Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy in Sacrifice The last few years have seen a glut of “eat the rich” films—and TV shows—and Romain Gavras’s Sacrifice is another of the type. Co-written with Pulitzer-nominee Will Arbery, Sacrifice follows a clash of the rich and the idealistic, perhaps at the end of the world. Movie star By Sarah • Sep 09, 2025 12:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Celine Song’s Materialists Celine Song follows up her Oscar-nominated debut feature film, Past Lives, with another meditative look at modern romance. This time it’s Materialists, which takes the trappings of a romantic comedy and gently drops them into something almost like reality, where, specifically, financial reality is a critical part of everyone’ By Sarah • Jun 13, 2025 01:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews How Chris Evans proposed At the Materialists premiere the other night where Pedro Pascal was a no-show so Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans held up a cutout of his face instead and periodically kissed and posed with it on the carpet. Likely a scheduling issue, it’s not like Pedro would skip this event By Lainey • Jun 09, 2025 02:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Love Triangle of the Summer If this is a trend, I like it: a pop culture love triangle every summer. At the movies. Last year it was Tashi, Art, and Patrick in Challengers, played by Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor. This year it’s Lucy, Harry, and John played by Dakota Johnson, Pedro By Lainey • May 09, 2025 10:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Evans vs Pedro Pascal Celine Song’s Past Lives is a heartbreaker of a film, at once dreamy and romantic, and pragmatic about the realities of life, of the way people ebb and flow from our lives, and how love changes shape, or doesn’t, over time. Her follow-up film, Materialists, seems cut from By Sarah • Mar 19, 2025 09:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Evans MCU part deux Today in Of Course He Is news, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday, which will also star Robert Downey, Jr. in his new capacity as Doctor Doom. The film, which is due in 2026, won’t even be Evans’ first return to Marvel since Avengers: Endgame, By Sarah • Dec 10, 2024 01:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews 10 Questions About Red One What is Red One? Red One is a Christmas themed action “comedy” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, and JK Simmons as super jacked Santa. It is directed by Jake Kasdan, who also directed Walk Hard and has been coasting ever since (Jake Kasdan Exert By Sarah • Nov 14, 2024 02:32 pm
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Chris Evans: Hair and Puppies In her most recent post about Chris Evans last week, Sarah referred to this as his Hot Professor look – the glasses, the slightly longer hair, and the beard… I agree with her, it works on him, and we’ve seen a lot of him lately as he promotes Red One By Lainey • Nov 13, 2024 01:31 pm
Style Professor Evans is back The Red One press tour is happening now, in advance of the film’s November 15 release date. (I’m seeing it next week. hoo raaaaay) The cast turned up in London for a photocall yesterday, including Lucy Liu in a great red pantsuit—jumpsuit? Either way, she looks great. By Sarah • Nov 07, 2024 10:03 am
Top Reads Avengers Assemble for Kamala Lainey emailed me last night and the subject was I’m a corny asshole and it was to share a video of various Avengers uniting to support Harris-Walz in the last days of the US election, and before election day next Tuesday. We're back. Let's #AssembleForDemocracy. By Sarah • Nov 01, 2024 10:52 am
Business of Hollywood Kevin Feige’s big day Comic Con started yesterday, but before heading to San Diego, almost everyone affiliated with Marvel was at Kevin Feige’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles. His ubiquitous baseball cap and general mien of unshakeable pleasantness makes it easy to forget he’s arguably the most powerful producer By Sarah • Jul 26, 2024 11:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Inside of you are two trailers Inside of you are two trailers, and they are always fighting. One of them is emptiness and despair, one of them is justice and light. Which one will win? Whichever one you watch more. Exhibit A: Abandon All Hope The trailer for Red One, the action-comedy Christmas movie starring Dwayne By Sarah • Jun 26, 2024 03:02 pm
Style Dakota back in Ralphcore At this point, yes, I am just trolling Maria by setting her up for requests for “As Seen On Social Media”. Dakota Johnson is back on the set of Materialists in New York, rocking new outfits for Maria to source. One should be easy, it’s just classic jeans and By Sarah • Jun 06, 2024 12:28 pm
Style Dakota and Chris again Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans continue work on Celine Song’s Materialists in New York, and I am highlighting these set photos mainly because it’s funny to me that every time Dakota pops up on set, someone asks Maria to source her wardrobe, including in today's As By Sarah • Jun 05, 2024 01:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Now it’s Chris’s turn Filming of Celine Song’s Materialists continues in New York, and I thought I was the only one salivating over maybe-single Dakota Johnson’s character’s wardrobe, but apparently, a bunch of you asked Maria to source her fits, so I am not alone in wanting all of these clothes. By Sarah • May 31, 2024 01:23 pm
Oscars 2024 Fashion Dudes Here, now, is a selection of Very Handsome Men for you. First, let us acknowledge Try Guy Eugene Lee Yang, who voiced a character in the nominated animated film, Nimona. He is my Best Dressed Guy of Oscar night. That red tuxedo dress is EXQUISITE. It recalls Billy Porter’s By Sarah • Mar 11, 2024 07:16 am
