everybody loves a winner
Liza Minnelli Is Writing a Memoir Because She’s “Mad as Hell”
In a statement to People, Minnelli expressed disappointment with other representations of her life and revealed that she’s releasing a memoir set to hit stands in spring of 2026: “It’s my own damn story.”
By Chris Murphy
EXCLUSIVE
Saturday Night First Look: How the SNL Movie Captures 1975’s Wild Opening Night
Director Jason Reitman calls it a “thriller-comedy” that counts down to the very first “Live from New York…”
By Anthony Breznican
live from new york
Who Will Play Tim Walz and JD Vance on Saturday Night Live?
With Maya Rudolph and James Austin Johnson locked in as Harris and Trump, here’s who could bring their running mates to life in Studio 8H.
By Savannah Walsh
Q&A
Industry Season 3 Is Dark, Addictive, and Filled With “Beautiful Fuckups”
Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay open up about new cast member Kit Harington, Succession/Industry overlap, and the odds that their cult HBO drama gets a fourth season.
By Joy Press
Little Gold Men
How Ripley Changed Dakota Fanning: “If I Can Do That, I Can Do Anything”
After nearly 25 years onscreen, Fanning just received her first Emmy nomination for the Netflix series. She tells Vanity Fair why it represents her next chapter in Hollywood: “People feel like they know me, but then they also don’t.”
By David Canfield
anti-smoking psa?
No, David Lynch Is Not Retiring Due to Emphysema
After rumors swirled that the iconic filmmaker was retiring because of a lung condition, the Twin Peaks director set the record straight: “I will never retire.”
By Chris Murphy
COVER STORY
Jenna Ortega Settles Into Fame Ahead of Wednesday Season 2 and a Beetlejuice Sequel
The actor opens up about her epic, exciting, and sometimes slightly overwhelming year—and her friendships with Winona Ryder, Tim Burton, and the rest of the superstar underworld.
By Michelle RuizPhotography by Tom Craig
When they go lohar...
Who is Lohar on House of the Dragon?
On the season two finale of House of the Dragon, we meet an eccentric and bawdy new admiral named Lohar, played by British actor Abigail Thorn.
By Chris Murphy
First Look
Brian Jordan Alvarez’s English Teacher Has an Angle but Doesn’t Feel Like Homework
Its creators hope this sharp, silly FX series can be “a microcosm of all the stupid arguments that everyone’s having with each other all the time.”
By David Canfield
Finales
House of the Dragon Should End After Season Three
HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series had a mostly strong second season, but it’s time to start wrapping things up.
By Richard Lawson
spoiler alert
The Last of Us: Everything We Know About Season 2
You thought season one’s ending was bleak? Here’s what to expect from the breakout HBO drama’s even darker next season, with major spoilers from the second Last of Us video game.
By Josh Wigler
o captain, my captain
“He’s Absolutely Extraordinary”: Remembering Robin Williams
On the 10-year anniversary of Robin Williams’s untimely passing, we asked more than 20 of his costars, collaborators, and friends—including Billy Crystal, Matt Damon, Ben Stiller, Al Pacino, Sally Field, Jeff Bridges, and Julianne Moore—for their favorite memories of this kind, playful, and uniquely intelligent artist.
By Tomris Laffly
late night
John Oliver Tears Into Trump’s “Disastrous” Attack on Kamala Harris’s Multiracial Identity
“Putting Trump in front of a Black audience and asking him to speak on race was never gonna get more elevated than, ‘The lady said she was both Indian and Black—that is cheating!’”
By Savannah Walsh
Still Watching
Who Won the House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale?
Rival factions prepare for war as Alicent and Rhaenyra attempt once again to broker peace. But that compromise comes at a high price for one of the queens.
By Chris Murphy
back right after the break
The Morning Show Season 4: Everything We Know
Two Oscar winners are joining the already starry cast for season four, which must answer a lot of major questions: “Everybody keeps asking me if Bradley’s in jail,” Reese Witherspoon says.
By Savannah Walsh
Review
Trap Is a Bad Dad Movie
Josh Hartnett stars in the latest disappointing thriller from the director of The Sixth Sense.
By Richard Lawson
stick it
You Too Can Become an Expert in Pommel Horse
Brush up as Stephen Nedoroscik, the MVP of the American men’s gymnastics team, prepares to win even more hearts (and maybe another medal) at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
By Natasha O'Neill
them apples
The Real Reason Matt Damon Loves Working With Casey Affleck
“You need to get every idea out,” says the star of The Instigators, in a joint interview with Affleck. “You get there a lot faster if you’re not worried about people’s feelings. So, in other words, we talk a lot of shit to each other.”
By Paul Chi
fo shizz fo shizz
Is a Britney Spears Biopic Officially in the Works?
Wicked producer and director duo Marc Platt and Jon M. Chu are reportedly attached to helm the film for Universal.
By Chris Murphy
Little Gold Men
How Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan Biopic Could Shape This Year’s Oscar Race
With A Complete Unknown, the Oscar nominee could be back in the race for the first time since his breakout in Call Me by Your Name. But that’s only the beginning of the awards potential for this movie.
By David Canfield