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Coleman Spilde is a senior staff culture writer and critic at Salon, specializing in film, television and music. He was previously a staff critic at The Daily Beast, and in addition to Salon, his work has appeared in Vulture, Slate, and his newsletter Top Shelf, Low Brow. He can be found at the movies.

Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer and Alex McCord attend "The Real Housewives of New York City" season 2 premiere party (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

15 years later, “Scary Island” still sets the standard for “Housewives” chaos

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Barry Keoghan as Lee and Abel Tesfaye as a fictionalized version of himself in "Hurry Up Tomorrow" (Andrew Cooper )

“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is The Weeknd’s egomaniacal cinematic disaster

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"Overcompensating" (Jackie Brown/Prime)

In “Overcompensating,” millennial memory is made meaningful

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Couple with popcorn on the floor at the movie theater. (EVOK/R.Lauren/Getty)

Trump’s latest tariff agenda: Make movies crap again

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Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in "Friendship" (Courtesy of A24/Spencer Pazer)

“Friendship” shouldn’t be this stressful

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Georgina Campbell as Tess in "Barbarian" (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

What “Barbarian” gets right about terrifying moms and twisted love

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Teyana Taylor attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

The cultural significance of the Met Gala can’t be dismissed

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(l-r) Ashley Darby and Nick Montefour on "Love Hotel" (Ana York/Bravo)

In “Bravo’s Love Hotel,” Real Housewives own up to everything in the name of romance

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Illustration of Catherine Coulson as The Log Lady, seen in "I Know Catherine" (Alex Shurun)

A beloved “Twin Peaks” resident gets her due

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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in "Another Simple Favor" (Lorenzo Sisti)

Blake Lively’s latest crime against humanity? Having the most fun of her career

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Chloë Sevigny as Anne and Lily McInerny as Cécile in "Bonjour Tristesse" (Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment)

In “Bonjour Tristesse,” Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInerny try to capture beauty before it slips away

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"Sinners" (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Sinners” is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success?

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Lisa Vanderpump in "Vanderpump Villa" (Disney/Andrea Miconi)

“The Real Housewives” is officially reality TV’s least exciting franchise

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J.K. Rowling (Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty)

The success of J.K. Rowling’s transphobic fight depends on the future of “Harry Potter”

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Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger in "The Shrouds" (Courtesy of Janus Films )

With “The Shrouds,” cinema’s great body horror auteur goes for something a little lighter: grief

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Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in "The Wedding Banquet" (Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street)

“The Wedding Banquet” updates a queer cult classic for a new generation, without losing its heart

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Lady Gaga performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2025, in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)

Lady Gaga’s Coachella spectacle makes a case for beauty in an ugly world

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Taylor John Smith, Charles Melton and Alex Brockdorff in "Warfare" (Murray Close/A24)

Making a war film apolitical is impossible

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Meghann Fahy as Violet in "Drop" (Bernard Walsh/Universal Pictures)

In “Drop,” Meghann Fahy gives new meaning to keeping your wits about you on a first date

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Michael Cera and Michael Angarano in "Sacramento" (Courtesy of Vertical)

“Sacramento” makes a hilarious, heartfelt case for California’s capital

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(L-R) Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega in "Death of a Unicorn" (Balazs Goldi)

Eat the rich films have run their course

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Félix Kysyl in "Misericordia" (Courtesy of CG Films/Losange Production)

In the queer thriller “Misericordia,” coming home is anything but melodramatic

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Val Kilmer poses for publicity photos taken in 1994 at his residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Michael Tighe/Donaldson Collection/Getty Images)

Val Kilmer, Hollywood’s oddball bad boy, was the real deal until the end

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Naomi Watts and Bing in "The Friend" (Courtesy of Bleecker Street)

“The Friend” gives a voice to those of us hounded by self-obsessed dog parents

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