Best Of 2020 My Favorite Things of 2020: Podcasts Usually at this time of year, I’m working on my top 10 films for the year, but this year we’ve decided to follow the time-shifted schedule of awards season, which means my top 10 won’t be out until February, congruent with the eligibility cut-off for the 2020 By Sarah • Dec 09, 2020 03:00 pm
SD Recommendations Intro for May 26, 2020 Dear Gossips, Bong Joon-ho and Parasite won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival a year ago, kicking off the film’s run to the Oscars, where it would eventually go on to make history and take the Best Picture Oscar. We know that now. But back then, By Lainey • May 26, 2020 08:46 am
Equality Issues Intro for May 12, 2020 Dear Gossips, There’s an added layer of pain-in-the-assness when celebrities f-ck up and that’s because writing about their f-ckups requires more work and thought put into an essay when you could be using that energy for something else. Like a book idea or your next pitch. Today I By Lainey • May 12, 2020 08:49 am
SD Recommendations Get Happy With Geeked-Out College-Bound Teens on YouTube A few years ago, when Dr. Pimple Popper and her imitators suddenly became famous, I developed a theory about ‘popping videos’ that I’d tell to anyone who would listen (so what else is new?): I think people are addicted to popping videos – and popping zits in general – because they By Duana • May 08, 2020 03:43 pm
SD Recommendations Intro for April 29, 2020 Dear Gossips, In Sarah’s review of Inferno a few years ago, she wrote that the movie was OK and that the best part of it was Irrfan Khan’s performance, which seemed to be the consensus among all critics, and that’s pretty standard any time Irrfan Khan shows By Lainey • Apr 29, 2020 08:44 am
SD Recommendations TikTok isn’t just for dancing What am I doing during quarantine? Spring cleaning? Working on the plethora of projects I’ve put off for years? Catching up on some of the latest TV and movies? No. I’ve been on TikTok. In the past week, my phone tells me that I’ve spent a total By Prem • Apr 22, 2020 01:15 pm
SD Recommendations What not to watch during self-quarantine I’ve made a couple rounds of recommendations of things to watch while self-quarantined, but with several more weeks of lockdown to go—at least—I’m starting to worry about our screen time. As in, I cannot possibly be the only person who’s had to shut off the By Sarah • Apr 20, 2020 03:41 pm
SD Recommendations Rachel McAdams: Family Time and Regina George dreams Rachel McAdams maintains a very private profile outside of her work life but yesterday, she Zoomed in and donated $10,000 in support of her hometown-area fundraiser for frontline healthcare workers, threw in some pop culture nostalgia for us all, and some social distancing family time details too. During ultra-rare By Joanna • Apr 17, 2020 01:26 pm
SD Recommendations The friend-com we want and need Over the last few years, Netflix has almost single-handedly fueled the rom-com rebound with films like Always Be My Maybe, Set It Up, and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Their latest rom-com, The Half of It, is a different kind of romance. It might be more apt By Sarah • Apr 10, 2020 12:40 pm
SD Recommendations Crash Landing on Sandra Oh What are you watching? There are so many good options. As I mentioned in yesterday’s open, Tigertail just premiered on Netflix. Forget about Tiger King. Tigertail is what your heart needs right now. Also… it’s the return of Insecure! Click here for Melayna’s primer on Issa’s By Lainey • Apr 10, 2020 11:43 am
SD Recommendations Re-View: The Vampire Diaries As I mentioned in my self-quarantine binge-watching recommendations, I am currently bingeing The Vampire Diaries. I am now almost at the end of season three, and guys, I HAVE to talk about this show. I know I’m years late to the party, but this show is so bonkers I By Sarah • Apr 07, 2020 03:09 pm
SD Recommendations Intro for April 7, 2020 Dear Gossips, Tonight’s the night, the series finale of Schitt’s Creek. It’s been six seasons – and it’s ending now, when it’s more popular than it’s ever been. Schitt’s Creek has been namechecked by almost every celebrity you can think of. Carol Burnett mentions By Lainey • Apr 07, 2020 08:53 am
SD Recommendations The best underappreciated comedy specials on Netflix There are many great stand-up specials on Netflix—so many, in fact, they are throwing their own self-congratulatory comedy festival which has been postponed along with every public social event in the near future. Since there is no live comedy to enjoy right now, why not curate your own comedy By Sarah • Apr 01, 2020 02:05 pm
SD Recommendations Which Star Wars sequel trilogy characters would thrive (or not) in quarantine? Last week, we examined the self-quarantine fates of Succession’s Roy family. This week, we continue our exploration into how fictional characters are handling self-distancing—which probably says something about how I’m handling it—by looking at the characters of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. How do people who By Sarah • Apr 01, 2020 11:31 am
SD Recommendations Re-View: John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch On Christmas Eve, John Mulaney dropped a surprise comedy special, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch. We didn’t talk about it then, but now is a great time to come back around to it, because Sack Lunch Bunch is about the gentle art of coping with anxiety, brought By Sarah • Mar 31, 2020 04:09 pm
SD Recommendations John Krasinski SDs with "best boss" Steve Carell In another world, John Krasinski would have hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time over the weekend, fulfilling a childhood dream. Instead, he posted his first Some Good News broadcast to YouTube from a Weekend Update-like desk late on Sunday, in front of a logo created by his daughters, By Joanna • Mar 31, 2020 11:56 am
