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Vampire Veek The thirst is real. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This story was first published in March 2017. Were republishing it in honor of Vultures Vampire Veek. There are certain days that separate our lives into befores and afters. For me, one of those days is March 10, 1997. It opens on an empty high school at night. The camera careens through the shadowy halls and classrooms, beneath neatly aligned desks....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Of all A-list stars, Denzel Washingtons career may be the most enviable. Happily, Washingtons career has not worked that way. But which performance is his best? Here are all of Denzel Washingtons movie roles, ranked. This is as groaning a comedy as it sounds. (He made two Spike Lee movies in the next years.) The movie is a message movie about Our Health Care Crisis, and its as subtle as a defibrillator....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published on September 25, 2018. It has been updated to include Smiths recent films, includingBad Boys: Ride or Die. Will we ever stop talking aboutthe Slap? But you shouldnt deny the scope of Smiths career. He even managed to still be charming inSuicide Squad, which one would have thought impossible. Even with his missteps,Smithremains the sort of movie star you just dont see anymore....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Eventually, it will move on to Beijing, but not soon enough. The productions grimness is a particular shame because it dampened the excitement of hearing a spectacular opening-night cast. I can only think that Rattle was trying not to let the music outshine the demoralizing business onstage. There is little respite from the steel-and-bilge-water decor once we make landfall in Cornwall....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Just as important, hes exalted the the majesty, the mystery, the ministry of rock and roll! It is my absolute delight to remain in service to update this list for the duration.) Where multiple versions of a song exist, theyre addressed within the same listing when relevant. I say probably because there were no notes provided or context given....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This piece originally ran in May of 2016 whenCaptain America: Civil Warhit theaters. We are republishing it on the occasion ofThe Falcon and the Winter Soldiers premiere on Disney+. Superheroes are generally a static bunch. Superman may have died in 1992, but he soared up from the grave within a few months. But one character, by his very existence, reveals the folly of that mind-set....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally posted in 2015. Were republishing it in memory of Italian composer Ennio Morricone,who died on July 6, 2020in Rome. His influence is monumental across musical genres, and his innovations have been adopted even by avant-garde musicians. (Not every director always knew how to use Morricones music well.) But here they are: Ennio Morricones 25 Greatest Musical Cues....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published June 18, 2018. It was updated to includeKillers of the Flower Moon,which is nowavailable on streaming. you’ve got the option to also readour reviewandprofile of Lily Gladstone. With a career like DiCaprios, its always a good time for a deep dive into his filmography. What struck us most: There really arent any sleepwalking performances here....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Their best friendship isourbest friendship. It reminds us that people are kind and funny and able to photobomb each other. Amy (fromYes kindly): Charna took a liking to me, and me to her. She told me I was just as good as the big boys. She believed in me. Her name was Tina and she was like me but with brown hair....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its just that his comedies so rarely ask very much of him. Hes usually just there to mug, or to be De Niro. Still, there are some gems in there if you know where to find them. Thus, a definitive, sometimes-depressing ranking of De Niros comedic roles. We understand if you feel differently; we were a bit torn on it ourselves....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This story originally ran in 2015, just before Harley Quinn reached new heights of popularity viaappearancesinthreemoviesand her ownanimatedseries. Were republishing it now withJoker: Folie a Deuxin theaters. The comics industry is in the midst of a golden age for admirable female role models. But theres a fly in the ointment, and shes wearing clown makeup....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article originally ran in 2013 and is being republished in honor ofthe late Jessica Walter. Her excited reaction to Gene Parmesan. Lucille reassures Michael that it would be a very difficult charge to prove and then winks at him. Walter first did Lucilles special slo-mo wink in the pilot, thinking it would be a nice touch....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This story originally ran in 2010. We think there might be another inception going on inInception. Do you want to become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone? These words (or something close to them) are uttered three times in the film. Cobb completes the thought: Waiting to die alone. Already, its clear that this dialogue has to do with more than this particular moment in the film....