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  1. essential roles
    10 Essential Shelley Duvall PerformancesThis body of work paints a picture of an artist paving her own zigzagging path across showbusiness.
    By A.A. Dowd
  2. tornado tally
    All the Twisters in Twisters, RankedPrepare for destruction, beauty, and movie theaters in ruins.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    Shannen Doherty’s Most Essential Beverly Hills, 90210 EpisodesThe late actor’s Brenda Walsh turned out to be the charismatic heart of the beloved ’90s series.
    By Maris Kreizman
  4. you can’t see him
    A Timeline of John Cena’s WWE CareerThe wrestling superstar just announced his retirement — here’s how he got there.
    By Daniel Dockery
  5. vulture lists
    Every Star Wars TV Show, RankedWith so many shows set in the galaxy far, far away, which ones are worth your time? And which ones will pay off in future stories?
    By Rafael Motamayor
  7. girl so literary
    Brat and It’s the Same But It’s a Track-by-Track Booklist So It’s NotHot-girl books to read at a bar with a martini and a side of fries.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. now streaming
    The 30 Best Movies to Stream With Your Kids This SummerWe bet you’ll like them, too.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    Every Woody Harrelson Movie Performance, RankedIn a career spanning over 60 films, Harrelson is always doing something a little bit different than what anyone would expect.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
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    Every Scarlett Johansson Movie Performance, RankedJohansson’s brilliant early promise has left us impatient, awaiting increasing greatness with each new role.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  11. now streaming
    The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendNic Cage is serially killing it.
    By Savannah Salazar
  12. final girl
    Maika Monroe’s Horror Movies, RankedThe 21st-century scream queen has one of her best roles yet in Longlegs.
    By Matthew Jackson
  13. vulture lists
    22 Nicolas Cage Movies You Had No Idea ExistedThanks to the Internal Revenue Service, Cage has become the king of VOD movies.
    By Nate Jones and Emily Heller
  14. self-care
    Movie Masturbation Scenes, RankedIt’s been 25 years since Paul Weitz showed one of the goofiest ways to beat off in American Pie.
    By Caroline Madden
  15. vulture lists
    Westeros Twins Ranked by Real Twins the Lucas BrothersMaybe George R.R. Martin secretly wants to be a twin?
    By The Lucas Bros
  16. banana!
    All 15 Illumination Movies, RankedWhere does Despicable Me 4 sit inside the house that the Minions built?
    By Brian Tallerico
  17. franchising
    Beyond the Trilogy: The 17 Best Part-Four MoviesFor some franchises, a fourth film is a jump-start that reminds us all why we loved these movies in the first place.
    By Matthew Jackson
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    Every Kevin Costner Movie, RankedThe actor’s career is full of peaks, valleys, and Waterworlds.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  19. lights camera action
    15 Horror Movies About ShowbizMaXXXine is the latest in a canon of films about how Hollywood’s dream is killing us.
    By Rory Doherty
  20. kitchen nightmares
    Restaurant Shows, Ranked by StressfulnessHow many antacids will you need to watch The Bear?
    By Maggie Fremont
  21. vulture lists
    The 12 Best Horror PrequelsIf you aren’t a total hater, there are many delights to be found in the prequel bin.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. now streaming
    The 10 Best Tubi Original MoviesThe free streamer houses a vast library of intriguing obscurities without the pretensions.
    By Josh Bell
  23. in memoriam
    10 Essential Donald Sutherland PerformancesThe New Hollywood icon was an unusually grounded movie star.
    By A.A. Dowd
  24. vulture lists
    A Ranked Guide to John Wick–Inspired MoviesHollywood has been trying to make the next John Wick for the past decade with a new generation of stunt-heavy, fistfighting action movies.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  25. vulture lists
    Every Emma Stone Movie, RankedEmma Stone manages to be one of us while being the best of us.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  26. favo(u)rites
    All 9 Yorgos Lanthimos Movies, RankedWhere does Kinds of Kindness fit in the Greek Weird Wave provocateur’s filmography?
    By A.A. Dowd
  27. vulture lists
    The 15 Best Biker MoviesThe Bikeriders is an anomaly in 2024, but there was a time when outlaw bikers regularly fascinated and terrified moviegoers.
    By Katie Rife
  28. now streaming
    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIt’s hot out, let’s ride.
    By Savannah Salazar
  29. moving right along
    Muppet Movies, RankedIt’s time to start the music, it’s time to light the lights.
    By Barry Levitt
  30. the library is open
    Put Down the Juneteenth Ice Cream and Pick Up These 18 BooksA reading list for America’s latest greeting-card category.
    By Jordan Taliha McDonald
  31. vulture lists
    16 Noteworthy Documentaries Celebrating LGBTQ+ WomenFrom 1920s lesbians appreciating art in Paris to a retired Illinois couple coming out after six decades together.
    By Emily Maskell
  32. now streaming
    The 20 Best Movies on Starz8 Mile, Carlito’s Way, Planet of the Apes, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  33. heads will roll
    The Bloody, Bawdy History of Henry VIII OnscreenFrom Richard Burton to Jude Law, the king with six wives frequently plays second fiddle to a more interesting woman.
    By Elle Carroll
  34. vulture lists
    13 Essential Dad-Centric TV Episodes to Stream This Father’s DaySpend this weekend with lovable sitcom dads and monstrous patriarchs.
    By Marianne Eloise
  35. vulture lists
    Movies That Make Your Dad Cry: 13 Films That Explain the ‘Male Weepie’Is there such a thing as a Steel Magnolias for men? What makes tough guys cry?
    By Christina Newland
  36. slapstick studies
    25 (Mostly) Essential Three Stooges ShortsNow streaming on the aptly named Three Stooges+ channel.
    By Donald Liebenson
  37. now streaming
    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendWe’re getting emotional.
    By Savannah Salazar
  38. vulture lists
    Which 2024 Indie Game Should You Play?Let’s sift through all of indie gamings’ new, shiny things.
    By Ashley Bardhan
  39. vulture asks
    What Will Hijack Hijack Next?We have some guesses.
    By Vulture Editors
  40. vulture lists
    15 Stephen King Books That Should Be Adapted NextCreepy amusement parks, killer cars, time travel, and more worthy King plots.
    By Brian Tallerico
  41. vulture lists
    61 Essential Queer Horror FilmsFrom the literally invisible lesbian ghosts of the 1940s to the multidimensional queer characters of Fear Street.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  42. vulture lists
    16 Kids’ Shows That Are Actually GreatWe waded through the ocean of childrens’ programming for the rare gems.
    By Vulture Editors
  43. vulture lists
    Every Will Smith Movie Performance, RankedEven with his missteps, Will Smith remains the sort of movie star you just don’t see anymore.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  44. vulture lists
    Every Richard Linklater Movie, RankedWith a sensibility defined by boundless curiosity and wanderlust, Linklater has refused to be boxed in.
    By Scott Tobias
  45. now streaming
    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendWeeping, woods, and brain rot (complimentary).
    By Savannah Salazar
  46. essentials
    A Murderers’ Row of Hit Men on FilmTwelve essential movies about hired killers.
    By Christina Newland
  47. go go godzilla
    Every Godzilla Movie of the Past 40 Years, RankedOver the past four decades, Godzilla has risen up from the depths again and again — and each time has been very different.
    By James Grebey
  48. now streaming
    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendHorror, puppets, ren faire, and Godzilla Minus One.
    By Savannah Salazar
  49. vulture lists
    17 Classic Summer-Camp Movies, RankedAll the fun of staying up late in your bunk, without the bug bites.
    By Brian Moylan
  50. vulture lists
    Every Couple on Grey’s Anatomy, RankedWhen the OR lights finally go down in Grey Sloan, which couples, for better or for worse, will stand the test of time?
    By Maggie Fremont
  51. vulture lists
    12 Essential Animated Films With No DialogueRobot Dreams joins a surprisingly impressive canon of modern animated feature films that are effectively silent.
    By Barry Levitt
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