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The 12 Oscar Contenders of Christmas

Which movies have done enough to secure a place in the Best Picture ten, and which are still on the bubble? By Nate Jones

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Jim Carrey (and Jim Carrey) Elevate Sonic the Hedgehog 3

These movies aren’t anything if they’re not fun, and Jim Carrey understands that better than anyone. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gives us two of him. By Bilge Ebiri

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Give Your Brain an ’80s Bubble Bath and Watch Rivals

An unabashedly horny British drama about … a television network in the Cotswolds? By Jackson McHenry

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Sometimes Looking Got a Little Too Real

The cast and creators of the beloved HBO half-hour put their most vulnerable experiences into the script. By Jackson McHenry

The Year in Culture

The best movies, best performances, and the best argument on behalf of Joker 2.

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Cinematrix No. 270: December 21, 2024 Can you name a movie starring Jimmy Stewart with a 4+ word title?
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Will Stranger Things 5 Flip the Script Upside Down? Production has officially wrapped, and Finn Wolfhard is “still in shock.”
ooh ooh ah ah 1:03 a.m.

So, It’s Robbie Williams … But a Monkey? Here’s your primer on the primate-starring biopic Better Man.
show business 12/20/2024

Daddy Yankee and His Estranged Wife Reached a Partial Deal in ‘Good Faith’ He previously alleged that Mireddys González made unauthorized withdrawals of $100 million in funds from two of his companies.
i got some balls 12/20/2024

Robbie Williams Really Thought He Could Get Away With This? The musician’s “original song” has been removed from the Oscars shortlist owing to, well, being a blatant rip-off of a Jim Croce standard.
cinema 12/20/2024

SZA Wants a ‘Scorsese Baby Daddy’ Is she talking Goodfellas or The Wolf of Wall Street?
broken clocks 12/20/2024

SZA’s Lana Is Finally Here After years of waiting, what’s a few more hours?
vulture parents 12/20/2024

Vulture’s 2024 Kids’ Gift Guide We’ll continue to bang the Yoto Player drum.
vulture lists 12/20/2024

How to Watch All the Early 2025 Oscar Contenders Architects! Catholics! Demi Moore!
where's the beef? 12/20/2024

Drake Is Taking His Kendrick Lamar Beef to Court Spotify called Drake’s claims “far-fetched” in a new motion.
vulture lists 12/20/2024

6 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month Thanks to a particularly provocative and musical narration, one of the best books of the year is also a top-notch audiobook.
mystery and intrigue 12/20/2024

Oh, Colleen Hoover’s Next Movie Is Going to Be Unhinged Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway are having a diva-off.
the festival circuit 12/20/2024

The Sundance Film Festival 2025 Lineup The full lineup no longer includes the Julian Assange–focused doc The Six Billion Dollar Man.
vulture investigates 12/20/2024

Can Timothée Chalamet Sing? We Have the Receipts Here’s all the evidence, including the new soundtrack for A Complete Unknown.

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overnights 12/20/2024

Outlander Recap: How I Met My Father Sometimes, you can forget Outlander is a fantasy series, but this week, the show uses the time travel of it all to its storytelling advantage.
overnights 12/20/2024

Dexter: Original Sin Recap: Honey, I’m Homicidal Original Sin suffers from prequel syndrome, but it has the good sense to be as gruesome as the original series.
overnights 12/20/2024

Dexter: Original Sin Recap: Meet the Parents I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Tanya gets to live for a while because it’s fun having Sarah Michelle Gellar boss Dexter around.
overnights 12/20/2024

Silo Recap: Breakdown, It’s All Right It would be more satisfying to watch Bernard’s plan go horribly wrong if it didn’t mean the silo would break out into utter chaos.
overnights 12/19/2024

Elsbeth Recap: Lady Macbeth’s Accent It doesn’t get much better than Laurie Metcalf playing an egotistical and murderous television actor who does horrible accents.
overnights 12/19/2024

