'Bodies Bodies Bodies' Could Stand to Be Meaner

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( movie review [Bodies Bodies Bodies Could Stand to Be Meaner]( Amandla Stenberg, Pete Davidson, and the rest of the cool-kid cast star in a satirical slasher that’s never as sharp as it should be. Photo: A24 Bodies Bodies Bodies is a slasher movie that opens with a social situation scarier than any gruesome death. Bee (played by Borat Subsequent Moviefilm breakout star Maria Bakalova) is driving with her girlfriend, Sophie (Amandla Stenberg), to festivities being held at the family home of one of her childhood friends. The early warning signs come fast and furious — the relationship is only six weeks old, Sophie is fresh out of rehab and quick with declarations of love, the family home is actually a mansion, the gathering is a hurricane party where everyone will be sealed in by the storm, and none of the attendees were informed that Sophie was coming, let alone bringing someone. But what really sends a chill down the spine is the line Sophie tosses off as Bee looks over the social-media accounts of the people she’ll be meeting shortly. “They’re not as nihilistic as they look on the internet,” she insists. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Sandman: [Enter Sandman]( (Ep. 1), [Fetch Quest]( (Ep. 2) • Southern Charm: [Dog Day Afternoon]( • Black Bird: [A Free Man]( • Surface: [Sex, Lies, and Audiotape]( • For All Mankind: [Oh, What Now]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [Summer-Camp Horror Movies to Stream From Your Bunk Rickety canoes, teen debauchery, and lots of fake blood.]( 2. [Why That Old-Timey Pistol at the End of Prey Looks So Familiar Fast forward to Los Angeles in 1997.]( 3. [Batgirl Director Adil El Arbi Shares Lone Image of Michael Keaton’s Batman Maybe Warner Bros. wanted more bat-nipples.]( By Jason P. Frank 4. [Every Predator Movie, Ranked Where does the new Prey fall in the Predator canon?]( By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5. [The 5 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Including Bad Bunny’s film debut. ¡Vamos!]( By Savannah Salazar [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 20-Across, Three Letters: Remy, e.g., in ___atouille. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images, Lionel Hahn/Getty Images and Ali Goldstein/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Licorice Pizza is one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s more tender films, as it plays with Alana’s desire to reclaim the bright-eyed feeling of childhood and Gary’s desperate need for grown-up independence. [Stream it this weekend on Amazon Prime Video](. [Read more from Vulture]( A Saturday newsletter from the people who make New York Magazine. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=vulture-daily) | [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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved