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
Long Reads Doing #AloneTogether alone (This is the latest entry in our “Long Reads” list. Previous posts can be found here.) Last week, Lainey mentioned quarantining with a partner and how, no matter how strong and good the relationship, being with someone constantly, literally constantly, can be a lot. The other side of the coin, By Sarah • Apr 08, 2020 03:00 pm
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
TV Updates Chris Evans has reached the defensive stage In the ten years(!!) I have been writing about celebrity, Chris Evans has undergone an evolution. At the beginning of my tenure with LaineyGossip, I wondered about his ability to make Captain America, a fuddy-duddy B-list superhero, work for modern audiences. Around that time, he was going through his bro By Sarah • Apr 06, 2020 12:03 pm
Avengers in quarantine I am back on my bullsh-t, pondering which fictional characters would or would not thrive in lockdown. We’ve examined the Roy family and the characters of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, so now it is time to turn our attention to the Avengers. For this scenario to work, imagine By Sarah • Apr 03, 2020 11:29 am
TV Live Blog What you can watch on Quibi Quibi, the long awaited and much-mocked streaming platform dedicated to short-form entertainment, finally launches on April 6. (That is, assuming a lawsuit doesn’t derail the launch.) I don’t think anything they have on tap will top Daniel Spencer’s TikTok, but I also think a short-form streaming platform By Sarah • Apr 02, 2020 03:34 pm
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
Music Jeremy Renner is here to save us Just last Friday, Lainey wondered if Jeremy Renner would release a new song since he’s claiming in court the corona crash is affecting his ability to make child support payments. WELL GUESS WHAT? Jeremy Renner has, indeed, released a new song; in fact, he has released a whole new By Sarah • Mar 30, 2020 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ranking the textiles and prints of Emma. Emma. is a lavish and detailed period piece, with stunning costumes designed by Alexandra Byrne and gorgeous, colorful Georgian sets from production designer Kave Quinn and set decorator Stella Fox. When I saw Emma. I immediately wanted to watch it again, but with the power to pause so that I By Sarah • Mar 27, 2020 03:35 pm
TV Updates Crossover Madness Two things have happened this month: the NCAA cancelled the March Madness basketball tournament, and Westworld featured a surprise Game of Thrones cameo this week. Having HBO’s biggest show cross over with its try-hardiest show in the same month that there is no March Madness is surely a sign By Sarah • Mar 27, 2020 02:21 pm
TV Updates Chris Evans is a sad dad Chris Evans continues his post-Marvel streak of playing very un-Captain America characters, playing a sad dad in Defending Jacob, a morally ambiguous family drama coming to Apple TV next month. Movies might be offline right now, but television trucks on, uninterrupted (for now, the production shutdowns will catch up to By Sarah • Mar 26, 2020 10:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oh god we’re all gonna watch this, aren’t we? With much of the world in lockdown right now, many companies are crashing since they are, by default, closed. Netflix is not one of those companies. Netflix is doing GREAT. Everyone is on Netflix right now, so much so that they have to slow their broadband rates in Europe to By Sarah • Mar 25, 2020 12:36 pm
TV Updates Which Succession characters would thrive in self-quarantine? As another week of self-distancing and self-quarantine goes on, it is time to ask the important questions, such as: Which Succession characters would thrive in self-quarantine? The Roy family is made up of a bunch of self-involved narcissistic assholes who get off on chaos and back-stabbing. An economic crisis brought By Sarah • Mar 24, 2020 01:19 pm
TV Updates Tiger King: THIS is the most bonkers true crime docuseries We only just got through McMillions, a bonkers true crime docuseries about large-scale fraud featuring a cast of Real Characters, when here comes Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness with a classic “hold my beer” moment. Do you think McMillions is the craziest true crime story you’ve heard? That’ By Sarah • Mar 23, 2020 02:18 pm
