Movie Reviews and Previews Emily VanCamp makes the leap Are you down with Emily VanCamp? I thought she was adorable on Everwood, and though I’ve gone off Revenge (the second season didn’t live up to the promise of the first), I like her as the cold-blooded Emily Thorne. But she seems to polarize people like few By Sarah • Feb 04, 2013 12:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Super Bowl 2013 trailer scorecard Movie studios have taken to spending huge amounts of money for Super Bowl ad spots—they’re some of the biggest game day spenders—and with February just three months from the start of summer movie season, it’s the perfect time to start rolling out new trailers and footage By Sarah • Feb 04, 2013 10:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Daniel Craig’s Dragon Drama Despite generally positive reviews and five Oscar nominations, the English-language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo didn’t bowl over the box office. Still, Sony announced they would go ahead with the sequels, which to me was always the point of remaking the Swedish films anyway. Niels By Sarah • Jan 31, 2013 11:55 am
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 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) 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’s 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 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 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 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 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 By Sarah • Jan 03, 2013 10:19 am
