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Every Stanley Kubrick Movie, Ranked

Stanley Kubrick made only 13 features over the course of his career. Eleven of them are among the greatest pictures ever made. By Bilge Ebiri

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10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2026

Will the New Museum actually reopen? By Jerry Saltz

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16 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2026

A theatrical menagerie: Animal Wisdom, a reimagined Seagull, voguing cats, and Moth Days. By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry

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Who Is Mubi For?

The art-house movie streamer had a cultlike following. Then it started to expand. By Will Tavlin

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Telematrix No. 90: January 1, 2026 Can you name and Emmy-winning TV show starring Leslie Bibb or Sam Rockwell?
vulture games 5:00 a.m.

Cinematrix No. 646: January 1, 2026 Can you name a Jackie Chan movie released between 1990 and 2005?
happy holidays? 12/31/2025

No Christmas Truce in Sight for the Beckhams David Beckham omitted Brooklyn from his 2025 Instagram post.
happy new year! 12/31/2025

BTS Teases a Spring 2026 Reunion What are they going to do March 20?
needle drops 12/31/2025

Heated Rivalry Needs Carly Rae Jepsen to Call Them, Maybe Creator Jacob Tierney wants a CRJ orig for season 2.
obits 12/31/2025

The Wire’s Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies at 71 He played State Senator Clay Davis in all five seasons of the show.
2026 preview 12/31/2025

6 Classical-Music Performances We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2026 A conceptual switcheroo, the Met’s Innocence, and a piano concerto by the movie-music king.
masters of press 12/31/2025

The Year Movie Stars Became Their Own Memes The best, weirdest, and worst press-tour moments of 2025.
vulture 10x10 12/31/2025

The Katz’s Puzzle 1-Across, Four Letters: 2024 album that made Pantone 3507 C famous
vulture games 12/31/2025

Cinematrix No. 645: December 31, 2025 Can you name a Josh O’Connor or Jack O’Connell movie with a 2+ hour runtime?
my single is dropping 12/30/2025

Doechii Sends 2025 Out With a Recap On “girl, get up,” featuring SZA, Doechii is unloading on her haters, then prepping them for the scope of her ambition.
j'kelly 12/30/2025

France Loses Brigitte Bardot But Gains George Clooney Jay Kelly … more like J’Kelly … because Clooney is now a French citizen.
10! ... 9! ... 8! 12/30/2025

Which New Year’s Eve Broadcast Is Right for You? Are you mostly into “drunk daddies,” “country livin’,” or Rita Ora?
movies fantasy league 12/30/2025

All Hail Your Christmas Box Office Kings, Jake Sully and Marty Mauser The MFL draft window has closed, and now the real fun begins.

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overnights 12/31/2025

Fallout Recap: The War of the Two Caesars Lucy, Max, and the Ghoul find themselves stuck in the middle of the Legion and Brotherhood’s impending civil wars.
overnights 12/30/2025

Vanderpump Rules Recap: Men Are From Venus Despite Marcus’s total lack of effort in his work and relationships, he’s still the standout of the cast.
overnights 12/30/2025

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Greece Lightning The concern over Meredith’s behavior and the piling on of Britani over nothing surely indicate that the women are bored in Greece.
overnights 12/29/2025

Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Growing Pains The Bravado team tries to cope with their personal dramas and tragedies in an emotionally charged episode.
overnights 12/28/2025

Mayor of Kingstown Season-Finale Recap: This Damned Show Despite the satisfying death of the season’s big bad, who goes out whimpering, the season ends with a sputter rather than a bang.
overnights 12/28/2025

Landman Recap: Never Grow Up A romantic (but weird) episode gets introspective, profound, and absurd.
overnights 12/26/2025

Stranger Things Recap: One Last Crawl The team puts Steve’s operation into action, but time is running out. It’s November 6th, and Vecna has plans of his own.
overnights 12/26/2025

Heated Rivalry Season-Finale Recap: Silent Retreat It only took roughly seven years for Shane and Ilya’s relationship to reach this point, but it was worth the wait.
overnights 12/26/2025

Stranger Things Recap: Vessel, Builder, Sorcerer, Spy While Dustin’s discovery about the Upside Down has existential implications for Hawkins (and the world), the team has more pressing matters at hand.
overnights 12/25/2025

Stranger Things Midseason-Premiere Recap: Plugged In Nothing can go wrong with three teams across two dimensions trying to execute a million different plans, right?
overnights 12/24/2025

Fallout Recap: A Real F*ckin’ Ice Box Lucy finds herself in the midst of one of the most dangerous factions in the entire series.
overnights 12/24/2025

Pluribus Season-Finale Recap: The Last Temptation of Carol An impeccably wrought finale finds Carol allowing herself to consider the bliss of surrender versus making a hard sacrifice for mankind.
in conclusion 12/23/2025

Vulture’s Most-Read Stories of 2025 50 Culturati, 29 Broadway legends, and two sexy babies: Here’s what our readers loved the most this year.
overnights 12/22/2025

Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Take Two There’s a storm coming. Personal relationships are falling apart. The guests are insane. There is poop in the shower.

