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a long talk

This Might Be the Most Ambitious and Delirious Thing Joe Wright Has Ever Done

 Before he made M. Son of the Century, he was “watching the rise of the far right across the world” and growing “very concerned.” By Bilge Ebiri
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A Different Man Might Be Overthinking Things

 Sebastian Stan is very good in this droll, distant drama about being unable to escape yourself, but it’s Adam Pearson who brings the film to life. By Alison Willmore
tiff 2024

You’d Think Watching Tilda Swinton in an Apocalypse Movie Musical Would Be Fun

 But at two and a half very staid hours, Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End is a punishing picture. By Bilge Ebiri
  1. ratings
    The Limits of a Twice-Yearly Netflix Viewing ReportHere’s how the streamer could do better.
    By Josef Adalian
  2. vulture recommends
    Meet the Internet’s Scrappiest Home for Obscure CinemaLet’s go spelunking into “the cave of forgotten films.”
    By Gayle Sequeira
  3. vulture lists
    The 25 Goopiest, Grodiest, Gnarliest Body Horror Movies, RankedWhat if you couldn’t distance yourself from something horrific, because it’s impossible to escape your own flesh and blood.
    By Rory Doherty
  4. movie review
    A Different Man Might Be Overthinking ThingsSebastian Stan is very good in this droll, distant drama about being unable to escape yourself, but it’s Adam Pearson who brings the film to life.
    By Alison Willmore
  5. dramaturgically
    Release the Frog Cut of The ApprenticeWe could have had another “not a musical” musical in awards consideration this year!
    By Bethy Squires
  7. prolific
    Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to an Additional Sex Crime in New YorkWeinstein has been charged with an additional count of committing a criminal sex act.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  8. the law
    Diddy and Weinstein’s Day in CourtIt’s ultimately not shocking that Harvey Weinstein and Sean Combs both appeared in court on the same day for sex-crime charges.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  9. coming soon
    A New Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer? That’s Life!Gaga is singing standards, and this time it’s not with Tony Bennett.
    By Zoe Guy
  10. a long talk
    This Might Be the Most Ambitious and Delirious Thing Joe Wright Has Ever DoneBefore he made M. Son of the Century, he was “watching the rise of the far right across the world” and growing “very concerned.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  11. vulture lists
    22 Horror-Movie Remakes That You Should Actually WatchHollywood took a second stab (pun intended) at these scary flicks, and we’re glad it did.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. bong hive
    Robert Pattinson to Finally Awake from Cryogenic Sleep As Mickey 17It’s RPatz vs. RPatz in the new trailer.
    By Zoe Guy
  13. come on barney let’s go party
    What Else Is In the Mattel Films Toy Box?John Cena will attempt to fit into a Matchbox Car.
    By Bella Arnold and Alejandra Gularte
  14. girl erased
    Disney Put Inside Out 2 Through Conversion TherapyReportedly adjusting her relationship with Val to seem “less gay.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  15. splits
    Can You Handle Another Bennifer Breakup?All the rumors, reports, and potential clues that led up to this … potential re-coupling?
    By Justin Curto
  16. battle of the bats
    Is The Penguin Better Than Joker: Folie à Deux?Critics seem to think so.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  17. now streaming
    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIncluding Scary Jesse Plemons.
    By Savannah Salazar
  18. endings
    Rebel Ridge’s Unexpectedly Non-Violent Ending, Explained By Jeremy SaulnierFilmmaker Jeremy Saulnier on crafting Terry Richmond’s “mission of morality.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  19. work history
    How Quickly Did Joaquin Phoenix Split Up With Split?James McAvoy has an estimate.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  20. tiff 2024
    You’d Think Watching Tilda Swinton in an Apocalypse Movie Musical Would Be FunBut at two and a half very staid hours, Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End is a punishing picture.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  21. endings
    The Speak No Evil Remake’s Ending Is a Cowardly Cop-outSpeak No Evil is meant to be a sick joke, and it doesn’t work without the punch line.
    By Louis Peitzman
  22. bad omens
    All of Neil Gaiman’s Halted and Canceled ProjectsFollowing sexual-assault allegations made by multiple women.
    By Jason P. Frank
  23. movie review
    The Speak No Evil Remake Is Sillier (and Better) Than the OriginalThe American remake loses something in ditching the unrelenting darkness, but it also avoids the original’s borderline reactionary message.
    By Alison Willmore
  24. vulture lists
    Forgotten YA Adaptations, Ranked by Cultural ImpactWill Netflix’s Uglies leave a bigger mark than these 15 Twilight–Harry Potter–Hunger Games rip-offs?
    By Rory Doherty
  25. movie review
    Girls Will Be Girls Sneaks Up on YouShuchi Talati’s debut feature, one of the best films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is now in theaters.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  26. movie review
