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A Guide to the Films of Mike Leigh, From Tragic to Comic

 We chart Leigh’s films as the director views life itself: on a range from pure tragedy to pure comedy, and everything in between. By Chris Feil and Fran Hoepfner
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Let’s Rank Every Charcuterie Board on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

 Our ladies love their emotional-support piles of meats and cheeses. By Kinsey Jasnoch
amazing amy

Every Amy Adams Role, Ranked

 The “overdue†Oscar label risks reducing a vibrant career to fickle awards metrics. By Matthew Jacobs

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  1. a beautiful sight
    The 10 Best Versions of ‘Winter Wonderland’The idiosyncratic yet charming classic that everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Selena Gomez can agree on.
    By Marc Hirsh
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    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIt’s a big weekend for “live-action†talking animals.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    How to Watch All the Early 2025 Oscar ContendersArchitects! Catholics! Demi Moore!
    By Brian Tallerico
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    6 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthThanks to a particularly provocative and musical narration, one of the best books of the year is also a top-notch audiobook.
    By Marshall Heyman
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    Every Live-Action Disney Remake, RankedWhich live-action redo is the worst and which is the least bad?
    By Josh Bell
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    A Definitive Ranking of Friends Christmas EpisodesWho can forget the holiday armadillo?
    By Bob Sassone
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    The 14 Best Christmas Action Movies, RankedFor when you want fiery explosions with a side of holiday cheer.
    By Keith Phipps
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    8 New Movies to Rent This MonthAwards-season favorites like Anora and A Real Pain are coming to a living room near you.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    22 Great Christmas Movies That Aren’t Christmas MoviesOur favorite movies with a hint of yuletide without all of the usual Christmas trappings and lessons.
    By Bob Sassone
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    Every The Office Christmas Episode, RankedFrom Belsnickel to Benihana.
    By Elizabeth Entenman
  12. christmas of my dreams
    Every Bob’s Burgers Christmas Episode, RankedThey’re kooky and sometimes a little spooky.
    By Lillian Brown
  13. where you lead
    18 Essential Episodes of Gilmore GirlsMother-daughter bonding, love triangles, and talking really fast.
    By Rachel Simon
  14. now streaming
    The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendThe 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
  15. streamliner
    A Festive Guide to All the New Holiday Movies on StreamingWe all need something to zone out in front of after a big holiday meal.
    By Brian Tallerico
  16. blue is the warmest christmas
    The Best Queer Holiday Movies to Make the Yuletide GayA trope-y holiday romance isn’t just for the straights.
    By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
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    24 Great Christmas TV Episodes You Can Stream Right NowSpend the holidays with the best friends and family members TV has to offer.
    By Marianne Eloise
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    9 Great Queer Holiday Romance Novels to Cozy Up With This DecemberFeaturing house swaps, fake dates, and conveniently placed mistletoe.
    By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
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    19 Christmas Horror Movies You Can Watch Right NowFa-la-la-AHHHHHH!
    By Brooke Knisley
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    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendLet’s party like it’s Y2K.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    The 50 Best Christmas Movies of All TimeEstablished classics, new favorites, and even some horror.
    By Keith Phipps
  22. the ncu
    Unraveling the Netflix Christmas UniverseA quest to find the connections between every NCU movie has destroyed our belief in a stable reality.
    By Laura Bradley
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    2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading ListIncluding an ancient epic poem, a magic-realism masterpiece, and a Bob Dylan biography.
    By Emily Maskell
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    Every Ben Stiller Movie Performance, RankedAudiences have come to know and love many Stiller personas: jester, auteur, control freak, buff daddy.
    By Sean Malin
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    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Thanksgiving HolidayA bountiful feast of entertainment.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    A Definitive Ranking of Friends Thanksgiving EpisodesMissing toes, Brad Pitt, and Chandler in a box.
    By Brian Boone
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    The 22 Best Witch Movies of All TimeFrom The Wizard of Oz to Wicked.
    By Molly Fitzpatrick
  28. off to see the wizard
    Is ‘Wicked’ the Best Oz Adaptation Since ‘The Wizard of Oz’?MGM’s 1939 masterpiece is just too good.
    By Keith Phipps
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    Every Denzel Washington Movie, RankedOf all A-list stars, Denzel Washington’s career may be the most enviable.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
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    Every Outlander Sex Scene, RankedBased on a highly sophisticated formula.
    By Amy Wilkinson
  31. now streaming
    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendAre you not entertained?
    By Savannah Salazar
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    The 41 Best Reality Shows on NetflixLove Is Blind, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, The Great British Baking Show, and more.
    By Laura Bradley
  33. swords and sandals
    Which Gladiator Movie Gets the Most Thumbs Up?We rank the XIII best gladiator movies by how good, and how gladiator-y, they are.
    By James Grebey
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    The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever MadeFrom the trenches of World War I to the recent conflicts that have defined 21st-century warfare.
    By Keith Phipps
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    Every Musical Number in Wicked, RankedSome of the movie’s best moments happen when John M. Chu finds a new cinematic language for its famous songs.
    By Louis Peitzman
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    Every Ridley Scott Movie, RankedSizing up the director’s decades-long career.
    By Scott Tobias
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    Every Taylor Sheridan TV Show, RankedHe’s become one of television’s biggest hitmakers thanks a steady stream of shows that offer a stark vision of America.
    By Noel Murray
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    The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIs the real sexiest man alive Hot Frosty?
    By Savannah Salazar
  39. making a list
    Santas, RankedOur favorite jolly (usually) old (usually) men (usually).
    By Katie Rife
  40. up up and away
    All 43 Live-Action DC Comics Shows, RankedThe Penguin is in pretty good company.
    By Joshua Rivera
  41. now streaming
    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendHugh Grant is in his villain era.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    The 20 Best Movies About American PresidentsIn case you love presidents so much you want even more of them today.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
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    Every Simpsons ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Segment, RankedThe Simpsons’ Halloween specials are indeed a disturbing universe.
    By Joshua Kurp
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    Every Tom Hanks Movie Performance, RankedHanks may play only a certain number of notes, but he always manages to make them sound unique.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  45. now streaming
    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendThe end of daylight saving time means an extra hour for streaming.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    7 Newish Movies to Rent This MonthThe Apprentice is available to rent at home just before the you-know-what.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    Every Clint Eastwood–Directed Movie, RankedExamining the 94-year-old director’s prolific and unpredictable career behind the camera.
    By Keith Phipps
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    10 Books With Grotesquerie VibesWhether you’re into creepy Catholic-coded camp or just here for Travis Kelce.
    By Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
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    Every Marvel TV Show of the MCU Era, RankedThere have been 24 TV shows since the dawn of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and some of them are even pretty good.
    By Nola Pfau
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    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring death, dads, and Dropouts.
    By Jesse David Fox
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    21 Scary Horror Shows to Watch Before HalloweenNow is the perfect time to watch these series with the lights off.
    By Jen Chaney and Roxana Hadadi
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