Southern Charm Recap: Dog Gone It The season is full of new characters, but the severe lack of drama makes it hard for anyone to stand out.
overnights 12/19/2024

The Sex Lives of College Girls Recap: Parental Takeover If Missi Pyle was your mom, she’d be your best friend, too.
overnights 12/19/2024

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: What Happened to Dessert? Bronwyn’s unraveling over her frustration with Lisa and Todd also serves as her coming-out party in the best episode of the season.
overnights 12/18/2024

Survivor Season-Finale Recap: Gone With the Wind Tonight’s finale is the best example yet of how the fire-making challenge continues to be a thorn in the New Era’s side.
overnights 12/18/2024

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Recap: Blood in the Water The cast enters their villa-in era when they replace their castle in Vietnam with a beautiful villa in the Philippines.
best of 2024 12/18/2024

Vulture’s 25 Most-Read TV Recaps of 2024 The shows (and comment sections) our readers couldn’t get enough of.
overnights 12/18/2024

The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Finale Recap: Four Ultimatums and a Funeral After two early departures, four of our couples answered the ultimatum — and one man became a sacrificial lamb at the reunion.
overnights 12/18/2024

Shrinking Recap: Jonesing for a Fix Jimmy’s “relapse” is finally here after being hinted at all season.
overnights 12/18/2024

Bad Sisters Recap: Stranger in My House I was wrong about so much.

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movie review 12/20/2024

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Are Perfectly Imperfect Together Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death?
movie review 12/20/2024

Tyler Perry’s Cosplay of a War Movie Hardly Does Its Subjects Justice The Six Triple Eight ends up being more about what these women endured than about what they accomplished.
movie review 12/20/2024

Jim Carrey (and Jim Carrey) Elevate Sonic the Hedgehog 3 These movies aren’t anything if they’re not fun, and Jim Carrey understands that better than anyone. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gives us two of him.
guiltless pleasure 12/20/2024

Give Your Brain an ’80s Bubble Bath and Watch Rivals An unabashedly horny British drama about … a television network in the Cotswolds?
year in culture 12/20/2024

The Bests of 2024 All the books, podcasts, and anime (plus TV, movies, music, and more) that captivated our critics (and John Waters) this year.
movie review 12/20/2024

Hollywood’s Forgotten How to Make Movies Like The Count of Monte Cristo Period action-adventures used to be Hollywood’s thing. But we never see movies like this thrilling new French adaptation of the Dumas classic anymore.
movie review 12/20/2024

The Brutalist Is Half Of A Great Movie A terrific Adrien Brody anchors this three-and-a-half-hour American saga whose ambitions end up exceeding its grasp.
theater review 12/20/2024

Is It Swell? Is It Great? Audra McDonald Takes Over Gypsy Despite some iffy production choices, she delivers the world on a plate.
masters of press 12/19/2024

The Year Movie Stars Cried, Flirted, and Cosplayed for Fame In 2024, we watched movie stars eat chicken, talk to Theo Von, and cry (a lot), all in the name of promotion.
best of 2024 12/19/2024

The 19 Best Horror Movies of 2024 Here’s to the movies that spoke to and sometimes literalized the nagging fears in the back of our minds.
movie review 12/19/2024

All the Technological Wizardry in the World Can’t Save Mufasa: The Lion King Barry Jenkins’s prequel to the 2019 “live-action” remake of the 1994 Disney animated classic leaves much to be desired.
album review 12/18/2024

Missionary Is a Museum Exhibit Dr. Dre and Snoop make an edgeless return to their old stomping grounds.
best of 2024 12/18/2024

Vulture’s 25 Most-Read TV Recaps of 2024 The shows (and comment sections) our readers couldn’t get enough of.
movie review 12/18/2024

It’s Everyone Around Bob Dylan That Makes A Complete Unknown Worth Watching Timothée Chalamet is good as the enigmatic musician, but this is really a movie about what it’s like to bob around in the wake of greatness.

