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A Timeline of John Cena’s WWE Career

 The wrestling superstar just announced his retirement — here’s how he got there. By Daniel Dockery
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All the Twisters in Twisters, Ranked

 Prepare for destruction, beauty, and movie theaters in ruins. By Savannah Salazar
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Brat and It’s the Same But It’s a Track-by-Track Booklist So It’s Not

 Hot-girl books to read at a bar with a martini and a side of fries. By Bethy Squires

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  1. vulture lists
    All 14 X-Men Movies, RankedHollywood hasn’t always done right by the X-Men.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  2. now streaming
    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIncluding the feats of athleticism.
    By Savannah Salazar
  3. a history of violence
    11 Comics to Read If You Want More Deadpool vs. WolverineThirty years of Deadpool and Wolverine being best frenemies.
    By Daniel Dockery
  4. vulture lists
    5 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthPage-turning summer thrillers, breezy celebrity memoirs, and a gripping true-crime story.
    By Marshall Heyman
  5. syllabus
    7 Movies (and One TV Show) to Watch Before Deadpool & WolverineDo your homework with our syllabus to the first MCU movie with Deadpool and an X-Man.
    By Barry Levitt
  7. vulture lists
    Every Billy Joel Song, RankedHe’s a better pop songwriter than you remember.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  8. the dark knight
    12 Comic Books to Get in the Mood for Batman: Caped CrusaderThe new Prime series returns to the Dark Knight’s noirish origins.
    By Daniel Dockery
  9. vulture lists
    A Crash Course in a Century of Walt Disney Animation StudiosAs exemplified by its greatest hits and catastrophic failures.
    By Josh Spiegel
  10. now streaming
    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendFrom the comfort of your storm cellar, maybe.
    By Savannah Salazar
  11. vulture lists
    The 33 Greatest Disaster Movies of All TimeWhat makes cinematic depictions of catastrophe so compelling?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  12. 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
  13. vulture lists
    Shannen Doherty’s Most Essential Beverly Hills, 90210 EpisodesThe late actor’s Brenda Walsh turned out to be the charismatic heart of the beloved ’90s series.
    By Maris Kreizman
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    Every Star Wars TV Show, RankedWith so many shows set in the galaxy far, far away, which ones are worth your time? And which ones will pay off in future stories?
    By Rafael Motamayor
  15. now streaming
    The 30 Best Movies to Stream With Your Kids This SummerWe bet you’ll like them, too.
    By Brian Tallerico
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. now streaming
    The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendNic Cage is serially killing it.
    By Savannah Salazar
  19. final girl
    Maika Monroe’s Horror Movies, RankedThe 21st-century scream queen has one of her best roles yet in Longlegs.
    By Matthew Jackson
  20. 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
  21. self-care
    Movie Masturbation Scenes, RankedIt’s been 25 years since Paul Weitz showed one of the goofiest ways to beat off in American Pie.
    By Caroline Madden
  22. vulture lists
    Westeros Twins Ranked by Real Twins the Lucas BrothersMaybe George R.R. Martin secretly wants to be a twin?
    By The Lucas Bros
  23. banana!
    All 15 Illumination Movies, RankedWhere does Despicable Me 4 sit inside the house that the Minions built?
    By Brian Tallerico
  24. franchising
    Beyond the Trilogy: The 17 Best Part-Four MoviesFor some franchises, a fourth film is a jump-start that reminds us all why we loved these movies in the first place.
    By Matthew Jackson
  25. vulture lists
    2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading ListAnother chapter for Deadpool and a riveting Laura Lippman crime novel make the leap to streaming.
    By Emily Maskell
  26. vulture lists
    Every Kevin Costner Movie, RankedThe actor’s career is full of peaks, valleys, and Waterworlds.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  27. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring the finale of Ali Siddiq’s Domino Effect series and Hannah Einbinder’s stand-up-special debut.
    By Jesse David Fox
  28. lights camera action
    15 Horror Movies About ShowbizMaXXXine is the latest in a canon of films about how Hollywood’s dream is killing us.
    By Rory Doherty
  29. kitchen nightmares
    Restaurant Shows, Ranked by StressfulnessHow many antacids will you need to watch The Bear?
    By Maggie Fremont
  30. vulture lists
    The 12 Best Horror PrequelsIf you aren’t a total hater, there are many delights to be found in the prequel bin.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. now streaming
    The 10 Best Tubi Original MoviesThe free streamer houses a vast library of intriguing obscurities without the pretensions.
    By Josh Bell
  32. vulture lists
    Every Lady Gaga Song, RankedA deep dive into a star who almost single-handedly raised the bar for pop music.
    By Kristen S. Hé
  33. in memoriam
    10 Essential Donald Sutherland PerformancesThe New Hollywood icon was an unusually grounded movie star.
    By A.A. Dowd
  34. vulture lists
    A Ranked Guide to John Wick–Inspired MoviesHollywood has been trying to make the next John Wick for the past decade with a new generation of stunt-heavy, fistfighting action movies.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  35. vulture lists
    Every Emma Stone Movie, RankedEmma Stone manages to be one of us while being the best of us.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  36. favo(u)rites
    All 9 Yorgos Lanthimos Movies, RankedWhere does Kinds of Kindness fit in the Greek Weird Wave provocateur’s filmography?
    By A.A. Dowd
  37. vulture lists
    The 15 Best Biker MoviesThe Bikeriders is an anomaly in 2024, but there was a time when outlaw bikers regularly fascinated and terrified moviegoers.
    By Katie Rife
  38. now streaming
    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIt’s hot out, let’s ride.
    By Savannah Salazar
  39. moving right along
    Muppet Movies, RankedIt’s time to start the music, it’s time to light the lights.
    By Barry Levitt
  40. the library is open
    Put Down the Juneteenth Ice Cream and Pick Up These 18 BooksA reading list for America’s latest greeting-card category.
    By Jordan Taliha McDonald
  41. now streaming
    The 10 Best TV Shows on StarzOutlander, Power, Minx, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  42. vulture lists
    16 Noteworthy Documentaries Celebrating LGBTQ+ WomenFrom 1920s lesbians appreciating art in Paris to a retired Illinois couple coming out after six decades together.
    By Emily Maskell
  43. now streaming
    The 20 Best Movies on Starz8 Mile, Carlito’s Way, Planet of the Apes, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  44. heads will roll
    The Bloody, Bawdy History of Henry VIII OnscreenFrom Richard Burton to Jude Law, the king with six wives frequently plays second fiddle to a more interesting woman.
    By Elle Carroll
  45. vulture lists
    13 Essential Dad-Centric TV Episodes to Stream This Father’s DaySpend this weekend with lovable sitcom dads and monstrous patriarchs.
    By Marianne Eloise
  46. vulture lists
    Movies That Make Your Dad Cry: 13 Films That Explain the ‘Male Weepie’Is there such a thing as a Steel Magnolias for men? What makes tough guys cry?
    By Christina Newland
  47. slapstick studies
    25 (Mostly) Essential Three Stooges ShortsNow streaming on the aptly named Three Stooges+ channel.
    By Donald Liebenson
  48. now streaming
    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendWe’re getting emotional.
    By Savannah Salazar
  49. vulture lists
    Which 2024 Indie Game Should You Play?Let’s sift through all of indie gamings’ new, shiny things.
    By Ashley Bardhan
  50. vulture asks
    What Will Hijack Hijack Next?We have some guesses.
    By Vulture Editors
  51. vulture lists
    15 Stephen King Books That Should Be Adapted NextCreepy amusement parks, killer cars, time travel, and more worthy King plots.
    By Brian Tallerico
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