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Posted 01/05/09 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Vulture’s Critics’ Poll: The Complete Ballots

Complete ballots from all 57 critics participating in our poll, whether they knew it or not.

Posted 01/05/09 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

Vulture’s Critics’ Poll: What’s the Worst Movie of 2008?

Vulture checks with 57 of America's top critics to find out.

Posted 12/30/08 in Vulture

Outrage

Cop-out! Benjamin Button Delivers Old-Man Baby But Botches Old-Baby Man

Why the end of 'Benjamin Button' totally blew it.

Posted 12/17/08 in Vulture

Geology

Mickey Rourke’s Face: A History

'The Wrestler' is the first role to fully exploit the gruesomeness of Rourke's real-life appearance.

Posted 12/12/08 in Vulture

Looking Out for Number One

When Should You Take Your Bathroom Breaks During Che?

An illustrated guide to making it through all four and a half hours of 'Che' without befouling yourself.

Posted 12/11/08 in Vulture

Whoa

Vulture’s Complete Field Guide to the Facial Expressions of Keanu Reeves

Complete with our patented Kean-u-meter™!

Posted 12/08/08 in Vulture

The Many Uses of Tempura Oil

Read an Excerpt From New York’s Top Comic of the Year, Disappearance Diary

You may read 'Disappearance Diary' as a cautionary tale, but at least you'll learn how to make a meal out of a radish and tempura oil.

Posted 11/20/08 in Vulture

Team Hardwicke vs. Team Stephenie

28 Reasons That ‘Twilight’ the Movie Is Better Than ‘Twilight’ the Book

The movie's more exciting, more fun, and way less annoying than Stephenie Meyer's gazillion-selling blockbuster.

Posted 11/10/08 in Vulture

Ranters and Ravers

The ‘Times’ Public Editor Plays Theater Critic

Since when is a critic obligated to frame his review in such a way that it's unobjectionable to anti-gay interest groups?

Posted 11/10/08 in Daily Intel

Election Hangover

The ‘Times’ Is Kind of Mean to Sarah Palin

Now that we're no longer afraid of her becoming president (anytime soon), is it maybe time to stop piling on Sarah Palin?

Posted 11/10/08 in Vulture

Scripts

Exclusive: We’ve Seen Steve Carell’s ‘Beaver’ Screenplay

Our verdict? This is one of the more elegantly messed-up stories we've read in a long, long time.

Posted 11/06/08 in Vulture

Possible Downfalls

Can ‘The Daily Show’ Survive the Barack Obama Presidency?

Do you want Jon Stewart taking potshots at your hero?

Posted 10/23/08 in Vulture

The List

Cool Coots and Sexy Sexagenarians: Vulture’s Favorite Daffy Old People

They give us hope that our golden years might offer something a little livelier than sponging off our children and clucking over our empty 401(k).

Posted 10/16/08 in Vulture

The List

Six Great Underdog Movies John McCain Should Probably Watch

Six DVDs we imagine are playing on repeat on the Straight Talk Express' wide-screen TV — and what John McCain can learn from them.

Posted 10/09/08 in Vulture

The List

Tina Fey, ‘W.,’ and the Ten Funniest Political Impressions of All Time

If you'd asked us two months ago if we were excited about two Saturday Night Lives in one week, we'd've probably have said no. But that was before Tina Fey's impression of an "increasingly adorable" Sarah Palin became the defining...

Posted 10/02/08 in Vulture

The List

‘Nick and Norah’ and the Best One Crazy Night Movies of All Time

You know the type: Over the course of one incredible evening, our heroes will drive around, find adventure, listen to some tunes, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.

Posted 09/25/08 in Vulture

The List

Ten Liberal Movies So Lame They Make Even Democrats Want to Vote Republican

From Tim Robbins to Michael Moore to Steven Seagal, the movies that would make Karl Marx vote McCain.

Posted 09/22/08 in Vulture

Nudes

‘Ghost Town’: Hey, What Happened to Naked Guy Ghost?

How did he die? Why was he naked when he died? Did they film a scene of Ricky Gervais delivering clothes to his naked widow?

Posted 09/22/08 in Vulture

The Unexpected

Surprisingly Good ‘Ghost Town’ Continues the Tradition of the Monday Surprise

You know the Monday Surprise! You don't know why you saw it, but on Monday, you buttonhole your co-workers and tell them how good it was.

Posted 09/12/08 in Vulture

The List

Which Coen Brothers Idiot Movie Is the Best?

Where does 'Burn After Reading' fall on the register of the Coens' comedies of buffoonery?