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  1. a long talk
    The Co-Creators of Rutherford Falls On Sitting in the Mess of American History“We’re piss-poor, frankly, at trying to live in nuance.”
    By Jen Chaney
  2. the streaming wars
    Shudder Knows What You’ll Stream This SummerHow the horror streamer built a service even the snobbiest superfans would approve of.
    By Josef Adalian
  3. the oscars
    This Year’s Oscars Ceremony Will Be ‘Completely Different’“It’s a take that doesn’t leave room for comparison,” says the show’s director, Glenn Weiss.
    By Chris Lee
  4. q&a
    Brockhampton Is Ready to Leave a Hell of a Legacy BehindAll boy bands come to an end, but there’s never been a boy band like Brockhampton.
    By Craig Jenkins
  5. switched on pop
    5 Rules of Great Songwriting Collabs, According to Teddy Geiger and Dan Wilson“I don’t want to just make another one of ‘those.’”
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  6. in conversation
    Daniel Dae Kim Still Believes Hollywood Can Be Reformed“If you’re not aware of politics in any industry, you’re missing all of the ways to navigate it.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  7. q&a
    Letting the Repellent InA conversation with Philip Roth’s biographer, Blake Bailey.
    By Matthew Schneier
  8. podcasts
    Jason Concepcion’s Takes on the WorldThe passionate podcast host, now at Crooked Media, discusses his new projects, expanded focus, and the art of the take.
    By Nicholas Quah
  9. q&a
    Come True Sees Straight Into Your NightmaresWe talked to writer-director Anthony Scott Burns about the glowing-eyed men in our dreams, sleep paralysis, Twin Peaks and his film’s divisive ending.
    By Rachel Handler
  10. a long talk
    The Passion of Serj TankianSystem of a Down’s front man on 25 years of finding truth in political tension, even if it means within his own band.
    By Craig Jenkins
  11. grammys 2021
    Jacob Collier Is Proud to Shake Up the Grammy Nominations“It’s an exciting feeling to have been so thoroughly uncompromising and to be in a position like this.”
    By Justin Curto
  12. q&a
    Oscar Hopeful Fernando Frías Has the RangeThe director of the shortlisted Ya No Estoy Aquí on his stunning film, formative years, and Los Espookys.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  13. q&a
    Talking to the Film Critic Who (Maybe) Inspired Malcolm & MarieKatie Walsh might not be the white lady from the L.A. Times. But she is a white lady from the L.A. Times.
    By Nate Jones
  14. chat room
    Minari’s 8-Year-Old Breakout Star Thought Being in a Movie Would Be Kinda NiceAfter Steven Yeun, who does Alan Kim want to act with next? “Honestly, I’d go with anybody.”
    By Rachel Handler
  15. chat room
    Drag Race’s Tamisha Iman Is Coming for You“My kids are proud. Everybody’s proud. Even I’m proud.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. q&a
    Maria Bakalova Thinks Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Is a Love StoryThe newly Golden Globe–nominated actress is aware she beat out Meryl Streep for a nod.
    By Rebecca Alter
  17. a long talk
    With News of the World, Paul Greengrass Went for OptimismAfter making Bloody Sunday and the Bourne films, the director of the new Tom Hanks Western says he’s interested in what a road to healing looks like.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  18. podcasts
    The End of Trump, Inc.The team behind the popular podcast opens up about the show’s three-year run and the (literal) time capsule it created.
    By Nicholas Quah
  19. endings
    Emerald Fennell Explains HerselfHer icy film Promising Young Woman set off a fascinating conversation about what we expect from rape-revenge stories.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  20. q&a
    MLK/FBI Delves Into the ‘Darkest Part’ of FBI HistorySam Pollard’s documentary chronicles the bureau’s yearslong campaign of governmental harassment, wiretapping, and attempted defamation.
    By Chris Lee
  21. a long talk
    The Unspeakable Personal Tragedy That Inspired Another RoundDirector Thomas Vinterberg says his drama about addiction became life-affirming because, in many ways, he and his cast needed it to be.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  22. a long talk
    Paul W.S. Anderson Is the King of Violent, Relentless, Go-for-Broke ThrillersHis movies that were once dismissed by critics have retroactively gained respect. But he hasn’t forgotten those early reviews.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  23. our action hero
    The Ordinary-Guy Action Movie Lives On, Thanks to Gerard ButlerOne of our most underrated and likable screen presences discusses his love for a nearly extinct kind of disaster picture.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  24. a long talk
    John Patrick Shanley on His Trio of Unhinged Rom-ComsThe playwright and writer-director talks Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Wild Mountain Thyme.
    By Rachel Handler
  25. nancy meyers week
    Rene Russo Explains the Perfectionism of Nancy Meyers“I’ve never seen a director go in and f–k up, f–k around with the set like she did. I thought, ‘Wow! She is involved in everything!’”
    By Rachel Handler
  26. role call
    Miffy Englefield Answers Every Question We Have About The Holiday The actress recalls Mr. Napkin Head, how the movie helped pull her family out of debt, and the last time she heard from Jude Law.
    By Rachel Handler
  27. nancy meyers week
    Cameron Diaz Remembers Running in Heels Through the Snow for The Holiday“Oh, girl. I was running, like, seven miles a day in heels. That whole scene took a week to shoot. That wasn’t even in the script.”
