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Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig explain how a comedic connection made the beloved 2014 indie movie possible — and the rest of their careers, too. By Kathryn VanArendonk

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Cinematrix No. 246: November 27, 2024 Can you name a movie starring Matt Damon and George Clooney?
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And the Dancing With the Stars Mirrorball Goes To… Was the winner a Bachelor, a femininomenon, or someone else?
responses 11/26/2024

Khalid Responds to ‘Triggering’ Allegations from His Ex The singer previously came out as gay and said he’d been outed.
i hate these blurred lines 11/26/2024

They’re Trying to Take Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’ Cyrus has filed to dismiss a lawsuit over similarities between her track and Bruno Mars’s “When I Was Your Man.”
trailer mix 11/26/2024

Squid Game Isn’t Done Playing with Player 456 This Christmas, here comes gore.
the law 11/26/2024

Marilyn Manson Drops Evan Rachel Wood Defamation Suit “His attempt to silence and intimidate Ms. Wood failed,” her attorneys said.
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What’s Next for Vanderpump Rules? Does this mean that Jax Taylor is, once again, the number one guy in the group?
rip 11/26/2024

Jim Abrahams, Writer-Director of Airplane! and Hot Shots!, Dead at 80 Along with Jerry and David Zucker, he was known for his take on the spoof movie.
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Drake Is Taking His Kendrick Lamar Beef to Court Now also accusing UMG of defamation over “Not Like Us.”
wait... what? 11/26/2024

A New Cast Will U-Sur-p Vanderpump Rules And why is Lala Kent so calm about it?
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Airplane!’s Creators Reveal the Origins of ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’ It may have saved the entire production.
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A Complete Timeline of 2024’s Obsession With Celebrity Look-alikes See which Glen Powell won a cameo (for a family member) in Powell’s next movie.
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Thank Goodness the ‘Holding Space’ Interviewer Doesn’t Get the Joke A rare win for meme culture.

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Bad Sisters Recap: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Busybodies The Garvey sisters are starting to become undone.
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The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Thank God for Planned Parenthood Just when I thought Erin couldn’t be more wrong, she does something so incredibly right and good that it’s making me question reality.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Best Friends for Never Let’s break down the Dorit versus Kyle argument, point by point.
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What We Do in the Shadows Recap: Video Village Seduced by the siren of show business and Pictionary.
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Below Deck Sailing Yacht Recap: Knot Cutting It Everyone’s a bit sleep-deprived after last week’s crash cliffhanger, but that’s no excuse for Emma’s continued lack of initiative.
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The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Mamma Mia Mia’s efforts to make good television are starting to weigh on her castmates.
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Somebody Somewhere Recap: The Joel Anderson Effect Joel gets Sam to put herself out there again despite Sam’s penchant for giving up on herself because that’s the magic of Anderson.
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The Franchise Season-Finale Recap: The Pitch Daniel’s efforts might have saved Tecto and the Maximum-verse, but it’s unclear whether it was enough to save himself.
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Dune: Prophecy Recap: The Agony and the Ecstasy Despite some spice-y sex and lots of palace intrigue, it’s still unclear what this show is trying to be about.
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Yellowstone Recap: Cause of Death The series finally gets on track by focusing on the Dutton failchildren.
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Lioness Recap: From Special Op to Black Op Capturing a major cartel family member and doing a little bit of Guantanamo-style torture? Just another day in the office for our Lioness crew.
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Outlander Midseason-Premiere Recap: Back to Lallybroch Outlander is finally back … only for everyone to say bittersweet good-byes? Funny, funny stuff.
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The Great British Baking Show Recap: Come What Entremets Georgie wants this so bad you can taste it like a fruit-shaped baked good.

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album review 11/26/2024

You Wanted the Beast, You Got the Beast Kendrick Lamar’s jittery, claustrophobic new album understands the value of being a hero and a villain.
movie review 11/26/2024

What’s a Girl Gotta Do to Get Some Conflict in Moana 2? The sequel to the 2016 hit needs better songs and better bad guys.
theater review 11/24/2024

We Are Your Robots: Do Androids Dream of Electric Guitars? Siri, show me a good play with music.
review 11/22/2024

Were JonBenét Ramsey’s Parents Railroaded? A new Netflix documentary seems to think so. But it’s not very convincing.
movie review 11/22/2024

Flow Is an Animal Adventure That’s Endearing and a Little Too Pretty The Latvian animated film is a wordless survival story that lets its animals act like animals.
endings 11/22/2024

