Laura Dern

role call Jan. 5, 2024

Diane Ladd Answers Every Question We Have About Wild at HeartOn working with her daughter Laura Dern, why Blue Velvet made her “angry,” and what she was thinking during that improvised lipstick scene.

By Matthew Jacobs

the year of the nepo baby Dec. 19, 2022

Vulture Asks: Who’s Your Favorite Nepo Baby?So many to choose from!

By Vulture Editors

big little drinks Dec. 16, 2022

Are Negroni Sbagliatos Actually Good?According to Laura Dern, definitely not.

By Danielle Cohen

movie review Nov. 11, 2022

The Son Is So Bad, You May Question Whether You Actually Liked The FatherThe new film from The Father director Florian Zeller, starring Hugh Jackman as a parent unsure of what to do about his child’s depression, is a mess.

By Alison Willmore

jurassic world: dominion June 23, 2022

Why Colin Trevorrow Won’t Let the T. Rex Die“Sometimes I feel like the death of these iconic characters are a good dry run for the death of our parents.”

By Anne Victoria Clark

movie review June 9, 2022

The Jurassic World Trilogy Has Painted Itself Into a CornerThe only wow factor in Jurassic World: Dominion is the awesome depth of its failure.

By Bilge Ebiri

woman inherits the earth June 3, 2022

Every Laura Dern Role, RankedOften volatile and warped onscreen, immensely likable off-screen.

By Matthew Jacobs

auteur theory Apr. 12, 2022

We Have Not Transcendentally Meditated a New David Lynch Film Into ExistenceLynch says earlier reports of his cinematic return were erroneous.

By Devon Ivie

why is your skin so good Dec. 14, 2021

How Laura Dern Gets Her Skin So GoodThe Big Little Lies actress has used the same moisturizer for over 20 years.

By Daise Bedolla

role call Dec. 2, 2021

Laura Dern Answers Every Question We Have About Citizen RuthOn Alexander Payne’s “equal-opportunity offender” abortion comedy, Miramax’s efforts to “kill” support for it, and its continued relevance.

By Matthew Jacobs

f is for final season Nov. 15, 2021

Say Good-bye to the F’in Murphys With the F Is for Family Final-Season TrailerCheck out the trailer for season five of F Is for Family, debuting exclusively on Vulture.

By Josef Adalian

oscars 2021 Apr. 12, 2021

The Oscars Just Did a Cast Reveal for its PresentersRegina King, Bong Joon Ho, Halle Berry, Zendaya, and more.

By Rebecca Alter

tiktok Sept. 15, 2020

Let Laura Dern School You on TikTokThe only good TikTok.

By Charu Sinha

friday night movie club Aug. 6, 2020

The Movie of This Quarantine Summer Is Jurassic ParkRunning from dinosaurs, stress-eating ice cream, filing into a theme park even though it means putting lives at risk — who can’t relate?

By Alison Willmore

obits Mar. 3, 2020

RIP, Laura Dern’s 14-Year-Old GoldfishIt had an unusually long, and probably also especially good, life.

By Claire Lampen

oscars 2020 Feb. 10, 2020

The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2020 OscarsFrom Parasite’s winning streak to Eminem’s surprise appearance to Olivia Colman’s sex confessions.

By Jackson McHenry and Rachel Handler

oscars 2020 Feb. 9, 2020

Laura Dern Thanks Acting Heroes (Who Also Happen to Be Her Parents) for Oscar“Some say, never meet your heroes, but I say if you’re really blessed, you get them as your parents.”

By Halle Kiefer

the dernaissance Feb. 9, 2020

Laura Dern Gets a Big Gay TributeA video you must watch.

By Claire Lampen

indie spirits 2020 Feb. 8, 2020

The Spirit Awards Sang Laura Dern’s Praises with Choir TributeWhen the Spirit of Dern moves you…

By Charu Sinha

oscar futures Feb. 7, 2020

Vulture’s Final 2020 Oscar Predictions for Every CategoryIn 1917 versus Parasite, we’ve got a battle of consensus versus passion. Which will win out?

By Nate Jones

baftas 2020 Feb. 2, 2020

1917 Is No. 1 at This Year’s BAFTA AwardsJoaquin, Renée, Laura, Brad … why, it’s practically the Golden Globes all over again.

By Halle Kiefer

last night on late night Jan. 11, 2020

Just Because Laura Dern Saw Baby Yoda Doesn’t Mean They’re Dating. Yet.Just to clarify: He may be short, but Baby Yoda is a half-century old.

By Halle Kiefer

oscar futures Jan. 6, 2020

How the Golden Globes Just Turned the Best Picture Race Upside DownSam Mendes’s late-breaking 1917 is now entrenched as a major 2020 Best Picture contender.

By Nate Jones

movie review Dec. 25, 2019

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women Reaches for Something MoreThe director demonstrates her love for Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel in every scene.

By David Edelstein

an ode Dec. 19, 2019

Laura Dern Is So Good at SittingA study of the actress’ perfect posture.

By Amanda Arnold

movies Dec. 10, 2019

An Interview With the Divorce Attorney Who (‘Maybe’) Inspired Marriage StoryHollywood divorce attorney Laura Wasser says that, yes, the Barbers really were a New York family.

By Hunter Harris

hot shot Dec. 5, 2019

Cheekbones Attend Basketball GameGo team!

By Madeleine Aggeler

awards Dec. 4, 2019

Lupita Nyong’o Gets Best Actress Win at New York Film Critics Circle AwardsAnd our queen Laura Dern gets recognized … twice!

By Jordan Crucchiola

party report Dec. 3, 2019

Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig Wore Matching Laura Dern Sweaters Last Night“I loved her even more than I loved Leonardo DiCaprio, who I sincerely believed I would marry.”

By Hunter Harris

celebrity sightings Dec. 2, 2019

Laura Dern Says She Saw Baby Yoda at a Basketball Game“That’s all I’m going to say.”

By Halle Kiefer

the essay Dec. 2, 2019

Laura Dern Changed Our Idea of StardomThere is no one performance you can point to as the reason for her decades-long success.

By Bilge Ebiri

the interview Dec. 2, 2019

Laura Dern Doesn’t Need Our ApprovalBut we gave her an honorary degree anyway.

By E. Alex Jung

movie review Nov. 25, 2019

There Is No Resisting Little WomenGreta Gerwig’s take on the Louisa May Alcott classic is a fresh, affectionate reimagining that’s impossible not to love.

By Alison Willmore

parties! Nov. 14, 2019

Other Celebrities Really, Truly, Love Laura DernThey gushed about her at a MoMa’s 2019 Film Benefit

By Anne Cruz

vulture festival 2019 Nov. 11, 2019

The Many Highlights of Vulture Festival 2019All the packed-house reunions, surprise guests, comedy bus tours, and more from the two-day event.

By Jordan Crucchiola

vulture festival 2019 Nov. 9, 2019

Laura Dern Identifies As a Jane, Not a Renata“If we ever did it again, and it gets in me even a little bit more, I’m becoming Renata.”

By Justin Curto

vulture festival 2019 Nov. 9, 2019

Laura Dern, Vulture Honorary Degree Recipient, Wants to Thank David LynchOur very first recipient.

By Justin Curto

vulture festival Nov. 5, 2019

Laura Dern to Receive Vulture’s First Ever Honorary DegreeLet’s give this woman her f*cking moment.

By Anne Victoria Clark

famous hair Oct. 24, 2019

Laura Dern Loves Timothée Chalamet’s Hair As Much As We DoShe did what we’ve all wanted to do.

By Erica Smith

trailer mix Oct. 17, 2019

Marriage Story Trailer: Scarlett Johansson’s and Adam Driver’s Crying Faces StarNoah Baumbach’s divorce saga is out November 6.

By Zoe Haylock

party report Oct. 4, 2019

Laura Dern ‘Almost, Literally’ Moved in With Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach“I had the time of my life.”

By Benjamin Lindsay

iconic trios Sept. 25, 2019

Jurassic World 3: Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum Are Out of Extinction[Velociraptor roar of approval.]

By Devon Ivie

desire Sept. 5, 2019

Laura Dern Is Horny for Going to the Car Wash“Man oh man do I love a car wash!”

By Hannah Gold

big little lies July 22, 2019

Renata Klein, Please Teach Me How to TantrumLaura Dern really knows how to lose her shit.

By Melinda Fakuade

vulture lists July 22, 2019

All the Big Little Lies Screams, RankedWho screamed it best?

By Carrie Wittmer

tv review July 19, 2019

Big Little Lies Was Plagued by Messy Drama on Both Sides of the CameraBut Meryl was great.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

bridges of monterey county July 18, 2019

So, Who’s Gonna Fall Off the Bridge in the Big Little Lies Finale?After a season full of ominous foreshadowing, we ask: Exactly how is that freaking bridge going to kill somebody this season?

By Rachel Handler

taking another look at you July 15, 2019