    By Rachel Handler
  28. nancy meyers week
    A Kooky Conversation With Nancy Meyers Muse Diane KeatonThe star of Baby Boom, Father of the Bride, and Something’s Gotta Give breaks down the genius of her longtime collaborator.
    By Rachel Handler
  29. nancy meyers week
    Nancy Meyers Searches for Her Own ComfortFor decades, she’s been the foremost purveyor of onscreen hygge. Now she’s ready to retire it all.
    By Rachel Handler
  30. chat room
    Rina Sawayama Already Loves Her New Music More Than Her Groundbreaking DebutThe singer-songwriter on her new deluxe, performing on the Tonight Show, her Grammys snub, and the music she’s already working on.
    By Justin Curto
  31. a long talk
    It’s Rico Nasty’s World. We’re Just Visiting.Rap’s anti-heroine on the transformative journey to her debut album, Nightmare Vacation.
    By Zoe Haylock
  32. reboots
    Saved by the Bell’s Alycia Pascual-Pena Grew Up on the Original SeriesOne of Bayside’s newest students talks tackling football and will-they-or-won’t-they romance onscreen and what she learned from Mario Lopez.
    By Jackson McHenry
  33. chat room
    Tracey Wigfield Talks Making a New, Socially Conscious Saved by the BellWigfield always planned to use satire to highlight class divisions in the new version of the series, and the past year has made that even more timely.
    By Jen Chaney
  34. a long talk
    Ethan Hawke Bids Farewell to John Brown and The Good Lord Bird“I always said, if it were easy to tell John Brown’s story, it would have been done before.”
    By Jen Chaney
  35. role call
    Eva Green Answers Every Question We Have About The Dreamers“Even though there were lots of nude scenes, I was desperate to do it. I was like, ‘I don’t care!’”
    By Rachel Handler
  36. q&a
    Chris Stapleton Is Still Molding Country Music Into His Own Image“I play things that are probably extremely contrary to whatever people think I am.”
    By Craig Jenkins
  37. q&a
    Empress Of Didn’t Start a Record Label Just for Herself (But It Helps)“There’s probably some record-label head who’s going to read this and be like, That’s not going to work.”
    By Justin Curto
  38. extremely online
    The Guy Behind the ‘America: Endgame’ Video Explains Why This Thing Got MadeLove it or hate it, a viral video about the election, based on a certain Marvel movie scene, might be a defining image of our quar-brained culture.
    By Abraham Riesman
  39. spoilers
    Jack Dylan Grazer Talks the We Are Who We Are Finale’s ‘Final Answer’“It’s such a satisfying moment for them, and especially for the audience.”
    By Jen Chaney
  40. q&a
    Jeremy O. Harris Is Spending HBO’s Money on Producing PlaysOn streaming productions like ‘Circle Jerk’: “Look, this is doable … We don’t actually have to sit around watching Zoom for the rest of our lives.”
    By Helen Shaw
  41. reality tv
    Eddie Lucas Returned to Below Deck for ‘Redemption’ and Left Into a Pandemic“For lack of a better word, we were really ignorant to what was going on.”
    By Justin Curto
  42. welcome to the blumhouse
    Jason Blum Won’t Let a Pandemic Stop His Low-Budget-Horror MachineHis new Amazon film series, Welcome to the Blumhouse, is plowing ahead for a second season in 2021.
    By Chris Lee
  43. role call
    Muse Watson Answers Every Question We Have About I Know What You Did Last SummerThe career character actor on getting paid to scare the shit out of 1997’s hottest young actors and the chats he had with his “psychotic” villain.
    By Rachel Handler
  44. movies
    Nerding Out With David FincherThe director talks about the decades-long journey behind Mank, his dense, bitter look at Hollywood history, political power, and the creative act.
    By Mark Harris
  45. very good q&a
    Borat Defends His Very Good Friend Rudy Giuliani in Livestream Q&A Event“Rudy will not hesitate to reach inside his legal briefs and take out his subpoenas.”
    By Chris Murphy
  46. q&a
    beabadoobee Is a Rock Star“[This album] is what 15-year-old Bea needed to hear.”
    By Justin Curto
  47. role call
    Stockard Channing Answers Every Question We Have About Practical MagicThe actress on nailing her spooky look, getting drunk on tequila with her co-stars, and filming the movie’s climactic séance scene.
    By Jessica Goldstein
  48. q&a
    Spencer Tweedy on His Book, Why Everyone Should Have a Home Studio, and His DadThe son of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy releases his first book, Mirror Sound, this week, just one week after his dad’s.
    By Justin Curto
  49. q&a
    Run the Jewels Can Tell You the Exact Moment 2020 Went to CrapNow allow Killer Mike and El-P to make it right, performing RTJ4 for the first time on Adult Swim to run the vote.
    By Dan Reilly
  50. role call
    Diane Lane Answers Every Question We Have About Under the Tuscan Sun“The [scene] where she’s like, ‘I’m still considered a viable sexual entity!’ — I’m like, ‘You can still have 12 babies, what are you talking about?’”
    By Rachel Handler
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