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The 20 Best Horror-Movie Sequels

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Ranking Kim Kardashian’s Actress Era

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  1. 100 scares
    The 30 Most Influential Slasher Movies of All TimeA guide to the horror subgenre with game-changing, rule-breaking, and absolutely terrifying films.
    By Meagan Navarro
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    The 10 Best Apple Arcade GamesThe subscription service exclusive to Apple devices holds some indie treasures.
    By Luke Winkie
  3. hip hop 50
    Every Drake Music Video, Ranked From Worst to BestInsert “Started From the Bottom” joke here.
    By Larry Fitzmaurice
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    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendCurl up with new Wes Anderson shorts. And maybe an AI apocalypse.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
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    All 10 Saw Movies, RankedDo you want to play a game? Or read a list about a movie franchise featuring a villain that asks that question?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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    The 17 Best Robot Movies of All TimeEver since the early years of cinema — even before the term “robot” was coined, in fact — the movies have been obsessed with them.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthA new Stephen King book, a biography of a controversial tech titan, Leslie Jones’s memoir, and Matthew McConaughey reading a picture book.
    By Marshall Heyman
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    Who’s the Hottest Villain in Star Wars History?Which Star Wars baddies are hotter than Mustafar and which might as well be Hoth? We ranked ’em all.
    By Carrie Wittmer
  10. grumpy old men
    The Expendables, Ranked by How Expendable They AreWho’s the most useful member of cinema’s favorite found family.
    By Josh Bell
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    The 10 Best Steam Deck GamesCatch up on decades of gaming history.
    By Luke Winkie
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    Every Studio Ghibli Film, RankedThe animation powerhouse behind some of the best films ever made is back with The Boy and the Heron.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendPsycho killers welcome.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
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    Ranking Jason Statham’s Most-Deranged Character NamesEverything from The Pink Panther’s Yves Gluant to The Italian Job’s Handsome Rob.
    By Rebecca Pahle
  15. jason statham
    The 24 Worst Ways to Be Killed by Jason StathamStatham has a unique ability to maintain his stone-faced demeanor in even the most ridiculous of fatal circumstances.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    Every American Horror Story Season, Ranked From Worst to BestWith Kim Kardashian about to join the American Horror Story family, let’s look back at the ups and crazy, crazy downs of the past 11 seasons.
    By Brian Moylan
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    25 Modern Songs That Sound Like ’90s CountryWe’re in the middle of a full-on revival.
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    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendVampire-dictator biopic, anyone?
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  19. ars goetia
    The Demons, Dolls, and Dead Guys of The Conjuring–verse, RankedWe judged the Warrens’ supernatural foes by three criteria: Do they slay? Do they fit in thematically? More important, how’s their merch selling?
    By Bethy Squires
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    11 Essential Hip-Hop BooksFrom star-studded memoirs to “one of the most engaging examinations rap has ever received.”
    By Paul Thompson
  21. now streaming
    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendWe’ll have the French zombies, s’il vous plaît!
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  22. best of 2023
    The Best New Board Games and Tabletop Games of 2023 (So Far)Roll the dice and be rewarded with analog thrills.
    By Keith Law
  23. in the name of love
    Pop’s Stops, RankedFrom “in the name of love” to “Hammertime,” few gimmicks are as effective as singing “stop” and then literally stopping.
    By Jessica Gentile
  24. the devil made me do it
    The Conjuring Universe, RankedFrom scary (bad) to scary (good).
    By Emily Palmer Heller
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    Every Star Trek Captain, Ranked by CompetencyWho would you want as your boss?
    By Keith Phipps
  26. essential episodes
    Daryl Dixon’s 12 Best Episodes of The Walking DeadAhead of his new spinoff, brush up on Daryl’s journey from savage survivalist to stoic leader.
    By Daniel Dockery
  27. tbr
    75 New Screen Adaptations of Books to Add to Your 2023 Reading ListIncluding a Scorsese film and a new season of Loki.
    By Emily Maskell
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    Every Denzel Washington Movie, RankedA look at the Oscar winner’s best (and worst) work through the decades.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
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    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch Over Labor Day WeekendYo ho, yo ho, an extra day off for thee.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
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    20 Hardcore Sax Scenes, Ranked by Horn-inessThese are the best horny guys, lone jazz wolves, and big bad voodoo daddies film has to offer.
    By Bethy Squires
  31. bruce willis
    Every Bruce Willis Movie, RankedHis career explored every facet of the wise-cracking everyman.
    By Keith Phipps
  32. books
    Which Fall 2023 Comedian Memoir Is Right for You?Featuring releases from Maria Bamford, Reggie Watts, Leslie Jones, and more.
    By Brian Boone
  33. pow! wham! boom!
    The 30 Best Superhero Cartoons of the Past 30 YearsSince Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men in 1992, animation has been a rich avenue for comic-book adventures.
    By Daniel Dockery
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    The 25 Best Episodes of Archer, RankedFrom the ISIS years to the origin of “phrasing.”
    By Brian Tallerico
  35. mazel tov
    Onscreen Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, RankedWhere does You Are So Not Invited to My Bar Mitzvah stack up?
    By Rachel Simon
  36. now streaming
    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendGet in, Padawans, we’re streaming Ahsoka.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
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    All 49 Video-Game Movies, RankedSome of them are even pretty good, so where do Gran Turismo and The Super Mario Bros. Movie stack up?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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    The 23 Most Ridiculous Things That Happened in Riverdale, an Insane ShowAn evil D&D-like roleplaying game, a tickle-fetish racket, an alien preserved in a barrel of maple syrup — you know, normal Archie-comics stuff!
    By Quinn Moreland
  39. court coverage
    The 12 Best Tennis Scenes in MoviesHollywood is short on truly great tennis movies, but that doesn’t mean tennis isn’t a good movie sport.
    By Joe Reid
  40. star wars
    Every Star Wars TV Show, RankedWith so many shows set in the galaxy far, far away, which ones are worth your time? And which ones will pay off in future stories?
    By Rafael Motamayor
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    Every DC Comics Movie, RankedFrom the Christopher Reeve era to the Snyder Cut — plus this week’s The Flash.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
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    Every Will Ferrell Movie, RankedWhich film best captures the Will Ferrell Experience? We’ve ranked ’em all, including his most recent appearances in Barbie and Strays.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  43. carrion comfort
    Vulture Ranks Movie VulturesCaw!
    By James Grebey
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    The 8 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendMust love dogs. And monkeys. And beetles. Get it?
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  45. best in show
    The 25 Best Dogs in MoviesWho’s a good boy?
    By Charles Bramesco
  46. surveying the kingdom
    The 13 Best Nature Documentaries on Disney+Can’t get outside? These movies will take you there.
    By Drew Taylor
  47. vulture animal bureau
    Cat Performances, RankedA celebration of the 25 greatest feline roles — with no CGI, human-cat hybrids in sight.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  48. crawling in my screen
    The 12 Best Bug MoviesBugs, whether we like it or not, have infested everything, including our films.
    By Emma Stefansky
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    The 15 Best Nature Documentaries on Discovery+ (and Max)Sir David Attenborough’s voice welcomes you.
    By Josh Spiegel
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    The 15 Best Snake Moments in Movie HistoryFrom Indiana Jones to Anaconda.
    By Chris Nashawaty and Emily Heller
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    The 8 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendNow with money, murders, and Meryl.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
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