‘Janet Planet’ Will Grow on You

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( movie review [Janet Planet Will Grow on You]( Annie Baker’s coming-of-age film features a career-best performance from Julianne Nicholson as a crunchy single mom living in Western Massachusetts. Photo: A24 Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) likes to put her hands around her mother’s head at night, as though she’s trying not just to keep her close but to reach into her mind and get a sense of what she’s thinking. When the pair are first shown sharing a bed, a habit Janet (Julianne Nicholson) has started to worry is getting weird, Janet lies on her back while her 11-year-old stares directly at her from the side, their faces converging in Persona-esque riff. But any hopes for a parent-child meld are strictly one-sided. Janet is an acupuncturist, a single parent, and a source of endless mystery and frustration for her daughter, who would be content for the two of them to exist as a self-contained dyad in the airy cabin they share. Unfortunately for Lacy, Janet is a seeker, prone to opening their home to a revolving cast of friends and lovers who come to stay, though never for long. The year is 1991, but in the slice of Western Massachusetts where Janet Planet takes place, the ’60s never entirely faded, and Janet is a wistful child of that era. She has an earthy, receptive energy that proves to be irresistible to everyone, including her own daughter. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Boys: [First Pebble Down a Mountain]( • Evil: [The Expendable Atheists]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Ben Affleck Has ‘Resting Hard Face,’ Not RBF “People are projecting something onto me that I don’t feel about myself at all.”]( By Justin Curto [Aye, T, It’s Called ‘Socialist Sopranos Memes’ It’s a leftist meme account, but everyone takes it too seriously.]( By Nic Juarez [Vulture Asks: What Do You Want to See in Bridgerton Season 4? More Lady Danbury, period.]( By Vulture Staff [The 15 Best Biker Movies The Bikeriders is an anomaly in 2024, but there was a time when outlaw bikers regularly fascinated and terrified moviegoers.]( By Katie Rife [Pour Yourself a Drink: Post Malone Made a Country Song With Blake Shelton His country album, F-1 Trillion, is out August 16.]( By Justin Curto [Joe Alwyn Is Still Taylor Swift–Adjacent He’s “lucky to be close” to Swift’s BFF — and his Kinds of Kindness co-star — Emma Stone.]( By Zoe Guy [The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend It’s hot out, let’s ride.]( By Savannah Salazar [Ghost in the Shell’s Weirder, Unloved Sequel Is Actually Great Innocence and its dreamlike CGI have returned in 4K.]( By Dan Schindel [Which Pop Girl Is ‘Girl, So Confusing’ About? Good Lorde, guess who’s on the remix?]( By Jason P. Frank and Alejandra Gularte [Nick Lachey Tries to Keep It ‘Switzerland’ on Perfect Match But who can resist talking about playboy Harry Jowsey?]( By Nic Juarez [Dial Acorn for (Cozy) Murder How one streamer made a name for itself by delivering a very specific (and often British) kind of television.]( By Josef Adalian [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 7-Down, Ten Letters: Genre for “True Detective” or “The Wire” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Jim Bennett/FilmMagic, Jon Kopaloff/WireImage, Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Luis Guzmán movie with a two-word title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Niki Nikolova/FilmMagic, Gregory Pace/FilmMagic, Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved