’Scuse Me, Sir, Can I Interest You in Some Oscars?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. What will the Oscars race look like this year? There are two answers to that question. Septembers Telluride Film Festival was an unofficial dry run. Everyone had to be vaxxed just to show up. Masks were mandatory inside theaters. If you squinted, you could almost pretend it was 2019 all over again. Still, none of us are the same as we were two years ago, and that includes Oscar....

October 8, 2021 · 3 min · 528 words · Ronald Jones

A Game of Marbles TurnsSquid Game’s Anti-Capitalist Critique Inside Out

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Spoilers ahead for Gganbu and the rest ofSquid Game. Is there a theme more unifying in global pop culture than capitalism is bad? Released with little fanfare on Netflix on September 17,Squid Gamehas dominated the streaming services top ten since. IfSquid GameandParasitewere the shaking-hands meme, their uniting factor would be Eat the rich. The misery: unstoppably endless, with observational dialogue like Were in hell here....

October 7, 2021 · 3 min · 466 words · Sarah Scott

Charli XCX Dances on Her Grave forFallon‘Good Ones’ Performance

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Hyperpop may bedead, butCharli XCX? (Itisspooky season.) Theres smoke, theres leather, theres choreography this is straight-uppopmusic were talking about here. Outer demons too, judging from that performance. Related Tags:

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · 44 words · Douglas Woods

Detective Tiffany Haddish CrashesThe AfterpartyTeaser

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The comedy unicorn stars inThe Afterparty, a newApple TV+whodunit from Academy Award winnersPhil Lord and Chris Miller. When cool kid Franco ends up plummeting to his death, fingers immediately start pointing. Good thing they called Haddish out here to do her bestBenoitBlack. She even brought her own snacks. I need my popcorn, she pauses in the middle of an interrogation....

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · 77 words · Kyle Webb

RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.Recap: A Scone’s Throw Away

RuPauls Drag Race U.K. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Well, it looks like Victoria Scone is in a real jam. I couldnt help myself. Is she just going to be promoted toAll-Starsimmediately? Are they worried shes going to sue and might not have her back? Did they take her out behind theRoyal Vauxhall Tavernand put her down like an injured racehorse?...

October 7, 2021 · 3 min · 462 words · Walter Wilson

Squid GameRecap: A Different Kind of Fun

Squid Game Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Surprise, she survived! Playground rules save the odd player out if you dont get picked for a team, you donthaveto play. While everyone else was beating their most trusted allies, the weakest link lounged in bed. Deok-sus face fills with rage as she gloats, setting the former lovers up for a showdown. Meanwhile, Front Man juggles searching for Jun-ho and greeting the VIPs....

October 7, 2021 · 3 min · 457 words · Angela Howard

Steve Carrell Is a Serial Killer’s Hostage inThe Patient

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Steve Carellis set to play a psychiatrist held hostage by a serial killer in the psychological thrillerThe Patient. Guess the killer is just trying to take a stab at recovery instead of people. However, Strauss has some issues of his own to figure out. Having recently lost his wife, he has yet to deal with his repressed pain....

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · 106 words · Steven Chapman

SuspectMight Be the Best True-Crime Podcast of the Year

Oh, you like podcasts? Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Can you yo do me a favor? asks a man, previously designated as a person of interest, when approached in the third episode. Im trying to tell the truth … dont cut this podcast to make me look like a maybe suspect. This isnt some true-crime podcast I can listen to and just have an opinion on....

October 7, 2021 · 2 min · 263 words · Mary Hoffman

The Many Saints of Newark’s Alessandro Nivola on the Tragedy of Dickie Moltisanti

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The Dickie described on the show a hero from an epic or a tall tale doesnt really exist here. [Warning: Spoilers ahead for bothThe SopranosandThe Many Saints of Newark.] Who is Dickie to you? Hes a person whose character and fate were determined by his early childhood, which was an abusive one. But hes too unsophisticated and he doesnt have the language of modern psychology to understand what those voices represent....

October 7, 2021 · 3 min · 441 words · John Martinez

This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Weird Al’s Luscious Locks

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The comedy-podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike theuniverseuniverse. Were here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. Each week, our crack team of podcast enthusiasts and specialists and especially enthusiastic people will pick their favorites. We hope to have your ears permanently plugged with the best in aural comedy. They never fail to deliver on either front....

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · 138 words · Tiffany Garcia

Watch the Cast ofSquid GameTalk Big, Big Doll onThe Tonight Show

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The monoculture is back, I guess? The cast even explained the origins of everyones favorite Big Doll. She is based on a generic girl character in many Korean textbooks. Fallon was sent a bobblehead ofChantalthe Doll. We at Vulture got the exclusive interview, but a bobblehead is nice too. Related Tags:

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · 66 words · John Cruz

Who’s That Getting aWandaVisionSpinoff?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Marvel Cinematic Universe television spinoffWandaVisionis getting a spinoff of its own. Marvel Studios is in development on a Disney+ spinoff starringKathryn Hahnas the naughty Agatha Harkness. Exact plot details remain undisclosed.WandaVisionshowrunner Jac Schaeffer will write and executive produce the project. Hahn herself earned one of the shows 23 Emmy nominations, for best supporting actress in a limited series....

October 7, 2021 · 1 min · 85 words · Dustin Turner

Bachelor in ParadiseSeason-Finale Recap: Engagement Party

Bachelor In Paradise Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. and By time, who is the main character ofParadise? Look at me, a lil mathematician. So what was I trying to find out? The average age of our engaged couples, and yall, itsbleak. When it comes to the men, the average age is 35.6666666667. And the average age of the women is 24....

October 6, 2021 · 5 min · 967 words · Sheri Frederick