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danger things 12/30/2025

Hawkins Needs a Body Count Vecna is trying to destroy the whole world. Stranger Things should make that matter.
close read 12/26/2025

Marty Supreme’s Flashback Scene Unlocks the Whole Movie What are we meant to take away from the story of Marty’s coach at Auschwitz?
close read 12/26/2025

We Need to Talk About Will Depending on where you stand nine years into Stranger Things’s run, his big scene might’ve moved you to tears — or fallen entirely flat.
movie review 12/25/2025

I’ve Never Seen Anything Like The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold’s story of the founding leader of the Shaker faith is sure to go down in history as one of the strangest musicals ever made.
art review 12/25/2025

The Crazed Cataclysms of Nicole Eisenman Her paintings at David Zwirner are delirious indictments of politics, art, and money.
movie review 12/24/2025

Jim Jarmusch Wants You To Call Your Mother Jim Jarmusch’s new film finds the director in a minor key, which is sometimes his best key.
mental health check 12/24/2025

How Are You Doing, Carol? Let’s break down our Pluribus survivor’s breakdown, one episode at a time.
movie review 12/23/2025

Giant Snakes Are No Match for Middle-Age Malaise Anaconda asks too much of trash nostalgia.
in conclusion 12/23/2025

Vulture’s Most-Read Stories of 2025 50 Culturati, 29 Broadway legends, and two sexy babies: Here’s what our readers loved the most this year.
performance review 12/23/2025

George Clooney’s Unconvincing Movie-Star Angst He plays a famous actor in Jay Kelly — but Clooney’s own relationship with celebrity is far more interesting.
movie review 12/22/2025

Timothée Chalamet Gives His Best Performance to Date in Marty Supreme Josh Safdie’s film is enormously entertaining — and also maybe a little empty and unconvincing.
close read 12/21/2025

I Love LA’s Good Guy Just Got Better In the season finale, Dylan makes a heel turn — but he also makes a choice. Finally!
comedy review 12/19/2025

Kumail Nanjiani Strikes Back After about a decade away, he returns to stand-up and conquers the eternal comedian’s struggle: relatability.
performance review 12/19/2025

This Is the Most Stressful, Exhausting, Brilliant Performance of the Year Of all the mad mothers in 2025 movies, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’s Linda is the one that will haunt me.

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Sadie Sink Came Around to Her Stranger Things Fate By Devon Ivie

Fallout (S2/E3)

The War of the Two Caesars Lucy, Max, and the Ghoul find themselves stuck in the middle of the Legion and Brotherhood’s impending civil wars.
Vanderpump Rules (S12/E4)

Men Are From Venus Despite Marcus’s total lack of effort in his work and relationships, he’s still the standout of the cast.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (S6/E15)

Greece Lightning The concern over Meredith’s behavior and the piling on of Britani over nothing surely indicate that the women are bored in Greece.
Below Deck Mediterranean (S10/E14)

Growing Pains The Bravado team tries to cope with their personal dramas and tragedies in an emotionally charged episode.
Mayor of Kingstown (S4/E10)

This Damned Show Despite the satisfying death of the season’s big bad, who goes out whimpering, the season ends with a sputter rather than a bang.
Landman (S2/E7)

Never Grow Up A romantic (but weird) episode gets introspective, profound, and absurd.
Stranger Things (S5/E7)

One Last Crawl The team puts Steve’s operation into action, but time is running out. It’s November 6th, and Vecna has plans of his own.
Heated Rivalry (S1/E6)

Silent Retreat It only took roughly seven years for Shane and Ilya’s relationship to reach this point, but it was worth the wait.
Stranger Things (S5/E6)

Vessel, Builder, Sorcerer, Spy While Dustin’s discovery about the Upside Down has existential implications for Hawkins (and the world), the team has more pressing matters at hand.
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Streamliner

the industry Who Is Mubi For? The art-house movie streamer had a cultlike following. Then it started to expand. By Will Tavlin
now streaming The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend For auld lang Stranger Things, my dear. By Savannah Salazar
now streaming The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Christmas Weekend Marty Christmas, everyone! By Savannah Salazar
buffering The 5 Hottest Streaming Services of 2025 In another chaotic year for the industry, these platforms won the war for attention. By Josef Adalian

