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Nothing Could Drag Marianne Faithfull Away

Leading a dual life — in which her own brilliance was overshadowed by Mick Jagger — almost destroyed her. By Bill Wyman

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The Wedding Banquet Is Rom-Com Whiplash in the Best Sense

The characters in Andrew Ahn’s remake of an Ang Lee classic can get gay-married, but they’re going to get fake straight-married instead. By Bilge Ebiri

documentaries

Five Reasons You Need to Watch 50 Years of SNL Music

It’s the rare documentary about the late-night TV phenomenon that shows you things you may never have seen. By Jen Chaney

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What I Saw at the Streaming Revolution

And what the next five years hold for the industry that took over TV. By Josef Adalian

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The Hybrid Puzzle 1-Across, Four Letters: Generic swear in “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
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Cinematrix No. 311: January 31, 2025 Can you name an animated movie starring Cedric the Entertainer?
commit to the bit 3:00 a.m.

Gwendoline Christie Got Hypnotized So She Wouldn’t Spoil Severance You might even say she severed herself.
it ends with lawsuits 2:04 a.m.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds File to Dismiss Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit The first hearing of the ‘It Ends With Us’ defamation trial is next Monday.
on the record 1/30/2025

Emilia Pérez’s Controversial Camino Karla Sofía Gascón’s response to her old tweets are the latest in a series of issues for the Oscar-nominated film.
no clickbait 1/30/2025

The Paul Brothers Are Returning to the Ring (Light) Jake and Logan Paul are back on their old stomping grounds, aka filming their lives for a new show with Max.
crime 1/30/2025

Diddy’s New Indictment Lists Two Additional Victims Diddy’s attorney calls the indictment “flawed” in a new statement.
shhhhh! 1/30/2025

Dan Brown Wants to Tell You A Secret Robert Langdon is back!!!!!!
controversy 1/30/2025

Karla Sofía Gascón Says She’s ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Offensive Tweets “As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain.”
sundance 2025 1/30/2025

All the Films Sold at Sundance 2025 (And Their Price Tags) Asteria and Documentary+ pick up a short film about virtual reality friendships.
coming soon 1/30/2025

Liam Payne’s Music Competition Series Still Moving Forward The late singer was a judge on Building the Band, which filmed last summer.
ladies and gentlemen... 1/30/2025

Questlove’s Insane SNL Music Montage Took a Year to Complete Worth it.
respect the classics 1/30/2025

Mick Jagger ‘Saddened’ by Death of Marianne Faithfull “She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer, and a great actress.”
we are the world 1/30/2025

How to Show Up For FireAid Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, dozens more celebrities are live in concert tonight for LA wildfire relief.

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Severance Recap: Goat Expectations Mark gets new allies in his search for Ms. Casey/Gemma.
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Elsbeth Recap: Radically and Transparently Elsbeth realizes that her sunny demeanor keeps her from expressing her emotions or asking others for help.
overnights 1/30/2025

The Pitt Recap: A Tale of Two Intubations So much blood in this episode! That blood blister with the hidden artery underneath? Very gross, no thank you!!
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The Traitors Recap: Powder Keg Rob, Carolyn, and Danielle are a total mess.
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Matlock Recap: Disunion Forever Matty’s friendship with Olympia is clouding her judgment and mission.
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Southern Charm Recap: Bahama Mamas Austen tries to repair his friendship with Craig while Craig tries to buy him out.
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Reunion Recap: Roll Footage! Meredith is the casualty of Andy and the producer’s ability to fact-check during the reunion taping.
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Abbott Elementary Recap: Charity Case Abbott Elementary pokes fun at white institutions using diversity as a marketing tactic when the school tours the new golf course.
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The Real Housewives of New York City Reunion Recap: Another Bite at the Apple The wives and Andy aren’t letting Brynn get away without answering for all her twisted stories.
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Deal or No Deal Island Recap: Big Dickson Energy Dickson might be flying high after his spectacular performance this week, but did he just guarantee his own demise?
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Just Not Crazy About Beaches Kyle and Dorit finally move past the PK-sized hole in their relationship.
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Below Deck Sailing Yacht Season-Finale Recap: Old Patterns The dynamic between Gary and Daisy remains disappointing and alarming as yet another season ends with no one willing to hold Gary accountable.
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The Bachelor Season-Premiere Recap: No Drama Llama We need a straightforward, regular-degular Bachelor season, and Grant seems like the man to deliver just that.
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The Night Agent Season-Finale Recap: Friends in High Places Even if it never reached the highs of the first, this season finally justified its existence and found a way to continue for another.

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The Wedding Banquet Is Rom-Com Whiplash in the Best Sense The characters in Andrew Ahn’s remake of an Ang Lee classic can get gay-married, but they’re going to get fake straight-married instead.
sister sister sister 1/30/2025

Lola Kirke Tells Us She’s Not Like Other Kirkes But she is still a Kirke.
sundance 2025 1/29/2025

An Absorbing Sundance Thriller With a Dark Heart Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill is a case study for how to make an effective psychological thriller.
tv review 1/29/2025

It’s a Smooth-Brained Dystopia, and I Feel Fine This may shock you, but things on Paradise are not what they seem.
sundance 2025 1/29/2025

The Best Film at Sundance Is Just Two People Talking Ira Sachs’s new film, Peter Hujar’s Day, starts off as an elevation of the quotidian but transforms into something more reflective.
sundance 2025 1/28/2025

A Slithery, Singing John Malkovich Is All Opus Has Going for It It’s frankly shocking that nobody has asked him to play a pop star until now.
book review 1/28/2025

Neko Case Survived It All The songwriter’s unusual tell-all skips the gossip, revealing a life in music as the solution, not the plot.
movie review 1/27/2025

Zodiac Killer Project Brilliantly Deconstructs Our Obsession With True Crime A work of criticism as well as a work of art, Charlie Shackleton’s sly film is nebulously sinister and dryly hilarious all at once.
sundance 2025 1/27/2025

One Star-Making Performance Can’t Save Kiss of the Spider Woman Energetic and riveting, Tonatiuh brings layers of tenderness and complexity. If only the rest of the picture could match his vitality.
sundance 2025 1/26/2025

The Thing With Feathers Almost Wastes a Great Benedict Cumberbatch Performance The actor is at his best, most alive and inventive here. But The Thing With Feathers doesn’t know what kind of movie to be.
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All That’s Left of You Isn’t Looking for Just Empathy A Palestinian acting dynasty stars in this uneven but artful film about the alienation that survival sometimes requires.
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A Languorous, 87-Minute Movie Worth Watching Sierra Falconer’s Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) is an anthology film that actually works.
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Rabbit Trap Needs More Than Technical Razzle Dazzle The Sundance horror movie has a lot to say about repression, but you can’t really call it subtext when it’s literally screeched from minute one.
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A Dark Truth Runs Beneath the Surface of The Dating Game The colorful, almost exuberant surfaces of Violet Du Feng’s Sundance documentary mask a grim, dystopian reality.

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Alison Brie’s Codependency with Dave Franco Was an Asset on Together By Fran Hoepfner

Severance (S2/E3)

Goat Expectations Mark gets new allies in his search for Ms. Casey/Gemma.
Elsbeth (S2/E9)

Radically and Transparently Elsbeth realizes that her sunny demeanor keeps her from expressing her emotions or asking others for help.
The Pitt (S1/E5)

A Tale of Two Intubations So much blood in this episode! That blood blister with the hidden artery underneath? Very gross, no thank you!!
The Traitors (S3/E6)

Powder Keg Rob, Carolyn, and Danielle are a total mess.
Matlock (S1/E9)

Disunion Forever Matty’s friendship with Olympia is clouding her judgment and mission.
Southern Charm (S10/E8)

Bahama Mamas Austen tries to repair his friendship with Craig while Craig tries to buy him out.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (S5/E18)

Roll Footage! Meredith is the casualty of Andy and the producer’s ability to fact-check during the reunion taping.
Abbott Elementary (S4/E12)

Charity Case Abbott Elementary pokes fun at white institutions using diversity as a marketing tactic when the school tours the new golf course.
The Real Housewives of New York City (S15/E16)

Another Bite at the Apple The wives and Andy aren’t letting Brynn get away without answering for all her twisted stories.
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buffering What I Saw at the Streaming Revolution And what the next five years hold for the industry that took over TV. By Josef Adalian
now streaming 8 New Movies You Can Finally Rent This Month Pour yourself a glass of milk and cue up Babygirl. By Brian Tallerico
now streaming The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Oscar nominations are out. Time to finally catch The Brutalist. By Savannah Salazar
again! Netflix Had a Great Year. Now Pay Up. And we still don’t know when Squid Game season three is coming. By Savannah Salazar

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a long talk ‘It’s Nice to Be in a Hit Every Once in a While’ Alessandro Nivola stayed booked and busy this winter, between co-starring roles in The Brutalist, Kraven the Hunter, and The Room Next Door. By Roxana Hadadi
heists Graffiti Artist RETNA Claims an Auction House Sold His Stolen Work The graffiti artist says that his former landlord and Heritage Auctions illegally seized his property for profit. By Rachel Corbett
gold rush It Looks Like Emilia Pérez Is the Best Picture Front-runner Right Now A lot can change between now and Oscar night, but here’s a snapshot of what the Best Picture race looks at the start of Phase Two. By Nate Jones

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on the record

Emilia Pérez’s Controversial Camino

Karla Sofía Gascón’s response to her old tweets are the latest in a series of issues for the Oscar-nominated film. By Bethy Squires

controversy Karla Sofía Gascón Says She’s ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Offensive Tweets “As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain.” By Alejandra Gularte
a long talk ‘It’s Nice to Be in a Hit Every Once in a While’ Alessandro Nivola stayed booked and busy this winter, between co-starring roles in The Brutalist, Kraven the Hunter, and The Room Next Door. By Roxana Hadadi
now streaming 8 New Movies You Can Finally Rent This Month Pour yourself a glass of milk and cue up Babygirl. By Brian Tallerico

gold rush It Looks Like Emilia Pérez Is the Best Picture Front-runner Right Now A lot can change between now and Oscar night, but here’s a snapshot of what the Best Picture race looks at the start of Phase Two. By Nate Jones
culture wars It’s No Fun Promoting Captain America: Brave New World Anthony Mackie is having to define “America” at an especially weird, bad time to do that. By Bethy Squires
trailer mix Magazine Dreams Lives The Jonathan Majors project has a trailer less than a year after its star was sentenced for assault. By Jason P. Frank
bad omens All of Neil Gaiman’s Halted and Canceled Projects Coraline — The Musical, which was set to debut in London in April, becomes the latest. By Jason P. Frank
on & on Vince Lawrence Is Proof That ‘Disco Demolition Night’ Didn’t Work Move Ya Body shows how a Blacker, gayer genre was born from the event: house music. By Justin Curto

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commit to the bit

Gwendoline Christie Got Hypnotized So She Wouldn’t Spoil Severance

You might even say she severed herself. By Jen Chaney

no clickbait The Paul Brothers Are Returning to the Ring (Light) Jake and Logan Paul are back on their old stomping grounds, aka filming their lives for a new show with Max. By Alejandra Gularte
coming soon Liam Payne’s Music Competition Series Still Moving Forward The late singer was a judge on Building the Band, which filmed last summer. By Alejandra Gularte
ladies and gentlemen… Questlove’s Insane SNL Music Montage Took a Year to Complete Worth it. By Devon Ivie
trailer mix Sorry, Is That Chet Hanks? Starring alongside Kate Hudson in Running Point. By Jason P. Frank

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Wednesday Is Returning to Nevermore for Another Semester Sometime in 2025, according to a new teaser. By Jennifer Zhan

everything we know Will Stranger Things 5 Flip the Script Upside Down? “This is our biggest and most ambitious season yet,” Ross Duffer teased. By Jennifer Zhan
coming soon Prepare for the End of Squid Game Season three is coming a lot sooner than the last one. By Alejandra Gularte
saymo(re) Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney Will Premiere in March “Not since Harry and Meghan has Netflix given more money to someone without a specific plan.” By Hershal Pandya
game theory Big Brother Players Aren’t Built for The Traitors For two simple reasons. By Joe Reid

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crime

Diddy’s New Indictment Lists Two Additional Victims

Diddy’s attorney calls the indictment “flawed” in a new statement. By Justin Curto

respect the classics Mick Jagger ‘Saddened’ by Death of Marianne Faithfull “She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer, and a great actress.” By Justin Curto
we are the world How to Show Up For FireAid Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, dozens more celebrities are live in concert tonight for LA wildfire relief. By Justin Curto
rip British Rock Icon Marianne Faithfull Dead at 78 Her career stretched seven decades to the 2021 album She Walks in Beauty. By Justin Curto

trial run Rihanna Quietly Supports A$AP Rocky at L.A. Shooting Trial Jurors were “clearly noticing her presence,” per reports. By Justin Curto
timelines How Kendrick Lamar Went From BLM Symbol to Super Bowl Star The enthusiastic response to his music has been driven in part by the perception that he’s a political vessel. But what exactly are his politics? By Zak Cheney-Rice
existing in the context Selena y Los Dinos Director Says Mexican Culture Should Not Be Vilified Isabel Castro also shares the “cosmic” way Jennifer Lopez is connected to the film. By Alejandra Gularte
book review Neko Case Survived It All The songwriter’s unusual tell-all skips the gossip, revealing a life in music as the solution, not the plot. By Emma Alpern
grammys 2025 Who Will (and Should) Win at the 2025 Grammys? Beyoncé has as good a case as ever for Album of the Year. By Justin Curto

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That Friend Who’s Getting a TV Show

From TikTok to audiobook to TV show, Sabrina Brier is That Friend. By Bethy Squires

the 8h days Bobby Moynihan Planned a Drunk Uncle Movie (in His Head) The comedian reminisces on his nine-year SNL stint ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary. By Andy Hoglund
this week in late night Jimmy Kimmel Vamping Won Late Night This Week Plus Jesse Eisenberg’s anti-charm and a comedy-bud reunion on After Midnight. By Bethy Squires
theater review Gary Gulman Clings to Grandiloquence In his Off Broadway show, the comedian too often confuses attention for acceptance. By Kathryn VanArendonk

last night on late night Dave Chappelle Asks Trump to ‘Do Better’ in SNL Monologue It was the longest monologue in Saturday Night Live history. By Bethy Squires
remembrance Just a Bit Outside Baseball’s resident jester Bob Uecker became one of the sport’s most beloved figures—and an entertainment star along the way. By Matt Zoller Seitz
comedy review Roy Wood Jr. Comes Into Focus Lonely Flowers is a reminder that we should all just pick up the phone and call. By Kathryn VanArendonk
this week in late night Seth Meyers Repaying His Debts Won Late Night This Week Plus, Roy Wood Jr. embedding with firefighters in Compton and Julia Stiles learning who Robbie Williams is. By Bethy Squires
docuseries The Best SNL Docuseries Episode Is Obviously ‘More Cowbell’ This four-part Peacock show has a fever, and we bet you can guess what the only prescription for it is. By Jen Chaney

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i'm just a broadway baby

Quentin Tarantino Prefers the The-a-ter Right Now

“When it comes to being a filmmaker, I’ve pretty much done everything I’ve wanted to do.” By Jason P. Frank

theater review Freedom in Speech: Sanaz Toossi’s English For these characters, learning a global language is both broadening and restraining. By Sara Holdren
willkom-mask Does the Mask Stay On? Orville Peck will star in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway, leading to one inevitable question. By Jason P. Frank
mythic proportions Maya Hawke to Make Off Broadway Debut in Eurydice “Eurydice is a warning to not spend your life fixated on your memories,” Hawke says. By Jason P. Frank
2025 preview 18 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2025 Idina Menzel in the forest, Paul Mescal in Brooklyn, and more. By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry

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The Sit-Down Comedy of All In John Mulaney and friends deliver bright readings of slight tales. By Sara Holdren

playbook Where Will Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Pop Up Next? We’ve got some ideas about where their showmance might go from here. By Fran Hoepfner
from the wings Life As a Millennial Stage Mom A journey into the cutthroat and adorable world of professional child actors. podcast By Lauren Hilgers
look book The Look Book Goes to Cult of Love’s Opening-Night Party The play’s cast, creative team, and supporters celebrated at Yard House in Times Square. gallery By Emily Leibert and Jeremy Rellosa
rip Linda Lavin, Tony Winner and Alice Star, Dead at 87 She won theater’s highest honor for 1987’s Broadway Bound. By Devon E. Ivie

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Books

shhhhh! Dan Brown Wants to Tell You A Secret Robert Langdon is back!!!!!! By Emily Heller
sister sister sister Lola Kirke Tells Us She’s Not Like Other Kirkes But she is still a Kirke. By Fran Hoepfner
profile Sarah McNally’s Book Club The owner of the McNally Jackson literary empire is reshaping the city’s reading life. By Matthew Schneier
vulture lists 5 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month Josh Gad might just win you over with his memoir. By Marshall Heyman
book review Han Kang’s Latest Novel Mines Korea’s Bloody Past We Do Not Part is the very best kind of story-telling, poetic and ambiguous without ever shying away from horrible historic truths. By Robert Rubsam

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Art

heists Graffiti Artist RETNA Claims an Auction House Sold His Stolen Work The graffiti artist says that his former landlord and Heritage Auctions illegally seized his property for profit. By Rachel Corbett
extremely online The Hyperpigmentation Drawing Meme Is a Work of Art Call it TikTok’s modern-day Mona Lisa. By Jennifer Zhan
physical media The Art Lost in L.A. Fires Count Warhol artworks, Gary Indiana’s library, and Schoenberg scores among the losses. By Justin Curto
q&a Mickalene Thomas Doesn’t Need the Whitney Biennial In conversation with an artist who has always claimed her own spaces. By Jerry Saltz
year in culture The Bests of 2024 All the books, podcasts, and anime (plus TV, movies, music, and more) that captivated our critics (and John Waters) this year. By Vulture Editors