    My Old Ass Is Low-Key DevastatingMaisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza star in a rewarding coming-of-age story about getting the chance to advise your teenage self.
    By Alison Willmore
  27. tiff 2024
    The Piano Lesson Can’t Quite Live Up to August Wilson’s PlayMalcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson is a worthwhile and occasionally quite moving adaptation. But it lives uncomfortably between two forms.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  28. the law
    Francis Ford Coppola Sues Variety for $15 MillionOver a report that included video of the director allegedly sexually harassing female extras on the set of Megalopolis.
    By Jason P. Frank
  29. movies fantasy league
    The MFL Podcast Competitions Are Back, Now With Serious StakesWhat you need to know about the Movies Fantasy League’s Podcaster Division, podcast listener mini-leagues, and how to get involved.
    By Vulture Editors
  30. movie review
    The New Hayao Miyazaki Doc Is Obsessed with DeathIn Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron, the legendary animation director loses close friends to old age and grapples with the twilight of his own life.
    By Nicholas Quah
  31. overcome with emotion
    Inside Out 2 Is Heading to Streaming IslandThe core memories are coming soon to Disney+.
    By Savannah Salazar
  32. tiff 2024
    The Penguin Lessons Is the Perfect Film Festival Chill-Down MovieAs essential as any gala premiere or awards-buzz breakthrough, the chill-down movie is the cure for film-festival burnout.
    By Joe Reid
  33. movie review
    Is a Movie About Electing a Pope Allowed to Be This Entertaining?Conclave combines the pulp velocity of a great airport read with the gravitas of high drama.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  34. happy birthday
    The Twilight Saga’s Renesmee Cullen Is Old Enough to VoteThree questions for the Cullens as the 2024 election approaches.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. coming soon
    Steven Spielberg’s Latest War Movie? Pepsi vs. CokeSorry, we’re all out of Coke movies. Is a Pepsi movie okay?
    By Bethy Squires
  36. tiff 2024
    The Thing About BarryAt Toronto International Film Festival, Barry Keoghan is a meme king who’s extremely good at his actual job (acting).
    By Joe Reid
  37. theatrics
    Looks Like Trump’s Team Couldn’t Get the Trump Movie DumpedSebastian Stan’s Donald Trump puckers up to kiss ass in The Apprentice trailer.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  38. tiff 2024
    Hugh Grant Was Born to Play the VillainGrant’s been terrific in recent years as characters of questionable moral standing, but his riveting turn in Heretic is something else entirely.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  39. movies fantasy league
    The Complete 2024–25 Movies Fantasy League Draft GuideVital tips and intel for an awards season with no clear favorites.
    By Joe Reid
  40. movies fantasy league
    It’s Time to Draft Your Team for the 2024–25 Movies Fantasy LeagueSign up by October 3 in order to secure your chance to score big this season.
    By Vulture Editors
  41. tiff 2024
    Relay Might Be the Next Great Corporate Espionage ThrillerBut it’s the rare movie where I might recommend leaving ten minutes before the end.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  42. rip
    James Earl Jones, Acting Legend, Dead at 93The voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa was accomplished on stage and screen.
    By Justin Curto
  43. vulture lists
    Every Tim Burton Movie, RankedTaking stock of the director’s career, from eccentric hits to big-budget misfires.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  44. venice 2024
    The New Brad and AngelinaAt the Venice Film Festival, we could see who the two stars really are.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  45. studio ate-h
    New York’s Hottest Trailer Is Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night“Did anyone ask Edison what a light bulb was before he harnessed electricity?”
    By Jesse David Fox
  46. tiff 2024
    We’ve Gotta Cool It With the Amy Adams Oscar StuffNightbitch is perfectly acceptable commercial cinema and shouldn’t suffer because it won’t win Amy Adams her long-awaited Oscar.
    By Joe Reid
  47. egot watch
    Benj Pasek and Justin Paul EGOT With OMITBMore like EEGGOOTT (because there’s two of them).
    By Bethy Squires
  48. tiff 2024
    The Wild Robot Will Ruin YouChris Sanders’s The Wild Robot has a somewhat familiar set-up. But then you look at the movie — really look at it — and a whole new world opens up.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  49. juicy
    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Rocks the Box Office, Box Office, Box OfficeIt’s on track to be Tim Burton’s second-biggest opening, enough to make his millennium.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  50. tiff 2024
    Nightbitch Is More of an Idea Than a MovieThe overarching meditative quality of Nightbitch is at once its most intriguing element and its greatest shortcoming.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  51. tiff 2024
    Ron Howard Has Finally Lost His MindWith his new film, Eden, the Hollywood stalwart lets the craziness take over, to his eternal credit.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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