Douchebags Intro for July 8, 2022 Dear Gossips, I made a mistake yesterday. A mistake not of willfulness, but of carelessness, thoughtlessness. In writing about David O. Russell’s new movie, Amsterdam, I said that despite knowing he’s an asshole to work with—he famously berated Lily Tomlin on set and got so intense with By Sarah • Jul 08, 2022 09:05 am
TV Updates Stranger Things 4 ends as it begins: bloated Spoilers The final two episodes of Stranger Things 4 dropped last week, rounding out the fourth season of this ever more bloated show. I went back and watched the first season, and it is amazing how quaint it seems now, with a relatively small band of four kids, three teens, By Sarah • Jul 07, 2022 02:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Don’t fail The Woman King A couple of months ago, we got a first look at The Woman King, the film Viola Davis calls her “magnum opus”. Now, ahead of its September release date, we have a trailer for The Woman King and it does, indeed, look epic and cool. Davis stars as Nanisca, the By Sarah • Jul 07, 2022 01:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dammit, David O. Russell Dammit, David O. Russell, every time I am ready to quit you—or remember that time you cursed out national treasure Lily Tomlin—you reel me back in, or at least make me forget how convinced I am that you’re a raging asshole. I mean, I am CONVINCED, but By Sarah • Jul 07, 2022 11:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Freida Pinto and Zawe Ashton in Mr. Malcolm’s List In 2009, Suzanne Allain self-published a novel, Mr. Malcolm’s List, which she then adapted into a script that she later submitted to the Black List website, where it was read on their podcast. This resulted in a film deal, so congratulations to Suzanne Allain for manifesting this sh-t into By Sarah • Jun 30, 2022 03:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cammie is back Cameron Diaz retired from acting in the 2010s—just last year, she talked to Kevin Hart about her decision to step back from acting. The only acting credit since 2014 on her CV is the “Boss Bitch Fight Challenge” Zoe Bell put together during the lockdown last year. Well, maybe By Sarah • Jun 30, 2022 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Hocus Pocus says witches are cool now The trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 arrived yesterday, and I am INTO IT. Hocus Pocus 2 has been a whole journey, from please-do-not-even early reports of a remake, to confirmation that there would be a sequel bringing back the Sanderson sisters, to the addition of lowkey fave Sam Richardson, we By Sarah • Jun 29, 2022 10:35 am
TV Updates Only Murders is cozier this time Only Murders in the Building returns less than a year after its breakout freshman season with a new mystery in the same locale: another resident of the elegant Arconia co-op has been murdered, and amateur investigative podcasters Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) are on the By Sarah • Jun 28, 2022 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Gun and Elvis tied (probably) Two box office reports in a row! It’s almost like the before times when summer movie season was a bustling time of year! And in some ways, YES, this weekend is a major positive indicator for the post-COVID theatrical recovery of the film business. Top Gun: Maverick, in its By Sarah • Jun 27, 2022 12:29 pm
What Else What Else Today has been absolutely devastating for people with uteruses. Take care of yourselves, take the space you need, and fight when you’re ready. In the meantime, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has a hub for reproductive rights, which include links to digital safety tips for both those seeking abortions and By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jon Bernthal rom-com update Yesterday, the trailer for Lena Dunham’s new film, Sharp Stick, debuted and for a second, I was excited because it seemed like maybe someone FINALLY cast Jon Bernthal in a romantic comedy. But no! While Sharp Stick apparently understands Jon Bernthal is A Very Appealing Man, this does not By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 03:15 pm
TV Updates What We Do in the Shadows is back! There is a lot of great TV happening this summer, including Lainey’s fave, Only Murders in the Building coming back next week. But while I enjoy Only Murders a lot, the show that brings me the most undiluted joy these days is What We Do in the Shadows. It By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 12:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Elvis Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling music biopic, Elvis, is the best and worst of Luhrmann’s brand of ritzy-glitzy filmmaking. On the one hand, Luhrmann’s signature maximalism is perfectly suited to the unabashedly tacky Elvis, both the man who loved flashy clothes and accoutrement, and the icon immortalized in rhinestone By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Barbie and Ken’s school run Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were photographed on the set of Barbie, both done up in tacky-ass Western wear, which is perfect. Robbie-Barbie is sporting a hot pink bedazzled bell-bottom ensemble that wouldn’t go amiss on 1970s-era Dolly Parton. Gosling-Ken is in a black and white fringe outfit that By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:34 am
Gorgessity All the pretty Thors Here are all the pretty Thors and other assorted beautiful people at the world premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder last night. This is the first time Natalie Portman looks like she’s genuinely enjoying herself at a Marvel premiere, which might be because she isn’t playing an ornament By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 24, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s not that I am unaware that everything sucks right now. The January 6 hearings continue, providing a daily stream of terrifying reminders of how close we were—are?—to losing our democracy, Netflix just laid off 300 more people who probably didn’t have anything to By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 09:18 am
