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Nate Jones is a senior writer at Vulture who mostly covers film. He writes the weekly Oscar Futures column, and has ranked Taylor Swift songs and A24 films.

  1. venice 2024
    Is This the Year Harris Dickinson Goes From Anonymous Hunk to Onymous Hunk?His performance in Babygirl is a display of rare erotic power, and it may finally turn Dickinson from one of the guys, to The Guy.
  2. venice 2024
    What Is This TV Show Doing in My Film Festival?No film festival has embraced TV as much as Venice has this year, with Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer premiering as the first of four shows.
  3. venice 2024
    With Maria, Can Angelina Jolie Sing for Her Oscar?Singing, stars, drugs, death, comebacks — if Maria checked any more boxes, it’d be a tax form.
  4. venice 2024
    The High-Low Triumph of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at VeniceThe crème de la crème of the global cinema community came together to watch Tim Burton spill his guts.
  5. festival season
    The 18 Movies We’re Most Excited to See at Venice and TIFFTwo major film festivals are happening over the next two weeks in Venice and Toronto, setting the film world’s agenda for the rest of the year.
  6. artifacts
    100 Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined ObamacoreYou know them when you see them — whether they were genius or, well, not.
  7. recent history
    That Feeling You Recognize? Obamacore.The 2008 election sparked an outburst of brightness and positivity across pop culture. Now hindsight — and cringe — is setting in.
  8. chat room
    Kneecap’s Provocative Irish Rap: ‘What Else Are We Gonna Do, Stay Traumatized?’With a new biopic in theaters, the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap is aiming to bridge ancient divides — whether you speak the language or not.
  9. ask an expert
    Please Don’t Try to Shoot Diaper Gel Into a TornadoA tornado expert explains the science behind Twisters, from diaper gel to anchor drills and why the film didn’t mention climate change.
  10. sundance film festival
    Where Should the Sundance Film Festival Go Next?Should Sundance flee Park City for bluer pastures, or stay closer to home?
  11. vulture lists
    22 Nicolas Cage Movies You Had No Idea ExistedThanks to the Internal Revenue Service, Cage has become the king of VOD movies.
  12. fan theories
    Where’s Nettles?House of the Dragon has slowly been seeding important new characters, but one book favorite is still missing.
  13. the girls aren’t fighting
    Let House of the Dragon’s Women Be EvilThere’s gotta be a happy medium between legendary cruelty and benevolent naïveté.
  14. happy pride!
    Were You Also Baited By the Inside Out 2 Post-Credits Scene?Is she … you know?
  15. fire and blood
    Everything That Happened on Season One of House of the DragonIncest, betrayal, blood feuds, and dragons. A lot of dragons.
  16. how to be a star in 2024
    21 Ways to Hack StardomAfter a dry period, a new crop of A-listers is rising in Hollywood — and doing it differently this time.
  17. cannes 2024
    Terrible Billionaire Who Funded the Trump Movie Thought It Would Be PositiveReportedly “under the impression that it was a flattering portrayal of the 45th president.”
  18. rankings
    All 245 Taylor Swift Songs, RankedThere are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography.
  19. a bad idea worth considering
    The Guys in Challengers Should Have Switched NamesMike Faist is clearly a Patrick Zweig, while Josh O’Connor is a total Art Donaldson.
  20. it involves satan
    Who Would Win an Actual A24 Civil War?A24’s Civil War never gets into specifics about its divided America, so we imagined our own A24 civil war.
  21. vulture lists
    The Stoner Canon: Over 100 Trippy Movies, Albums, Books, TV Shows, and MoreThe ultimate guide to experiencing the high.
  22. master class
    How Taylor Swift Won Back the PublicThe reputation era was the last time the pop star let someone else define her. Here’s how she rebuilt her image.
  23. encounter
    David Krumholtz’s True Hollywood StoriesThe Oppenheimer actor wasn’t invited to the Oscars, but he’s still got a lot on his plate.
  24. gold rush
    Who’s the Most Overdue for an Oscar Right Now?For some, the most-nominated people are the ones who “deserve” to win. But that’s an awfully clinical way of looking at this! Ever heard of vibes?
  25. gold rush
    Maestro
    Five Lingering Questions After the OscarsIncluding, How can Bradley Cooper finally win an Oscar?
  26. oscars 2024
    Why Emma Stone Beat Lily Gladstone for Best ActressThe Poor Things star’s second Oscar was the most unexpected development on a night that mostly went chalk.
  27. oscars 2024
    How Oppenheimer Won Best PictureFor years, you had to be a lovable underdog to win Best Picture. But Oppenheimer cruised through as the front-runner all season — here’s how.
  28. gold rush
    How Do You Joke About The Zone of Interest?When Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel steps out for his monologue on Sunday, I’ll only be thinking about one thing.
  29. oscar futures
    Vulture’s Final 2024 Oscar Predictions in Every CategoryOppenheimer looks likely to win a bunch of trophies, but some major races are still up in the air.
  30. gold rush
    81st Golden Globe Awards - Press Room
    Why Did Pundits Underestimate Cillian Murphy?For much of the 2024 Oscars race, pundits have been skeptical of Cillian Murphy’s chances of taking home Best Actor. Why?
  31. dune: part two
    Does Christopher Walken Know He’s in a Dune Movie?Amid the telepathic fetuses and gigantic sandworms, Dune Two gives us something even more otherworldly — an emperor who talks like a guy from Queens.
  32. posterity
    A Beat-by-Beat Explanation of What Happens in TenetTurns out the plot of Christopher Nolan’s movie is also a mystery to people who have seen it.
  33. gold rush
    How (Almost) Every Best Picture Nominee Can End Up With a TrophyThe participation-trophy ethos is alive and well at the Oscars.
  34. gold rush
    Secrets of the Oscars Class PhotoWhat does it take to produce this image? We spoke to the Academy’s special events wrangler to find out.
  35. madame web
    Warning: The Infamous Madame Web Trailer Line Isn’t in the MovieHer mother was in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died. Just not all in one sentence.
  36. gold rush
    It’s Time to Talk About the Oscar Best Actress NomineesAs we get into the thick of the season, two women appear to have pulled ahead.
  37. gold rush
    Why Maestro Became the Oscar Villain (and Oppenheimer Didn’t)Everyone is rooting against a big, starry awards-season movie — for reasons that have nothing to do with the film’s politics.
  38. january movies
    Which January at the Movies Was the Most January?We examined the 130 films to open wide in January over the past 15 years to find out which year was the most January of them all.
  39. gold rush
    How Mad Should I Be About Barbie’s Oscar Nominations?How to complain about the 2024 Academy Awards (without everyone making fun of you).
  40. oscar futures
    The Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Oscar NominationsBarbie suffers irrepressible thoughts of death, and Nyad does indeed exist.
  41. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Our Final Predictions for the NomineesEvery year, Oscar pundits say the current season is the hardest one they’ve ever tried to predict. And this year, they might be right!
  42. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Who Will Be Our Nomination-Morning Surprise?Which less-heralded contenders will snag a spot at Tuesday’s Oscar nominations?
  43. dream vacation
    Let’s Predict the White Lotus Season 3 GroupingsThe fun of White Lotus casting season is not just in the famous names; it’s also in figuring out who Mike White paired off.
  44. oscar futures
    Can Anyone Stop Oppenheimer at the Oscars?The season’s slumbering colossus finally woke up.
  45. acceptance speeches
    Can You Lose an Oscar With a Bad Acceptance Speech?A great speech can power an actor to Oscar gold. But is the reverse also true?
  46. oscar futures
    How Will Barbie’s Screenplay Shake-up Affect the Awards Race?The Academy ruled this week that Greta Gerwig’s film will run in Adapted Screenplay, not Original. How does that impact the rest of the Oscar field?
  47. awards season
    Who Will Win at the First Post-HFPA Golden Globes?It’s anybody’s best guess, and by anybody’s we mean ours.
  48. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: The 12 Contenders of ChristmasLet’s get into the Christmas spirit by running down the 12 awards ho-ho-hopefuls with the best chance of nabbing Oscar’s Best Picture.
  49. bop or flop?
    Is Saltburn Stupid in a Good Way or a Bad Way?Emerald Fennell’s latest is either a preening, cynical film that’s far less clever than it thinks it is, or a delightfully indulgent mess.
  50. a twenty-four
    A24 Is Entering Its HBO EraThree projects last week heralded the coming of A24’s “more commercial” phase.
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