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  1. big break
    We Talked to One of the Live Actors Who Breaks the Fourth Wall in MegalopolisWith zero acting ambitions and no extra cash to show for it, Alex Rose landed one of cinema’s buzziest new roles, almost by accident.
    By Justine Smith
  2. vulture lists
    The 22 Scariest Horror Anime of All TimeFrom Berserk to Bloodlust — and everything in between.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  3. gold rush
    How to Bet on Oscar SeasonTwo movie columnists explain how they are making sense of this year’s Academy Awards contenders.
    By Joe Reid and Nate Jones
  4. making myths
    A Hard-to-Find Cult Classic Is Finally Streaming — and Coming Back to Blu-RayTarsem Singh’s 2006 epic The Fall is now streaming for the first time, and the director says a physical release is on the way, too.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  5. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 186: September 28, 2024Can you name a Robert Redford movie with a 2+ hour runtime?
    By Joe Reid
  7. cancellations
    Chappell Roan Performs In Berlin
    Chappell Roan Let Go of Her All Things Go Festival Slot“‘Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  8. overnights
    How to Die Alone Finale Recap: Leap of FaithMelissa has overcome so many of her fears and is ready to embrace her new outlook — except a few of her mistakes finally catch up with her.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  9. overnights
    Pachinko Recap: Kept PromisesSolomon has completely lost the plot.
    By Rafaela Bassili
  10. cancel culture
    2024’s Canceled Shows, for Your Final ConsiderationChucky won’t be friends ‘til the end with Syfy and USA Network.
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. overnights
    Nobody Wants This Finale Recap: You Can’t Have BothIt’s a rom-com, so it’s legally bound to have a happy ending, but it’s not the finale we expected.
    By Maggie Fremont
  12. tributes
    Dame Maggie Smith
    Daniel Radcliffe, Whoopi Goldberg, and More Remember Maggie Smith“The word legend is overused but if it applies to anyone in our industry then it applies to her.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  13. overnights
    Nobody Wants This Recap: Waiting For The Right Mother-in-LawJoanne finally meets Noah’s mother and wins her over … sort of.
    By Maggie Fremont
  14. a long talk
    No One Sees the World Like RaMell RossThe director’s Nickel Boys is a staggering achievement — one we’ll be talking about for years to come.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  15. overnights
    Nobody Wants This Recap: Soft Launching JudaismJoanne has so many opportunities to spiral out of control, but she gets a grip every time. We’re proud of her growth!
    By Maggie Fremont
  16. movie review
    Mountains Is a Quietly Magnificent DebutMonica Sorelle’s first feature film is a vibrant story of gentrification and generational divides in Miami’s Little Haiti.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  17. overnights
    Nobody Wants This Recap: The Matzah Ballers Playoff RunGetting drunk at a basketball game will soften even the most hardened personalities, like Esther’s.
    By Maggie Fremont
  18. synergy
    76th Primetime Emmy Awards - Show
    Audiences and Executives Agree: Jelly RollThe country-music superstar, whose 2024 Emmys appearance surprised many, is playing SNL’s season-50 premiere this weekend. How did he get here?
    By Hershal Pandya
  19. we’ll do it live
    What’s With the Fourth-Wall Break in Megalopolis?Here’s what to expect from the strange live-performance element in Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie.
    By Rebecca Alter
  20. in character
    Tony Bennett Would Never Say Anything Mean About Lady Gaga’s New AlbumBut he might have thought it.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. witch one is he
    Some Theories About Who Teen Has Been All AlongJoe Locke’s character is clearly more than just an Agatha fanboy.
    By Savannah Salazar
  22. tell it to her heart
    THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE
    Taylor Dayne Forgot She Once Dated a Golden Bachelorette Suitor“I said, ‘Honey, if it was on Hinge or Bumble, it’s possible.’”
    By Devon Ivie
  23. remembrance
    Maggie Smith Rejected IrrelevanceIn matronly roles that suggested their own replacement, the late performer shone from the margins.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  24. movie review
    Rez Ball Gives Navajo Teens Their Own Friday Night LightsCo-written by Reservation Dogs’s Sterlin Harjo, this Netflix drama could have strayed a little further from the inspirational sports-pap playbook.
    By A.A. Dowd
  25. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Season-Premiere Recap: Loaf Is in the AirAn amusing cast, impressive loaves, and an unseasonably cold tent make for a delightful start to the season.
