oscars
If we ran the Oscars: 9 movies from 2025 that deserved nominations
The Academy may not have appreciated them, but YOU can!
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
Heated Rivalry
In Heated Rivalry, "the sex scenes work like songs in a musical"
We talk with Vulture's Kathryn VanArendonk on adapting romance novels for TV and the future of queer romance in an uncertain time
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 23–March 1 2026
This week: Sirāt, Wuthering Heights (not that one), and Lily's Pokemon team.
26 Episodes
Did Everybody Loves Raymond find the meaning of life in 2002?
No, but it did sort of try.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 16–22 2026
This week: Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, Hemlocke Springs, and some really cool blue whales.
Mailbag
February mailbag!
In this month's mailbag: the Winter Olympics, museum recommendations, and an all-Heated Rivalry fancast of Jesus Christ Superstar??
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 6, "The Cottage"
We're going to the cottage.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 9–15 2026
This week: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 2046, and Charli xcx's shockingly good Wuthering Heights album.
mailbag announcements
Submit your February mailbag questions!
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buffy the vampire slayer
The many legacies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's best episode
A strange, austere hour remains unlike anything else in TV history
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown February 2–8 2026
This week: the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the epic highs and lows of horror cinema.
muppets
Why the new Muppet Show gets the beloved franchise right
Sometimes, all you need is Sabrina Carpenter singing with a bunch of chickens.