Gene Hackman’s Absolute Power

An actor who barely changed his look but constantly transformed himself. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Gene Hackman was a virtuoso of the smile. It was an interrogation tactic to disorient suspects by hammering them with nonsense. Other times, the Hackman smile masked confusion, treachery, cowardice, or brokenness. smile that amounts to a silent laugh track. He was one of those men who looked about 50 whether he was 30 or 70....

February 27, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · William Romero

George Miller Has Lots of Stories Left to Tell, and One of Them Is Another Mad Max

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. George Miller is the king of this years Vulture Stunt Awards. As a result, hes seen how action design and stunt work have transformed over the past 45-plus years. Indeed, hes had a hand in helping these traditions evolve. How has your relationship with the genre developed?For me, from the get-go, film was kinetic. Its intrinsic to film....

February 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1129 words · Crystal Beck

How YouTube Sees Podcasting

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Not that my scruples matter, of course. What does that mean, exactly? Walk me through the history here. When did YouTube start consciously integrating podcasts onto the platform? About four years ago. We should probably lean in here. It was an organic conversation. So that was a big factor, as well, for long-form podcasters especially....

February 27, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Brett Hardy

Inflation is no longer the scariest risk

Downside risks to the US economy are stirring. Beyond that, the sources of growth have narrowed, and thehousing marketis at a standstill. The shifting political winds in Washington have also added uncertainty to the outlook. Based on the inferred probabilities from markets, investors expect to see two cuts from the Fed in 2025. Any reasonable read of the data points to a clear cooling of the US economy. And the way that the US arrived at that growth was not especially encouraging....

February 27, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Deanna Gonzalez MD

Katy Perry and Gayle King Are Going to Space

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Bezoss fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, will also be on the flight, along withCBS Morningsanchor Gayle King. Engineer Aisha Bowe, activist Amanda Nguyen, and movie producer Kerianne Flynn will also be on the flight. Theres no specific date yet, but theyre expected to blast off this spring. We look forward to hearing if Perry sees any extraterrestrials....

February 27, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Lauren Huffman

Lizzy Caplan is happy playing the acerbic brunette

Lizzy Caplandoesn’t mind that she’s known for playing sharp, sardonic brunettes. It wasn’t always that way. Then she didn’t work for a year. “My phone was not ringing off the hook,” she recalled. “So it all ended up working out.” Alexandra represents the new blood in politics who does things differently than her predecessors. They see themselves as the hero." Lizzy Caplan:Yeah, it was a fight. I loved the character of Janis from the beginning....

February 27, 2025 · 4 min · 730 words · Elizabeth Lindsey

MatlockRecap: Sister Acts

Matlock Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The originalMatlockwas heavily inspired byPerry Mason, which took a similar approach to its mysteries. The newMatlockis different from its predecessor in a lot of ways. But the shows approach to the courtroom scenes does have a lot in common with its namesake. Olympias team represents their clients via vibes, intuition, and dumb luck. The team arrives at the case in a roundabout way....

February 27, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Jeremy Davidson

Michelle Trachtenberg’s Family Denies Autopsy for Late Actress

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The family of the lateMichelle Trachtenberghas reportedly declined to have an autopsy performed for religious reasons, reportsABC News. As a result, Trachtenbergs death has been ruled as undetermined by the New York City Medical Examiner. Vulture has reached out to the Trachtenberg family for comment. Sources Related Tags:

February 27, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Blake Cooper

Move Over, Meechee: Zendaya Is Now Shrek’s Daughter

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Move over,Meechee! Bleh, says Zendaya, revealing the first layer of heronion-likenew character. But well have to wait a little longer for the whole thing, withShrek 5not premiering until Christmas 2026. On the other hand: Think of all the memes we can make in the meantime. Related Tags:

February 27, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Alex Poole

ReacherRecap: No Soup Sandwich

Reacher Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. EveryReacherseason gives us a flashback story line running parallel to the present-day narrative. Mariah Robinson persuades us of Kohls intelligence and sense of duty from her first moment onscreen. and Garber gives his tacit approval: Do it once, [and] do it right. What kind of army is this, anyway? Literally before Reacher has even mopped the blood off his face?...

February 27, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Sarah Wells

Southern CharmRecap: Boatload of Problems

Southern Charm Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. What else can we talk about? Apparently, we can! JT shows up three days late and a dollar short. (Thats a short joke.) Craigs face is redder than the flags that Shep should have been getting about Sienna. Its so bad that Salley and her extraneous vowels dont want to sit next to him....

February 27, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Andrew English

Telematrix No. 2: February 27, 2025

A new Telematrix drops every Monday and Thursday. Try our daily grid gameCinematrix. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Tap a clue to see a headshot or get more details. The Telematrix uses data fromTMDB. Want to play more grid games? Contact us atcinematrix@vulture.comwith questions or feedback.

February 27, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Linda Shepherd

The 2025 Awards Season in Opening Monologues

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Not all awards shows begin this way; some dont even have hosts. But when they do, opening monologues can be the best or worst part of a given ceremony. It is important in times like these to have a distraction, she said. It ends with us. I thought Project 2025 was a Taylor Sheridan script....

February 27, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Natalie Martinez