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Outlander (S7/E13)

How I Met My Father Sometimes, you can forget Outlander is a fantasy series, but this week, the show uses the time travel of it all to its storytelling advantage.
Dexter: Original Sin (S1/E3)

Honey, I’m Homicidal Original Sin suffers from prequel syndrome, but it has the good sense to be as gruesome as the original series.
Dexter: Original Sin (S1/E2)

Meet the Parents I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Tanya gets to live for a while because it’s fun having Sarah Michelle Gellar boss Dexter around.
Silo (S2/E6)

Breakdown, It’s All Right It would be more satisfying to watch Bernard’s plan go horribly wrong if it didn’t mean the silo would break out into utter chaos.
Elsbeth (S2/E8)

Lady Macbeth’s Accent It doesn’t get much better than Laurie Metcalf playing an egotistical and murderous television actor who does horrible accents.
Southern Charm (S10/E3)

Dog Gone It The season is full of new characters, but the severe lack of drama makes it hard for anyone to stand out.
The Sex Lives of College Girls (S3/E5)

Parental Takeover If Missi Pyle was your mom, she’d be your best friend, too.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (S5/E14)

What Happened to Dessert? Bronwyn’s unraveling over her frustration with Lisa and Todd also serves as her coming-out party in the best episode of the season.
Survivor (S47/E14)

Gone With the Wind Tonight’s finale is the best example yet of how the fire-making challenge continues to be a thorn in the New Era’s side.
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now streaming The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend It’s a big weekend for “live-action” talking animals. By Savannah Salazar
buffering ‘Subscribers Were Overwhelmed’: How Disney Made Streaming Profitable Dana Walden and Alan Bergman on the past, present, and future of Disney+. By Josef Adalian
now streaming 8 New Movies to Rent This Month Awards-season favorites like Anora and A Real Pain are coming to a living room near you. By Brian Tallerico
now streaming The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend The live-action Sony Spider-verse takes its final bow, things go wrong at an airport, and Nicole and Paris get an encore. By Savannah Salazar

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movie review Hollywood’s Forgotten How to Make Movies Like The Count of Monte Cristo Period action-adventures used to be Hollywood’s thing. But we never see movies like this thrilling new French adaptation of the Dumas classic anymore. By Bilge Ebiri
the sheridanverse Taylor Sheridan, American Conqueror Without its central performance, Yellowstone’s final season drove off a cliff. But the television empire it spawned has never been stronger. By Nicholas Quah
movie review The Brutalist Is Half Of A Great Movie A terrific Adrien Brody anchors this three-and-a-half-hour American saga whose ambitions end up exceeding its grasp. By Alison Willmore

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So, It’s Robbie Williams … But a Monkey?

Here’s your primer on the primate-starring biopic Better Man. By Jennifer Zhan

cinema SZA Wants a ‘Scorsese Baby Daddy’ Is she talking Goodfellas or The Wolf of Wall Street? By Justin Curto
movie review Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Are Perfectly Imperfect Together Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death? By Alison Willmore
movie review Tyler Perry’s Cosplay of a War Movie Hardly Does Its Subjects Justice The Six Triple Eight ends up being more about what these women endured than about what they accomplished. By Alison Willmore

vulture lists How to Watch All the Early 2025 Oscar Contenders Architects! Catholics! Demi Moore! By Brian Tallerico
mystery and intrigue Oh, Colleen Hoover’s Next Movie Is Going to Be Unhinged Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway are having a diva-off. By Jason P. Frank
the festival circuit The Sundance Film Festival 2025 Lineup The full lineup no longer includes the Julian Assange–focused doc The Six Billion Dollar Man. By Jason P. Frank
vulture investigates Can Timothée Chalamet Sing? We Have the Receipts Here’s all the evidence, including the new soundtrack for A Complete Unknown. By Zoe Guy and Jason P. Frank
year in culture The Bests of 2024 All the books, podcasts, and anime (plus TV, movies, music, and more) that captivated our critics (and John Waters) this year. By Vulture Editors

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Will Stranger Things 5 Flip the Script Upside Down?

