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The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Is the Very French, Under-the-Radar Action Movie You Need to See
Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, and more star in a legitimately thrilling new take on an old classic.
By Gabriella Paiella
'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Ending: Larry David Bids Farewell to “Larry David,” and a Nation Mourns
Goodnight, sweet misanthrope! The upcoming season of the iconic HBO series will be its last.
By Esther Zuckerman
Andre Braugher Never Stopped Growing
From the stage to Homicide to Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the actor kept adding new dimensions to his screen persona. His death at 61 leaves us wondering where he would have gone from here.
By Grant Rindner
Amy Sedaris' Top Five Favorite Things of 2023, Including the Documentary That Sent Her Down a George Michael Rabbit-Hole
Bonus: Four additional things, because choosing five is impossible.
By Brittany Loggins
Bowen Yang's Favorite Video-Game Things of 2023, Including the Vampire-Elf That Made Every Gamer Think, “I Can Fix Him”
The Saturday Night Live star reveals the outer-borough representation, fantasy F-bombs, and emotional endings that defined his year in gaming.
By Brittany Loggins
The 15 Best Video Games of 2023
From a superb ‘Star Wars’ sequel to a new twist on ‘Mario,’ these were the games we needed an extra life just to spend more time with.
By Scott Meslow
The One Deserving Band on Those Cursed Year-End Lists
GQ columnist Chris Black pays homage to a guitar-driven album that harkens back to a time before stans and performative streaming hijacked music culture.
By Chris Black
Daniel Caesar's Top Five Favorite Things of 2023, Including the Year's Most Replayable Comedy Special
The Toronto singer-songwriter gives us his picks.
GloRilla Will See You in the Rage Room
Breaking stuff with the platinum rapper and insurgent voice for women in hip-hop: “We're sitting pretty, we're popping our shit, we're hustling, we're getting money.”
By Gerrick D. Kennedy
Photography by Julius Frazer
Reggie Watts' Top Five Things of 2023, Including a Good Flashlight and an A.I. Worth Chatting With
The musician, comedian and author shares his picks.
By Brittany Loggins
Director Sam Esmail explains the ambiguous ending of Leave the World Behind: “The point is that it lingers”
So, is the country screwed? And what's with all of the Friends stuff?
By Jack King
In the ‘Civil War' Trailer, America Turns on Itself, and the Plemons-Dunsts Turn on Each Other
Alex Garland's latest nightmare-future scenario drops next spring, if society doesn't unravel first.
By Esther Zuckerman
Jenny Lewis' Top Five (Or Six—Or, Okay, Eight) Things of 2023, Including the Movie of the Year. And Also the Leaf Blower of the Year
The Joy'All singer-songwriter shares her picks.
Confirmed: Leave the World Behind Takes Place in the Mr. Robot Extended Universe
More like Leave Some Easter Eggs Around!
By Grant Rindner
‘Poor Things' is a Creative Rebirth For Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos
The second feature collaboration from film's most daring duo is a graphic fairy-tale-Gothic coming-of-age story that echoes Terry Gilliam, The Wizard of Oz and even Barbie.
By Ariel LeBeau
After Saltburn, Ten More Creepy-Old-House Films to Keep That Gothic Vibe Going
Close the shades and pretend your apartment is a haunted pile in the English countryside where the vibes have been off for hundreds of years.
By Grant Rindner
Rick and Morty's Seventh Season Was One of the Best Yet
In its first new episodes without co-creator and lead voice actor Justin Roiland, the Adult Swim series got deeper, darker, and—ah, geez— grosser than ever.
By Esther Zuckerman
Archie Madekwe’s Five Favorite Things of 2023, Including a Great Movie He'll Never Watch Again
The Saltburn star's year in art, TV, theater, and emotionally-devastating cinema.
Are You a Golden Retriever Boyfriend—or a Rottweiler?
Travis Kelce is a Golden Retriever. But what if you treat every Dave and Buster’s like an active war zone? Meet the five types of dog boyfriends.
By Kate Lindsay
This Was the Year of Prestige Godzilla Content
In Godzilla Minus One and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a legendary entertainer who's been everything from a metaphor for nuclear destruction to a fast-food pitch-a-saurus stomped into a new lane
By William Goodman