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Variety’s Hitmakers Celebrates Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo and More

The event brought industry insiders together to pay tribute to the teams behind 2024's top songs

By Cynthia Littleton

Music

Lana Del Rey Credits Jack Antonoff for Her Marriage to Jeremy Dufrene

At Variety's eighth-annual Hitmakers event, she said the producer's love for his wife Margaret Qualley is 'a big reason' why she waited to tie the knot.

By Jack Dunn

Film

Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios President, Dies in Plane Crash

Steve Mensch, president and general manager of studio operations at Tyler Perry Studios, died in a plane crash on Friday night. He was 62. According to ABC affiliate WFTS-TV…

By Jack Dunn

‘Reacher’ Faces Off Against Seven-Foot Bodybuilder Paulie in New Teaser as Season 3 Sets February Premiere

Jack Reacher’s got a new opponent. A teaser for Season 3 of “Reacher” reveals a Feb. 20 premiere date and shows the title character (Alan Ritchson) meeting his latest rival…

By Selome Hailu

Film

Kyle Mooney Reveals How 'Y2K' Pulled Off Its Most Outrageous Moments, From That 'Thong Song' Performance to Fred Durst's Epic Sing-Along

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Y2K,” out now in theaters. As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, the world held its breath. Would our computers…

By Katcy Stephan

Paul Mescal at the "Gladiator II" Los Angeles premiere held at the TCL Chinese Theatre on November 18, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

‘SNL’ Host Paul Mescal Jokes About His Nude Scenes

The "Gladiator II" star hosted the show for the first time, saying he doesn't have much experience with comedy.

By Anne McCarthy

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‘Queer’

Daniel Craig infuses William S. Burroughs with a winning vulnerability in Luca Guadagnino's bold adaptation of Burroughs' ahead-of-its-time novel: a tale of addiction that's also a love story.
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‘The Order’

Jude Law and Nicholas Holt star in Justin Kurzel's rigorously authentic and suspenseful drama about the white-supremacist cult of the 1980s — a movement that's only grown more darkly relevant.
‘Moana 2’

The songs lack that Lin-Manuel Miranda magic, but this more dutiful than inspired sequel has vibrant monsters and a flow of movement that keeps your eyeballs dancing.
‘Y2K’

Jaeden Martell and Rachel Zegler star in Kyle Mooney's listless satirical sci-fi disaster comedy: a 1999 youth-nostalgia flick that turns into...an attack-of-the-computers zombie movie.

‘Interior Chinatown’

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‘Dune: Prophecy’

HBO Prequel Series 'Dune: Prophecy' Capably Tailors the Epic Franchise to Television
‘Landman’

Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' Gives the West Texas Oil Fields the 'Yellowstone' Treatment
'The Day of the Jackal’

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch's 'The Day of the Jackal' Is an Exhilarating Assassin Thriller

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
‘Tommy’

Strictly for the boomers.
‘Water for Elephants’

The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.

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