Production has officially wrapped, and Finn Wolfhard is “still in shock.” By Jennifer Zhan

it’s a women’s world (cup) Netflix Scores! (Exclusive Rights to Women’s World Cup in U.S.) Announcing deals with FIFA and Korean broadcasting network SBS on the same day. By Jason P. Frank
now streaming The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend It’s a big weekend for “live-action” talking animals. By Savannah Salazar
the sheridanverse Taylor Sheridan, American Conqueror Without its central performance, Yellowstone’s final season drove off a cliff. But the television empire it spawned has never been stronger. By Nicholas Quah
the law RHOP Star Karen Huger Found Guilty on DUI Charges Her lawyer says they are “disappointed” but “respect” the jury’s verdict. By Alejandra Gularte

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A Definitive Ranking of Friends Christmas Episodes Who can forget the holiday armadillo? By Bob Sassone

beast mode MrBeast Dangles $5 Million in Front of People in Beast Games His new competition series for Amazon Prime dares to give away the “largest cash prize in TV history.” By Alejandra Gularte
island time A Brief History of the Survivor Heist Vote After Operation Italy, the strategy has officially reached god-tier status. By Joe Reid
buffering ‘Subscribers Were Overwhelmed’: How Disney Made Streaming Profitable Dana Walden and Alan Bergman on the past, present, and future of Disney+. By Josef Adalian
remember that time ‘Paul Simon Probably Thought I Was a Seat Filler’ How a kismet chain of events got Chris Colfer in SNL’s ‘What Up With That?’ middle chair. By Devon Ivie

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Daddy Yankee and His Estranged Wife Reached a Partial Deal in ‘Good Faith’

He previously alleged that Mireddys González made unauthorized withdrawals of $100 million in funds from two of his companies. By Jennifer Zhan

i got some balls Robbie Williams Really Thought He Could Get Away With This? The musician’s “original song” has been removed from the Oscars shortlist owing to, well, being a blatant rip-off of a Jim Croce standard. By Devon Ivie
broken clocks SZA’s Lana Is Finally Here After years of waiting, what’s a few more hours? By Justin Curto
where’s the beef? Drake Is Taking His Kendrick Lamar Beef to Court Spotify called Drake’s claims “far-fetched” in a new motion. By Justin Curto

jingle bell bop 35 Musicians Confess Their Favorite Christmas Songs Annie Lennox loves the Pogues. Santigold loves Otis Redding. Kacey Musgraves loves Kacey Musgraves. By Matthew Jacobs
auto tunes Turns Out Ben Stiller Also Yearns to SZA While Driving Maybe this is what helped inspire Severance season two. By Alejandra Gularte
vulture lists The 50 Best Original Christmas Songs Since ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Queen of Christmas, meet your disciples. By Maura Johnston
album review Missionary Is a Museum Exhibit Dr. Dre and Snoop make an edgeless return to their old stomping grounds. By Craig Jenkins
respect the classics Phil Collins Would Rather Relax Than Try to Play the Drums “I just feel like I’ve used up my air miles.” By Devon Ivie

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‘There Are Always Lessons’ When Making Abbott Elementary

