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Why the actor’s Oscars defeat to Michael B. Jordan makes total sense.
The movie was treated like it was crashing the very party it nabbed a historic number of invites to.
Is David Ellison Hollywood’s nepo baby king?
It’s one of the few female-dominated niches in Hollywood. They finally made it to the Academy Awards.
Warren’s written iconic hits like “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” But she’s historically bad at winning Oscars.
From moors to manors, the key to adapting 19th-century romance on film is in Great Britain’s epic landscapes.
For all its provocations, the film has more in common with a Nicholas Sparks book.
A short history of presidential spouses making bank.
Why the nation’s movies, video games, and toys went global in 2025.
Gen Z’s hottest club might just be the multiplex.
How political does a political movie need to be?
Want to understand Rob Reiner’s influence? Watch This Is Spinal Tap.
Is TV getting worse, or are we just not paying attention?
If you don’t want a synthesized AI voice outliving you, get a lawyer now.
Movies like A House of Dynamite get a lot right. But they’re missing an important danger.
The bizarre conservative misunderstanding of The Lord of the Rings, explained.
Why A House of Dynamite is so damn scary.
The real reason why the animated movie resonates.
Is Tilly Norwood a threat to the film industry? It’s complicated.
The hit Broadway musical turns 10 this year. Does anyone think it’s cool anymore?
The blockbuster came out just three months after 9/11. The coincidence reshaped everything.
From Lord of the Rings to the ramen craze to Ozempic, the cultural touchstones that help us understand the 21st century.
A star-studded film explains the hope and hype behind regenerative agriculture.
How Gen Z fans turned a video game into movie theater mayhem.
Snow White built Disney. Why is the studio screwing up her story so badly now?
The Great Gatsby is more than cocktail parties and color symbolism.
The Best Picture winner might not be as progressive as it looks.
Despite backlash from Mexico and dicey tweets from its lead actress, Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez still took home some Oscars
Vox’s resident culture experts break down a contentious year at the movies.
How American Psycho became men’s favorite sigma icon.
His Oscar strategy is to be a weird little dude. It’s working surprisingly well.
Nosferatu, Queer, and Babygirl all explore deep humiliation of desire.
From Aaron Rodgers to Industry, this psychedelic brew is having a cultural moment with dudes — here’s why.
Veteran Minneapolis DJ Bill DeVille explains A Complete Unknown for fans and newbs alike.
In 2004, critics demanded better than mediocre Christmas movies. Why are we so reluctant to do so now?
Vox’s cultural obsessions of 2024.
25 years later, Kyle Mooney’s new movie revisits the apocalypse that wasn’t.
People are finally going back to theaters — with their phones.