    By Brian Moylan
  26. vulture investigates
    RACHEL DRATCH, SEAN TEALE, TOM MCGOWAN, PHILLIPA SOO, JOSHUA JACKSON
    Is Seal Disease From Doctor Odyssey Real?We asked a doctor who isn’t Joshua Jackson.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  27. movie review
    Nickel Boys Is a Cinematic Experience Unlike Any OtherIn refusing a conventional, objective (and objectified) approach to suffering, director RaMell Ross resists easy attempts at pathos.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  28. vulture lists
    Every Francis Ford Coppola Movie, RankedWhere does Megalopolis fall in the director’s rich filmography?
    By Scott Tobias
  29. movie review
    Sleep Is A Near-Perfect Horror ComedyThe South Korean film, from Bong Joon-ho protege Jason Yu, is a rollicking ride about sleepwalking and marriage.
    By Alison Willmore
  30. sexy death boat
    Every Sea-mergency on Doctor OdysseyWas this boat cursed by a sea witch?
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. big chats
    Cooper Koch Told Erik Menendez ‘I Get It, and I Stand With You’But that was before the show came out.
    By Jason P. Frank
  32. sundance 2024
    Two Friends Talk, Gently and Openly, in Will & HarperThe most powerful parts of Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip documentary are also its most basic.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  33. movie recap
    An Earnest Attempt to Explain Everything That Happens in MegalopolisIs it an allegory? Kind of. Is it a myth? No … Is it a future history with a brief subplot about deep fakes? That’s closer to the spirit of the film.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  34. now streaming
    The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendDon’t let Francis Ford Coppola down!
    By Savannah Salazar
  35. this week in late night
    The Tragicomedy of Andy Samberg Won Late Night This WeekWhether it’s Earnest Andy or Silly Andy, it’s TV gold.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. venice 2024
    Controversial Point: George Clooney and Brad Pitt Are Good TogetherWolfs is fine as a comedy but great as a star vehicle that makes you wonder why it took so long for its leads to reunite.
    By Alison Willmore
  37. a great debate
    Megalopolis Has Already WonFrancis Ford Coppola has created a movie we can all fight over. In that sense, maybe he has in fact achieved his dream.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  38. overnights
    ELLEN POMPEO
    Grey’s Anatomy Season-Premiere Recap: A Slap in the FaceDoes anyone remember a time when Catherine Fox wasn’t insufferable?
    By Laura Bradley
  39. rip
    Acting Legend Dame Maggie Smith Dead at 89“An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  40. chat room
    Navid Negahban Thinks Hamzad Was ‘Too Advanced’ for The Old Man’s Afghanistan“He was dreaming of something bigger and better for his people, and that’s sometimes scary for lots of people.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  41. movie review
    Megalopolis Is a Work of Absolute MadnessThere is nothing in Francis Ford Coppola’s perhaps-final testament that feels like something out of a “normal” movie.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  42. i’m still your zelda
    Which Zelda Game Is Right for You?Now’s the perfect time to delve beyond Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
    By Ashley Bardhan
  43. taxonomy
    Mapping the Apple TV+ UniverseFrom mystery-solving women to big-brained sci-fi, these programming blocs reflect the tech company turned streamer’s obsessions.
    By Nicholas Quah
  44. twist and shout
    ‘I Still See Spirals’: How Uzumaki Finally Made It to TVAdult Swim’s new supernatural (and maybe cursed??) anime is spinning up hell on earth.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  45. movie review
    Saturday Night Isn’t Factually Accurate, But It Feels Spiritually TrueThe SNL movie plays like an anxiety dream, and the dreamer in this case is Lorne Michaels.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  46. vulture 10x10
    The Male Beauty Standards Puzzle22-Down, Three Letters: Sister Michael of “Derry Girls,” for one
    By Malaika Handa
  47. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 185: September 27, 2024Can you name a Lupita Nyong’o movie that made $100 million?
    By Joe Reid
  48. politics
    Stevie Nicks’s New Song Is About Abortion Rights“I wrote this a few months after Roe v. Wade was overturned.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  49. overnights
    The Old Man Recap: Rescue DogsDave and Carol’s triumphant return couldn’t have come at a better time. (And Zoe, too, I guess.)
    By Sarene Leeds
  50. gators
    Reading Festival 2024 - Day Two
    Did Lana Del Rey Get Married to an Alligator-Boat Captain?Everything we know about Jeremy Dufrene, alligator-boat captain and Pisces/Aries cusper.
    By Bethy Squires and Alejandra Gularte
  51. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Get Ready for EddieIt’s always a shame when the house husbands start fighting.
    By Brian Moylan
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