'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' Is an Architectural Digest Home Tour Turned Spy Show

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( tv review [An Architectural Digest Home Tour Turned Spy Show]( In Prime series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine achieve their dreams through some truly terrible work-life balance. Photo: David Lee/Prime Video In the [2005 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movie]( Mr. & Mrs. Smith, two married spies discover they’ve been assigned to kill each other. Espionage and all the accompanying machinery sit on the surface — this is a movie about upper-middle-class marriage. The fight scenes are sex metaphors and then, pretty swiftly, just sex. The Smiths have been living with an emotional alienation spurred on by the stultifying regularity of corporate jobs, a house in the suburbs, and the need to keep up appearances. They rediscover each other; they literally obliterate the aspirational McMansion trapping them in conformity. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Mr. & Mrs. Smith: [First Day of Marriage (Episode 1)](, [Learn Each Other (Episode 2)](, [A Naked Moment (Episode 3)](, [Super High-Risk (Episode 4)](, [Twisted Honeymoon (Episode 5)]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Over 1,000 Swedish Artists Call on Eurovision to Ban Israel But the European Broadcasting Union insists the competition is “nonpolitical.”]( By Justin Curto [The Case of the AI George Carlin Comedy Podcast Is this what the future of podcasting looks like?]( [The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Is Argylle a psy-op? We’re just asking.]( [We Should Appreciate The Smile While It’s Still Here Dropping four projects in 20 months screams “Here for a good time, not a long time.”]( By Craig Jenkins [‘Epic Universe Is Built on an Amazing Concept,’ Says Literally Steven Spielberg Finally, a place where Grindelwald shall pay for his crimes.]( By Rebecca Alter [Martin Scorsese Praises Leonardo DiCaprio’s Flirtation Skills He wasn’t nominated for Best Actor, but he is in the running for Best Flirt in Martin Scorsese’s heart.]( By Roxana Hadadi [Which January at the Movies Was the Most January? We examined the 130 films to open wide in January over the past 15 years to find out which year was the most January of them all.]( By Nate Jones [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 4-Down, Three Letters: “The Sopranos” consigliere Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty 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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved