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Dìdi Is the First Great MySpace-Era Coming-of-Age Movie
The brilliant comedy-drama brings a grip of late-aughts signifiers—AIM chats, Facebook wall posts, Verizon Ringback Tones, Warped Tour bands—to the big screen in the most painfully accurate and hilarious way possible. Director Sean Wang tells GQ what it took to recreate an oft-overlooked period for his first feature film.
By Yang-Yi Goh
House of the Dragon’s Emma D’Arcy on Rhaenyra’s Murderous Turn: ‘She Feels Like a God’
Ahead of the season finale, GQ spoke to the actor about episode seven’s blood-and-fire ending and catches up with them on the events of a scorching season.
By Jack King
Exclusive: Introducing the Hard Quartet, Indie Rock's Next Great Supergroup
Pavement's Stephen Malkmus, Superwolf's Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White talk about the new band they formed in secret—and reveal their first single and video, “Earth Hater.”
By Sam Sodomsky
Emma Corrin on Deadpool & Wolverine's Ending and Killing an Iconic Marvel Hero: “I Felt So Bad”
A spoiler-filled conversation with the star of Marvel's latest big swing.
By Ben Allen
Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, Plus All the Other Big Reveals From Marvel's Comic-Con Panel
The MCU's original box-office hero—and Oscar winner—will return to play the Fantastic Four's nemesis in the next two Avengers films.
By William Goodman
Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan, Reviewed by Bob Dylan Impersonators
We asked four Dylan tribute-act performers what they make of Timmy-as-Zimmy in the first trailer for A Complete Unknown.
By Josiah Gogarty
Deadpool & Wolverine Is About to Make a Pile of Money. But Can It Make the MCU Great Again?
Two GQ contributors discuss 2024's only theatrically-released Marvel Cinematic Universe film, and what—if anything—this cameo-heavy Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman team-up portends for the future of the franchise.
By William Goodman and Alex Pappademas
Deadpool & Wolverine's Most Surprising A-List Cameo Was 18 Years In The Making
The Marvel blockbuster features a slew of surprise appearances by actors from superhero movies past—and one extra-surprising guest-star turn with almost two decades of development-hell history behind it.
By William Goodman
Robert Lipsyte: Joe Biden Broke the Ultimate Old-Man Rule
“I have mixed feelings about Biden stepping aside,” Lipsyte, 86, writes. “I sympathized with Joe even though I wouldn’t want him as a crossing guard.”
By Robert Lipsyte
Will Kamala Harris’s ‘Brat Summer’ Translate Into Actual Votes?
In 2020, the KHive was just another fandom, susceptible to flame wars and infighting, writes Ryan Broderick. Now it has helped deliver one of the most impressive weeks in recent political history. How long will the good times last?
By Ryan Broderick
The Best Games of 2024 (So Far)
From indie oddities to AAA blockbusters, the year's best games have been as inventive as they are addictive.
By Scott Meslow
Twisters in 4DX Is the Only Way to Watch Twisters
It elevates Glen Powell's new disaster movie from blockbuster to theme park ride. This should be the moment 4DX goes mainstream.
By Jack King
Presumed Innocent's O-T Fagbenle Talks About Stealing Scenes Without Saying a Word
After years of nice-boyfriend/husband roles on everything from The Handmaid's Tale to Loot, the English actor reinvented himself as an unscrupulous district attorney on AppleTV+'s hit legal thriller.
By Corey Atad
How I Got in on the Election Betting Gold Rush
Gambling marketplaces, not polls or pundits, were the best guide to the post-debate chaos—and I wanted in on the action.
By Chris Cohen
Blair Underwood Talks Bringing Levity to Longlegs and Getting ‘Done Dirty’ on Sex and the City
The onetime L.A. Law heartthrob looks back on his four-decade career—and ahead to the roles he's still hoping to play.
By Frazier Tharpe
It’s Insane That Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Don’t Kiss in Twisters
The chemistry between the tornado hunk and his co-star melts down when it could have blown up.
By Kate Lindsay
The Twisters Soundtrack Might Be the Best Part of Twisters
A ‘90s-revivalist sequel gets a ’90s-style high-concept soundtrack. Listen to it here.
By Gabriella Paiella
Joe Biden Stands Down: Now That It’s Joever, Are the Democrats Back?
GQ columnist Chris Black on Joe Biden’s era-ending Sunday-afternoon tweet and a rebranding opportunity for a party suddenly unburdened by what came before.
By Chris Black
Twisters Has One Perfect Disaster-Romance Set Piece
…but can't quite bottle the lightning between its charismatic lead storm chasers Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
By Jesse Hassenger
R&B Donald Glover Is the Best Version of Childish Gambino
On his new album Bando Stone & the New World, Glover shows off a wide array of styles, but he’s strongest when he just lets his falsetto cook.
By Frazier Tharpe