In Praise of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ and Its Sublimely Ridiculous Video

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published to coincide with the North American solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. It was republished during another eclipse on April 8, 2024. In case youve forgotten: This video is glorious in its ridiculousness. A shadow moves across a full moon. Tyler looks plaintively out the window from underneath seven tons of eye shadow....

April 24, 2019 · 2 min · 287 words · Ryan Allen

Lost’s 20 Most Pointless Episodes

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This list was originally published on May 18, 2010, ahead of theLostseries finale. Were recirculating it for anybody rewatching the show now that it isstreaming on Netflix. WhenLostended in 2010, its series finale was immediately divisive among fans. you’re able to use the time saved to watch someoldX-Filesepisodes. In the present, Sawyer tries to bring up the case that belonged to the U....

July 24, 2018 · 1 min · 161 words · Jason Schneider

In Conversation: David Lynch

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This interview was originally published June 25, 2018. Were rerunning it following David Lynchs death at 78. SinceEraserheadin 1977, David Lynch has reigned as one of our most compellingly enigmatic directors. He also long ago proved to be adept at concealing the intentions behind his work. Which is why the arrival of his 2018 sort-of memoir,Room to Dream, is so surprising....

June 25, 2018 · 11 min · 2275 words · Alexis Hurley

73 Oscar Monologues and Opening Numbers Ranked, From Worst to Best

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published ahead of the 2018 Oscars. It has been updated to include subsequent Academy Award ceremonies. The Academy Awards right now are like one of those long-running but fading film franchises. Its been a difficult few years. Film admissions generally and ratings for the annual award broadcast have been trending down for decades....

March 1, 2018 · 38 min · 8079 words · Megan Williams

In Conversation: Quincy Jones

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This interview originally ran on February 7, 2018. Were republishing it followingJoness death at 91. (Thats what earning 28 Grammy awards and co-producing Michael Jacksons biggest-selling albums will do.) But in person, the 84-year-old music-industrymacheris far spikier and more complicated. Ive got nothing to be scared of, man. The experiences Ive had! he says, shaking his head in wonder....

February 7, 2018 · 12 min · 2449 words · Allison Reed

EveryAmerican Horror StorySeason, Ranked From Worst to Best

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This list was originally published on June 18, 2018. Weve updated it to include new seasons, includingAmerican Horror Story: Delicate. Even if the stories change, the show generally keeps working with the same stuff. Heres a complete ranking of the best, worst, and scariest thatAHScreatorsRyan MurphyandBrad Falchukhave to offer. 10.Roanoke(Season 6) This season gets points for trying, but thats about it....

November 15, 2017 · 2 min · 239 words · Mary Barrera

Every Cate Blanchett Performance, Ranked

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Cate Blanchett has been a star since the very first second we met her. And she was, of course, just getting started. She has been forever daring, uncompromising and perpetually, resolutely, herself. Thats a combination thats nearly impossible to come by. She also can nail every accent in the book. She has already won two Oscars and been nominated for four others....

November 3, 2017 · 4 min · 649 words · Dr. Kathy Jones

The 22 Best Witch Movies of All Time

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This list was originally published in 2017 as part of VulturesWitch Week. Weve since added more movies to the cauldron, includingWicked. For our favorite TV witches,cast your eyes on this ranking. (No disrespect to the wizards and witches of Hogwarts, but youll find this is aHarry Potterfree zone. For that, we kindly direct your attention to the rest of pop culture....

October 25, 2017 · 2 min · 352 words · Timothy Williams

22 Nicolas Cage Movies You Had No Idea Existed

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This list was originally published on September 19, 2017, but Nicolas Cages prolific career didnt slow down. This list has been updated to include additional movies. Then he was hit with another, and another. Byhis own admission, Cage owed the U.S. government something close to $14 million. In the past 15 years, hes appeared in a whopping 62 movies....

September 20, 2017 · 2 min · 393 words · Brandon Owens

10 Delightful David Lynch Stories

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article originally ran on September 6, 2017. Were republishing it followingDavid Lynchs death. Did you know about his days as an amateur weatherman? Or how about the 20 cups of instant coffee he would drink daily? He lovesMad Menso much, he refuses to call the actors by their real names. Theyre great characters and whoever cast that show did a sensational job....

September 6, 2017 · 3 min · 545 words · Jeff Lewis

Why Doctor Doom Is the Best Supervillain of All Time

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published on June 28, 2017, as part of VulturesVillains Week. Youcouldhave come to me first. Youshouldhave come to me first. But youdidnot, Doom intones. Now you regret it. And you dragged the stinking carcass of your failure to my door. Everything will stand or fall on what we face. (Magneto is a close second....

June 28, 2017 · 3 min · 481 words · Brittany Todd

David Lynch Forces Your Brain to Work Differently

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article originally ran on May 28, 2017. Were republishing it followingDavid Lynchs death. David Lynch rearranges your brain. So I know this in my bones. (These shows speak Lynch with an accent.) Thats something any halfway ambitious TV-maker might say whether its true or not. So I have to think of the entire project in those terms....

May 28, 2017 · 2 min · 222 words · Leonard Malone

The 12 Best Romantic Comedies on Netflix Right Now

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This list has been updated to reflect Netflixs current offerings. When Jennifer Lawrence isnt full-frontally beating the bejesus out of insouciant hoodlums, that is. and Padukone, both on double duty) to expose her killer. It all goes down easy and without leaving the sour aftertaste of lowered standards. For those who prefer romances of the unrequited, yearning variety, heres your movie....

May 5, 2017 · 1 min · 78 words · Danielle Wade