Justified Justified 4.4: “You say one more word about chickens, I’m going to shoot you again” Justified, Season 4, Episode 4 recap. It’s time to find out just how badly Hot Lindsey has f*cked up with Raylan after allegedly running off with her ex-con ex-husband, Randall, with Raylan’s moonlighting money stuffed down her bra. Deputy Brooks is assuming the worst -- that Hot By Sarah • Jan 30, 2013 11:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney as Walt Disney? I was writing, waxing snarketic on George Clooney starring in a movie written by the guy who specializes in mystical sci-fi bullsh*t (Damon Lindelof of Lost and Prometheus fame) and based on Disney World’s most boring attraction, Tomorrowland (except for Space Mountain, which is f*cking awesome), when By Sarah • Jan 29, 2013 03:46 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews JJ Abrams, King of Space (and SECRETS) Ever since Disney acquired LucasFilm, and by extension the Star Wars franchise last fall, the number one question has been who will direct “Episode VII”? Disney has already hired screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3, Star Wars VII—what an interesting progression) to work on the script, By Sarah • Jan 25, 2013 11:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Can’t Unsee: Benedict Cumberbatch edition In a piece of fantastical timing, I had no sooner defended my crush on Benedict Cumberbatch (again), than Dreamworks released the first still from The Fifth Estate, showing Cumberbatch in character as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Cannot unsee. Look, if Benedict Cumberbatch is not your flavor, I get it. He’ By Sarah • Jan 23, 2013 01:02 pm
Justified Justified 4.3: “Something ain’t right” Justified, Season 4, Episode 3 recap. Timothy Olyphant went on Conan. The result was pretty spectacular -- see video below. He is the coolest person alive. So we’re skipping over the Raylan/Hot Lindsey/Hot Lindsey’s husband situation to pick up with Boyd dropping in on Preacher Billy’ By Sarah • Jan 23, 2013 12:31 pm
Douchebags Charlie Sheen is still winning There’s an article in The Hollywood Reporter this week about Debmar-Mercury’s potentially revolutionizing formula for television syndication, and I wanted to read it and think about the future of TV, but I got stuck on one of the details in the article. Debmar’s syndication deal is a By Sarah • Jan 18, 2013 10:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sundance 2013 Preview: 15 films to look out for Oh relax, I’ll keep it short(ish). Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Casey Affleck has appeared in only one movie since the Joaquin Phoenix/I’m Still Here debacle in 2010, and that was the loathsome Tower Heist in 2011. But he’s back now (…good?), starring alongside Rooney By Sarah • Jan 16, 2013 02:53 pm
Justified Justified 4.2: “Speak of the devil” Justified Season 4 Episode 2 recap. We got a lot set up in the season premiere, including a new holy roller in town, that shady bag from Raylan’s childhood home, Arlo shanking a dude in prison, and Boyd has a new co-conspirator in the form of Rhodes, his old By Sarah • Jan 16, 2013 10:33 am
BFFs RDJ shills for Naomi Watts Naomi Watts, now confirmed as an Oscar nominee for Best Actress, has been quietly campaigning for The Impossible, and it’s paid off by landing her the trifecta—SAG, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. So can she win? As Lainey pointed out, Watts has an advantage with her peers—they By Sarah • Jan 10, 2013 12:11 pm
Justified Justified 4.1: “You stay frosty” Justified Season 4 Episode 1 recap Now that we’re refreshed and ready to go, it’s time for some new Justified. Starting with a flashback. It’s January, 1983. Oooo. A skydiver crash-lands in the street, surrounded by packets of what look like drugs as a crotchety old couple By Sarah • Jan 09, 2013 11:14 am
Media Manipulation Career Prospectus: Emily Blunt (Lainey: we received a detailed question about Emily Blunt’s career a few weeks ago from a reader called Ngoc. Perfect for the Faculty of Celebrity Studies. Ngoc’s (abridged) email is below, followed by Sarah’s analysis. Should you wish a similar Career Prospectus about your favourite star, please By Sarah • Jan 08, 2013 02:14 pm
Justified In the deep, dark hills - Justified returns for Season 4 Justified Season 4 preview Over the holidays I tried to explain Justified to my parents and the best I could come up with was “a buddy cop show with a trigger happy, emotionally damaged Marshal and a neo-Nazi white supremacist”. Ah Justified, how I love thee. There’s nothing else By Sarah • Jan 08, 2013 11:26 am
Media Manipulation Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the new movie star Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants superstardom. He’s already in the mix for the next Batman, carrying into DC/WB’s Justice League movie, and now he’s been revealed as the late entry into Marvel’s casting pool for the lead role in Guardians of the Galaxy, as space captain Peter By Sarah • Jan 03, 2013 10:19 am
The Walking Dead The suits still don’t get zombies The Walking Dead is one of the most successful shows on cable television, is AMC’s biggest-ever hit, and yet the suits in charge cannot stop f*cking with it. Despite rich source material that provides a blueprint for what to do next and building off an extraordinary pilot, this By Sarah • Dec 21, 2012 03:20 pm
John Krasinski Sorry, but that’s John Krasinski Last week I wrote about John Krasinski’s dorky Twitter and a whole bunch of you emailed/tweeted to tell me that Krasinski’s Twitter was set up and run by Jimmy Kimmel as a joke. And yes, Kimmel, during Krasinski’s interview on the show to promote Promised Land, By Sarah • Dec 18, 2012 11:01 am
John Krasinski John Krasinski’s twee Twitter On my General List of Celebrity Don’ts, there were several items relating to social media. Mostly things like “don’t get into Twitter fights” and “don’t reference yourself in a tweet”, but one thing I didn’t mention—because I thought we were past this, honestly—was “don’ By Sarah • Dec 14, 2012 11:06 am
