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5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)

 Plus an older special that is very good. By Jesse David Fox
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11 Essential Maggie Smith Movie Performances

 The late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation. By Christina Newland
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All 150 Episodes of The West Wing, Ranked

 25 years since its premiere, Aaron Sorkin’s political fantasy is as potent as ever. By Matthew Jackson

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    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendTime to conjure up some Halloween classics.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    Every Cate Blanchett Performance, RankedShe’s the rare actor who can headline anything, from weepy dramas to action films to experimental art pieces to silly comedies.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
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    9 Newish Movies to Rent This MonthYou can now watch one of the year’s best animated movies at home.
    By Brian Tallerico
  4. i love you so much (it’s scary)
    Every Bob’s Burgers Halloween Episode, RankedSince the premiere of “Full Bars,” these have become some of the most beloved and quintessentially Bob’s moments in the series.
    By Lillian Brown
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    The Five Best American Horror StoriesFrom Bloody Mary to stolen kidneys, Ryan Murphy’s anthology series mines urban legends for twisty new horror stories.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    The 20 Best TV Witches, RankedFrom kawaii “magical girls” to strict Satanist aunties to voodoo queens and immortal sorceresses.
    By Katie Rife
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    The 10 Best TV Shows on StarzOutlander, Sweetpea, Minx, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    Every Laura Dern Role, RankedOften volatile and warped onscreen, immensely likable off-screen.
    By Matthew Jacobs
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    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch On Your Day OffThere’s the new Terrifier movie, and then there’s a bunch of things that are not the new Terrifier movie.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    The 20 Best Movies About American PresidentsFrost/Nixon, Secret Honor, Lincoln, and more.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
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    The 50 Best Blumhouse Horror MoviesThe House of Blum churns out genre fare like nobody’s business. Some of it is great.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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    Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies, RankedIt’s been 50 years since Tobe Hooper unleashed Leatherface, and horror cinema has never been the same.
    By Daniel Dockery
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    Terrifier Kills, Ranked by NastinessArt the Clown returns to theaters this weekend with more gnarly murders than ever.
    By Barry Levitt
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    Movies About Live TV, Ranked by StressSaturday Night recreates the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the first SNL episode; see how other filmmakers have explored live TV’s highs and lows.
    By Gayle Sequeira
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    All 37 V/H/S Segments, RankedWith V/H/S/Beyond now on Shudder, we ranked every entry in the franchise known for incubating horror auteurs.
    By A.A. Dowd
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    A Beginner’s Guide to Junji Ito14 stories to go down the horror-manga auteur’s spiral.
    By Daniel Dockery
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    33 Great Aussie and Kiwi Shows You Can Stream in the U.S.The best binges from Down Under.
    By Alexis Gunderson
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    8 Bluey Episodes Derailed by MuffinSometimes you need a demanding, hilarious toddler to shake things up.
    By Vanessa Armstrong
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    Every Lady Gaga Song, RankedA deep dive into a star who almost single-handedly raised the bar for pop music.
    By Kristen S. Hé
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    30 Great Black-and-White Horror Movies Worth RevisitingClassic films, cult favorites, and a couple newer titles.
    By B.J. Colangelo
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    Jokers, RankedWhich clown prince of crime is the top card in the deck?
    By Rebecca Alter
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    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendTime to fire up the Criterion Channel.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading ListAnother chapter for The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Nickel Boys comes to the big screen.
    By Emily Maskell
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    Every George Clooney Movie, RankedIn many ways, Clooney is both the perfect movie star and a repudiation of what we think of as one.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
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    The 22 Scariest Horror Anime of All TimeFrom Berserk to Bloodlust — and everything in between.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    Every Francis Ford Coppola Movie, RankedWhere does Megalopolis fall in the director’s rich filmography?
    By Scott Tobias
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    The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendDon’t let Francis Ford Coppola down!
    By Savannah Salazar
  29. i’m still your zelda
    Which Zelda Game Is Right for You?Now’s the perfect time to delve beyond Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
    By Ashley Bardhan
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    A Grey’s Anatomy Catch-up Guide, No Matter How Far Behind You AreEverything you need to know before jumping back in.
    By Maggie Fremont
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    9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthGet cozy with a celebrity memoir, a mystery filled with wacky characters, and a novel that takes a magical turn.
    By Marshall Heyman
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    An Unimpeachable Ranking of Every Transformers MovieOur rigorous assessment of a movie franchise made to sell toys.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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    The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIncluding “one of the most graphic body-horror films I’ve ever seen.”
    By Savannah Salazar
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    The 25 Goopiest, Grodiest, Gnarliest Body Horror Movies, RankedWhat if you couldn’t distance yourself from something horrific, because it’s impossible to escape your own flesh and blood.
    By Rory Doherty
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    22 Horror-Movie Remakes That You Should Actually WatchHollywood took a second stab (pun intended) at these scary flicks, and we’re glad it did.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIncluding Scary Jesse Plemons.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    Forgotten YA Adaptations, Ranked by Cultural ImpactWill Netflix’s Uglies leave a bigger mark than these 15 Twilight–Harry Potter–Hunger Games rip-offs?
    By Rory Doherty
  38. in memoriam
    9 Essential James Earl Jones PerformancesJones was best when he was reserved, trusting his extraordinary voice and quiet authority to carry the dramatic weight of any scene.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
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    Every Tim Burton Movie, RankedTaking stock of the director’s career, from eccentric hits to big-budget misfires.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
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    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIt’s showtime. (Again.)
    By Savannah Salazar
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    Selling Sunset Season 8 Power RankingsOkay, ladies, now let’s get information.
    By Anusha Praturu
  42. our goth queen
    20 Essential Winona Ryder Roles, RankedThere’s so much more to the Gen-X icon than her ability to deadpan and how great she looks in choppy bangs.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  43. we’re doing a sequel
    15 Movies With More Than 15 Years Between SequelsBeetlejuice Beetlejuice is far from the only movie to take its sweet time following up the original.
    By Donald Liebenson
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    Every Ben Stiller Movie Performance, RankedAudiences have come to know and love many Stiller personas: jester, auteur, control freak, buff daddy.
    By Sean Malin
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    2024’s Comedians You Should and Will KnowTwo dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
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    Every Usher Song, RankedAs a child, he seemed destined for stardom — and then reached even greater heights.
    By Dylan Green
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    12 Essential Episodes of DexterIt’s been a fairly bumpy ride, but when all of its elements came together, it could deliver some outstanding results.
    By Daniel Dockery
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    The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendThe xenomorphs are back.
    By Savannah Salazar
  49. now let the music play
    Every Drag Race Rusical, RankedYes, including international seasons.
    By Barry Levitt
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    Alien Movies, RankedThe soaring highs and gruesome lows spawned by Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece.
    By A.A. Dowd
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    40 Yo Gabba Gabba! Songs That Stand the Test of TimeIf you can’t appreciate a ska song about tidying up called “Pick It Up,” then you have no joy in your life.
    By Marah Eakin
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