that stalked queer communities in ’90s New York.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  30. q&a
    The One Thing Missing From Oppenheimer’s ScoreLudwig Göransson strategically avoided an entire instrument family and built one of the most beautifully agitating movie soundtracks.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  31. barbenheimer
    Benny Safdie Is Really Proud of How His Eyebrows ‘Shined’ in Oppenheimer“Every once in a while I have a straggler that I’ll just pluck out. But Chris said, ‘Don’t do that. Let’s just let it go crazy.’”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  32. in conversation
    ‘I Can Do Things to You With My Voice’Fifty-one years of acting. Hundreds of roles. One Samuel L. Jackson.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  33. emmys 2023
    Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn Disagree on Better Call Saul’s Final Scene“Bob’s always like, ‘They never see each other again and they both die in a fiery car crash.’”
    By Jen Chaney
  34. a long talk
    What Jharrel Jerome Learned While Staring Down a 13-Foot Version of HimselfFacing off against a giant doll on the set of Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo was absolutely mortifying, weird, and undeniably impressive.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  35. heard!
    The Real Chefs Behind The Bear Made Way More Than 7 FishesMatty Matheson and Courtney ‘Coco’ Storer talk chaos menus, dream pasta, and trauma cannoli.
    By Rebecca Alter
  36. a long talk
    ‘My Films Had So Much Anger’John Woo reflects on a career driven by action, ambition, and artistry.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  37. theater
    Liz Kingsman Is Getting Famous for Being Not FamousHer One Woman Show is a monologue about writing a monologue to chase celebrity. It’s working.
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. idol chatter
    Da’Vine Joy Randolph on What Was and Wasn’t Supposed to Happen in The Idol“It’s everyone’s desire and intention to do a season two, and until we hear differently, that’s the plan.”
    By Rachel Handler
  39. chat room
    Dewayne Perkins on Being The Blackening’s Queer Final GirlThe writer-star of the new horror-comedy on skewering stereotypes and proving that the gay best friend can be the hero, too.
    By Malik Peay
  40. characters talking
    How Genndy Tartakovsky Cracked the Code to Quiet AnimationHis best films and TV shows rest on long, wordless sequences that challenge the audience to figure out his stories for themselves.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  41. what green screen?
    There’s an Art to Setting Chris Hemsworth on FireNetflix tried to persuade stuntman turned director Sam Hargrave to use digital effects to set his movie star ablaze. He declined.
    By Chris Lee
  42. movies
    Parker Posey Doesn’t Know If She Can Live in New YorkThe actress on aging in the city, terrible boyfriends, and why she doesn’t read her press.
    By Choire Sicha
  43. in conversation
    50 Cent Has Stories to SellEvery record label once wanted what he had (and was afraid of it). Now all of Hollywood wants it too.
    By Carvell Wallace
  44. sanctuary
    Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott on Their Dominatrix ThrillerThe friends talk about their highly choreographed psychosexual farce Sanctuary and their roles in Yorgos Lanthimos’s forthcoming Poor Things.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  45. finale thoughts
    Succession’s Alan Ruck Is Still Unraveling Clues About Connor“Jesse was like, ‘I don’t know … perhaps.’ That’s the whole show, to an extent. He loves that everybody has a different opinion about it.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. backstories
    The Tragedy of Hope“With Open Eyes” needed to feel like “a slow boil toward that final boardroom scene,” says Succession director Mark Mylod.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  47. chat room
    Barry’s Henry Winkler Wanted Gene to Feel Nothing in His Final Scene“In my mind, it got very quiet and empty.”
    By Jen Chaney
  48. chat room
    Mary Catherine Garrison Loves Growing With TriciaThe Somebody Somewhere actor “lit up” at season two’s scripts: “She’s trying so hard to do her best and life just keeps toppling over.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  49. leveling up
    Trace Lysette Wishes She Had Something More Hopeful to SayThe actress has spent years hoping to land (or just audition for) roles like the one she has in Monica. But it’s been a struggle.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  50. chat room
    Harriet Walter Embraced Succession’s Meeting of the WAGs“Logan messed up all these people. Yet we’ve all had our time when we’ve loved him.”
    By Rebecca Alter
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