Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’ Sued by Real Rachel Williams

If Katie Lowes played me, I’d be flattered. But that’s just me, I guess. Photo: Nicole Rivelli/Netflix Germany’s official scambassador to New York, Anna Sorokin/Anna Delvey, is back in the news cycle again, but this time she’s not the one in trouble. Former Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel DeLoache Williams sued Netflix on August 29,… Continue reading Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’ Sued by Real Rachel Williams

How this for a set? “Far Away” is staged in a real factory

After so long in the reviewing biz, I crave firsts. Here’s one. I’ve never before picked up my ticket at a box office under a sign offering titanium anodizing racks. That’s because a company calling itself the Chicago New Theatre Project (basically the formatively ambitious Chicago director Spencer Huffman, I believe), is staging Caryl Churchill’s… Continue reading How this for a set? “Far Away” is staged in a real factory

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap, Season 8 Episode 11

The dynamic between Karen and Gizelle has borne such memorable fruit — iconic moments of shade, back-and-forth barbs, and running bits galore have kept the Potomac viewership fed over the last few years. Their repartee is rooted in an actual history of socializing together, which gives their zingers a bit more zest than those of… Continue reading Real Housewives of Potomac Recap, Season 8 Episode 11

The Real History Behind ‘Griselda’s Violent Reign

Photo: /ELIZABETH MORRIS/NETFLIX The catalog of infamous drug lords is as male-dominated as the entertainment genre devoted to them, but there was one woman who had to be savvier, more ambitious, and more ruthless than all of them to reach the very top of their ranks: Griselda Blanco. Netflix’s Griselda — not a spinoff but still part… Continue reading The Real History Behind ‘Griselda’s Violent Reign

Part Two’ Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Is Real

You wanna stick your hand in that? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Warner Bros./Everett Collection, Carlos Barquero/Getty Images Wow, the new Gom Jabbar Test sure looks … different. Two photos spread on social media January 25 showing what appears to be a collectible popcorn bucket for the theatrical release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, out March… Continue reading Part Two’ Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Is Real

‘Real Housewives of Miami’ Recap, Season 6, Episode 13

There are some activities that Housewives should avoid because they never end well. The classic example is vow renewals, which almost always segue into a quick divorce. Getting on a boat usually spells disaster for our ladies, as does hiring a psychic. But there is a new one to add to the list, and it… Continue reading ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ Recap, Season 6, Episode 13

‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Recap, Season 13, Ep. 13

This week on our favorite program Rich Women Doing Things, the rich women did things in Spain! First, they had to get ready. They had their assistants wheel them around on top of their luggage through their three-room closets that aren’t going to add a cent to their property values. They talked to their disgusting husbands… Continue reading ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Recap, Season 13, Ep. 13

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Recap, Season 4, Ep. 19

Photo: Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo Real Housewives reunions always save the best for last. So now, as we embark on the third and final part of the RHOSLC reunion, it’s finally time to talk about the elephant in the room. But before we get to the main course, we have a few other highlights from the season left to cover… Continue reading ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Recap, Season 4, Ep. 19

‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Recap, Season 8, Episode 10

Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears: Candiace Dillard-Bassett is a woman in a reality crisis. She is visibly watching herself be iced out of the cast, and her petite frame is swimming like hell to fight the tide. Housewives storylines generally follow a standard arc: conflict A, drama, resolution, onto conflict B. But… Continue reading ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Recap, Season 8, Episode 10

Jesse Eisenberg on How A Real Pain Approaches the Holocaust

We’re back at Sundance in the Vulture Spot, where we’re interviewing the casts and creators of the year’s buzziest films. Check out all our coverage from the film fest here. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, about two cousins who embark on a trip to Poland following the death of their grandmother, approaches the subject of the Holocaust… Continue reading Jesse Eisenberg on How A Real Pain Approaches the Holocaust