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The influential musician talks about his autofiction, overcoming his heroin addiction, and writing new music with his band. By Colin Groundwater July 7, 2023 Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Geoff Rickly is a nice guy. When we meet at his favorite local coffee shop in Brooklyn, the influential frontman of the band Thursday offers

Almost ten years ago, Amy Schumer was attached to star in a Barbie movie with a script from the Oscar-winning writer…but they couldn’t quite crack it. By Adam Nayman July 6, 2023 Photograph: Warner Brothers; Collage: Gabe Conte Last December, the teaser trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie riffed slyly on the style and vibes of

Kingsley Ben-Adir plays the reggae legend in a new film from the director of King Richard. By Vince Mancini July 6, 2023 Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley in the forthcoming biopic Bob Marley: One Love.Courtesy of Paramount Pictures The biopic has become such an inseparable part of any musician’s legacy that they’re now being released

Drake kicked off It’s All a Blur, his first tour in five years, last night in Chicago. By Grant Rindner July 6, 2023 Drake performs during “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Prince Williams via WireImage It’s been five years since Drake’s

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro scheme, seduce, and slay in the action-packed new trailer for Martin Scorsese’s latest. By Vince Mancini July 5, 2023 Lily Gladstone and Martin Scorsese on the set of his new film Killers of the Flower Moon.Courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon for AppleTV+. With the Barbie vs. Oppenheimer discourse still

The erstwhile Strokes guitarist talks to GQ about his latest solo album and life after NYC. By Michael Tedder July 4, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Strokes lead guitarist Albert Hammond Jr helped define NYC cool in the ‘00s with his signature three-piece suits—typically accessorized with a cigarette and a “what, me worry?”

A series of maneuvers from the executive has kept the film community in a state of shock and anger. By Jason Bailey July 3, 2023 David Zaslav, President & CEO, Warner Bros. Discovery speaks during Warner Brothers Pictures CinemaCon 2023 presentation at Caesars Palace on April 25, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Courtesy of Valerie Macon

The HBO series about a troubled pop star is, naturally, rife with references both obvious and subtle to real-life artists. By Ilana Kaplan July 2, 2023 Lily-Rose Depp records a song as pop star Jocelyn in The Idol.Courtesy of Eddy Chen for HBO From the moment the beat from Britney Spears’ post-breakdown comeback hit “Gimme

In defense of the reviled fourth Indiana Jones movie. By A.A. Dowd June 30, 2023 Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.Courtesy of Paramount via Everett Collection By now, the sins of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are well documented. The laundry list

In a show known for yelling and chaos in Chicago, the European interlude stands out simply for being pleasant. By Esther Zuckerman June 30, 2023 Will Poulter, Lionel Boyce, Ramy Youssef and Coco Storer on set at Chicago’s After, the sister bar to Michelin-starred Ever, filming the “Honeydew” episode of The Bear season 2.Courtesy of

With a new Netflix documentary and an impending Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, the George Michael renaissance is arriving right on time. By Raymond Ang June 29, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte In 2021, when the Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Taylor Hawkins used

Liam Neeson loves an action movie involving nefarious plots on public transportation, and we love to see it. By Vince Mancini June 29, 2023 Liam Neeson arrives at the UK premiere of Marlowe at Vue West End on March 16, 2023 in London, England.Courtesy of Kate Green via Getty Images “You hurt my daughter, you

The new clip lives up to director Denis Villeneuve’s tease that it’s a “war epic action movie.” By Grant Rindner June 29, 2023 Timothée Chalamet goes to war in Dune: Part Two.Courtesy of Niko Tavernise for Warner Bros It’s time to don your stillsuit and put in your eerily blue colored contacts, because we’re headed

The legendary Danish actor knows in his bones how to play a memorable villain (see: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny). But his more recent status as a niche heartthrob? Why, that’s another story… By Lauren Larson Photography by Ashley Olah June 29, 2023 GQ Hype: It’s the big story of right now. “Would you

The Oscar-winning actress’ first stab at leading a comedy is a success because of her commitment to going full R-rating. By Esther Zuckerman June 28, 2023 Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman in No Hard Feelings.Courtesy of Macall Polay for Sony Pictures No Hard Feelings, Jennifer Lawrence’s latest film, feels like something of a rarity

The plot Greta Gerwig’s film has been surprisingly shrouded in secrecy, but the curtain is finally peeling back. By Grant Rindner June 28, 2023 Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures With a little less than a month to go until its release, the curtain is finally starting to peel back on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, mostly

The Sullivan Institute brought a radical vision to midcentury psychotherapy, promoting alcohol and sexual freedom as conduits for creative expression. For a tormented genius like Pollock, those ideas proved very dangerous. By Alexander Stille June 27, 2023 Therapists at the Sullivan Institute were convinced that alcohol was an effective means of relieving anxiety and promoting

The actor, who’s on a tear this summer, explains how his bond with Anderson reached eerie levels of connection on their latest film together. By Esther Zuckerman June 27, 2023 Asteroid City is Jason Schwartzman and Wes Anderson’s most substantial collaboration yet.Courtesy of Focus Features via Everett Collection Jason Schwartzman is one of Wes Anderson’s

He stuffed paintings down his pants. He hid them under his coat. Sometimes he’d swipe art while on a museum tour. Stéphane Breitwieser snatched hundreds of works from museums all over Europe—often making it look easier than you might think.  By Geoffrey Gagnon June 27, 2023 Stéphane Breitwieser, left, spent years perfecting his crafty techniques.