Movie Reviews and Previews New movie threat assessment Two new projects are on the table, involving high-profile filmmakers and/or actors, so I am here to do a highly scientific and thoroughly researched threat assessment to determine whether or not these potential new films pose any risk to the public. First up, a sequel to Nineties cult classic By Sarah • Jan 30, 2025 03:23 pm
Style Bridget’s Balmain moment The Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy press tour is in full swing, and while I have zero interest in this film—I like Bridget Jones, but have enjoyed the sequels progressively less—I had to talk about these photos from the London premiere because Renee Zellweger is wearing a By Sarah • Jan 30, 2025 11:53 am
Karla Sofía Gascón Intro for January 30, 2025 Dear Gossips, Yesterday I mentioned media training and a perceived bias against it, probably because people assume it makes a celebrity “less authentic” when really all it does is make them “more prepared”. (Prepared does not mean inauthentic, ask any type A overachiever.) Well, we have another instance in which By Sarah • Jan 30, 2025 09:26 am
What Else What Else? Margaret Qualley’s star has been steadily rising for the last six or so years. She’s reaching the point where I don’t think people really care about nepotism, she’s shown she has the goods. But her mother, Andie McDowell, humorously points out SHE is now benefitting from By Sarah • Jan 29, 2025 04:02 pm
TV Updates The White Lotus and a Goggins goggle mystery I know everyone’s all into Severance right now—I’m waiting to start until they’re halfway through the season because I cannot TAKE the STRESS, and I don’t want to wait two whole months to see what happens next—but the show I am most hotly anticipating By Sarah • Jan 29, 2025 03:11 pm
TV Updates Drew is a Square Recently Lainey’s been writing about what it takes to excel at morning television, related to Scarlett Johansson co-hosting on The Today Show for a week as part of “Jenna & Friends”. Thinking about the skills and talents Lainey outlined—likeable, relatable, yet prepared and polished enough to pull off By Sarah • Jan 29, 2025 01:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael B Jordan 2x Ryan Coogler’s secret project starring Michael B. Jordan is called Sinners, and it’s a vampire movie. This will be tough for Lainey, because MBJ is playing a dual role and looks equally hot in both parts, but Sinners also looks scary and, well, she doesn’t do horror. By Sarah • Jan 29, 2025 11:11 am
Relationship Assumption Dua and Callum are maybe-engaged It’s the Lunar New Year, kicking off the Year of the Snake. Thanks to Lainey and the vicarious instructions of her mother, I have gotten into the habit of starting my year with a massive clean. I’ve purged my cupboards, scrubbed all the surfaces, and today I will By Sarah • Jan 29, 2025 10:03 am
Amazingness Intro for January 29, 2025 Dear Gossips, It is the 312th day of January in the 57th month of 2025, everything is great, I am fine, I am thinking of one thing and one thing only and that is Julia Fox appearing in a guerilla marketing campaign for Presence. Presence is Steven Soderbergh’s new By Sarah • Jan 29, 2025 09:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Anthony Mackie’s Brave New World begins Captain: America Brave New World opens in just over three weeks, and the press tour has officially begun. Anthony Mackie was in Rome with a couple of Disney executives to kick it off, begging the question of where is Danny Ramirez? He is a one-man charm offensive, get Danny Ramirez By Sarah • Jan 28, 2025 12:25 pm
What Else What Else? You are going to want to scroll to the end of the slideshow, TRUST me. (Go Fug Yourself) The Kansas City Chiefs are the winningest post-season team in football right now, everyone hates them, and no one enjoys it. This is what happens when a nice town full of nice By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 04:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Starry Sundance It was a star-studded opening weekend for the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, maybe the most star-studded since the pandemic. A slew of weekend premieres and parties brought out the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Lily Gladstone, Carey Mulligan, Chloe Sevigny, and Joel Edgerton (who is already getting trophy By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 02:28 pm
Break Ups Sutton supports Hugh Hugh Jackman’s residency at Radio City Music Hall began on Friday night. Lainey previously wondered if Sutton Foster would show up to support him, and the answer is yes. She was there, as was Ryan Reynolds, who was featured in a bit during the show. But back to Sutton, By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 10:40 am
Sports Intro for January 27, 2025 Dear Gossips, I waited to write this intro to see who won the AFC championship game, the Buffalo Bills, or the Kansas City Chiefs. Not because I have any personal investment—these are not my teams—but because I wanted to know how much misogyny would be projected into the By Sarah • Jan 27, 2025 09:16 am
What Else What Else? FKA twigs has gone full sci-fi. (Go Fug Yourself) Sylvia Banderas Coffinet writes about her experience growing up undocumented and the importance of preserving birthright citizenship. The moment we start debating people’s humanity is the moment we’ve lost. (Popsugar) Speaking of America and immigrants, Sebastian Stan is in By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 03:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Rooting for all the Mickeys Promotion for Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Mickey 17, has kicked off with Robert Pattinson in tow, ahead of its premiere in South Korea next week. Then it plays the Berlin Film Festival in February, before opening everywhere else in March and April (it opens in North American on March By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 01:18 pm