The writers of the hit sitcom shed light on their Roomy Award-winning process. By Roxana Hadadi

oral history How ‘Lisa on Ice’ Became a Simpsons Sibling Classic A live oral history of one of the series’ most beloved episodes. By Jesse David Fox
backstory What the Hell Was Bartmania? Thirty-five years ago, The Simpsons’s breakout underachiever became a controversy, and Matt Groening is still proud of it, man. By Darryn King
essential episodes The 100 Best Simpsons Episodes The only guide you’ll ever need. By Jesse David Fox, Jen Chaney, and Rebecca Alter

vulture lists Every The Office Christmas Episode, Ranked From Belsnickel to Benihana. By Elizabeth Entenman
endings You Want Closure? What We Do in the Shadows Will Give You Closure. The series finale deploys an array of endings that highlights the folly of seeking a closing beat for immortal creatures. By Roxana Hadadi
last night on late night SNL: Jane Wickline Embodies a Frustrated Sabrina Carpenter Why will no one question her sexuality? By Bethy Squires
this week in late night Borky Won Late Night This Week Plus Jeremy Strong and Jimmy Kimmel never getting on the same page and a classic showbiz tale from Billy Crystal. By Bethy Squires
over the hill How Is SNL Celebrating Its Big Five-Oh? With a primetime special and a docuseries on Peacock, for starters. By Jennifer Zhan

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Theater

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Is It Swell? Is It Great? Audra McDonald Takes Over Gypsy

Despite some iffy production choices, she delivers the world on a plate. By Sara Holdren

the work of art How Gypsy Director George C. Wolfe Reimagined Theater’s Legendary Stage Mother With Audra McDonald, he found a more wounded, more modern Rose. By Adam Moss
radical optimism Hey, Wait … Is This Broadway Season Actually Great? Dead Outlaw rounds out the biggest slate of actually original musicals in years. By Jason P. Frank
different times Clay Aiken Lost ‘50 Percent the Fan Base’ After Coming Out He also claims “ticket sales dropped” for Spamalot afterwards. By Alejandra Gularte
theater review In Eureka Day, the Jabs Are Verbal, Too A send-up of the leftist battles over vaccination and the weaponization of kindness. By Sara Holdren

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Dear Paul Mescal, Please Just Admit You Want to Be in a Broadway Musical A detailed rundown of his passion for singing. By Jason P. Frank

theater Everything’s Coming Up Joy Woods The Broadway breakout’s big belting in The Notebook went viral this year. Now, she’s taking on one of the greatest musicals of all time: Gypsy. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Praise God and Pass the Banjo: Cult of Love Strains (musical and otherwise) within an American Christian family. By Jackson McHenry
peace in new york Patti LuPone Was ‘Energized’ by Sunset Blvd. Not in a hazardous way … By Jason P. Frank
theater review Crimes and Chases: the beautiful land i seek and RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR Two travel tales leading into the American nightmare. By Sara Holdren

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year in culture Vulture’s 20 Most-Read Stories of 2024 From brat summer to a scandalous fall, here’s what our readers loved most this year. By Vulture Editors
reading is fundamental Vulture’s 2024 Books Gift Guide A dearth of celebrity memoirs doesn’t mean a dearth of gossip. By Vulture Staff
vulture lists 9 Great Queer Holiday Romance Novels to Cozy Up With This December Featuring house swaps, fake dates, and conveniently placed mistletoe. By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
rip Nikki Giovanni, Treasured Poet, Dead at 81 She died of complications from lung cancer. By Alejandra Gularte
best of 2024 The Best Comedy Books of 2024 The most delightful, thought-provoking, educational, and just all in all funny. By Brian Boone

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Art

video games Come for the Art, Stay for the Art Punching Nazis is just a bonus in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. By Lewis Gordon
profile Lorraine O’Grady Finally Has the World’s Attention At 86, the artist had cemented her (belated) trailblazing status. By Jillian Steinhauer
art review Night Bitches Alex Katz, Matthew Barney, and Jamian Juliano-Villani face the darkness. By Jerry Saltz
best of 2024 The Best New York Art Shows of 2024 Outsiders, Renaissance masterpieces, crazy quilts, and more. By Jerry Saltz
the work of art How Jonathan Franzen Learned to Write a Franzen Novel To finish The Corrections, he had to kill his protagonist — and his idea of what a book should be. By Adam Moss