Weep Week

No, you’re crying.

performance anxiety

The Crying Game

How do actors learn to sob on cue? And can I? Oprah’s acting coach, a soap star, a famous clown-class graduate, and others explain. By Rachel Handler

my sob will go on Have You Tried the Score Cry? It feels good to shed tears during a movie. It feels even better to bawl your brains out to a soundtrack. By Fran Hoepfner
my preciousss moments The Lord of the Feelings One does not simply walk into Mordor without crying 39 times. By Roxana Hadadi
greatness The Idea of Martin Scorsese’s Career Brought Me to Tears I was unexpectedly moved during a recent rewatch of Mean Streets — not by the content of the movie itself, but because of what I knew came next. By Chris Stanton
i want to know whyyy! Sally Field’s Five Stages of Grief in One Steel Magnolias Scene “I have described it as taking a little razor blade to the inside of your heart.” By Jen Chaney

epic beauty

If the end of Speed Racer makes you well up … well, you’re not alone. By Alison Willmore

weep beneath my wings Which Part of Beaches Makes the Author of Beaches Cry Hardest? “I’m a sob sister.” By Rebecca Alter
vulture lists 20 Streaming Movies That Will Make You Cry The Notebook, Fruitvale Station, and … Rookie of the Year? Hear us out … By Vulture Staff
found in translation The Two Nandors The meeting between What We Do in the Shadows’s loneliest vampire and his ghost exposes the fragile bonds between heritage, language, and identity. By Roxana Hadadi
traumavision 15 Inanimate Objects I Can’t Look at Without Crying Thanks to TV If you can encounter a slow cooker, strawberries, or a roll of duct tape without tearing up, well, this list is not about you. By Maggie Fremont