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where’s the beef? Comedians Should Be Spicier Onstage 2025 proved that they love talking smack on podcasts. But feuds are more thrilling when channeled into stand-up. By Hershal Pandya
2026 preview 23 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2026 New Ben Lerner, George Saunders gets metaphysical, and Tayari Jones makes her big post–American Marriage return.
2026 preview 43 Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2026 Pop legends spanning decades of club music return. By Dan Reilly

Movies

obits

The Wire’s Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies at 71

He played State Senator Clay Davis in all five seasons of the show. By Bethy Squires

masters of press The Year Movie Stars Became Their Own Memes The best, weirdest, and worst press-tour moments of 2025. By Fran Hoepfner
j’kelly France Loses Brigitte Bardot But Gains George Clooney Jay Kelly … more like J’Kelly … because Clooney is now a French citizen. By Fran Hoepfner
movies fantasy league All Hail Your Christmas Box Office Kings, Jake Sully and Marty Mauser The MFL draft window has closed, and now the real fun begins. By Joe Reid

movies fantasy league MFL Week 14 Recap: Here Comes Mr. Christmas Marty Mauser and Jake Sully are your Christmas box-office kings. By Vulture Editors
inconceivable Princess Bride Star Cary Elwes Pays Tribute to Rob Reiner “This was a man who felt deeply. Whose heart was filled with love and compassion.” By Jason P. Frank
now streaming The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend For auld lang Stranger Things, my dear. By Savannah Salazar
vulture lists Ring In 2026 With 15 Essential New Year’s Eve Movies There’s a New Year’s Day movie in there, too. By James Grebey
profile How the Safdie Sound Is Made With his anachronistic score for Marty Supreme, Daniel Lopatin joins the ranks of star composers. By Jack Denton

Movies

TV

needle drops

Heated Rivalry Needs Carly Rae Jepsen to Call Them, Maybe

Creator Jacob Tierney wants a CRJ orig for season 2. By Bethy Squires

10! … 9! … 8! Which New Year’s Eve Broadcast Is Right for You? Are you mostly into “drunk daddies,” “country livin’,” or Rita Ora? By Jason P. Frank
trailer mix The Final Trailer for the Stranger Things Finale Is Here We’ll have 125 minutes to find out why Dustin is screaming. By Jennifer Zhan
danger things Hawkins Needs a Body Count Vecna is trying to destroy the whole world. Stranger Things should make that matter. By Roxana Hadadi
trailer mix Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Wakes the Dead Season three is “going to be visceral and hardcore,” the creator teased. By Eric Vilas-Boas

celeb beefs
No One From Community Wants to Talk About Chevy Chase At least not in his new CNN documentary. By Bethy Squires

malcolm in the middle Malcolm in the Middle Is All Grown Up The reboot, subtitled Life’s Still Unfair, released its first trailer. By Jason P. Frank
2026 preview 44 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2026 The small screen’s future looks brighter than ever. By James Grebey
encounter Keeping Up With the Markses The new First Family of Bravo is taking over the network one monotone squabble at a time. By Brian Moylan
q&a Stranger Things’s Randy Havens Knows Mr. Clarke Saved the Day On the triumphant return of the show’s unsung hero: “At the very least, Mr. Clarke deserves the key to Hawkins.” By Devon Ivie

Music

happy new year!

BTS Teases a Spring 2026 Reunion

What are they going to do March 20? By Bethy Squires

2026 preview 6 Classical-Music Performances We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2026 A conceptual switcheroo, the Met’s Innocence, and a piano concerto by the movie-music king. By Justin Davidson
my single is dropping Doechii Sends 2025 Out With a Recap On “girl, get up,” featuring SZA, Doechii is unloading on her haters, then prepping them for the scope of her ambition. By Jason P. Frank
2026 preview 43 Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2026 Pop legends spanning decades of club music return. By Dan Reilly

obits Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91 Bardot was literally the face of France. They minted her likeness on the franc. By Bethy Squires
where’ve you been? Harry Styles Might Be Teasing His Next Album He dropped a surprise video featuring his Love on Tour finale. By Alejandra Gularte
obits The Cure’s Perry Bamonte Dies at 65 Bamonte played keyboards on the band’s 1992 hit “Friday I’m in Love.” By Bethy Squires
merry grinchmas Céline Dion Had a Very Merry Grinchmas Singing “All By Myself” with her own Max. By Alejandra Gularte
celebrity breakup randomizer Did Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge Split? Rodrigo has been listening to a lot of Jagged Little Pill. By Alejandra Gularte

Music

Comedy

where's the beef?

