Back to the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal transformed the thriller genre—and inspired real-life assassins. Now it gets a 21st-century makeover with Eddie Redmayne in the title role
Lashana Lynch
The James Bond and Marvel actress now stars alongside Eddie Redmayne in a remake of The Day of the Jackal
In Defense of Cruising
William Friedkin saw the film, which starred Al Pacino, as a breakthrough for gay representation in Hollywood. Gay activists disagreed
Rivals Laid Bare
The jodhpur-ripping, high-camp romp was as much fun to film as it is to watch
From Russia with Lust
Sean Baker’s latest film, Anora, was a hit at Cannes and is now drawing Oscar buzz. How did he make sex work so respectable?
Boffing for Britain
The new, high-camp TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals sticks two fingers up at today’s sexless puritanism
From Russia, with Lulz
Mark Eydelshteyn landed his first English-speaking role with a very unusual audition tape
Ave Maria!
She got Rudy Giuliani to fiddle with his crotch in the Borat sequel. Now Maria Bakalova steals the show as Ivana Trump in the new movie The Apprentice
A Lotta Ins, a Lotta Outs, a Lotta What-Have-Yous
The origin—and immortality—of The Big Lebowski
Frank Sinatra Gets Whacked
Martin Scorsese’s gritty biopic of Frank Sinatra has been shelved. Was it the singer’s family, or Gen Z’s lack of interest, that killed it off?
The Breakfast Clubs
America’s morning television brightens the day but deadens the soul. Not the case in the U.K., where the shows are so bizarre, they can’t help but delight
Ariella Glaser
The 19-year-old actress discusses her first starring role, in White Bird, alongside Helen Mirren
Irene Maiorino
The Italian actress, who stars as Lila in the fourth and final season of My Brilliant Friend, describes her serendipitous connections with Elena Ferrante’s characters
Elaine May Speaks!
A rare interview, over deviled eggs, at Sardi’s
Sweating the Details with Randy Andy
A Very Royal Scandal dramatizes the notorious interview Prince Andrew gave about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. But how much of it is true?
Tangled Up in The West Wing
On the 25th anniversary of Aaron Sorkin’s beloved political drama, Janel Moloney—who played the idealistic Donna Moss—grapples with the show’s role in her life
A Dame-in-Waiting
Lesley Manville has gone toe-to-toe with Daniel Day-Lewis and been married to Gary Oldman. But with myriad new projects—and a fashion campaign for Loewe—she’s never been more front and center
Maddie Ziegler
The Dance Moms star turned actress reflects on her unusual path to Hollywood
Depraved New World
In the 1930s, two German families and a baroness moved to Floreana, a barely populated island in the Galápagos. Ron Howard’s new film, Eden, revisits the dramatic deaths that ensued
Furor over the Führer
Jerry Lewis’s unfinished film, The Day the Clown Cried, was long considered the last word in Holocaust-related bad taste. And then along came Heil Honey I’m Home!, an I Love Lucy–like sitcom about Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun
Jack-of-All-Trades
With his starring role in the darkly funny espionage thriller Slow Horses, critically acclaimed theatrical performances, and recent marriage to Saoirse Ronan, Jack Lowden is riding high
Grace Van Patten
The star of Tell Me Lies reveals her hesitance about joining Hollywood and how she handles filming her dark Hulu series
Cheap Screams
The YouTube horror movie Milk & Serial has become a viral sensation—and it cost only $800 to make
Life Lessons from My So-Called Life
The groundbreaking 90s drama ran for only one season 30 years ago—but made stars of Claire Danes and Jared Leto and continues to delight
