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tornado innocent

The Dad in Twister Should’ve Just Let Go of That Door

 He would’ve been fine! By Anne Victoria Clark
the critics

They Don’t Make Disaster Movies Like Twister Anymore

 I saw the original Twister on opening night in 1996 and hated it. Then, over the years, it grew on me. By Bilge Ebiri
movie review

Twisters Needs to Be Either Smarter or Dumber

 Why so cirrus-us? By Alison Willmore
  1. so vain
    Kate Hudson Is Open to a How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days SequelOtherwise known as How to Come Up With A Sequel in 20 Years.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. now streaming
    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendFrom the comfort of your storm cellar, maybe.
    By Savannah Salazar
  3. sdcc 2024
    Which Trailers Will Drop at San Diego Comic-Con 2024?Only a couple panels have confirmed a trailer debut so far, but the convention schedule is full of potential.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. movie review
    There’s a Good Story This Netflix Documentary Isn’t TellingYou can sense the more thoughtful film lurking beneath Skywalkers: A Love Story, about the illegal and exhilarating influencer-sport of “rooftopping.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  5. vulture lists
    The 33 Greatest Disaster Movies of All TimeWhat makes cinematic depictions of catastrophe so compelling?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. ride it out
    4DX Is the Only Way You Should Watch TwistersYou don’t face your fears. You ride ’em.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. endings
    I Have One Gripe About the Ending of TwistersShow us the kiss. We know it was filmed!
    By Fran Hoepfner
  9. the critics
    They Don’t Make Disaster Movies Like Twister AnymoreI saw the original Twister on opening night in 1996 and hated it. Then, over the years, it grew on me.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  10. essential roles
    10 Essential Shelley Duvall PerformancesThis body of work paints a picture of an artist paving her own zigzagging path across showbusiness.
    By A.A. Dowd
  11. tornado tally
    All the Twisters in Twisters, RankedPrepare for destruction, beauty, and movie theaters in ruins.
    By Savannah Salazar
  12. the power of corn
    ‘They Really Fell From the Sky’: Jan de Bont Defends Twister’s Practical EffectsThe director explains why, after getting scalped by a lion while making Roar, he had uniquely high expectations for his ’90s action movies.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  13. box office updates
    Twisters Twists Toward a Box-Office BreakoutAudiences are beng pulled into Glen Powell’s charm.
    By Jason P. Frank
  14. vulture recommends
    The Best Version of Superman Looks Better Than EverFleischer Studio’s restoration of the public-domain artifact is close to completion and screening now.
    By Kambole Campbell
  15. ‘im in it!!’
    A Real-Life Storm Chaser Answers All Our Questions About TwistersYouTuber Jordan Hall tells us all about driving into a tornado.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  16. tornado innocent
    The Dad in Twister Should’ve Just Let Go of That DoorHe would’ve been fine!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  17. coming loose
    Say Beetlejuice 3 Times and You’ll Get Jenna OrtegaWhat can we say except congrats to Lauren Boebert?
    By Zoe Guy
  18. honorees
    It’s the Dead Head–edy Center Honors!The Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo are among the Kennedy Center’s 2024 honorees.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. :(
    Manny Jacinto Didn’t Find His Top Gun: Maverick Fate ‘Shocking’He could “see them focusing the camera more on these [other] guys and not taking so much time on our scenes.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  20. endings
    The Bikeriders Is a Tragedy, ActuallyThe ending of Jeff Nichols’s latest isn’t the happy portrait those final smiles suggest.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  21. an urgent plea
    Muppet*Vision 3D Should Be a National Heritage SiteThe only way to ensure that this gem of a Disney World theatrical experience is protected is straight-up government intervention.
    By Rebecca Alter
  22. rust trial
    What Happens to Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Now?After Alec Baldwin’s case was dismissed, the fate of Gutierrez-Reed’s shooting conviction hangs in the balance.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  23. splits?
    Can You Handle Another Bennifer Breakup?Bennifer spent their second wedding anniversary on different coasts, with her in the Hamptons and him in L.A.
    By Justin Curto
  24. rust trial
    Rust Armorer Demands New Trial Following Alec Baldwin’s DismissalAfter Alec Baldwin’s charges were dismissed, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is asking for her conviction to be overturned or a new trial.
