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Keith Phipps is an experienced writer and editor specializing in pop culture, particularly film and television. Keith has served as an editor at The A.V. Club and The Dissolve. As a freelance writer he's contributed to Rolling StoneGQThe RingerVultureNPR and other publications, including The Reveal, a newsletter he co-writes with film critic Scott Tobias. Keith is also the author of the 2022 book Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career, an exploration of the actor's unpredictable body of work and the ways it's reflected a changing film industry.

  1. vulture lists
    The 13 Best Christmas Action Movies, RankedFor when you want fiery explosions with a side of holiday cheer.
  2. vulture lists
    The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever MadeFrom the trenches of World War I to the recent conflicts that have defined 21st-century warfare.
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    Every Clint Eastwood–Directed Movie, RankedExamining the 94-year-old director’s prolific and unpredictable career behind the camera.
  4. vulture lists
    25 Essential Conspiracy Theory MoviesA survey of some of film’s best paranoid political thrillers.
  5. overnights
    The Rings of Power Season-Finale Recap: A Stranger No More!The finale puts a nice cap on a pretty good season and leaves the series plenty of room to explore.
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: Under SiegeThe siege of Eregion makes for the biggest and best episode of the season.
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: My Dinner with AdarIn a week with big developments, the long dinner conversation between Galadriel and Adar makes for the episode’s best moments.
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power RecapCelebrimbor’s solution for all the bad rings is to … make more rings. And for men, one of Middle Earth’s more disappointing races?
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: Ent It Cool?A busy episode manages to bring in some old favorites from Tolkien and the Jackson films.
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: When Coronations Go WrongIt’s the extremely rapid rise and fall of Míriel, the queen regent who seems destined never to be queen.
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: Dark Times Come to Khazad-dûmIt’s another setup-heavy episode, but Sauron’s plan is becoming clearer and it’s nice to have the dwarves back in the picture.
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Premiere Recap: Sauron UnmaskedYou just can’t keep Sauron down.
  13. freaky finale
    The Boys Season 4
    Who’s the Grossest in The Boys Finale?The answer will not surprise you.
  14. steal my sunshine
    The Boys Season 4
    Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week?A skin-shedding shape-shifter, fascist puppets, and a lovelorn octopus are only a few of the disgusting actors this week.
  15. ‘zendaya’
    The Boys Season 4
    Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week?Things are bound to get nasty at a Federalist Society party with a sex dungeon.
  16. vulture lists
    The 50 Greatest Western Movies Ever MadeThe Western is a vital genre with the habit of reinventing itself . These are the best of the past 120 years.
  17. rip mr. fuzzy buzzy
    The Boys Season 4
    Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week?Hugh Sr.’s death is nauseating for so many reasons.
  18. squirt
    The Boys Season 4
    Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week?The vibes are wretched this week, thanks to these people.
  19. from bad to worse
    Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week?In a series where no one’s hands are ever really clean, there’s no shortage of disgusting behavior. So let’s rank it!
  20. so now what?
    Miss Shōgun? Here’s What to Watch Next.For those not quite ready to leave the world of the series behind.
  21. overnights
    Shōgun Finale Recap: Scholar of the WindThis story’s conclusion is just a matter of playing out what has already been set in motion.
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    Manhunt Finale Recap: The VerdictThe finale makes a good case for Andrew Johnson being the real villain.
  23. overnights
    Shōgun Recap: No ExitThis show warned us from the start that it would break our hearts.
  24. overnights
    Manhunt Recap: End of the LineWhat is Stanton going to do with himself now that he doesn’t have to chase Booth around?
  25. overnights
    Shōgun Recap: A Funeral in EdoIf Toranaga is disingenuous about surrendering, he has an odd way of conveying it.
  26. overnights
    Manhunt Recap: A Man in UniformBooth isn’t getting the hero’s welcome he thought he would.
  27. overnights
    Shōgun Recap: Family MattersAs we learn more about Toranaga’s past, his plans for the future seem more uncertain than ever.
  28. movies
    How The Matrix Got MadeWith the 25th anniversary of The Matrix, here’s a timeline of how the franchise and pop-culture phenomenon came to be, and what happened next.
  29. overnights
    Manhunt Recap: Plots Within PlotsStanton gets a reminder of the importance of controlling the narrative.
  30. overnights
    Manhunt Recap: The Montreal AffairIt’s starting to feel like this Andrew Johnson fellow isn’t exactly on the up-and-up.
  31. overnights
    Manhunt Recap: Cold CaseCould the Confederacy, Wall Street, or Vice-President Andrew Johnson be involved in the plot to assassinate Lincoln?
  32. overnights
    Manhunt Series-Premiere Recap: Bad ActorOne of American history’s most well-known events kicks off a mystery that’s no less gripping for knowing who the culprit is from the start.
  33. vulture lists
    The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the OscarsA second look at 96 years of the Academy Awards, including this year’s ceremony.
  34. vulture lists
    All 11 Denis Villeneuve Movies, RankedWhere does Dune: Part Two fall in the director’s filmography?
  35. overnights
    Fargo Season-Finale Recap: That’s My GirlAn action-packed finale puts nearly everything in the right place in what might be Fargo’s best season.
  36. overnights
    Fargo Recap: Showdown at the Tillman Ranch CorralNo one is going down without a fight.
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    Fargo Recap: What’s in a Name?There’s a price to be paid for making Roy Tillman look like a fool.
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    Fargo Recap: Into the WoodsPuppets and Lindas abound in an episode that slows down the pace while raising the stakes.
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    Fargo Recap: Tit for ThatLorraine and Indira have both seen some nonsense in their time, and it just keeps coming.
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    Fargo Recap: The Great EscapesDot is no stranger to going on the lam, but this time she finally has a real ally watching her back.
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    Fargo Recap: Faulty WiringAll in all, not a good night for parties on either side of this confrontation.
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    Fargo Recap: Sin-Eating for Fun and ProfitThings are getting tense, aren’t they?
  43. vulture lists
    The 50 Best Christmas Movies of All TimeEstablished classics, new favorites, and even some horror.
  44. overnights
    Fargo Recap: A Few Hard MenRoy Tillman (Jon Hamm) has a philosophy and plan — getting his wife back.
  45. overnights
    Fargo Season-Premiere Recap: The Disappearance of Dot LyonWe’re back in Fargo, Minnesota, with a new story that raises a bunch of questions. The biggest: “Who is Dot?”
  46. vulture lists
    Every Star Trek Captain, Ranked by CompetencyWho would you want as your boss?
  47. bruce willis
    Every Bruce Willis Movie, RankedHis career explored every facet of the wise-cracking everyman.
  48. overnights
    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Recap: The Gorn UltimatumIt’s unnerving to see Captain Pike not know what to do as Strange New Worlds leaves us with a good, old-fashioned cliffhanger.
  49. vulture animal bureau
    The 12 Best Shark Movies Since JawsThe subgenre has largely remained in Spielberg’s shadow, but it hasn’t lost its capacity to surprise.
  50. overnights
    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Recap: Life During WartimeWhat happens here will undoubtedly haunt future episodes.
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