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Matthew McConaughey’s First Movie in 6 Years Is Bananas in the Best Way

 The Rivals of Amziah King is a rural comedy, a musical, and an agricultural crime drama, and it’s pretty damn wonderful. By Alison Willmore
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Shout-out to Robert Pattinson’s Weird Little Voices

 Mickey 17 marks another entry in the actor’s pantheon of particular accents. By Fran Hoepfner
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Death of a Unicorn Is 5 Pounds of Purple Poop In a 10-Pound Bag

 Fantasy-creature gore may be a funny spectacle, but it’s not enough to hang a whole movie on. By Alison Willmore
  1. she’s everywhere
    Charli XCX Is Creating The MomentRosanna Arquette, Alexander Skarsgård, and Trew Mullen have signed on in supporting roles.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. it never ends
    Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Says “a Lot of People Are Victims”Bryan Freedman also says the New York ‘Times’ misrepresented Baldoni’s texts by omitting crucial emoji.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  3. performance review
    Shout-out to Robert Pattinson’s Weird Little VoicesMickey 17 marks another entry in the actor’s pantheon of particular accents.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  4. movie review
    A Slithery, Singing John Malkovich Is All Opus Has Going for ItIt’s frankly shocking that nobody has asked him to play a pop star until now.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  5. movie review
    A New Looney Tunes Movie Has Escaped ContainmentAliens are invading, and our only hopes are Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. Basically, we’re all screwed.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. sxsw 2025
    Matthew McConaughey’s First Movie in 6 Years Is Bananas in the Best WayThe Rivals of Amziah King is a rural comedy, a musical, and an agricultural crime drama, and it’s pretty damn wonderful.
    By Alison Willmore
  8. coming soon
    Spider-Man 4 Will Have Everything and the Sadie SinkThough we don’t know who she’s playing.
    By Jason P. Frank
  9. coming soon
    Do You Give a Stitch About Live-Action Stitch?It’s … it’s a monster!
    By Bethy Squires and Alejandra Gularte
  10. coming soon
    Spinal Tap II to Hit Theaters for Band’s 41st AnniversaryA teaser shows very little — other than the band turning up the dial past 11.
    By Justin Curto
  11. obsessions
    Gigi Hadid Releases Her MaestroA lip-sync performance of “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray produced for her Vogue cover story.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. sxsw 2025
    Death of a Unicorn Is 5 Pounds of Purple Poop In a 10-Pound BagFantasy-creature gore may be a funny spectacle, but it’s not enough to hang a whole movie on.
    By Alison Willmore
  13. coming soon
    Thunderbolts* Is Basically an Avengers of A24 CreativesThe creatives behind Beef, Minari, Everything Everywhere All at Once and more are linking and building into the MCU.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  14. sxsw 2025
    The Thriller Drop Is a Perfect Addition to the Bad-First-Date CanonMeghann Fahy, you will always be famous.
    By Alison Willmore
  15. it never ends
    Another Simple Favor Crew Brushes Off Lively-Baldoni DramaAnna Kendrick and Paul Feig deflect and defy concerns and trolling during the film’s SXSW premiere.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  16. on the record
    Emilia Pérez’s Controversial CaminoKarla Sofía Gascón says she “contemplated the unthinkable” in a 12-paragraph statement.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. sxsw 2025
    The Accountant 2 Cannot Be Taken SeriouslyDo not approach this sequel, starring Ben Affleck as an underworld accountant again, with any sort of sobriety.
    By Alison Willmore
  18. sxsw 2025
    Another Simple Favor Is So Fun, Until It Gets So DumbBy the end, the film doesn’t feel subversively strange, just self-consciously campy and irritatingly smug.
    By Alison Willmore
  19. now streaming
    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendGemstones and other gems.
    By Savannah Salazar
  20. rip
    What We Know About Gene Hackman’s DeathHackman died of heart disease around a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus, investigators said.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. movie review
    Errol Morris Has Been Sucked Into the Gaping Maw of True CrimeThe documentarian may have been pivotal to creating the language of true crime, but he’s not immune to streaming bloat.
    By Alison Willmore
  22. movie review
    In Eephus, Baseball Is a Metaphor for Life, But It’s Also Just LifeCarson Lund’s charming indie film about a bunch of guys playing their last ball game has a power that sneaks up on you.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  23. endings
    How Bong Joon Ho Crafted His First (Mostly) Happy EndingThe Parasite director talks about the Trump parallels and optimism of his new movie, Mickey 17.
    By Alison Willmore
  24. life after parasite
    A Guide to Director Bong Joon Ho’s Deeper CutsSome of his best work still might be the movies set domestically in South Korea.
