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Esther Zuckerman

Esther Zuckerman is a writer for GQ.

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Shine in ‘Anyone But You,’ a Rom-Com in Which the Com's as Strong as the Rom

A surplus of hotness doesn't sink this winning riff on Much Ado About Nothing.

Ryan Gosling's I'm Just Ken EP is Arguably Unnecessary, Yet Thoroughly Delightful

There is currently no Academy Award for “deepest commitment to the bit,” but the Baby Goose appears to be campaigning for it anyway.

This Was the Year Emma Stone Could Do Anything, and Did

She was already an Oscar-winning actor, but in 2023, Stone brought her talent and her clout to risky, unique projects, taking big swings and connecting every time.

'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.

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.

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.

This Was the Year Jason Schwartzman Made Every Movie Better

His melancholy Asteroid City performance was an all-timer—but this year, on screens big and small, from Panem to the Spider-Verse, he was doing great work everywhere we looked.

Ebon Moss-Bacharach's Top Five Favorite Things of 2023, Including the Album He Can't Stop Listening To

The Bear star spent the year bumping Paris Texas and reading Thomas Mann.

This Was the Year of Extremely Awkward Joaquin Phoenix Love Scenes

He's always been a daring actor. But in Beau is Afraid and Napoleon, he did some of his best work ever—by leaning into the comedy of sexual ineptitude.

‘Leo’—Yes, the Adam Sandler Lizard Movie—is Actually a Moving Story About Mortality

Technically, the Sandman plays a singing tuatara, not a lizard. And that’s not the only surprise!

I Was Not Prepared for the Magnetic Charisma of the Young Bruce Willis

In ‘Moonlighting,’ streaming now on Hulu, he came out of nowhere—and was a megawatt movie star from minute one.

Jennifer Lopez Made a Bennifer Movie, Looks Like

The first This Is Me…Now trailer teases an “intimate, reflective, sexy, funny, fantastical” look at America's Couple.

‘Hunger Games’ Antihero Tom Blyth on Entering His ‘Hubba Hubba’ Moment

“I've always liked stepping out into the unknown, stepping into the abyss,” says the British star, who plays a young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Barry Keoghan Talks (Spoiler Alert) About That Shocking Saltburn Ending

“I'm willing to make choices,” he says, “and if they're out there, they're out there.”

Eli Roth's ‘Thanksgiving’ is Actually Great

The horror director's fake ‘Grindhouse’ trailer is now a feature-length parade of inspired slasher set pieces.

The ‘Madame Web’ Trailer Foretells a Superhero-Franchise Future for Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney

Arachnophiles rejoice: Sony's Spider-Man extended universe is about to get a little bit more extensive.

The Accident that Changed the ‘Harry Potter’ Filmmakers’ Lives Forever

In a new documentary, Daniel Radcliffe reconnects with a stuntman injured on the Potter set thirteen years ago.

You Should Stream ‘Sick of Myself’ This Weekend, If You Dare

Dream Scenario director Kristoffer Borgli’s previous film, also released this year, is a wild black comedy about viral fame as a literally and metaphorically disfiguring force. It gets real gross.

The ‘Mean Girls’ Trailer is Here. Why Is It Afraid to Tell Us This Movie is a Musical?

Because it is. Like the Broadway show. The one it’s based on.

‘The Holdovers’: How an Unmade TV Pilot, an Obscure 1930s French Film, Some Viciously Erudite Insults, and a Party Bus Shaped Alexander Payne's New Prep-School Comedy

Before he could write the film that reunites director Payne with Sideways star Paul Giamatti, screenwriter David Hemingson had to live it—or most of it, anyway.

In ‘Sly,’ Documentary Filmmaker Thom Zimny Gets in the Ring with Stallone, His Art, and His Demons

A new Netflix doc plants a flag for the creative bona fides of the Hollywood icon who gave us Rocky, Rambo and The Expendables.

In the First ‘The Fall Guy’ Trailer, Ryan Gosling’s Silly-Goose Era Rolls On

The up-for-anything Gos who gave us Ken is back, and he's brought fights, explosions, sexual tension, Emily Blunt, and a cute dog? Strap us into a front-row seat!

Matthew Perry’s Best Movie is a More-Heartfelt-Than-Usual ‘90s Rom-com

Fools Rush In, also starring Salma Hayek Pinault, points to what might have been.

‘The Holdovers’ is the Highlight of a Very Good Year for Paul Giamatti

In Alexander Payne’s new film, he’s doing what he’s best at—showing us the broken heart of the smartest, crankiest guy in the room