The ‘Heavyweight’ Podcast Returns From the Dead
“I feel like an outsider artist who just happened to win the lottery,” says Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein.…
Mark William Lewis Is A24 Music’s Canary in the Coal Mine
When Mark William Lewis thinks about his songs, they summon a particular image in his mind. It’s a…
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…
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…
Sabrina Impacciatore on ‘The Paper’ and ‘The White Lotus’
Illustration: María Jesús Contreras “Can you hear this sound?” Sabrina Impacciatore asks, holding up her laptop on a…
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…
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…
NBC to Air Second Season With Normies
Photo: Peacock/Euan Cherry/Peacock Hold on to your cloaks, Traitors fans: We’re getting even more of this Alan Cumming–hosted…