

in conversation
Elizabeth Meriwether on the Furious Finale—and Her Britney Spears Biopic
The showrunner talks rage, redemption, and why her show isn’t about Jeffrey Epstein.
By Joy Press

awards season
Our Final Emmy Winner Predictions
We’re seeing big things ahead for The Pitt, Beef, and Hacks—though Widow’s Bay could be nipping at the latter’s heels.
By Savannah Walsh, Rebecca Ford, John Ross, Joy Press, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis

awards season
Can I Pull You for a Chat? Ariana Madix Makes the Case for Ariana Madix
She’s got an Emmy nomination for Love Island, she’s returning to Broadway, she’s very over Vanderpump Rules—and she’s dying to know: Are you mad at her?
By Anna PeelePhotography by Emmanuel Monsalve
Hollywood
Rumer Willis Undergoes Genetic Testing To Determine Dementia Risk
The 38-year-old's father, actor Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
By Roberta Mercuri

Now Streaming
The 25 Best Movies on Netflix to Watch in September 2026
From comedy classics to recent Oscar winners, these are the titles you don’t want to miss.
By Chris Feil

HOLLYWOOD
British Up-and-Comer Spike Fearn Would Risk It All for Love—Onscreen, Anyway
Following roles in Aftersun, The Batman, and Alien: Romulus, the actor takes his first leading turn as a lovesick Manchester musician in Finding Emily. He speaks with VF about recording at Abbey Road, the Gallagher brothers, and his dream acting gig: playing motorcycle racer Barry Sheene.
By Wengel Gemu

crime
How the Lindsay Clancy and Gabby Petito Cases Unlock Mica Miller Documentary Death of the Pastor’s Wife
The filmmakers behind a new Netflix docuseries unpack a marital horror story that ends in death—and the important mental health message they want the true crime genre’s predominantly female audience to hear.
By Savannah Walsh
RIP
Tim Curry, Iconic Star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dies at 80
The prolific actor had reportedly been suffering from serious health issues for over a decade.
By Chris Murphy

Exclusive
First Look: Helen Mirren Captures the Difficult Genius of Patricia Highsmith in A Talent for Murder
Before its TIFF premiere, Mirren opens up about embodying literature’s most uncompromising misanthrope in Anton Corbijn’s new film.
By Rebecca Ford

movies
60 New Movies We Can’t Wait to See This Fall
Featuring everyone from Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to Zendaya and Mikey Madison.
By Savannah Walsh, Rebecca Ford, John Ross, Hillary Busis, Maxwell Adler, Chris Murphy, and Kase Wickman

Exclusive
First Look: Danny Boyle Didn’t Want to Make Rupert Murdoch a Villain in Ink
The Venice Film Festival opening movie stars Guy Pearce as the media mogul, who recruits an editor to revamp The Sun in 1969 and changes the course of media forever.
By Rebecca Ford

Television
First Look: The Gilded Age Season Four Spells Trouble for the Russells
After three seasons, the Emmy-nominated series returns to HBO on Sunday, November 1, with the stakes higher than ever. “It’s a mess,” says Morgan Spector, regarding George and Bertha Russell’s marriage.
By Chris Murphy
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Exclusive
First Look: What If Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Really Are Brothers?
In their new Apple TV comedy series, the actors and best friends play fictionalized versions of themselves as a way to explore a long-standing rumor that they’re actually related.
By Rebecca Ford

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK
Sharon Horgan Laughs at Our Warped Ideas of Aging in Youth
The creator and star of Bad Sisters and Catastrophe on making a series about middle-aged sex, love, and parenting: “She wants to have this valuable, creative, couldn’t-give-a-fuck kind of life, but she’s not there yet.”
By Joy Press
Hollywood
The Summer Everything Changed For Audrey Hepburn
In 1952, Audrey Hepburn arrived in Rome as a relative unknown to film Roman Holiday, setting in motion a career that would make her an icon.
By Daria Egidi
Hollywood
Sandra Bullock Expresses Grief Over The Death of Longtime Partner Bryan Randall
For years, Sandra Bullock dealt with her partner’s illness in silence, respecting his wish for privacy and trying to protect their children. Now she's opening up about the grieving process she began long before his death
By Alessandra De Tommasi

Hollywood
Can Riz Ahmed Stretch the Culture and Win an Emmy at the Same Time?
The actor chats with Vanity Fair about his Emmy-nominated series Bait, whether he’s scuttled his chances of being cast as the next James Bond, and how he learned to own his name.
By Chris Murphy
Little Gold Men
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on the Highs and Lows of Wonder Man
The Emmy nominee discusses what it was like to learn of the hit Marvel show’s cancellation, his new passion for painting, and feeding his ego with his Tony-nominated Broadway performance.
By Rebecca Ford
The Internet
Comedians Are Trolling AI, and the Jokes Are Landing
For many, AI is no laughing matter. But for content creators like Husk, Harris Alterman, and Dave Ross, the rise of AI has been a surprising comedic gold mine.
By Chris Murphy

Hollywood
Juno Temple's Punk-Rock Life
With Ted Lasso back for a fourth season, Juno Temple talks to VF about the return of Keeley Jones, her punk-rock childhood and her not-so-chic smoking habit.
By Maxwell Adler