    By E. Alex Jung and Alison Willmore
  25. a long talk
    Paul W.S. Anderson on Getting Lost in George R.R. Martin’s WorldThe director talks his new film In the Lost Lands, skipping the Resident Evil reboot, and his harshest critics.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  26. movie review
    Years Later, Play It As It Lays Is Back on the ScreenFrank Perry’s film of Joan Didion’s novel is a bleak and beautifully stylized look at Hollywood despair.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  27. scene report
    The Thrill of a Queer Movie That Doesn’t Appeal to AnyoneInside Bruce LaBruce’s ludicrously graphic new movie The Visitor, and the sex party that followed its premiere.
    By P.E. Moskowitz
  28. endings
    Heretic’s Ending Begs for a Bigger IdeaThe horror movie crackles as a showcase for a sadist’s critiques of religion. But it’s far less compelling when it tries to counter them.
    By Nicholas Quah
  29. movie review
    There’s Horror Lurking Under Becoming a Guinea Fowl’s Absurdist HumorThe Cannes prizewinner is now in theaters in the U.S.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. narni-yay
    The Lion, Lady Bird, and the Streaming ServiceGreta Gerwig’s cast hasn’t been confirmed, but you know the rumors are swirling.
    By Jason P. Frank
  31. attack of the clones
    Clone Movies, RankedMickey 17 joins a surprisingly small canon of movies exploring what it means to be original.
    By James Grebey
  32. movie review
    In the Lost Lands Is So Metal It HurtsPaul W.S. Anderson returns, this time with a postapocalyptic medieval fantasy sci-fi western fable adapted from a George R.R. Martin short story.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  33. best of 2025
    The Best Movies of 2025 (So Far)Featuring at least one you could feasibly call a meathead remake of Michael Mann’s Miami Vice.
    By Alison Willmore and Bilge Ebiri
  34. sxsw 2025
    What’s at SXSW? Unicorns, Threesomes, and Another Simple FavorThe 15 movies we’re lining up to see at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.
    By Alison Willmore and Matthew Jacobs
  35. coming soon
    World of Wonder Is Making a Documentary About The VivienneDear Viv will premiere later this year on WOW Presents Plus.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. rated ahhhhh!
    Scream 7 Is Coming for YouWith David Arquette in tow.
    By Jason P. Frank
  37. movies fantasy league
    The Movies Fantasy League Crowns Its WinnersNow that the Oscars dust has settled, we have the final standings — and an assortment of stats from a banner MFL season.
    By Joe Reid
  38. a star is born
    Diane Warren’s Oscar-Losing Songs, RankedHer dramatic power ballads are a perfect fit for Hollywood, even if the Academy hasn’t acknowledged it yet.
    By Carrie Wittmer
  39. vulture recommends
    I Don’t Need More Constantine, I Need More Movies Like ConstantineTwenty years after the Keanu Reeves supernatural noir, some thoughts on what’s missing in everyday entertainment.
    By Alison Willmore
  40. endings
    Anora’s Ending Is No Fairy TaleAre we seeing a rapturous consummation of two people’s growing feelings for each other, or a bittersweet commiseration?
    By A.A. Dowd
  41. never tweet
    Who Really Won the Awards-Season Circuit?From GameDay selections to podcast appearances to Demi Moore’s dog, Pilaf, here’s what popped and what flopped on the awards-circuit press tours.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  42. oscars 2025
    Why the Oscars Put a Ring on AnoraThe Best Picture winner’s early setbacks may have been blessings in disguise.
    By Nate Jones
  43. awards szn
    Guess How Long Adrien Brody’s Oscars Speech WentSo long he broke a record from 1942.
    By Bethy Squires
  44. oscars 2025
    Diane Warren Vows ‘I’ll Be Back’ After Losing 16th Oscar“You can’t get rid of me.”
    By Justin Curto
  45. vulture lists
    The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the OscarsIf two movies could take home the top prize, who would share the title with Anora?
    By Keith Phipps
  46. vulture lists
    How to Watch All of This Year’s Oscar Winners and NomineesCardinals! Oligarchs! Cats!
    By Brian Tallerico
  47. vulture lists
    Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked97 years into the Academy Awards, which movies stand above the rest?
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  48. oscars 2025
    And the Oscar Goes to … SueHow Demi Moore lost the Best Actress award after staging a near-perfect career comeback.
    By Joe Reid
  49. highs and lows
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2025 OscarsHIGH: Conan! LOW: The Hulu feed cutting out just as Best Actress was announced. WHOA: Who in the writers’ room really loves The Wiz?
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Jackson McHenry
  50. records
    Sean Baker Makes Oscars History With AnoraAnora scored five wins total, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress for Mikey Madison.
    By Jason P. Frank
  51. awards season
    The 2025 Oscar Winners‘Anora’ took home five trophies.
    By Jason P. Frank
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