Business of Hollywood Intro for July 15, 2026 Dear Gossips, The fakakta Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is in the news again, because of court proceedings culminating at the end of the week, so let’s check on the state of things. In short: bad! A dozen state attorneys general, including the one from California, which we will By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 09:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise stunts for Digger When the teaser for Digger dropped, I wondered if Tom Cruise might re-engage with Academy politics and campaign for an acting Oscar (he just got an honorary one back in November). The full trailer for Digger debuted online yesterday, and I don’t think Cruise is even going to By Sarah • Jul 14, 2026 09:57 am
What Else Rihanna at night forever One of the most consistent celebrity trends of the last twenty years is that Rihanna is a night owl and no amount of settling down or babies has changed that. Like if we ever find out that vampires are real, Keanu Reeves will not be my go-to evidence, it By Sarah • Jul 10, 2026 03:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kristen Stewart’s wife movie Kristen Stewart married Dylan Meyer in 2025, but now they’re REALLY committed, because they made a whole movie together and they DIDN’T break up. The “couples who make a movie together and then break up” pipeline is real. (Sh-t, I hope I didn’t just curse them. By Sarah • Jul 10, 2026 02:24 pm
TV Updates Witches! It’s time to play another round of How Long Can I Watch Ryan Murphy’s New TV Show?! This time, the show is American Horror Story’s (un)lucky thirteenth season, which has a working title of Penthouse. This season has everything: witches, penthouses, Sarah Paulson, that thing where By Sarah • Jul 10, 2026 10:21 am
Hudson Williams Everyone is in Paris (ft. Hudson and JLo) Paris Fashion Week continues, as do press tours and the ceaseless spinning of our pale blue dot through the cold and unfeeling cosmos. Hudson Williams is still in Paris, and hanging out with model Yasmin Wijnaldum, who walked in the DSquared2 show with him earlier this year. I’m sure By Sarah • Jul 10, 2026 09:38 am
Intro for July 10, 2026 Dear Gossips, You know an entertainment story broke containment when my octogenarian father calls me to read a news article to me over the phone. That happened this week with Bloomberg’s report about Netflix’s season-two problem. The report identifies a trend in which viewers “abandon” Netflix shows, By Sarah • Jul 10, 2026 08:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Is Robert Pattinson trying to make us forget Twilight We continue toward the “Dunesday” apocalypse absolutely no one asked for, with Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday opening on the same day in December. I feel intense dread about this. You know me, I want to check the f-ck out in December, not deal with two of the By Sarah • Jul 09, 2026 10:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Robert Eggers and the cinema of stink In 2024, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu became a surprise holiday hit (this after Eggers steadily built a devoted audience, beginning with 2015’s The VVitch). His next film is Werwulf, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp, and as Lainey mentioned, given the Christmastime success of Nosferatu, Werwulf is slated By Sarah • Jun 30, 2026 10:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Milly Alcock in Supergirl After swooping in to pick up her dog at the end of Superman, Supergirl follows Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock), Clark Kent’s wayward cousin, into her adventures in outer space. Though Clark (David Corenswet, as much a scene-stealer here as Alcock was in his film) wants his cousin By Sarah • Jun 26, 2026 02:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A new Sense and Sensibility, too It’s a year of Jane Austen, as Dolly Alderton’s series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is due on Netflix later this year, and now we have a trailer for a new feature film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, too. The new Sens and Sens—is that anything?—comes By Sarah • Jun 26, 2026 11:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews 2 Magic 2 Practical One of my most anticipated movies of the year is Practical Magic 2, the long-awaited sequel to one of my favorite films of all time, Practical Magic. Following the teaser we got a couple months ago, there is now a full trailer, and dare I hope? Practical Magic 2 By Sarah • Jun 25, 2026 11:55 am
Tom Cruise Is Tom Cruise going to make a double Oscar run? We say it all the time, that we just aren’t minting Movie Stars like we used to, that even when a new one emerges, it’s not quite like how it was, because of the shattering of the monoculture. Nothing proves this point more than a Tom Cruise retrospective. By Sarah • Jun 24, 2026 11:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Taika and Jenna Ortega team up in the sun Yesterday, I asked if we’re concerned about Taika Waititi and Rita Ora not being seen together for over three months and the answer was a resounding “no”. So noted. But Taika is busy, with a new film, Klara and the Sun, adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the By Sarah • Jun 23, 2026 12:19 pm
What Else All the hot boys in Paris (ft. Connie Storrie) Paris Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow, and all the hot boys are in Paris for the occasion. “All” being, mainly, Connor Storrie, one of the hottest of the hot boys right now. Connor is, of course, weeks away from beginning production for season two of Heated Rivalry. If you’ve By Sarah • Jun 22, 2026 04:06 pm
Taika and Rita on different continents Let’s check in on one of pop culture’s more random couples, Taika Waititi and Rita Ora. They’ve been married since 2022, but lately it seems they’re being photographed less than they were earlier in their relationship. Let’s examine the evidence, starting with the most recent By Sarah • Jun 22, 2026 03:11 pm
