Feud ’s Molly Ringwald Is an Answered Prayers Truther“In the show, she says it was just one thing written over and over and over again. I feel like it might show up in a box somewhere.”
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Recap: Two Deaths and a FuneralIt’s fair to wonder how much story is left after the death of our two central characters.
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Recap: Going Out of StyleTruman sparks up an old feud with Gore Vidal as he spirals further into his vices.
Feud ’s James Baldwin Was Real to Chris Chalk“If I think of playing it as his imagination, does it become some sort of fetishism? It’s better for me to just play him as a real human.”
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Recap: Ruffled FeathersJames Baldwin enters the narrative to get Answered Prayers back on track, and test the limits of this series’ artistic license.
Feud ’s Russell Tovey on What It Takes to Play a Baddie“He seemed to move like a glacier, this solid mass of shit moving through Truman’s life.”
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Recap: Pity PartyTruman hopes to get back in the Swan’s good graces, but time is running out for reconciliation.
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Recap: A Visit With Truman CapoteAlbert and David Maysles’s short documentary of Capote proves to be the ideal view into his 1966 masquerade ball.
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Recap: ReciprocityTruman’s cruelty comes back to haunt him (sometimes literally) as the swans close ranks.
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Premiere Recap: Welcome to Swan LakeA jaunt through the decades reveals how Truman Capote cultivated his society swans and then ruffled their feathers.
vulture movie club
May 4, 2023
Hollywood’s First Celebrated Film About Drag Is As Flawed As It Is Fabulous Here is a statement about the emancipatory power of drag wrapped in a tale of allyship — embalmed as it is in the limitations of the ’90s.
Jessica Williams Brought Her Own Spice, and Scrunchies, to Shrinking Post-finale, Williams talks about her new spin on the “Black lady therapist” trope and her many improvised moments — including that Mariah Carey riff.
In Praise of Bane, Harley Quinn ’s Softboi Villain Besides being a welcome twist on a decades-old character, this irascible Bane is evolving in a way that perfectly captures the show’s strengths.
Queer As Folk Recap: I Don’t Know How to Feel About ThisWhen you have a solid bench of queer day players, wouldn’t you want to indulge in all genres and watch them thrive?
Queer As Folk Recap: How About Ruthie?The best episode of Queer As Folk so far. Period.
Queer As Folk Recap: She Startin’Brodie gets more signs that he should curb his behavior, but you start to wonder if he’ll take the hint.
Queer As Folk Recap: An Inclusive Sex PartyQAF continues its exploration of how queer art can respond to trauma without being subsumed by it.
Queer As Folk Recap: Wanna Watch Buffy?Is there a better way to bond than over the delicious monsters-are-all-around-us world of Sunnydale High?
Queer As Folk Recap: Hello, My Trauma QueensGetting off, as it turns out, is on everyone’s minds.
Queer As Folk Series-Premiere Recap: Don’t Be Such a Drama Queen!The reimagining of Queer As Folk shines in showing both the darkness and the light the queer community contains within itself.
The Phantom Nostalgia of Heartstopper The YA Netflix series taps into an audience famished for cloyingly sweet high-school stories.
The Myth Makers Veneno turned a forgotten trans trailblazer into a global icon. Creators Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo just might be next.
Pose Series-Finale Recap: Legendary StatusForever, and ever, you’ll stay in our hearts, and we will love you.
Pose Recap: The Beginning of the EndIt’s lovely to see a show so focused on ideas of motherhood diving headfirst into what fatherhood might mean to people like Angel and Lil Papi.
vulture lists
May 27, 2021
12 Essential Kate Winslet Performances Whether she’s being painted like a French girl or vaping and eating hoagies, Kate Winslet always draws you in.
Pose Recap: A Mother ProvidesThis final season feels like it’s racing to the finish line when it should be strutting.
Moisés and Mateo Arias Bring Their Brotherly Bond to the Captivating Blast Beat The actors tell Vulture about putting aside family for the camera, and what it means to be telling an authentically Colombian story at this moment.
Pose Recap: HomecomingPray Tell knows how his story ends, and while this episode can’t rewrite his future, it highlights the optimism in the present he’s made for himself.
Pose Recap: Thank You, MotherThe best episode so far of this final season takes us on a trip down memory lane courtesy of the legendary Elektra Abundance Evangelista.
behind the seams
May 6, 2021
The Making of a Legendary Look Designer Johnny Wujek breaks down what goes into creating the dozens of jaw-dropping looks that parade down the runway each week.
Pose Recap: I’m Not Trying to Be NiceThis episode alone could handily win Billy Porter another Emmy.
Pose Season-Premiere Recap: Times Have ChangedThe final season kicks off with Blanca looking ahead with bright-eyed optimism, while Pray Tell seeks survival in self-destruction.
tv timeline
Feb. 25, 2021
How TV Stories Have Shaped Our Understanding of AIDS Using the tools of serialized storytelling, television has both reflected and reshaped our perception of the virus, one fictional character at a time.
It’s a Sin Finale Recap: Everybody HurtsWe end this series where we always knew we would, and while it doesn’t feel unexpected, it does feel truthful.
It’s a Sin Recap: It’s SpreadingThe series heads toward its ending committed to making one of its central figures a tragic hero while keeping the other a buoyant mood-lightener.
It’s a Sin Recap: A Public MenaceWe knew it was only a matter of time until the Pink Palace would see one of their own get this news.
It’s a Sin Recap: There’s Nothing Wrong With Boys From LondonThe speed at which It’s a Sin churns through story is frustrating, but the moments when it shows rather than tells still pack an emotional wallop.
We Are Who We Are Made Dev Hynes Think Differently About ‘Time Will Tell’“Wow, this is the first time in my entire life that one of my songs is in my head in a way that isn’t, like, when I’m working on it.”
We Are Who We Are Finale Recap: The Love We MakeA glorious season of television comes to a glorious close.
We Are Who We Are Recap: There Is NothingA gut punch of an episode examines how grief can both break us and make us look at ourselves anew.
We Are Who We Are Recap: Time Will TellA heartfelt episode delivers a delirious musical interlude and a gut-punch of an ending.
We Are Who We Are Recap: You Asked for Something Old-FashionedCaitlin is who she is, but she needs others to see her the way she sees herself.
We Are Who We Are Recap: Soldier of LoveAn episode structured around an impromptu wedding and a night of debauchery manages to be distinctly melancholy.
behind the seams
Oct. 2, 2020
The Boys Is a Microcosm of Modern Supersuit DesignThe series’ supersuit designer explains how the Seven’s looks both reflect and satirize the evolution of superhero costuming in the 21st century.
overnights
Sept. 28, 2020
We Are Who We Are Recap: Looking for Stuff That Means SomethingA tug-of-war episode yanks us between Sam’s and Caitlin’s competing POVs in order to stress the disconnect between them.
overnights
Sept. 21, 2020
We Are Who We Are Recap: When I’m With You, I Feel So UnrealWe circle back to last week’s episode, this time alongside Caitlin, who is clearly ready for a change both within and outside herself.
overnights
Sept. 14, 2020
We Are Who We Are Premiere Recap: I Am He That Aches With LoveA plot-light, mood-heavy premiere acquaints us with Fraser’s new home and his way of seeing the world.
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