Esther Zuckerman
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New York, NY, United States
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How Instagram’s Favorite Impressionist Got Cast in 'Rotting in the Sun,' the Raunchiest Comedy of the Year (Which Includes Real Sex Scenes)
Jordan Firstman's film 'Rotting in the Sun' shocked Sundance earlier this year, now it's finally out for all to bear witness. → Read More
Hayao Miyazaki Is—Maybe—Going Out on a High Note With 'The Boy and the Heron'
Is it the auteur’s last film? Even he might not know, but regardless, it’s stunning. → Read More
Jennifer Lawrence’s New Comedy 'No Hard Feelings' Is Bringing Raunch Back to the Movies
The Oscar-winning actress’ first stab at leading a comedy is a success because of her commitment to going full R-rating. → Read More
How Jason Schwartzman and Wes Anderson's Decades-Long Friendship Made 'Asteroid City' Happen
The actor, who’s on a tear this summer, explains how his bond with Anderson reached eerie levels of connection on their latest film together. → Read More
'The Bear 'Season 2's Star-Studded Christmas Episode "Fishes" Is the Early Standout
Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk and John Mulaney show up for a tour de force Christmas episode that screams “Emmy.” → Read More
Tom and Greg Were the Only 'Succession' Couple Worth Rooting For
Love wins for the Disgusting Brothers and no one else. → Read More
The 'Succession' Finale Title’s Connection to a Famous Poem Offers Tantalizing Clues
The final episode of the series is once again named for a line in John Berryman’s “Dream Song 29.” → Read More
What’s Going On With Shiv?
In the final season of 'Succession,' Logan Roy’s only daughter has been more erratic and unpredictable than ever. → Read More
On 'Succession,' Did Logan Underline Kendall’s Name, or Cross It Out?
The future of Waystar Royco, and 'Succession,' hinges on a pencil scribble that no one can confidently decipher. → Read More
"Connor’s Wedding" Is an Instant Classic Episode of 'Succession' — and TV
The third episode of the final season of 'Succession' is bold, heartbreaking, and very nearly a reset of the entire series. → Read More
Indie Horror Master Ari Aster Explains His Biggest, Weirdest Movie Yet
With 'Beau Is Afraid,' the writer-director leverages his biggest budget and most-famous stars, including Joaquin Phoenix, to create a three-hour horror-comedy certain to divide its audience. → Read More
How 'RRR' Made History at the Oscars (and Defeated Rihanna) with the Song “Naatu Naatu”
It's a huge moment for Indian cinema. → Read More
The 'Magic Mike' Choreographers on the Art of a Great Lap Dance
'Magic Mike's Last Dance' is Channing Tatum's last hurrah—so they went all out creating complex, erotic dancing extravaganzas. → Read More
‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ Review: An Uplifting Doc That Still Fails to Play a Full Tune
Sundance: Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez’s documentary is a crowdpleaser, but it’s lacking some necessary depth. → Read More
Adam Brody Will Make "The O.C." Fans Feel their Age in "Fleishman Is in Trouble"
He's aged along with them, and he's also become a better actor. → Read More
For ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ Carter Burwell Left the Fiddling to Brendan Gleeson
The "Fargo" and "Carol" composer tells IndieWire that Martin McDonagh gave him a specific instruction: "'I hate ‘deedle-dee,’ old world, Irish film music." → Read More
‘Rings of Power’: What Tricks Did Filmmakers Use to Convey Size in Middle Earth?
“The idea of scale difference is one that most film crews haven’t encountered much in the other things they’ve done,” EP Lindsey Weber tells IndieWire. → Read More
‘Rings of Power’: Creating the Hobbit Ancestors of Middle Earth
“There are certain things you just need to be there for it to feel like Middle Earth,” co-showrunner JD Payne tells IndieWire. → Read More
The Real-Life Underground Cartoonist Who Filled Out Owen Kline’s ‘Funny Pages’
Johnny Ryan shares the instructions given to him by the first-time director: “‘It can be as dirty or crazy as you want it to be.'” → Read More
Hulu's Prey Puts a New Spin on the Predator Franchise
Here’s what to know about how the Predator’s greatest foe evolved from a bodybuilder in the middle of the jungle to an 18th century Comanche woman. → Read More