Movie Reviews and Previews Bridget and All Her Boys We’re just two weeks away from the release of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and the return of Renée Zellweger as Bridget, now a widow and single mother, having to manage the school run and the dating apps at the same time. She and Helen Fielding were at By Lainey • Jan 28, 2025 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews 10 Questions About Venom: The Last Dance What is Venom: The Last Dance? Venom: The Last Dance is the third and probably final entry into the Sony’s only successful Spider-Man spin-off franchise, centered on Spider-Man’s rival, Venom. The film stars Tom Hardy in the dual role of Eddie Brock and Venom, who is an alien By Sarah • Oct 24, 2024 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Hardy does the least This week bring us Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy’s capstone project in the world’s least likely superhero trilogy—yes, even less likely than Deadpool, because Deadpool is considered a good movie and Venom is not. Yet fans love Hardy in the dual role of down on his By Sarah • Oct 22, 2024 10:30 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan made his name directing horror films and television series like Oculus, Hush, Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, and The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Besides being one of the best genre directors working today, he’s the preeminent cinematic By Sarah • Sep 11, 2024 02:11 pm
Gorgessity Dressing at Sundance Kathleen was at Sundance for the first time a few days ago and before she left she kept asking me what to pack. I’ve worked Sundance three times, probably my least favourite assignment. Because it’s cold AF and it’s not easy to get around. So all I By Lainey • Jan 22, 2024 02:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Old Guard is back (and other thoughts) One of my favorite things this year (so far) is that The Old Guard 2 is happening. It’s filming now in Rome, here is Charlize Theron on set with Kiki Layne and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Check out Andy’s mullet! Part of me hopes they explain this hair choice, and By Sarah • Jun 20, 2022 11:31 am
TV Updates Bill Nighy is the new Bowie If you’re making a new adaptation of a film that stars David Bowie, who do you get to replace David Bowie? When illness kept Bowie out of Twin Peaks: The Return, David Lynch replaced him with a talking teapot, because, well, why not. It’s David Lynch, Twin Peaks, By Sarah • Feb 23, 2022 02:17 pm
Music Official: Beyoncé in The Lion King For months it was rumoured that Beyoncé would be in Jon Favreau’s live-action The Lion King. It had been previously confirmed that Donald Glover and James Earl Jones would star as Simba and Mufasa. Chiwetel Ejiofor is playing Scar. (My word processor does not spell-check Chiwetel Ejiofor! No red By Lainey • Nov 02, 2017 02:32 pm
Keira Knightley Tomorrow night… Actually Red Nose Day is tomorrow in the UK. So just one more sleep until the Love Actually 10 minute short film that they’ve been shooting all month. Ahead of tomorrow night’s premiere, they released a trailer yesterday featuring many of your faves. And your top fave, Bill Nighy. By Lainey • Mar 23, 2017 04:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews He’s still making signs As you know, they’re shooting the 10 minute Love Actually sequel for Red Nose Day right now in London. This week, Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Andrew Lincoln were seen on set. Not that you need reminding but that was the storyline of course that involved Keira and Chiwetel By Lainey • Mar 09, 2017 04:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Doctor Strange is Marvel’s only treat Warner Brothers had a good morning in Hall H on Saturday, but then it was Marvel’s turn, and Marvel came ready to play. And play they did, basically conducting their panel like a rock concert, and even though they only released one trailer to the wider public, just the By Sarah • Jul 25, 2016 10:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Doctor Strange looks like a trip Last night the first trailer for Doctor Strange debuted, and oh god, Benedict Cumberbatch is even more perfect as the Sorcerer Supreme than previously imagined. For some reason, it never occurred to me he’d have an American accent. I don’t know why I assumed Cumberbatch would use his By Sarah • Apr 13, 2016 11:54 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Benedict Cumberbatch IS Doctor Strange Back in December we got our first look at Benedict Cumberbatch in costume as Stephen Strange for Doctor Strange. It was a really good look. And now, thanks to outdoors, on location filming in New York City over the weekend, we can see Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor in full costume, By Sarah • Apr 04, 2016 12:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Casey Affleck and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Gritty Cop Drama Boasting an impressive cast that includes Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aaron Paul, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, and Kate Winslet, Gritty Cop Drama is exactly the kind of gritty cop drama you get sucked into watching on cable on a Saturday afternoon. It’s got just enough going on under the By Sarah • Feb 26, 2016 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia Roberts in Secret in Their Eyes In 2010 Argentinian thriller El Secreto de Sus Ojos won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, beating out A Prophet and The White Ribbon. It also did very good business for a subtitled import, topping $6 million at the box office, which means it found a considerable audience in By Sarah • Nov 25, 2015 01:14 pm
Julia Roberts Julia, all Julia I told Duana that she’s going to love the video I’m about to show. It’s Julia Roberts at the premiere of Secret In Their Eyes with Chiwetel Ejiofor. The movie opens on November 20th. You know what else opens that day? Katniss Everdeen. Good Morning America asked By Lainey • Nov 12, 2015 12:45 pm