Comedians Should Be Spicier Onstage

2025 proved that they love talking smack on podcasts. But feuds are more thrilling when channeled into stand-up. By Hershal Pandya

hobama 2.0 Kumail Nanjiani Denies ‘Having an Affair’ With Michelle Obama “Multiple people brought it up to me. I’ve never met Michelle Obama.” By Alejandra Gularte
fomo Chevy Chase Felt ‘Hurt’ for Not Being in the SNL 50 Celebration “Why was I left aside?” By Alejandra Gularte
the law Russell Brand Hit With New Rape Charge The Christian podcaster is already facing five charges. By Jason P. Frank

stand-up 9 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) Looking for some stand-up recommendations? Here are some recent releases that are worth your attention. By Jesse David Fox
location location location Where Should I Love LA Go in Season Two? We’ve been to Canyon Coffee and Capri Club, so what’s next? By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Au Revoir, Bowen Hey, wanna watch Andrew Dismukes try not to cry? By Bethy Squires
last last night on late night Michael Che Won’t Let a Good Bit Die This Year’s “Weekend Update” joke swap was a little one-sided. By Bethy Squires
departures Bowen Yang Shares His SNL Good-Byes “the show doesn’t go on because it’s ready, but shiiiiit, i hope i am.” By Alejandra Gularte

Comedy

Theater

politics

Kennedy Center President Asked for $1 Million in Damages After Musician Canceled

Chuck Redd canceled his Christmas Eve performance at the last minute due to the Trump name change. By Alejandra Gularte

merry christmas! Does The Nutcracker Usually Have Tony Hawk? Hey, it makes as much sense as Mother Ginger. By Bethy Squires
the law Playwrights Horizons Sued Over BIPOC Night Discount Ed Blum, the lawyer who led a Supreme Court case against affirmative action, is taking on New York theater discounts. By Jason P. Frank
one night in boston Heated Rivalry Is Chess What’s hockey if not literally a cold war? By Rebecca Alter
kencen Oh Good, It’s Called the Trump-Kennedy Center Now Democratic representative Joyce Beatty attempted to object to the Center’s new name at the board meeting but was muted. By Jason P. Frank

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

stage whisperer Let’s Talk About the Marvel to Oh, Mary! Pipeline First came Kumail Nanjiani. Now it’s Simu Liu. Who’s next? By Rebecca Alter
theater review A Fresh, Sharp Tartuffe That Shakes the Powder off the Wigs Matthew Broderick and David Cross star in Lucas Hnath’s new translation of Molière. By Sara Holdren
theater review Michelle Williams Hits Every High Note in Anna Christie O’Neill wrote a rich and chewy set of parts to play, and Thomas Kail’s production finds their tactile vitality. By Sara Holdren
the struggle dance It’s a Privilege to Watch Ruthie Ann Miles Portray Grief On Stage “I am giving a gift to the audience to watch me in my pain.” By Jason P. Frank

Theater

Books

2026 preview 23 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2026 New Ben Lerner, George Saunders gets metaphysical, and Tayari Jones makes her big post–American Marriage return.
book gossip 28 Book Industry Professionals Get Candid About The Year in Books “Nobody wants to write narrative anymore, but that’s where the fairy-monster-sex books are running laps around the litfic authors.” By Jasmine Vojdani
international feature film Barack Obama Loved Neon’s Film Slate This Year And also Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” for some reason. By Jason P. Frank
in conclusion The Best Comedy Books of 2025 They all share the same desire: to reckon with history, dig deeper, and explore why comedy matters so much. By Brian Boone
must reads 6 New Books You Should Read This December Including a debut about an aging movie star, a midlife road-trip novel, and a new novel from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani

Books

Art

art review The Crazed Cataclysms of Nicole Eisenman Her paintings at David Zwirner are delirious indictments of politics, art, and money. By Jerry Saltz
furniture Bianca Censori Made Some Medical Sex-Dungeon Furniture The designer and wife of Kanye West says it’s about “collapsing the distinction between object, body, and idol.” By Clio Chang
reasons to love new york How the Painter Sasha Gordon Marshaled Her Monsters “People assume I’m a bitchy, confident artist when I’m actually really afraid of everything.” By Adam Moss
rip Frank Gehry, World-Famous Postmodern Architect, Dead at 96 Gehry is one of only two architects to guest star on The Simpsons. By Bethy Squires
in conclusion The Best Art Shows of 2025 From tiny clay sculptures to the grandest museum reopenings. By Jerry Saltz