What to Watch This Fourth of July

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( streamliner [The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch on July 4]( Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: A24, ABC, Universal, Netflix Honestly, the best thing about the Fourth of July is that the whole weekend feels like a free pass for eating hot dogs and drinking beer. That and watching anything you want. Universal is trying to celebrate by giving us a quadruple dose of Minions. Thank you for your service, [Gentleminions](. A24 is popping the firework that is Maxine fucking Minx as she hits the silver screen for presumably the final time. Plus you can make your way back to the Island of Lost and check out a few documentaries. Okay, here’s everything on TV and at the movie theaters. [read more]( More Holiday Reads 13 TV Conversation Starters for Your Fourth of July Barbecue Photo: Vulture; Photos: HBO, FX ➽ Fourth of July weekend has begun, and you know what that means: barbecues! And you can’t spell “BBQs” without “Qs,” as in “questions.” That’s where we come in. Fourth of July barbecues tend to start when it’s light out, but fireworks famously don’t happen until it’s dark, which leaves you with so, so many hours to fill with talking. And assuming you are afraid of accidentally letting your deepest, darkest secrets slip out, you’re going to need something safe to talk about — something like popular television shows! [read more]( Kids’ Movies Are Saving the Summer Box Office [INSIDE OUT 2]( [INSIDE OUT 2]( Photo: Pixar ➽ Sadness. Anxiety. Envy. Disgust. For Riley, the 13-year-old central character of [Inside Out 2](, these emotions dictate her puberty-roiled Sense of Self — resulting in a whiplash state of heightened emosh that motors the coming-of-age movie along. But after three weeks in wide theatrical circulation, Pixar’s sequel to its 2015-released Best Animated Feature Oscar winner is responsible for another overriding feeling around Hollywood: Joy. On Sunday, Inside Out 2 crossed $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide, becoming this year’s highest-grossing film and the first since Barbie to join the three comma club. [read more]( Vulture Games [Today’s Cinematrix]( Graphic: Vulture; Illustration Mike Haddad [Plus:]( [Five]( [archival]( [Cinematrix]( [Games!]( A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [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 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved