Who Needs Gods When You Have Ralph Fiennes?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( movie review [Who Needs Gods When You Have Ralph Fiennes?]( His performances in The Return and Conclave demonstrate his astounding physicality. Photo: Bleecker Street Anyone who saw Ralph Fiennes onstage in Straight Line Crazy, David Hare’s 2022 play about the career of Robert Moses, came away with the realization (or at least the reminder) that this man is one of our most physical actors. As the controversial New York bureaucrat and city planner, Fiennes strode and charged across a stage dominated by a map of the city, his body a metaphor for Moses’s ability to plow through forests and hills and villages and neighborhoods. The performance was so explosive, the actor so driven, that you wondered if at some point he might bound off the Shed’s modest proscenium and into your lap. That sounds like a joke, but it felt real at the time — and somewhat dangerous, given Fiennes’s hawkish intensity. [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 • Elsbeth: [Don’t Cross Mrs. Claus]( • Southern Charm: [The Cup Runneth Over]( • Silo: [Judge Not]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The TikTok Ban Just Got One Step Closer to Reality A federal appeals court upheld the law that would restrict the app within the country’s borders.]( By Michael Savio [The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Let’s party like it’s Y2K.]( By Savannah Salazar [The Best Anime Series of 2024 Featuring lavish animation, original storytelling, and deeply considered fantastical worlds.]( By Kambole Campbell [Who Needs Gods When You Have Ralph Fiennes? His performances in The Return and Conclave demonstrate his astounding physicality.]( By Bilge Ebiri [Give Doechii a Broadway Residency Her performances on Tiny Desk and Colbert prove she’s “everything.”]( By Jason P. Frank [Every Amy Adams Role, Ranked The “overdue” Oscar label risks reducing a vibrant career to fickle awards metrics.]( By Matthew Jacobs [Bob Iger’s Grand Streaming Vision Is Finally Coming Together Slowly but surely, Disney will convince you to return to the bundle.]( By Josef Adalian [Y2K Will Make You Nostalgic for a Funnier Comedy SNL alum Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut is audacious in concept but pretty slapdash in execution.]( By A.A. Dowd [The Order Is An Unforgettable and Disturbing Crime Drama Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult face off, Heat-style, in Justin Kurzel’s cat-and-mouse epic about the hunt for domestic terrorists.]( By Bilge Ebiri [Tyler Perry’s Cosplay of a War Movie Hardly Does Its Subjects Justice The Six Triple Eight ends up being more about what these women endured than about what they accomplished.]( By Alison Willmore [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 29-Across, Four Letters: What lies in you, according to Mariah Carey Photo-Illustration: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Disney+/Courtesy Everett Collection, Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a movie starring Daniel Craig or The Weeknd that made $100 million? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Kevin Mazur, Jamie McCarthy), Abaca Press/Alamy Live News 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