The Ending of Alien: Romulus Is an Abomination By Design Fede Álvarez’s legacy sequel pulls off a satisfying trick, splicing the old and new to create something genuinely freakish.
movie review 11/22/2024

Alien: Romulus Gets the Job Done, But at What Cost? It’s a movie engineered mostly to provide basic genre thrills and keep the IP alive so the now-Disney-owned Fox can generate more Alien movies.
movie review 11/22/2024

Blitz Is the Worst Movie Steve McQueen Has Made By any wider standard, that means that the World War II drama is still not bad at all.
performance review 11/22/2024

Denzel Washington Should Always Have a Little Shawl Only one element of Gladiator II is serving the pomposity and archness the movie needs: Denzel Washington and his many, many lavish fits.
au hasard dillamond 11/22/2024

The ‘Wicked’ Movie Made One Huge Improvement to the Stage Show Something good is happening in Oz.
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Gladiator II Should’ve Let Paul Mescal Kiss The “dream of Rome,” yeah, whatever. The dream of Lucius and Ravi, though!
theater review 11/21/2024

Old Patterns and Bold Stitches: The Blood Quilt Katori Hall’s family-inheritance drama stays within a familiar grid.
theater review 11/21/2024

Divas at Dusk: Death Becomes Her as Broadway Camp The musical adaptation of the Streep-and-Hawn movie is relentlessly eager for you to laugh with and at its dueling lead actresses.
endings 11/21/2024

It’s Thumbs-down for the Forgettable Ending of Gladiator II The final fight is satisfying neither as spectacle nor dramatic payoff. It just kind of … happens, and then the movie ends.

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Shrinking (S2/E8)

Mic Drop The lead-up to Tia’s death and its aftermath get put into greater, more tragic perspective.
Bad Sisters (S2/E4)

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Busybodies The Garvey sisters are starting to become undone.
The Real Housewives of New York City (S15/E9)

Thank God for Planned Parenthood Just when I thought Erin couldn’t be more wrong, she does something so incredibly right and good that it’s making me question reality.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (S14/E2)

Best Friends for Never Let’s break down the Dorit versus Kyle argument, point by point.
What We Do in the Shadows (S6/E8)

Video Village Seduced by the siren of show business and Pictionary.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht (S5/E8)

Knot Cutting It Everyone’s a bit sleep-deprived after last week’s crash cliffhanger, but that’s no excuse for Emma’s continued lack of initiative.
The Real Housewives of Potomac (S9/E8)

Mamma Mia Mia’s efforts to make good television are starting to weigh on her castmates.
Somebody Somewhere (S3/E5)

The Joel Anderson Effect Joel gets Sam to put herself out there again despite Sam’s penchant for giving up on herself because that’s the magic of Anderson.
The Franchise (S1/E8)

The Pitch Daniel’s efforts might have saved Tecto and the Maximum-verse, but it’s unclear whether it was enough to save himself.
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Streamliner

streamliner A 2024 Blu-ray Gift Guide for Movie Lovers That Criterion Closet collection is looking real good. By Brian Tallerico
now streaming The 41 Best Reality Shows on Netflix Love Is Blind, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, The Great British Baking Show, and more. By Laura Bradley
buffering Netflix’s Live-TV Strategy Remains a Work in Progress Mike Tyson wasn’t the only person who had a bad night. By Josef Adalian
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movie review What’s a Girl Gotta Do to Get Some Conflict in Moana 2? The sequel to the 2016 hit needs better songs and better bad guys. By Alison Willmore
remember that time ‘We’re All At the Mercy of the Cowbell Sketch’ Twenty-four years later, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man on the agony, ecstasy, and relief of the SNL favorite. By Devon Ivie
alternate timelines What If Russell Crowe Never Won the Oscar for Gladiator? The Academy’s choice in 2001 echoes in eternity … By Joe Reid

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the law

Marilyn Manson Drops Evan Rachel Wood Defamation Suit

“His attempt to silence and intimidate Ms. Wood failed,” her attorneys said. By Justin Curto

rip Jim Abrahams, Writer-Director of Airplane! and Hot Shots!, Dead at 80 Along with Jerry and David Zucker, he was known for his take on the spoof movie. By Michael Savio
movie review What’s a Girl Gotta Do to Get Some Conflict in Moana 2? The sequel to the 2016 hit needs better songs and better bad guys. By Alison Willmore
oz the great and powerful Thank Goodness the ‘Holding Space’ Interviewer Doesn’t Get the Joke A rare win for meme culture. By Jason P. Frank

rust tragedy Alec Baldwin Hasn’t Seen the Final Cut of Rust “Only because this is obviously the most difficult thing I’ve ever dealt with in my life.” By Alejandra Gularte
flying high It’s Time to Second-Guess Elphaba’s Broom Wicked: Part One refuses to explain the levitation spell at the crux of its final act. By Jason P. Frank
vulture lists The 22 Best Witch Movies of All Time From The Wizard of Oz to Wicked. By Molly Fitzpatrick
coming soon Do You Give a Stitch About Live-Action Stitch? It’s … it’s a monster! By Bethy Squires and Alejandra Gularte
at the box office How Wicked Felled Gladiator II at the Box Office Earlier this year, all indications pointed to Gladiator II being fall’s must-see movie. Here’s how the Roman combat epic lost its advantage. By Chris Lee

Movies

TV

trailer mix

Squid Game Isn’t Done Playing with Player 456

This Christmas, here comes gore. By Jason P. Frank

bravo bravo bravo What’s Next for Vanderpump Rules? Does this mean that Jax Taylor is, once again, the number one guy in the group? By Brian Moylan
chat room If You Think That’s How Becky Lynch Is Going Out, You’re Wrong The WWE superstar knows that letting fans peek behind the curtain can hook them even more. By Anne Victoria Clark
wait… what? A New Cast Will U-Sur-p Vanderpump Rules And why is Lala Kent so calm about it? By Jason P. Frank
remember that time ‘We’re All At the Mercy of the Cowbell Sketch’ Twenty-four years later, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man on the agony, ecstasy, and relief of the SNL favorite. By Devon Ivie

vulture lists
A Definitive Ranking of Friends Thanksgiving Episodes Missing toes, Brad Pitt, and Chandler in a box. By Brian Boone

pinot grigio to go Schwartz & Sandy’s Is Scandoval’s Latest Casualty They were not able to recover “from all the negativity post-scandal,” explained Tom Schwartz. By Alejandra Gularte
the vulture transcript The Show That Won’t Eat Eyeballs Ahead of Yellowjackets’ third season, its creators hint at what’s lurking in the woods — and try to decide how gross is too gross. By Jen Chaney
sexy death boat Every Sea-mergency on Doctor Odyssey Esteemed character actor Fred Melamed has pica, and you won’t believe the things he eats. By Rebecca Alter
endings From’s Body Count Keeps Rising Season three’s finale disabuses us of the notion that any player is essential enough to keep on the board. By Roxana Hadadi

Music

i hate these blurred lines

They’re Trying to Take Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’

Cyrus has filed to dismiss a lawsuit over similarities between her track and Bruno Mars’s “When I Was Your Man.” By Jason P. Frank

where’s the beef? Drake Is Taking His Kendrick Lamar Beef to Court Now also accusing UMG of defamation over “Not Like Us.” By Justin Curto
videology Punches Were Thrown in the Making of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Squabble Up’ Video As advertised. By Justin Curto
good city m.a.a.d kid Kendrick Lamar Sure Sounds Bitter “I cut my granny off if she don’t see it how I see it.” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz

where’s the beef? Drake Has Moved On to Beefing With … Steve Lacy? What does “fragile opp” even mean? By Justin Curto
a good seed Nick Cave Is Still Recovering From That Bob Dylan Tweet On the freewheelin’ musician sneaking into his recent concert: “A lovely pulse of joy that penetrated my exhausted, zombied state.” By Devon Ivie
superlatives Kim Deal on Her Coolest and Most Vulnerable Music ‘My life was not going great at that point, but I think the song is hilarious.’ By Drew Fortune
tributes One Direction Members Honor ‘Our Brother’ Liam Payne Zayn Malik dedicated the last song of his first concert since Payne’s death to his former bandmate. By Justin Curto and Bethy Squires
who me? Lil Wayne Seemingly Reacts to Kendrick Lamar Call Out ‘Man Wtf I Do?!’ Lamar name dropped Wayne in the opening track “wacced out murals” on GNX. By Alejandra Gularte

Music

Comedy

100 jokes

Airplane!’s Creators Reveal the Origins of ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’

It may have saved the entire production. By Abraham Josephine Riesman

flagrant Which White Comedian Caught Kendrick Lamar’s Wrath? We have a few guesses. By Hershal Pandya
his mom says he’s cool Milhouse Van Houten’s Most Milhouse Lines, Ranked In honor of retiring voice actor Pamela Hayden, let’s revisit all the times Bart’s little wiener friend brought pathetic pathos to The Simpsons. By Bethy Squires
this week in late night Chris Fleming’s Experimental New Play Won Late Night This Week Plus, quick-change BTS on The Tonight Show and Stephen Colbert and Josh Brolin’s book fight. By Bethy Squires

a long talk The Comedian vs. the Crowd Disruptive audiences nearly drove James Acaster from stand-up. Instead, he decided to embrace the hecklers. By Hershal Pandya
the vulture transcript The You’re The Worst Cast Would Like Their Movie Now Stephen Falk and his actors are ready for a follow-up film, if FX is ready to pay for it. By Jen Chaney
coming soon Podcasters Do Movies Now? Theo Von’s writing, directing, self-producing, and starring in Busboys with David Spade. By Bethy Squires
trailer mix Anthony Jeselnik Is Thoroughly Applauded in Bones and All Your first look at the comedian’s first special in five years, out November 26 on Netflix. By Hershal Pandya
double domingo Marcello Hernández Brought Back Domingo Twice in One Weekend First on SNL and then at a Sabrina Carpenter concert in L.A. By Hershal Pandya

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Theater

theater review

We Are Your Robots: Do Androids Dream of Electric Guitars?

Siri, show me a good play with music. By Sara Holdren

theater review Old Patterns and Bold Stitches: The Blood Quilt Katori Hall’s family-inheritance drama stays within a familiar grid. By Sara Holdren
theater review Divas at Dusk: Death Becomes Her as Broadway Camp The musical adaptation of the Streep-and-Hawn movie is relentlessly eager for you to laugh with and at its dueling lead actresses. By Jackson McHenry
theater review Out to Sea and Back With Swept Away The story of a whaling expedition that turned horrifying, musicalized by the Avett Brothers. By Sara Holdren
theater review Shit. Meet. Fan. Tells Us Lots That We Already Know Neil Patrick Harris and Jane Krakowski star in Robert O’Hara’s self-described “blistering vulgar satire.” It delivers one of those three things. By Sara Holdren

theater
What to See on (and Off)(and Off–Off) Broadway Let Vulture’s theater desk be your guide. By Vulture Editors

theater review Elf: The Musical, Where They Sing Really Loud for All to Hear Everyone’s trying, but the show itself is a cotton-headed ninny-muggins. By Jackson McHenry
theater review The Lighter Side of Christian Nationalism: Tammy Faye Spinning an evangelist grifter into a camp icon and sorta-feminist heroine is a little hard to take right now. By Sara Holdren
theater review King Lear at the Fountain of Youth Kenneth Branagh’s production is fleet and facile. By Sara Holdren
theater review When Robots Meet Cute: Maybe Happy Ending “It might feel like 2064 on the surface, but in its nostalgic, rechargeable heart, the show parties like it’s 1999.” By Sara Holdren

Theater

Books

the work of art How Jonathan Franzen Learned to Write a Franzen Novel To finish The Corrections, he had to kill his protagonist — and his idea of what a book should be. By Adam Moss
paws up lil zazzters HBO Is Making a Decade-Long Harry Potter Series The streamer stands by J.K. Rowling’s “right to express her personal views.” By Rebecca Alter
scene report The Party Goes Late at the 75th National Book Awards Sipping prosecco amid the black-tie crowd at the packed publishing-world event in lower Manhattan. By Emma Alpern
books Percival Everett Can’t Be Pinned Down His masterful new novel, James, cements his status as one of our most idiosyncratic writers. By James Yeh
the pluck of the irish The Best Irish Novels From the Past 15 Years Which works by Sally Rooney, Colm Toibin, and Claire Keegan among others, reign supreme? By Tomi Obaro

Books

Art

ring ring … banana phone! It’s One Banana, Michael. What Could It Cost? $6.2 Million? Comedian, the piece of fruit taped to a wall, sold to a crypto bro at auction. By Jason P. Frank
art The Extremely Chaotic Life of Jamian Juliano-Villani Less than six months after her Gagosian solo show, the downtown artist-slash-gallerist lost her gallery and all her money. By Jay Bulger
art review Maps of Things Past The brilliant art-world cartographies of Loren Munk. By Jerry Saltz
art Kehinde Wiley Can’t Believe This Is Happening to Him He built an empire out of painting young Black men into art history. Can it survive accusations of sexual assault? By Rachel Corbett
art review Maybe KAWS Is Not So Bad After All His collection of outsider art, on display at the Drawing Center, is a marvel. By Jerry Saltz