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  1. vulture lists
    The 53 Best Movies Under 90 MinutesSometimes you just want a good story, capably told with no time to waste.
  2. book excerpt
    When Max Met Furiosa: An Oral History of Casting Mad Max: Fury RoadThe yearslong process of finding the right leads for George Miller’s Oscar winner involved dozens of future stars — and just as many what-ifs.
  3. sequels
    James Cameron, You’ll Be MissedI’m not ready to lose Cameron to Avatar for the entire back half of his career.
  4. star wars countdown
    This 5-Hour Yule-Log Video of Darth Vader Burning Is an Instant Holiday ClassicJust in time for the holidays!
  5. beychella
    What It Was Like to Be in the Audience for Beyoncé’s Historic Coachella ShowWhat you missed at home.
  6. trailer mix
    It’s a Kaiju Cornucopia in the New Godzilla: King of the Monsters TrailerFeaturing Rodan, Ghidorah, and most fearsome of all, character actress Vera Farmiga.
  7. movies
    So, Just How Violent Is Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built?Well, if you really want to know … we hope you ate a light lunch.
  8. movies
    Nicolas Cage x Nicolas Cage + Cocaine and Battle Axes = MandyScientists have perfected the formula for peak Cage.
  9. fall preview 2018
    Will Lucas Hedges Survive the Fall?He’s in three movies and making his Broadway debut — very neurotically — in The Waverly Gallery.
  10. farewells
    Good-bye to VultureKyle Buchanan’s last post.
  11. exclusive
    Exclusive: How This Michael Shannon Music Video Became a Jeff Nichols Short FilmIt also stars Garrett Hedlund and Scoot McNairy and is soundtracked to Lucero.
  12. oscars
    Oscars: 8 Movies That Could Be Nominated for Best BlockbusterFrom A Quiet Place to Black Panther, what do we expect to end up in this controversial new category?
  13. oscars
    The Oscars Made Some Dumb Decisions TodayWhy two new rules could hurt the Oscars instead of helping them.
  14. Spider-Man: Far From Home Adds Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie SmuldersThe two Marvel veterans are joining Tom Holland’s web-slinger.
  15. cannes 2018
    Spike Lee on BlacKkKlansman and Not Taking the Bait on Kanye“This motherf*cker goes off!”
  16. burning questions
    Has Hollywood Ever Seen a Redhead Before?Amber Heard in Aquaman and KJ Apa in Riverdale are only two of the latest, wildest fake redheads.
  17. exclusive
    Watch Jaden Smith Shoot a Scary Skateboard Stunt in This Skate Kitchen ClipIt’s a moment from Crystal Moselle’s acclaimed new film.
  18. exclusive
    Watch Topher Grace’s Racist Ode to White America in This BlacKkKlansman ClipGrace plays Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke in this exclusive from Spike Lee’s new movie.
  19. facial hair
    So, Was Henry Cavill’s Mission: Impossible Mustache Worth It?His Mission: Impossible mustache may have screwed up Justice League, but consider the merits.
  20. scotty and the secret history of hollywood
    Big Stars and Blow Jobs: Inside the Juiciest Documentary in YearsThe new film Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood peers into the sex lives of famous movie stars.
  21. appreciations
    God Bless Young Christine Baranski in Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainThe eerie accuracy of this actress is really quite something!
  22. Wonder Woman 1984: Everything We Saw at Comic-ConIncluding some exclusive footage.
  23. Shazam! Trailer: The DC Universe Lightens UpFeaturing Zachary Levi in a superhero-take on Big.
  24. Aquaman Trailer: Watch Jason Momoa Get WetNicole Kidman is in there, too.
  25. Watch the New Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald TrailerJohnny Depp came out on stage for a cameo at Comic-Con.
  26. sdcc 2018
    John Mulaney Is Spider-HamThere’s a pig loose in a Spider-Man costume!
  27. How Jamie Lee Curtis Sort of Saved a Guy’s Life at Comic-ConIt involved knitting needles and screaming.
  28. Glass Trailer: M. Night Shyamalan Sequelizes Split and UnbreakableJames McAvoy tangles with Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis.
  29. Sterling K. Brown Fears Thomas Jane’s Bare Feet More Than Any Predator“This is a white man who’s like, ‘F–k it.’”
  30. san diego comic-con 2018
    15 Burning Questions for This Week’s San Diego Comic-ConWhat will the future of DC movies look like? Will we see footage from Wonder Woman 1984? And more.
  31. career advice
    Dwayne Johnson Needs to Find His Own James CameronIf he wants to follow in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s footsteps, it’s time to work with a better director.
  32. movies
    Why Has the Romance Gone Out of Summer Movies?Some of the biggest romantic classics came out in the summer, but this year hasn’t given us much.
  33. queer cinema
    What Is the Gayest Marvel Movie?We ranked them, honey.
  34. How Ant-Man and the Wasp Director Peyton Reed Wooed Michelle PfeifferAnd how he really feels when Paul Rudd goes off to make an Avengers movie.
  35. After Launching Jennifer Lawrence, Director Debra Granik Is Finally BackEight years after Winter’s Bone was nominated for Best Picture, Granik has a new narrative film. What has she been up to?
  36. Why Do the Jurassic World Movies Keep Making Up Dinosaurs?Justice for the dinosaurs that actually existed!
  37. Why Holly Hunter Put Her Faith in Incredibles 2And the unique thing it has in common with Batman v. Superman.
  38. Samuel L. Jackson Is in Most Movies, But He Wants Even MoreThe actor tells Vulture about Incredibles 2, Captain Marvel, and the long-awaited Unbreakable sequel.
  39. How Brad Bird Steered Incredibles 2 Through ‘Complete Chaos’The director also talks about John Lasseter and the Iron Giant turning up in Ready Player One.
  40. A Day With Ezra Miller, His Band, and an Oscar-Nominated SlothHow music and radical honesty helped the Justice League actor figure himself out.
  41. Watch the NSFW Trailer for the Amber Heard–Johnny Depp Movie London FieldsThe movie has had a controversial road to release, to put it mildly.
  42. Solo Needed Way More of Donald Glover’s LandoWhy was he in it so little?
  43. Jessica Chastain Challenged Cannes on Female Representation. Did Things Improve?Even jury president Cate Blanchett noticed.
  44. 14 Things We Can’t Stop Thinking About After This Year’s Cannes Film FestivalThe songs, murders, and lesbian love stories that have stuck with us.
  45. Cate Blanchett’s Cannes Jury Awards Shoplifters, Spike LeeHere’s the full list of winners.
  46. At Cannes, Asia Argento Makes a Scalding Speech About Harvey WeinsteinShe appeared at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, and did not hold back.
  47. Watch the Wild Exclusive Trailer for the Killer Cannes Film Knife + HeartVanessa Paradis stars in a slasher film set in the world of gay porn, with an M83 soundtrack.
  48. Whitney Houston Bombshell: New Documentary Says Dee Dee Warwick Molested HoustonIt’s an explosive new revelation from Whitney, which just premiered at Cannes.
  49. Gaspar Noé Can’t Believe Everyone Loves His New Film Climax“I’m so used to bad reviews!”
  50. ‘That Motherfucker’: Read Spike Lee’s Passionate Anti-Trump Monologue at CannesAt the press conference for his film BlacKkKlansman, Lee was left shaken after this five-minute speech.
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