Amazingness Adam Driver: Mountainous Horse Man Yesterday, an ad for Burberry’s upcoming new men’s fragrance, Hero, leaked online. The ad features the scent’s spokesperson (scentsperson?), Adam Driver, running into the sea, frolicking with a beautiful palomino… and then…turning into a centaur? What…what is happening? Did Adam Driver and the horse merge By Sarah • Jul 28, 2021 11:09 am
TV Updates Nicole Kidman’s cult from hell Nicole Kidman is really flourishing in the current television landscape. She’s been in great films over the last decade, stuff like Paddington, The Beguiled, Killing of a Sacred Deer, Destroyer, the upcoming The Northman. But she’s also had a slew of killer television work, from Top of the By Sarah • Jul 27, 2021 03:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ghostbusters: Afterlife is ready to come back All the cancelled 2020 movies are readying for their upcoming 2021 releases, the latest being Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is currently slated for November (assuming we’re not right back into shutdowns by then). Just like Dune last week, Ghostbusters is re-kicking off their marketing campaign with a new trailer. The By Sarah • Jul 27, 2021 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jordan Peele’s Nope A common refrain whenever a new horror movie trailer drops is “nope”, which Jordan Peele is making literal by titling his new movie Nope. He dropped the first poster on Twitter yesterday, confirming the title, the release date—July 22, 2022—and the leading cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and By Sarah • Jul 23, 2021 01:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Oscar Isaac, Silver Space Daddy Dune was supposed to come out last year but like most things, it did not. Now, it is supposed to come out in October, after premiering at the Venice Film Fest and playing TIFF. Thanks to Warner Brothers’ “dump everything online” plan, that is probably going to happen even if By Sarah • Jul 23, 2021 12:06 pm
TV Updates Ted Lasso doesn’t miss a beat Ted Lasso returns for its second season, and I am so, so relieved to announce that there is no sophomore slump. I repeat: no Ted Lasso sophomore slump. The show doesn’t miss a beat, picking up in the midst of AFC Richmond’s relegation season where they haven’t By Sarah • Jul 22, 2021 03:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michaela Coel joins Wakanda Forever Yesterday, Variety broke the news that Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You multi-hyphenate Michaela Coel has joined the cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She is apparently already in Atlanta and on set, as filming for the sequel began last month. As is typical with Marvel these days, we By Sarah • Jul 22, 2021 12:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite, but it’s all about Jodie Comer One of the high-profile film delays of 2020 was The Last Duel, the Ridley Scott historical epic starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Jodie Comer. This is the production that resulted in Damon and his family being locked down in Ireland in the spring. A trailer is now here for By Sarah • Jul 21, 2021 11:59 am
TV Updates Meet the Reservation Dogs As far as Indigenous filmmakers go, everyone knows Taika Waititi’s name, but another name to know is Sterlin Harjo, a Native writer/director from Oklahoma who worked in the indie scene throughout the 2010s with films like Four Sheets to the Wind, Barking Water, and Mekko. Harjo is debuting By Sarah • Jul 20, 2021 01:48 pm
TV Updates It’s almost Ted time! Ted Lasso returns this week, and not a moment too soon. It was the feel-good show of 2020, and since 2021 is its own kind of dumpster fire—guys, I’m starting to think things are just sh-tty now, everywhere, all the time—we could use a little of that By Sarah • Jul 20, 2021 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Breaking down the Point Break car chase To wrap up Point Break week we’re deep diving into one of the best scenes in the film: the chase scene. It starts with cars, ends in a footrace, includes an inexplicable dog punt, and features one of the most indelible moments in action cinema. The chase scene is By Sarah • Jul 16, 2021 03:14 pm
BFFs The Lasso Ladies Ted Lasso returns on July 23 and the premiere was held last night in Los Angeles. In true Keely fashion, Juno Temple showed up in a magenta wig. Also in true Ted fashion, Jason Sudeikis wore a shirt with “Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo” on it, in support of England By Sarah • Jul 16, 2021 11:35 am
TV Updates Loki breaks the world, but not the MCU machine Spoilers Loki wrapped up its inaugural season on Wednesday with a strong episode that feels very much like a classic TV SEASON finale. It’s all “tune in later to find out what happens!”. I know many people are frustrated with the cliffhanger, but Loki had a lot of spinning By Sarah • Jul 15, 2021 09:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Point Break is a feminine perspective on toxic masculinity There are a lot of reasons Point Break remains, after 30 years, incredibly watchable and a touchstone in pop culture. A lot of it is to do with the eternal appeal of Keanu Reeves, of peak Patrick Swayze, of the great action scenes and dumb-fun plot. Some of it might By Sarah • Jul 14, 2021 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Netflix brings true crime flavor to conversion therapy with Pray Away Since Making A Murderer debuted in 2015, Netflix has carved a space as one of the go-to purveyors of true crime documentaries. Now, they’re bringing true crime style to a documentary about gay conversion therapy, Pray Away, from producers Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum, and directed by Kristine Stolakis. By Sarah • Jul 13, 2021 11:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Point Break at 30 Today marks the 30th anniversary of one of American action cinema’s most iconic films, Point Break. So welcome to Point Break Week! We’ll be revisiting the film over the next few days and the reasons why it continues to appeal, and is still so beloved, after three decades. By Sarah • Jul 12, 2021 03:32 pm
