TV Updates The Essex Serpent finally shows itself I was JUST asking about a trailer for The Essex Serpent, and lo, it has appeared. Apple dropped the first—only?—look at the historical drama starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston yesterday and it looks…fine. It’s very soggy and British and everyone is Victorian and repressed. Hiddleston By Sarah • Apr 27, 2022 03:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews 2 Bat 2 Man CinemaCon, the annual gathering at which studios show their wares to movie theater owners, is happening this week in Las Vegas. It’s the first “full” conference since 2019, after 2020 was cancelled and 2021 was a COVID-stunted gathering, and the studios aren’t wasting time announcing a slew of By Sarah • Apr 27, 2022 01:23 pm
Style Much better Doctor Strange (and Wanda) The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness press tour has moved onto London, where Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen did another photocall and this is MUCH better than their showing in Berlin. That shade of yellow is really working for Cumbybuns, and his suit! Is actually! Pressed! Maybe it’ By Sarah • Apr 27, 2022 11:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Fast #Family divorce drama In a bombshell afternoon news drop, yesterday it was announced that director Justin Lin has left the latest Fast/Furious movie, officially titled Fast X, after starting principal photography last week. It’s the second divorce to hit the #Family, following the Diesel-Rock breakdown. If I have taught you anything, By Sarah • Apr 27, 2022 09:26 am
TV Updates Barry is back and impressively better than ever After a pandemic-delayed three-year hiatus, Barry is finally back, with the premiere episode of season three airing last night on HBO. For a show that started out strong, somehow Barry keeps getting better, reaching new highs—and emotional lows—topping itself in ever more impressive ways. Series co-creators Bill Hader By Sarah • Apr 25, 2022 03:06 pm
TV Updates Whither Essex Serpent? The Essex Serpent, the period drama starring Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes and based on Sarah Perry’s novel, drops on Apple TV+ on May 13. That’s just a couple weeks away, and the premiere was held yesterday. It’s one of those events where everyone showed up dressed By Sarah • Apr 25, 2022 01:19 pm
Hair Elizabeth Olsen out and about, London edition The press tour for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has moved onto London, and Elizabeth Olsen was spotted out and about, dressed casually between events. I LOVE this outfit, much better than whatever that was she wore to the photocall in Berlin. I also love the sunglasses, and By Sarah • Apr 25, 2022 12:35 pm
What Else What Else? Earlier this week, Lainey wondered what the premiere of Red Table Talk would bring, if Jada Pinkett-Smith would acknowledge The Slap in any way. Well, sort of. The premiere episode featuring Janelle Monae—who came out as non-binary—was taped before the Oscars, so the episode only featured a title By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal in Massive Talent The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a high-wire act few films could pull off. Directed by Tom Gormican and written by Gormican and Kevin Etten, the film is a buddy comedy built on rom-com lines, a meta comedy about the current state of the film industry, and a dramedy By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 03:46 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Christina Ricci’s Monstrous trailer The Christina Ricci Resurgence continues as Ricci adds to her hot streak, following Yellowjackets and news of her reunion with Tim Burton and the Addams family with a new horror movie called Monstrous. The trailer dropped yesterday, and while I dig the retro aesthetic, man does this trailer give away By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Alexander Skarsgard in The Northman Robert Eggers’ third film, The Northman, continues his cinematic tradition of creating fanatically detailed, historically grounded worlds so tangible you can practically smell the body odor and see the lice crawling on his characters. The Northman, co-written by Eggers and Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón, is basically a Heilung concert By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 11:45 am
Top Reads Bill Murray’s suspension Two days ago, production on Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut, Being Mortal, was suspended after a complaint was made and production company Searchlight determined “that production cannot continue at this time”. Yesterday, further details emerged that star Bill Murray was the subject of the complaint for “inappropriate behavior”. That By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 10:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oppenheimer dudes Christopher Nolan’s next film, Oppenheimer, is currently filming in Los Angeles. Cillian Murphy and his near-translucent stare rings the bell for some of y’all, so here he is on set yesterday, along with Matt Damon and Dane DeHaan in period World War II-era garb. To refresh, this movie By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 09:39 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for April 22, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s been a wild week for Netflix. Following a disastrous earnings call earlier this week, in which CEO Reed Hastings admitted to a 200K subscriber loss in the first quarter, and estimated as much as a 2 million subscriber loss coming up in quarter two. It’s By Sarah • Apr 22, 2022 09:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Nicolas Cage returns to late night The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent opens tomorrow, and Nicolas Cage has been doing a full press tour to support it, including returning to late night television after a 14-year absence. He stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night and boy, do I miss movie stars like this on talk By Sarah • Apr 21, 2022 01:23 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Pants PROBLEMS for Doctor Strange The press tour for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness officially kicked off in Berlin today, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen doing a photocall to which they both dressed as if they are living in different universes, indeed. Cumberbuns is rocking a “philosophy prof after spring break” look, By Sarah • Apr 21, 2022 11:51 am
