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Chris Stanton is a copy editor at New York who writes about movies, culture, and politics.

  1. diamonds and rust
    A Short History of Joan Baez Calling Bob Dylan on His BullshitA Complete Unknown, to its credit, shows us that Baez has always been able to pierce the smoke and mirrors of Dylan’s lore-building.
  2. read me read me read me
    Robert Smith Is a Big Ol’ Book NerdTracking the not-so-hidden literary references on the Cure’s new album.
  3. into cerebro
    Conner O’Malley on Going Full Dumbo for Rap World“It felt like we were just guys dressed as idiots in a house talking, then two years later, it’s at a film festival.”
  4. celebrity memoir
    ‘Please Tell Me, What’s Wrong With Me?’In his new memoir, Sonny Boy, Al Pacino looks back on his “moon shot” of a life in Hollywood — and a few acute regrets.
  5. investigation
    The Case of Jack Nicholson’s Missing Baby TeethIn 2001, an auction channel claimed it was going to sell them. Then the story disappeared — until now.
  6. blowin in the wrench
    Bob Dylan Throws a Wrench Into ‘Desolation Row’The inscrutable singer’s latest mystery? Playing his songs with household tools.
  7. he shreds
    Indie Rock’s Latest ‘Savior’ Isn’t There YetIt’s funny heaping highbrow praise on MJ Lenderman, a guy who writes poignant songs that reference Lucky Charms and Rip Torn.
  8. the fog of nostalgia
    No Movie Captures the Essence of Neil Young’s Best Songs Like Inherent ViceJust as Neil sings of an elusive past, Inherent Vice dangles a rush of emotions in front of you only to slip away the second you try to grasp them.
  9. vulture recommends
    Brat Summer Is Over. California Split Summer Is Here.Here are 16 ways Robert Altman’s gambling classic can help you make good choices.
  10. endings
    Bring Back the Freeze-Frame Ending!Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F spends its final moments on a thrilling cinematic trope of the ’80s, one that I would argue is due for a comeback.
  11. endings
    Hit Man’s Ending Isn’t As Sunny As It SeemsThe film’s sunlit coda seems to say that people can change, sure, but only by getting worse.
  12. greatness
    The Idea of Martin Scorsese’s Career Brought Me to TearsI was unexpectedly moved during a recent rewatch of Mean Streets — not by the content of the movie itself, but because of what I knew came next.
  13. music
    Timothée Chalamet Is Hoarding Unreleased Bob Dylan SongsAnd I would like to hear them.
  14. vulture lists
    Ranking Serpico’s ‘Weirdo’ OutfitsFifty years since the film’s release, the classic Pacino character is still a style icon.
  15. vulture movie club
    Cellooo, It’s Time to Go Back to School of RockTwenty years later, one great rock show can still change the world.
  16. vulture recommends
    Revisiting Light Sleeper, Paul Schrader’s Beautiful Mood PieceFans of the director’s newer work will find themselves entranced by his 1992 cult classic.
  17. vulture recommends
    Getting Into the Holiday Spirit? Allow The Silent Partner to Rip It Away.A key entry in the Christmas-crime canon.
  18. ‘talk!’
    My Coffee With Stanley KubrickIn 1964, a professor wrote to Kubrick about Dr. Strangelove’s structural “duplication of sexual intercourse.” He wrote back — and asked to meet.
  19. shit talking
    Quentin Tarantino Shit-Talks MoviesThe filmmaker’s long-promised book on American cinema can be funny, self-indulgent, and just plain ugly.
  20. apologies
    An Apology From the Missing Comma in Don’t Worry DarlingI’ve finally decided to come clean in the hopes that I might allow anyone I’ve inadvertently harmed to begin the process of healing.
  21. mann up
    Michael Mann’s First Novel, a Sequel to Heat, Is a Work of ObsessionOne that occasionally deploys jet-fighter metaphors in sex scenes.
  22. vulture recommends
    In Secret Honor, Philip Baker Hall Plays Nixon As a Wounded AnimalThe late actor doesn’t look much like Tricky Dick, but he channels his post-Watergate desperation.
  23. q&a
    How Apollo 10 1/2 Reanimated Houston’s Lost Memories of the ’60sRichard Linklater and Tommy Pallotta break down the unique hybrid of 2-D, 3-D, and rotoscoping that brought their childhood memories to life.
  24. vulture recommends
    Rat Race Is the Pinnacle of Early-2000s CheeseRemember when a movie could be resolved with a group sing-along to “All Star”?
  25. state of the industry
    After Contracts, Below-the-Line Crew Say the Industry Still Has a Long Way to Go“It’s time for a full reckoning with the way that the industry is made.”
  26. in the heights
    In the Heights Made Its New York City Sets ‘a Great Playground’The movie’s production designer and set decorator tell Vulture about translating the hit musical and all its intricacies to the big screen.
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