Vince Mancini

Martin McDonagh’s Provocations Seem Well-Worn In ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’

If you look at the IMDb stills from Martin McDonagh’s first short film, “Six Shooter,” you can find a picture of Brendan Gleeson holding a pistol up to the head of a bunny. McDonagh’s first full-length feature, In Bruges, notably featured a scene of…

Sep 28 26September 28, 2026

Article at UPROXX

The ‘Neighbors’ Finale Was a Wild Nude Journey Through the Fractured American Brain

HBO's ‘Neighbors’ finale, in which a 71-year-old nudist OnlyFans creator searches for connection, perfectly captures the fracturing of the American brain.

Mar 27 26March 27, 2026

Article at GQ

‘Melania’ May Go Down in History as One of the Least Revealing Documentaries Ever Made

If you've never watched the First Lady get on and off a plane, Brett Ratner's 'Melania' will be a revelation.

Feb 02 26February 02, 2026

Article at GQ

What Does Catching a ‘Predator’ on TV Really Accomplish?

David Osit, director of the new documentary ‘Predators,’ on the hit ’00s show ‘To Catch a Predator,’ the suicide of one of its targets, and the new generation of pedophile hunters on YouTube.

Jan 13 26January 13, 2026

Article at GQ

‘Death by Lightning’ Is the Perfect Historical TV Show for Our Deranged Historical Moment

‘Death by Lightning’ creator Mike Makoswky turned the story of an unlikely president's bizarre death by assassination into the year's best dad show.

Dec 03 25December 03, 2025

Article at GQ

Looks Like Trump Will Get the New ‘Rush Hour’ Movie He Asked For, Because That's Just How Things Are Now

Donald Trump tests the limits of executive power yet again, this time by requesting that Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker revive the dormant ‘Rush Hour’ franchise.

Nov 25 25November 25, 2025

Article at GQ

‘The Smashing Machine’ Is a Triumph For Dwayne Johnson—and for the Seminal MMA Documentary That Inspired Benny Safdie's Film

The Rock's new movie ‘The Smashing Machine’ is just one of many films that have taken cues from a long-buried doc about the life of fighter Mark Kerr.

Sep 24 25September 24, 2025

Article at GQ

If Howard Stern Is Really Cancelled, It’s Not ‘Because of Woke’

The 71-year-old shock jock, whose deal with SiriusXM may be ending after two decades, has evolved into a centrist cat-dad—and if his audience hasn't come along for the ride, that's on them, not him.

Aug 11 25August 11, 2025

Article at GQ

Is the Nude Scene Becoming a Thing of the Past on Prestige TV?

Nude scenes put networks like HBO on the map. But as business realities and popular taste continue to shift, are streaming and cable headed for Nudity Zero?

Jul 23 25July 23, 2025

Article at GQ

In Order to Defeat a Toddler, You Must Think Like a Toddler

Three-year-olds are stubborn, irrational, and endlessly frustrating. But in a world obsessed with optimization and order, writes Vince Mancini, they’re also a means of escape from a quotidian reality.

Jun 12 25June 12, 2025

Article at GQ

Could Trump’s Movie Tariff Be Traced to an Old Grudge Against ‘Parasite?’

It would be weird if the President slapped a "100% tariff" on foreign movies because a Korean film won an Oscar five years ago—but it wouldn't be that weird.

May 06 25May 06, 2025

Article at GQ

Is Donald Trump Cool, Actually?

In his recent case for why Donald Trump recaptures a cool factor not seen since (yes) Bill Clinton, a comedian inadvertently hit upon the model for leaders like the President and his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth: a child’s conception of a man’s man. Now, writes Vince Mancini, we’re seeing how cartoonish masculinity holds up under real-life pressure.

May 05 25May 05, 2025

Article at GQ

Is Jason Momoa's ‘Chief of War’ the Next ‘Game of Thrones’? Inside His Epic Polynesian Passion Project

Why Jason Momoa worked years to bring hardcore Hawaiian history to life in his new AppleTV+ series ‘Chief of War.’

Apr 16 25April 16, 2025

Article at GQ

Why Are Today’s Manly Men So Afraid of Cities?

Vince Mancini asks why the guys who once fantasized about infiltrating secret Vietcong prison camps are now dreaming up reasons to unleash their YouTube weapons training on the mean streets of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Apr 10 25April 10, 2025

Article at GQ

Paul Giamatti Opens Up About His ‘Black Mirror’ Role and Being Larry the Cable Guy’s Clark Kent

Is Paul Giamatti—a highlight of the dystopian Netflix series' new season—the most successful loser in America? Why do we love to see him suffer, and what does that say about him—and us?

Mar 31 25March 31, 2025

Article at GQ

How the Bullies Stole the UFC

A sport that was once for the “weird little guy” has not only become politicized, but positively toxic, writes longtime UFC fan Vince Mancini.

Mar 24 25March 24, 2025

Article at GQ

Trump Prizes Masculinity Above Everything. Is His Team Man Enough?

JD Vance is being caricatured as a Little Lord Fauntleroy in memes, and appointees like Pete Hegseth and Dan Bongino are so cartoonishly male they might be beyond parody.

Mar 07 25March 07, 2025

Article at GQ

Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ Further Complicates the Old Adage That Conservatives Can’t Make Good Art

What we can learn from a Mark Wahlberg action film by one of Donald Trump’s newly-appointed “ambassadors to Hollywood."

Jan 29 25January 29, 2025

Article at GQ

I’m Done ‘Optimizing’ My Lifestyle

Vince Mancini on how he plans to resist the tech overlords pushing us to live (and work) more efficiently—and hopefully feel more alive in the process.

Jan 13 25January 13, 2025

Article at GQ

Everyone Knows The Historical Jesus Was Not A Jacked MMA Fighter. ‘The Carpenter’ Proposes Otherwise

‘Rocky’ meets ‘The Ten Commandments’ in a new movie that reimagines Jesus Christ as an MMA contender’s mentor.

Nov 14 24November 14, 2024

Article at GQ

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