Gena Rowlands Could Knock You Out

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( the critics [Gena Rowlands Could Knock You Out]( The late actress was the master of terrifying vulnerability. Photo: Faces Distribution This week, the actress [Gena Rowlands died]( at the age of 94. To watch her onscreen is to be marked by her: In a moment, Rowlands could swing a character from combativeness to terrifying vulnerability. Flicking her glamour on and off like a light, she made you believe [her women were fighting for their lives](. Many of her best roles were in films directed by her first husband, John Cassavetes. But his 1989 death was far from the end of her career; she worked relentlessly until about a decade ago, as evidenced by the hilarious choice some obituary editors made this week when they wrote headlines that identified her as the actress from, of all things, The Notebook. (The movie was directed by her son, but still.) [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of Orange County: [Big Bear in Mind]( • Evil: [The Sin Leech]( • Emily in Paris: [Stars Are Blind]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [What Does a Crisis-Management Expert Make of the It Ends With Us Drama? “Sometimes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Sometimes, it’s just people making shit up on the internet.”]( By Claudia Rosenbaum [Let Emily Sleep Around in Paris Pourquoi so serially monogamous?]( By Jackson McHenry [You Won’t Forget the Faces of Daughters The Netflix documentary is full of worthy, moving ideas. But the way the directors have shot and assembled this material takes it to another level.]( By Bilge Ebiri [Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Could Have Gone Stratospheric The pop duo known for creative curveballs plays it elegantly straight.]( By Craig Jenkins [Alien: Romulus Gets the Job Done, But at What Cost? It’s a movie engineered mostly to provide basic genre thrills and keep the IP alive so the now-Disney-owned Fox can generate more Alien movies.]( By Bilge Ebiri [10 Essential Gena Rowlands Performances The New Hollywood icon could always be counted on to bare her soul.]( By Emma Madden [I’m Sorry, But It’s Not an Alien Movie Without Ripley Sigourney Weaver has moved on from Alien, but if the new legacy sequel, Alien: Romulus, is any indication, the franchise hasn’t moved on from her.]( By A.A. Dowd [The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend The xenomorphs are back.]( By Savannah Salazar [Lady Gaga and Lord Mars Are Five-Foot-Two, Wanna Belt With You Performing “Die With a Smile” live. That’s why they’re the professionals.]( By Jason P. Frank [Rob Thomas Channeled His Inner McPoyle for It’s Always Sunny The Matchbox Twenty singer’s only requirements for his 2008 cameo? “I want to be in my robe, and I want to look completely fucked up.”]( By Roxana Hadadi [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 1-Down, Three Letters: How the “Derry Girls” refer to their mother Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Dimitrios Kambouris, Frazer Harrison, Gregor Fischer/TAS24) [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a musical starring Anna Kendrick? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images 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