What Else Anya Taylor-Joy x3 Anya Taylor-Joy’s new miniseries, Lucky, debuted the first two episodes on Apple TV+ yesterday. You know I’m watching this series because it co-stars my forever love Timothy Olyphant, but Lucky has not captured me the way Widow’s Bay did. I will watch Lucky, yes, but By Sarah • Jul 16, 2026 04:06 pm
Simone Biles Olympians at the ESPYs The ESPY Awards, the most prestigious participation trophy in the world, were last night, bringing out superstar athletes across many disciplines and countries, but most especially Olympic standouts, gold medalists Simone Biles, Alysa Liu, and Eileen Gu. I’m going to start with Eileen Gu, because she wore Guo Pei, By Sarah • Jul 16, 2026 03:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dine out on my Batman conspiracy theory I really, really liked Matt Reeves’ The Batman when it came out in 2022, since then, it has only risen in my estimation. I think it’s one of the best superhero movies ever made, and arguably the best Batman movie ever made. The film, released into the only-just- By Sarah • Jul 16, 2026 12:10 pm
Zendaya Coleman Zendaya stays golden The premiere for The Odyssey is over, but the press obligations continue right up until the movie hits theaters. Zendaya and Tom Holland are still in New York, continuing to make the press rounds. Zendaya sported two gold looks, first in high-necked Jitrois… Then in a gold suit by By Sarah • Jul 16, 2026 10:40 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for July 16, 2026 Dear Gossips, It’s a random Thursday so let’s try something different: good news! After years of delays and uncertainty and losses, the theatrical box office actually seems to be bouncing back in a big way. 2026 is only half over and is shaping up to be the biggest By Sarah • Jul 16, 2026 09:12 am
What Else Heartstopper Forever but also the end Over the last few years, Heartstopper has been a staple of teen entertainment, one of Netflix’s series that actually managed to connect with the youths. Kit Connor and Joe Locke became breakout stars, and now they’re saying goodbye via a film, Heartstopper Forever, in which Nick and Charlie By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 04:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Pedro Pascal’s Oscar movie It’s mid-summer, which means the countdown to back to school has begun because time is our enemy, but it is most violently the enemy of youth, but it also means we’re counting down to the fall festival season. After the Hollywood studios sat out Cannes, I have By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 02:35 pm
Tom Holland The gentlemen of The Odyssey We’ve seen the women of The Odyssey show up and show out for their final premiere, now let’s turn our attention to the gentlemen, who certainly…showed up. Let’s start with Tom Holland, because he is always a ray of sunshine. He wore an all-black suit By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 12:31 pm
Zendaya Coleman The goddesses of The Odyssey The Odyssey opens on Friday, and the New York premiere was last night, the last big blow out red carpet before what is sure to be one of the biggest films of the year opens. You know what that means, every famous person showed up, because every famous person is By Sarah • Jul 15, 2026 10:38 am
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
