What Else I am Jay Kelly’s #1 hater Let’s call this awards week, and it is continuing with the AFI Awards honoring the ten best movies and TV shows of 2025, plus It Was Just An Accident received the AFI Special Award. You can see the full list of honorees here, but I have to say, including By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart’s feature film directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, is a strong style statement that goes a little light on substance. Adapting the screenplay herself from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name, Stewart has a clear, bold vision for the film, which begins with a very By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 12:43 pm
Award Season Campaigning New York Three Way Oh, get your mind out of the gutter. I could be referring to the dish in which you combine spaghetti, chili, and cheese! I’m not, though. I’m actually referring to Rose Byrne, Maya Hawke, and Arden Cho, all of whom stepped out yesterday in New York City. Rose By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 10:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 9, 2026 Dear Gossips, This year will see the return of Star Wars to cinemas, the first time since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, with The Mandalorian and Grogu. But we’re in for back-to-back doses as next summer sees Ryan Gosling headlining Star Wars: Starfighter. Shawn Levy is the director By Sarah • Jan 09, 2026 09:08 am
Noah Wyle The Pitt swaggers back into action If the first season of The Pitt came out of nowhere to become one of the biggest dramas on TV, the second season is swaggering through the saloon doors with all the confidence of a gunslinger who’s never lost a draw. A show that was already confident in its By Sarah • Jan 08, 2026 03:28 pm
Award Season Campaigning Everyone is at the Chateau At various points in its near-hundred-year history, Los Angeles’s Chateau Marmont has been a hip celebrity hangout. It had one of its many revival periods in the 90s when the Gen Xers liked hanging out there—some loyalists, like Keanu Reeves, are still frequent visitors. But then it kind By Sarah • Jan 08, 2026 11:06 am
TV Updates Stranger Things: Watchable Nostalgia Bait The final season of Netflix's Stranger Things is still watchable despite its empty narrative and excruciating exposition-driven plot By Sarah • Jan 05, 2026 02:00 pm
Award Season Campaigning The Pitt crew at the CCAs Let The Pitt’s reign begin, after winning multiple Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series, The Pitt picked up more trophies at the Critics Choice Awards. Noah Wyle won Best Actor in a Drama Series, Katherine LaNasa won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and the show itself won Best By Sarah • Jan 05, 2026 12:44 pm
Keri Russell Date night at the CCAs Something I’ve always wondered about is how bad or good an awards show is as a date night. For us regular degulars, we get to really dress up maybe a few times in life—prom, weddings, maybe a work event depending on careers. But actors get to dress up By Sarah • Jan 05, 2026 11:12 am
Award Season Campaigning The Critics Choice Awards set the tone Welcome back from the liminal space, everything is a nightmare, let’s talk about awards shows! The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards were held last night in Los Angeles, the first heavyweight awards show on the trophy trail. The big winners were Sinners and One Battle After Another, with The By Sarah • Jan 05, 2026 10:22 am
What Else Friday Funday with Jack and Paul Programming note: We will be dark beginning Monday, December 22, and will return on Monday, January 5, 2026, with our coverage of the Critics Choice Awards. In between, daily chats at The Squawk will be open for holiday hangs. Off to the liminal space! To wrap up LG’s 2025 By Sarah • Dec 19, 2025 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Will Arnett in Is This Thing On? Inspired by the dad-to-comic life story of British comedian John Bishop, Will Arnett and his writing partner, Mark Chappell, penned a film called Is This Thing On? about a sad dad turned stand-up comedian who gets his groove back on the stages of New York’s comedy scene. Director Bradley By Sarah • Dec 19, 2025 03:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue Hello, it’s me, back on my grinchy bullsh-t to review Song Sung Blue, a treacly jukebox musical about Neil Diamond and the power of love. Written and directed by Craig Brewer and based on Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the same name, Song Sung Blue chronicles the lives of By Sarah • Dec 19, 2025 12:02 pm
Justin Bieber Pre-holiday date night How are people still going places and doing things? The only reason I’ve made it through this week is I work from home and don’t have to go anywhere or put on pants. But here are celebrities, going places, doing things, wearing pants, as per usual. First up By Sarah • Dec 19, 2025 09:56 am
Barack Obama Intro for December 19, 2025 Dear Gossips, This will be the final day of posting on the site for 2025. We will be dark beginning Monday, December 22, and will return on January 5, 2026, with coverage of the Critics Choice Awards. And since 2025 has been a rough year, and it seems determined to By Sarah • Dec 19, 2025 09:07 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amanda Seyfried in The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold, the Norwegian filmmaker best known for her creative collaborations with her husband, Brady Corbet, is back behind the camera for her third feature film, an ecstatic and somewhat eccentric biopic of the religious leader Ann Lee. The Testament of Ann Lee tells the story of the eponymous Ann By Sarah • Dec 18, 2025 12:12 pm
