John Oliver Is Late Night’s Last Hope
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: HBO John Oliver’s HBO show, Last Week Tonight, doesn’t lack for acclaim. Its Emmy total…
Bing Liu on the Spiritual Cost of the American Dream
With his feature debut, Preparation for the Next Life, director Bing Liu probes the perils and illusory qualities…
17 Predictably Sleazy Reveals From Charlie Sheen’s Memoir
Photo: Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images Close your eyes and recall the halcyon days of 2011. Yes, there was an…
You Can’t Look Away From Cooper Hoffman
In Poetic License, Hoffman is like a Gen-Z Vince Vaughn, bullshitting sophistication at a mile a minute, but…
‘Maddie’s Secret’ Is That It’s a Horror Movie
Maddie’s Secret mines melodrama for comedy, but pushes it so far, it swings back around to being emotionally…
Oscars and Box Office Potential for Every 2025 Movie
Illustration: James Clapham Welcome back, friends and fools, to year FIVE of the Vulture Movies Fantasy League. We…
Big Thief on New Album ‘Double Infinity’ and Max Oleartchik
Double Infinity is out September 5; the Somersault Slide 360 Tour starts September 17. Left to right: James…
John Oates and Daryl Hall’s First Jam Session Went Horribly
Music History A series where artists share their musical firsts and lasts. “I began to grow my mustache…
‘After the Hunt’ Doesn’t Have That Much to Say
Despite its deliberate pacing and talky script, Luca Guadagnino’s latest is not quite the heady intellectual drama it…
Jenny Slate Tops Herself in ‘Dying for Sex’
Keeping pace with Hollywood’s awards horserace. Sign up for the newsletter here. Photo: FX Good best friends, if…
‘King of the Hill’ Is a Huge Hit, Will Return for Season 15
That boy ain’t right — but he sure is a hit for Hulu. Powered by the arrival of…
Sydney Sweeney’s New Movie Is the Anti-‘Good Jeans’ Ad
Sydney Sweeney plays a waitress named Penny Jo Poplin, who works at a diner, worships Dolly Parton, and…