Alexander Skarsgard Olivia and her Wicker man (ft. William Shatner) Wicker, the “raunchy” rom-com starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard is, er, coming at the end of the month. Press has begun, and there was a screening last night in New York. Alexander Skarsgard showed up wearing his most normal outfit in recent memory, along with Olivia Colman, who By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 03:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Greta Gerwig’s colorful Narnia is here One of Netflix’s biggest gambles of all time comes in February of next year in the form of Greta Gerwig’s first post-Barbie project, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew. The trailer dropped yesterday, and it is certainly fantastical and colorful. I would have really liked to have an By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 12:50 pm
Pedro Pascal Pedro before Behemoth! One of my lingering question marks for awards season is Behemoth!, the film about film composers written and directed by Tony Gilroy and starring Pedro Pascal. It premiered a couple weeks ago at the New York Film Festival to generally positive reviews, but so far, it doesn’t seem like By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 10:08 am
Keri Russell Intro for October 14, 2026 Dear Gossips, I am still so mad about Shane Gillis hosting SNL for the THIRD time and continuing to be SO bad it—like literally each of his monologues is TERRIBLE—and like Lainey, I am clinging to Rosalía’s performances as an all-time highlight. (Related, have you seen By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 09:23 am
What Else Here comes John Malkovich Programming note: it’s Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday. We’ll resume on the site on Tuesday but as always, we’ll keep the chat threads going on The Squawk. Join us there! The BFI London Film Festival is happening, which is the stop on the trophy trail that best serves By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 04:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chloe Grace Moretz is back with a rom-com It’s October! It’s spooky season! You know what that means…it’s time for a rom-com! Seriously, there’s a history of romantic comedies coming out in October. I clocked it first twenty years ago with Sweet Home Alabama, when I spent half the film pondering the By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 02:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Aaron Sorkin’s insufferable attitude in The Social Reckoning Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for The Social Network, a film about Facebook’s and Mark Zuckerberg’s rise to power that has aged incredibly well, as it is more scathing and prescient now than it was in 2010. Now, Sorkin is back with a sequel-ish film, The Social By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 11:20 am
Zendaya Coleman Zendaya and her pixie in Paris Paris Fashion Week is over, but Zendaya is still in town and still serving face with that pixie cut that is making everyone long for short hair, like Halle Berry before her. She was seen shopping at Prada, which could be just another Thursday, or it could maybe be looking By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 10:19 am
Glen Powell Intro for October 9, 2026 Dear Gossips, Glen Powell is on the cover of Esquire’s October issue, because JJ Abram’s The Great Beyond, in which he stars, was supposed to hit theaters in November, only it got moved to October 2027, taking over The Batman Part II’s original(ish) release date (that By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 09:15 am
TV Updates Zoe Kazan’s East of Eden stands on its own East of Eden is one of John Steinbeck’s seminal American classics; a biblical allegory dressed up in family feathers; a love letter to California’s Salinas Valley; and a warning to America to choose its destiny a little bit better (no one listened, lol). In 1955, Elia Kazan directed By Sarah • Oct 08, 2026 11:47 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson in Verity Colleen Hoover strikes again, as another adaptation of the best-selling author’s work is launched into theaters with Verity. The latest Hoover-on-film comes from screenwriter Nick Antosca and director Michael Showalter, who maybe had a vibe that the source material is a bit ridiculous and shouldn’t By Sarah • Oct 05, 2026 10:42 am
What Else Andrew Garfield and his hair Now that we’re in October, we’re getting into the thick of awards season. Monday night is the world premiere of Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI. Thanks to billionaire f-ckery bouncing the film from its original distributor, Jeff Bezos’s Amazon MGM, Artificial By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Connor Storrie in April X April X, a vaguely dystopian, vaguely cyberpunk sci-fi thriller is the kind of first-time film no one really remembers…unless someone involved happens to hit the Hollywood lottery. In this case, it’s star Connor Storrie, who filmed April X months before landing the role of Ilya Rozanov By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 02:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise in Digger There is simply no way to discuss “Digger” without spoilers. Buckle the f-ck up. No one will ever accuse filmmaker Alejandro Iñárritu of humility. No one will ever accuse Movie Star Tom Cruise of subtlety. No one will ever accuse their first collaboration, Digger, of cowardice. Digger is a By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kerry Washington showing up the boys You know what they say, no rest for the wicked, which means Netflix just keeps grinding. With East of Eden now streaming, it’s time to launch Animals, Ben Affleck’s latest as an actor-director. The premiere was last night in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s October By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 10:16 am
Florence Pugh Intro for October 2, 2026 Dear Gossips, It’s been a busy week for Florence Pugh, but now that East of Eden is officially streaming, she can relax. For a minute, before Dunesday kicks off in a couple months. And she did relax, hanging out in New York with some friends and her boyfriend, Finn By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 09:17 am
