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Ben Stiller Answers the Proust Questionnaire

The ‘Severance’ director (and not-so-secret Trekkie) on Spock ears, becoming a triple threat, and the torment of being a Knicks fan.

The Inspiring True Story Behind ‘Unstoppable’

Jharrel Jerome plays Anthony Robles, a national champion wrestler who was born with one leg.

He Was One of Our Most Disturbing Filmmakers. His Disney Movie Is a Masterpiece.

When David Lynch played it straight.

The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Your Innie’s watching Severance; your Outie’s at the movie theater.

Björk Talks Goths and Ravers, Men and Women, Life and Death, Utopia and Cornucopia

GQ treks to North Africa for an intimate conversation with the ever-evolving creator about her latest metamorphosis.

“A Complete Unknown” Shears Off Vital Details in the Life of a Colossal, Complicated Artist

One doesn’t have to be a Dylanologist to know, or even to sense, that “A Complete Unknown,” which opens on December 25th, simplifies Bob Dylan’s early professional life and dilutes its furies.

K-pop's uncertain English-language future

Years before BTS broke the seal on K-pop in America, Teddy Riley saw the vision. The R&B trailblazer, whose production and songwriting pioneered new jack swing in the 1980s and '90s, turned an ear to Seoul in the late 2000s, producing for K-pop groups like f(x), EXO and Girls' Generation.

‘The Pitt’ Isn’t ‘ER.’ But It Could Be Nearly as Good

I spent a few hundred hours last year rewatching every episode of ER while on the treadmill.

Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much … Stuff?

Have you noticed that there’s a lot of stuff on TV lately? I don’t mean sitcoms and dramas. I mean stuff. Matter. Material. Substances. Particularly in opening title sequences of TV series, where all manner of effluvia flows, wends and re-forms, through the magic of C.G.I.

Tubi or not Tubi? The weirdest streaming service has the most devoted fans.

King Arthur pursued the Holy Grail. Indiana Jones scoured for precious artifacts. Harold and Kumar sought White Castle burgers. Adam Schmersal hunts for a different type of jewel: the most ridiculous movies on the most ridiculous streaming service. And he’s struck pay dirt again and again.

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‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’ – Lucy Liu on success, shame and calling out Bill Murray

Boredom is not a feeling with which Lucy Liu is familiar. “Sometimes I wouldn’t mind it,” she says with a smile. “But it feels nonstop. I never get bored because I don’t have time.

Who and What Should Be Nominated for the 2025 Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday that, because of the devastating wildfires raging in and around Los Angeles, the Oscar-voting deadline would be extended by two days.

There’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does

Metaphor: ReFantanzio is one of 2024’s best games racking up a stack of Game Awards including best RPG, best art direction, and best narrative. But one category in which Metaphor particularly stood out was its music.

Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024

A speed demon at the typewriter, Malzberg wrote quickly and brilliantly in a variety of genres including mystery, thrillers, and erotica, but his core work was in science fiction. Barry Malzberg at ReaderCon in 2010.

Babygirl Isn’t as Bold as You Think

Don’t look to Nicole Kidman for a frank accounting of what sexual domination looks like. Not since Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut has a female movie star offered such an awkward portrayal of sex as Nicole Kidman in Babygirl.

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

Ben Stiller Answers the Proust Questionnaire

The Inspiring True Story Behind ‘Unstoppable’

He Was One of Our Most Disturbing Filmmakers. His Disney Movie Is a Masterpiece.

The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Björk Talks Goths and Ravers, Men and Women, Life and Death, Utopia and Cornucopia

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‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’ – Lucy Liu on success, shame and calling out Bill Murray

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There’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does

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Babygirl Isn’t as Bold as You Think

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