    By Bethy Squires
  25. the festival circuit
    Rebel Wilson’s The Deb to Debut at TIFFDespite the film currently being the subject of a lawsuit.
    By Jason P. Frank
  26. movie x
    Winning the Madonna Bootcamp Pays Off for Julia GarnerShe’ll still be starring in the on-again Madonna biopic, now titled Who’s That Girl?
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. movie review
    Twisters Needs to Be Either Smarter or DumberWhy so cirrus-us?
    By Alison Willmore
  28. tributes
    Shannen Doherty Remembered by Co-Stars and FriendsHolly Marie Combs called Doherty “My better half of 31 years.”
    By Bethy Squires
  29. coming soon
    Timothée Chalamet to Pick Up Racquet Sport for New Safdie FilmMove over, tennis — it’s Ping-Pong’s time in the limelight.
    By Zoe Guy
  30. holler aunts
    Who Is Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy For?The streamer’s adaptation of J.D. Vance’s controversial memoir is an exercise in elite arrogance.
    By Sarah Jones
  31. performance review
    Glen Powell’s Charm Offensive Is WorkingWill Twisters turn him into the next Tom Cruise? The truth is it doesn’t have to.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  32. now streaming
    The 30 Best Movies to Stream With Your Kids This SummerWe bet you’ll like them, too.
    By Brian Tallerico
  33. 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.
    By Chris Stanton
  34. blind items
    Which Director Was Racist in Front of Julia Fox?We’ve gotten more clues, including that he’s a former actor.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  35. obits
    Shannen Doherty, Star of Charmed and 90210, Dead at 53After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. vulture lists
    Every Woody Harrelson Movie Performance, RankedIn a career spanning over 60 films, Harrelson is always doing something a little bit different than what anyone would expect.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  37. box office
    Does Longlegs Have Legs at the Box Office?The horror movie is expected to quadruple Neon’s opening-weekend record.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  38. vulture lists
    Every Scarlett Johansson Movie Performance, RankedJohansson’s brilliant early promise has left us impatient, awaiting increasing greatness with each new role.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  39. now streaming
    The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendNic Cage is serially killing it.
    By Savannah Salazar
  40. rust trial
    How Alec Baldwin’s Trial Went Off the RailsA judge dismissed the case after hearing the prosecution was withholding evidence from the defense.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  41. the law
    Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Against the WorldSince the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set, the Baldwins’ marriage has taken on a starring role.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  42. adaptations
    Emerald Fennell Has Found Her Next Weirdo-Rich-Kid StoryIt’s Wuthering Heights. Ever heard of it?
    By Justin Curto
  43. endings
    Longlegs’s Ending Does a Little Too Much ExplainingAnd that’s too bad considering that the film’s potent menace rides on the inexplicable.
    By Beatrice Loayza
  44. swoon
    National Anthem Is Like a Lana Del Rey Song in Movie FormOne of the loveliest titles out of last year’s SXSW lineup is finally in theaters.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  45. movie review
    Fly Me to the Moon Is Just Good Enough to Make You Wish It Were BetterScarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum are terrific, and the cast is clearly having fun, but the movie is mostly just a pleasant trifle.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  46. goth talk
    We Need More Actors With Crazy VoicesOr at least more that sound like haunted toys.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  47. coming soon?
    Will We Ever Get to See This Saoirse Ronan Oscar Contender?The Outrun finally scores a buyer — seven months after raves at Sundance.
    By Jason P. Frank
  48. vulture lists
    22 Nicolas Cage Movies You Had No Idea ExistedThanks to the Internal Revenue Service, Cage has become the king of VOD movies.
    By Nate Jones and Emily Heller
  49. trailer mix
    Congrats on the Promotion, Anthony MackieOr sorry that happened, considering how the trailer for Captain America: Brave New World goes down.
    By Zoe Guy
  50. movie review
    Longlegs Is Mostly TerrifyingThis tense, odd thriller mines the horror of ordinary people compelled to do terrible things — an unnerving reflection of modern anxieties.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  51. encounter
    Osgood Perkins Gets Into the Family BusinessHe’s Dorky Dave from Legally Blonde. He’s also Norman Bates’s son and the next big horror-movie director.
    By Alison Willmore
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