The Cult of Daniels

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( profile [The Cult of Daniels]( How the directors of the universe-hopping kung fu drama Everything Everywhere All at Once became unlikely Oscar front-runners. Photo: Beth Sacca “Eleven nominations: It’s too many.” Daniel Kwan is describing a conversation he had with his mother, June Kwan, on the day the Oscar nods were announced. He and Daniel Scheinert, professionally known as Daniels, are the directors of [Everything Everywhere All at Once](, the 2022 sci-fi kung fu family comedy-drama that is the highest-grossing film ever released by its studio, A24. It steadily gained viewers and fans over the spring and summer of 2022, a slow-rolling word-of-mouth indie theatrical phenomenon in an era when such things are supposed to have gone extinct. Its number of nominations, including Best Picture, is more than any other film this year, making it one of the most unlikely awards-season juggernauts in recent memory. It turned its star Michelle Yeoh, a legend of Hong Kong cinema, into a major contender. It revived the career of her co-star Ke Huy Quan (also a nominee), who was an iconic ’80s child star but had drifted away from acting after realizing there were almost no roles available for Asian leading men in Hollywood. It also garnered a nomination for Jamie Lee Curtis — incredibly, her first. [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Bachelor: [Conflict Resolution]( • Summer House: [The Loyalty Card]( • Perfect Match: [Love It or Leave It]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [How Captain Sandy Saved This Season of Below Deck “Anytime, as a captain, you step onto someone else’s crew, it’s never an easy dance.”]( By Meg Zukin [What the Party Down Premiere-Party Caterers Think of Party Down “I think I might have to tell Adam Scott that he’s a really big influence to me, as a caterer.”]( [Just Give In to the New Gorillaz Album Damon Albarn’s earnest, schmaltzy Cracker Island is restless enough to work.]( [The Nevers Ending Story The long-delayed second part of the canceled HBO series came and went so quietly you were bound to miss it. Here’s what went down.]( By Roxana Hadadi [Okay, TikTok, You Can Calm Down About Aubrey Plaza at the SAG Awards Now Jon Gries walks one Eckhaus Latta show and suddenly he’s a stylist.]( By Rebecca Alter [Shakira Takes Some Pointers From Taylor Swift “There is a place in hell reserved for women who don’t support other women,” she said in a new interview.]( By Justin Curto [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 23-Down, Five Letters: Riz of Sound of Metal. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images, Disney + Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Currently on Billboard’s Hot 100 there is an unexpected U.K. garage–Jersey house mashup, a disgraced country star making a questionable comeback, and an out-of-nowhere ’50s ballad all jockeying for their moment on the charts. [On this week’s Switched on Pop](, we take a listen to the February 25, 2023 Hot 100, looking for triumphs, fumbles, and oddities. [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f¶m=vulture-daily) | [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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved