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Joe Reid is a Vulture contributor who has been covering movies and pop culture since 2007, and co-hosts the podcast This Had Oscar Buzz. He also designed and hosts Vulture's Movies Fantasy League.

  1. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 349: March 10, 2025Can you name a Russell Crowe movie set before 1900?
  2. game theory
    The Traitors - Season 3
    The Traitors Has a Glaring Flaw When It Comes to the Actual GameAnd producers could easily address it with a few small tweaks to the competition.
  3. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 344: March 5, 2025Can you name a Kate Winslet movie directed by an Oscar winner?
  4. movies fantasy league
    The Movies Fantasy League Crowns Its WinnersNow that the Oscars dust has settled, we have the final standings — and an assortment of stats from a banner MFL season.
  5. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 343: March 4, 2025Can you name a Eddie Murphy with an 80%+ Rotten Tomatoes score?
  6. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 342: March 3, 2025Can you name a comedy movie starring Steve Martin?
  7. oscars 2025
    And the Oscar Goes to … SueHow Demi Moore lost the Best Actress award after staging a near-perfect career comeback.
  8. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 341: March 2, 2025Can you name a 2025 Oscar-nominated movie that is set in New York City?
  9. gold rush
    Every Movie Nominated for a 2025 Oscar, RankedThis is on balance a very strong Oscar year.
  10. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 339: February 28, 2025Can you name an Oscar-nominated movie starring Ariana Grande or Anne Hathaway?
  11. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 338: February 27, 2025Can you name a Dustin Hoffman movie based on a book?
  12. pretty statues
    Cheese: An Annotated History of the Oscar Class PhotoRevisiting 40 years of fancy midday Hollywood hangs.
  13. enter the cinematrix
    Cinematrix Clarifications and Corrections Vol. 4: A Most Punctilious YearCelebrating our birthday the only way we know how — by being sticklers.
  14. vulture games
    Cinemasochist Grid No. 4: Scare PairsCan you name a horror movie starring Courteney Cox or P.J. Soles?
  15. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 337: February 26, 2025Can you name a Dave Bautista movie released between Feb. 26, 2024 and Feb. 26, 2025?
  16. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 336: February 25, 2025Can you name a Colman Domingo movie with an 80%+ Rotten Tomatoes score?
  17. gold rush
    Is It Timmy’s Time?!The A Complete Unknown star won the SAG Award! What does it mean? Let’s hash it out.
  18. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 325: February 14, 2025Can you name a romance movie starring Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman?
  19. gold rush
    Anora’s Fairy Tale is Back on TrackBig wins at the Critics Choice, Directors Guild, and Producers Guild awards should have Sean Baker feeling good about his film’s Oscar prospects.
  20. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 320: The Super Bowl LIX EditionCan you name a movie starring Beyoncé with an NFL team name in the title?
  21. vulture games
    Vulture Cinematrix: February’s Special ‘Now In Theaters’ EditionCan you name a Harrison Ford movie that was nominated for Best Picture?
  22. a bad idea worth considering
    EMILIA PÉREZ
    The Next Reality TV Sensation Should Be Stan Army IslandAriana and Selena wouldn’t have to make a big show of not hating each other if their scariest fans were sequestered trying to sabotage a KatyCat.
  23. game theory
    The Traitors - Season 3
    Big Brother Players Aren’t Built for The TraitorsFor two simple reasons.
  24. gold rush
    What the Year-End Awards Race Did (and Didn’t) Tell Us About the 2025 EmmysAnd just like that, the TV season is halfway over.
  25. oscars 2025
    The Five Oscar Nominations We’re Most Afraid ofAs Oscar pundits, we try to be fair to everyone, but we know who we’re rooting for — and also, who we aren’t.
  26. game changers
    The Traitors - Season 3
    Untangling The Traitors’s Opening TwistsWhat that new rule — and those new players — mean for the rest of the season.
  27. the sheridanverse
    Give Jerry Jones an Emmy for LandmanI’m serious.
  28. awards szn
    Bring Back the Old Golden GlobesNobody comes into this night looking for a carbon copy of last year’s Emmy winners.
  29. gold rush
    Who’s Going to Win at the 2025 Golden Globes?The Golden Globes don’t matter at all — except when they do. That’s what makes them fun!
  30. remember that time
    SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, Jude Law, 2004, (c) Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection
    The Six-Movie Season That Turned Jude Law Into an Oscars PunchlineIn 2004, six movies starring Jude Law came out in a three-month span, turning him into unfair shorthand for Hollywood’s failure to launch new stars.
  31. island time
    A Brief History of the Survivor Heist VoteAfter Operation Italy, the strategy has officially reached god-tier status.
  32. best of 2024
    The 17 Best Film Performances of 2024Every one of them is liable to knock your shoulders back.
  33. gold rush
    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.
  34. movies fantasy league
    Did Wicked and Gladiator II Just Trade Places in the Oscar Race?Winning the narrative war is how you end up winning awards.
  35. alternate timelines
    What If Russell Crowe Never Won the Oscar for Gladiator?The Academy’s choice in 2001 echoes in eternity …
  36. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 234: November 15, 2024Can you name a Chris Evans movie with a color in the title?
  37. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 236: November 17, 2024Can you name a movie starring Ben Affleck with Jay and Silent Bob?
  38. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 235: November 16, 2024Can you name a movie starring Mike Myers and Beyoncé?
  39. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 236: November 17, 2024Can you name a movie starring Ben Affleck with Jay and Silent Bob?
  40. gold rush
    Cristin Milioti Could Carry The Penguin to Emmys GoldThe question isn’t whether HBO will campaign its prestige comics show. It’s whether voters are wooed enough by Sofia Gigante to care.
  41. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 219: October 31, 2024Can you name a George A. Romero movie with “dead” or “death” in the title?
  42. movies fantasy league
    ‘Anora’ Is the Hero Gothams NeedThe Gotham Award nominations brought a major scoring surge to the Movies Fantasy League.
  43. enter the cinematrix
    Every Cinematrix Category, DefinedThe best gameplay strategy? Read the category description!
  44. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 218: October 30, 2024Can you name a horror movie starring Neve Campbell?
  45. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 217: October 29, 2024Can you name a vampire movie starring Wesley Snipes?
  46. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 216: October 28, 2024Can you name a horror movie starring Anthony Hopkins?
  47. vulture quiz
    Is This Line From The Comeback or The Comeback?Let’s see if you’ve got it.
  48. movies fantasy league
    Smile Because It HappenedAs box-office bets start racking up points, we tally exactly how many awards and nominations your $5 picks will need to keep up.
  49. movies fantasy league
    Coulrophobia Strikes the Movies LeagueA dud-coded box office weekend and a conversation with the Podcaster Division’s reigning champ, Katey Rich.
  50. genevieve who?
    New Survivor Kinda Freaked It With This EditSeason 47 just Usual Suspects–ed Lavo. It was awesome.
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