Move aside, Daniels. There’s a new king (or queen) of postmodern cinema, and it’s the YouTube channel Lana Del Radio. This editing wizard has, for the past several years, been splicing together LDR songs with some of cinema’s…some of cinema. The choices for source material are bizarre. Who still thinks about Observe and Report, or the American Death Note movie? Lana Del Radio, that’s who. Courtney Love recently said while guesting on WTF that the only two true geniuses she’s ever known are Kurt Cobain and Lana Del Rey.
A play that’s not not about Fleetwood Mac, the return of Merrily and Purlie, and the agony of high-school test prep. Photo-Illustration: Franziska Barczyk; Photos: Joan Marcus, Ahron R. Foster, Matthew Murphy, Julieta Cervantes, Chelcie Parry, Monique Carboni It’s the listiest time of the year! And now, with two critics on the theater beat, you get 20 top picks for the price of 10. Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry sat down to chat about what theater excited them most, and before you head to their full conversation, here are their 2023 favorites, from Irish classics and clowning vaginas to Sondheim, satire, AI, and Adjmi.
It’s not at all surprising that Tom Petty, one of the finest musicians to ever grace this earth, has received copious tributes from his peers and contemporaries over the past week. Here are a few of the best covers — from Jason Aldean to Kesha, to, uh, a lot of southern football fans — that capture the indistinguishable Petty spirit.
Jason Aldean Eschewing the standard Saturday Night Live cold open in favor of a short speech and performance, Jason Aldean addressed the nation about the traumatic Las Vegas attack and how we can begin to heal.
Television’s future looks hazier than ever, but these shows make a clear case for optimism. Best of 2022 The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. Photo-Illustration: Rowena Lloyd and Susanna Hayward; Photos: Courtesy of the Networks Best of 2022 The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. This was the year Peak TV finally seemed on the verge of toppling. As we close out the final quarter of these 12 tumultuous months, AMC is planning to lay off 20 percent of its workforce, CNN (part of WarnerMedia) is in the midst of layoffs, Netflix is still rebounding from a lousy few months for subscriptions, Disney is reeling from the arrival of new boss Bob (who’s the same as old boss Bob), and every platform and network seems to be thinking about ways to streamline.
Superlatives A Vulture series in which artists judge the best and worst of their own careers. Superlatives A Vulture series in which artists judge the best and worst of their own careers. “In a sense, Gorillaz is what I would have been if I hadn’t been in Blur.” Damon Albarn probably didn’t anticipate the devastating global reach of COVID-19 when he once again revived Gorillaz in late January. Or maybe he did.
The Big Bang Theory The Hook-Up Reverberation Season 8 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Big Bang Theory The Hook-Up Reverberation Season 8 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » How’s this for being hoisted with one’s own petard: Wver since I hit upon the idea to base the title of this recap on Raj’s new girlfriend’s dislike of Penny, the 1983 slow jam “Penny Lover” has been stuck in my head.
The Big Bang Theory The Line Substitution Solution Season 9 Episode 23 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Big Bang Theory The Line Substitution Solution Season 9 Episode 23 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). Penny and Sheldon bonding moments … what Big Bang Theory fan can get enough of ’em?
What does an actor lose when their prosthetics become the star? Photo-Illustration: Susanna Hayward; Photos by MGM and Krista Kennell/Abaca Press/Alamy Stock Photo Acting is about transformation both psychological and physical. When it comes to the showiest efforts, it’s mostly the latter that comes to mind. Gaining weight, losing weight, packing on muscle, shaving off hair — in the most extreme examples, the oblations that actors undertake for their craft can serve as press-baiting stunts.
Friday Night Movie Club Spend an evening with Vulture, every Friday at 7 p.m. ET on Twitter. Friday Night Movie Club Spend an evening with Vulture, every Friday at 7 p.m. ET on Twitter. The movie is, by Cameron Crowe’s own admission, based on actual things that happened to him. Two decades later, it feels like his biggest fantasy. Every week for the foreseeable future, Vulture will be selecting one film to watch as part of our Friday Night Movie Club.
The Bold Type Stride of Pride Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Bold Type Stride of Pride Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » A scene from The Bold Type. Okay, Bold Type darlings, there is much to be discussed as Kat, Jane, and Sutton have some very tough conversations to get through this week, but first: karaoke.