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
BFFs Benny C in Variety It feels like it’s been forever since we’ve talked about Benedict Cumberbatch, a 2010s staple. Maybe because it’s been a few years since his last big film (2022’s Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, since then, it’s been shorts and indie stuff), but maybe By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 11:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia Stiles alert! Because I am always lowkey checking for Julia Stiles, Kat Stratford of my heart, I was excited to see her out and about yesterday, heading into The View dressed in winter chic. Julia is making the rounds, promoting her feature directorial debut, Wish You Were Here, a romantic drama she By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 10:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 24, 2025 Dear Gossips, Sundance has officially begun, and though it is a lower-key affair than it used to be in the 2000s and early 2010s, it still brings out plenty of people. Opening day premieres, for instance, brought out the likes of Dylan O’Brien—who is already getting rave reviews By Sarah • Jan 24, 2025 09:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Oscar nominations are finally here (someone stop Emilia Pérez) After a couple of weeks of delays and fire-related chaos, the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards are here, and I am in a VERY “I told you so” mood because Monica Barbaro snagged that Best Supporting Actress nomination that I’ve been saying she could get since last fall. By Sarah • Jan 23, 2025 10:22 am
TV Updates Still loving Yellowjackets Yellowjackets is to cannibals as Lost is to castaways. Like Lost, Yellowjackets starts strong, setting up a bevy of compelling characters and a central mystery—what DID happen when those girls were stranded in the woods? Featuring a cast of Xennial icons including Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Juliette By Sarah • Jan 23, 2025 10:01 am
