‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Picks a Fight

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( movie review [How to Blow Up a Pipeline Picks a Fight]( The film, inspired by Andreas Malm’s book, has its heart on its sleeve and its agenda in its punching fists. Photo: Courtesy of NEON A group of 20-somethings sits around late at night, drinking, smoking, and talking about philosophy. The vibe is college dorm with the group grumbling about “the Man” as much as sharing their dreams for the future. The normalcy of all this is exactly what How to Blow Up a Pipeline intends, so when the revelers shift their relationship from acquaintances to comrades, their discussion from theoretical to practical, and their self-identification from activists to terrorists, we understand the conditions that created them. When one character jokes to another that the events of the film are their “origin story,” How to Blow Up a Pipeline sets up its binary: Those who enable, profit from, and turn a blind eye to climate change are on one side, and those willing to do something — anything — to stop that destruction are on the other. How to Blow Up a Pipeline wants to pick a fight, and it does so with an appealing lack of artifice, its heart on its sleeve and its agenda in its punching fists. [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip: [All Bottled Up]( • Yellowjackets: [Vicious Little Monsters]( • Love Is Blind: [Waving the White Dress]( • Beef: [Whatever Tomorrow Brings]( • Grey’s Anatomy: [A Whole Lotta Bull]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Just Let Michelle Williams Work, Damn It! In Kelly Reichardt’s wonderful new comedy, Showing Up, Williams plays a sculptor on deadline who keeps getting pulled away.]( By Alison Willmore [The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Doubling down on pipelines and the Damon-Affleck dynamic.]( By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar [Richard Belzer the Destroyer The late comedian was the master of attacking hecklers, table talkers, and bathroom walkers from the stand-up stage.]( By Ritch Shydner [The Star Wars News Is Coming at Light Speed We’ve got news about the new triple-A girls (The Acolyte, Ahsoka, and Andor) plus more!]( By Jason P. Frank [Everything We Know About Ahsoka, Star Wars’ Upcoming Live-Action Series The first trailer premiered at Star Wars Celebration 2023.]( By Savannah Salazar [Wednesday Can Find a Song Anywhere Singer Karly Hartzman’s lyrics include her screaming neighbors, Mortal Kombat, and the smell of rotten grass.]( By Justin Curto [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 16-Across, Seven Letters: Nadya Suleman and Kate Gosselin, famously. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images, Alamy, Shutterstock Succession Sunday Photo: HBO Vulture’s Succession recapper, Scott Tobias, will be joining the comments section in the episode-three recap. He’ll monitor comments for 48 hours after the recap publishes and respond to questions about the episode. Join the conversation on Sunday! [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [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