Movie Reviews and Previews Argylle is for the indoor girlies Over the last decade, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has indulged his spy thriller fantasies with his series of Kingsman films, about a stateless spy organization that utilizes sharp suits, gadgets, and parkour to save the world. Beyond Vaughn’s work, though, cinema is loaded with spy films of various quality, from By Sarah • Feb 02, 2024 01:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Leo and Regina at work Filming for Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film is underway in Los Angeles, and this week Leonardo DiCaprio was seen on set rocking a man bun and regrettable facial hair. The film is referred to as “BC Project” and the plot is unknown, but from the facial hair, man bun, By Sarah • Feb 02, 2024 11:15 am
What Else What Else? Emma Stone opted for studious brown for an event in London, working the BAFTA crowd. I really like this outfit with her current shade of red hair. (Go Fug Yourself) Jamie Dornan is still haunted by Fifty Shades of Grey. Getting those awful reviews had to be tough (especially since By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 04:01 pm
TV Updates Mr. & Mrs. Smith step out The new Mr. & Mrs. Smith series starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine drops on Prime Video on Friday. The premiere was last night in Brooklyn, with stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith themselves, joined by showrunner Francesca Sloane, as well as co-stars John Turturro, Parker By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 03:38 pm
TV Updates Bridgerton is back It’s not perfect, mainly around that one questionably consensual encounter between Daphne and Simon, but Bridgerton season one is very entertaining and imminently re-watchable. Season two, however, decided to provoke unnecessary drama between Anthony, Kate, and her younger sister, Edwina, which makes parts of the season unwatchable. The Viscount By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 12:38 pm
Gorgessity Dakota before Web Dakota Johnson was not the best host on SNL last weekend, but she’s already moved on, to London, specifically, where the Madame Web press tour kicked off yesterday. She was there (in Versace) with director SJ Clarkson and co-star Tahar Rahim. None of the Spider-Women featured in the film By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 11:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Keanu on set with Aziz Aziz Ansari was supposed to direct a film starring Bill Murray, which was supposed to be released in 2023. That film was scuppered, though, amidst misconduct allegations against Murray (who can be seen in the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel, Frozen Empire, so everyone’s doing fine!). Aziz is also doing fine, By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 09:40 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for February 1, 2024 Dear Gossips, The ad-supported tier of Prime Video debuted this week, which means that, as with other platforms such as Hulu, Netflix, and Disney+, if you want to remain ad-free, you have to pay more. This is frustrating for viewers because the original lure of streaming was three-fold: no pricey By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 09:05 am
What Else What Else? Reba McEntire is returning to sitcoms! (OMG Blog) Every time someone tries to bring back 2000s style, I look at a retrospective of any event during that decade, especially the early years, and then I beg whatever entity that might be listening that we do NOT bring back 2000s style. By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Henry Cavill is free! It’s a very Henry Cavill week, with spy caper Argylle coming out on Friday, and now the official trailer for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a new film from Guy Ritchie in which Cavill stars as a World War II special operations agent. If they will not make him By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Did you know there’s a Bob Marley movie? A Bob Marley biopic is surely a big deal, but it seems like promotion for Bob Marley: One Love has been relatively quiet. The premiere was last night in London, and it brought out star Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Marley; Lashana Lynch, who stars as Marley’s wife, Rita; Naomi By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 11:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma’s day, continued Emma Stone continued promoting Poor Things in New York yesterday, finishing the day that started at Good Morning America at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she talked Jeopardy! again. Annette Bening is getting feted in Santa Barbara, Emma Stone is doing the rounds in New York, Lily Gladstone By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 09:45 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for January 31, 2024 Dear Gossips, After a crush of award shows in January, we have a little break—on the film side, anyway—until the end of February, when the BAFTAs and the SAG Awards open and close the week of February 18th. That does not mean, however, that awards season is quiet. By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 09:07 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Another Marvel swap Following the news that Lewis Pullman—get on that train now, I am telling you!—is in talks to replace Steven Yeun in Thunderbolts, there is another casting shakeup for that movie. Ayo Edebiri is also bailing on Marvel, and Geraldine Viswanathan is taking over her undisclosed role. While it By Sarah • Jan 30, 2024 11:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Once again, I am begging them to cast Dev Patel as Bond I was so distracted last week by being annoyed at the new Road House trailer, I missed the first trailer for a film I VERY much care about—Monkey Man, Dev Patel’s directorial debut. The Monkey Man trailer dropped on Friday, and it is just the palate cleanser we By Sarah • Jan 29, 2024 03:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Sydney Sweeney’s second swing Sydney Sweeney is not only the star of but also the producer of Anyone But You, which is now a $100 million hit. As an actor, I don’t think that movie shows Sweeney at her best, but her producer instincts seem pretty sharp, because her follow-up to a fluff By Sarah • Jan 26, 2024 01:05 pm
