Movie Reviews and Previews Anne and Jessica are finally facing off I’m trying to remember if Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway shared any scenes in Interstellar, because the trailer for Mother’s Instinct had me wondering how Chastain and Hathaway had never starred in a movie together before, then I remembered Interstellar, but I don’t think they have much, By Sarah • Jan 11, 2024 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews PTA’s big budget gamble Paul Thomas Anderson is at that level of filmmaker where people are curious whenever he makes a movie, but his box office never really reflects that, mainly because he makes movies that do not deliver an experience the audience expects. PTA is now back at work, expected to start shooting By Sarah • Jan 11, 2024 11:11 am
Business of Hollywood Tom Cruise saves the day…sort of Since David Zaslav took over the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate and started shelving films for tax write offs and bragged about the labor strikes saving his studio money, I have asked one question—who wants to work for this guy? Well, we have the answer, and it’s By Sarah • Jan 10, 2024 01:08 pm
Gorgessity Better fits than the Globes The Governors Awards were last night, and several people wore outfits I like better than their Golden Globes fits. The Governors Awards are not televised, so in these cases, I cannot figure out why the better dress wasn’t worn on TV? For instance, I like Carey Mulligan’s black By Sarah • Jan 10, 2024 09:56 am
TV Updates Pedro Pascal round 2 (with friends) On the heels of the Golden Globes, where he lost the supporting actor award—I just cannot do this extremely long category name anymore—to Robert Downey, Jr., Willem Dafoe got a consolation prize, and some might say a more valuable honor, in the form of a star on the By Sarah • Jan 09, 2024 11:44 am
Style Rosamund Pike is our unanimous best dressed By unanimous decision, Rosamund Pike is our Golden Globes best dressed. Wearing Dior, Rosamund looks like a wealthy widow attending the funeral of the husband she definitely murdered. The tea-length hem, the embellished net sleeves, the veil, it’s all perfection. It’s Audrey Hepburn by way of Morticia Addams. By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 03:00 pm
Award Season Campaigning It’s pronounced Day-Vine (Joy Randolph) It is a highly competitive Oscar year—my Top 10 is taking forever because there were SO many good films in 2023!—but one category is looking increasingly clear, and that is Best Supporting Actress. Da’Vine Joy Randolph has been one of the top contenders since The Holdovers made By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 01:20 pm
Golden Globes 2024 Lily and Justine’s good headlines Lily Gladstone made history last night, becoming the first Indigenous woman to win Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at the Golden Globes. She gave the best speech of the night, at least among the film winners, acknowledging the historicity of her win, speaking Blackfeet By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 11:30 am
Golden Globes 2024 Barbenheimer Showdown at the Globes Barbenheimer emerged because Barbie and Oppenheimer had the same release date of July 21, 2023. There was an attempt by some media outlets to frame this as a showdown, but the culture collectively rose up, rejected the competition narrative, and turned Barbenheimer into a phenomenon that benefitted both films. However, By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 09:55 am
What Else What Else? Quick programming note: next week, there will not be a newsletter for The Squawk, as there are two awards shows back-to-back to start the week, so we’ll be working through those shows and red carpets here on LG. We will, however, be live-chatting on The Squawk on Sunday for By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 04:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Diablo Cody is back It’s the new year, which means everyone’s favorite fake holiday, Valentine’s Day, is right around the corner. Since the death of horniness in movies and the rom-com’s revival being mostly limited to streaming, theatrical releases around Valentine’s Day have become very fraught. Last year’s By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 03:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Color Purple’s Excellent Cast Alice Walker’s The Color Purple has been a seminal presence in American literature since its publication in 1982, inspiring both a film adaptation from Steven Spielberg in 1985 and a Broadway musical adaptation in 2005. Do I wish this latest Color Purple was just a straightforward adaptation of Walker’ By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 10:55 am
BFFs The Best Actors showed up The Palm Springs Film Festival opened last night, and it brought all the Oscar contenders out of the post-holiday woodwork. As proof that he does care about these things, Leonardo DiCaprio ditched Cabo earlier in the day, his p-ssy posse mates Tobey Maguire and Lucas Haas and current girlfriend, Vittoria By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 5, 2024 Dear Gossips, One of the (only) intriguing movies on Marvel’s slate right now is the villain team-up flick Thunderbolts. It is intriguing in the way Barbie was—an unexpected creative team working in a space you wouldn’t expect to see them, which makes you wonder what the end By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire Zack Snyder is a very talented cinematographer who is also probably one of Hollywood’s best pitch men, and has built a career out of slow-motion action scenes, grimdark style, and prominent needle drops. Now in a partnership with Netflix, he has finally made a story he initially pitched as By Sarah • Jan 04, 2024 03:27 pm
TV Updates Fun little murder mysteries on a boat The success of Only Murders in the Building and Knives Out has created a mini-revival of the fun little murder mystery, leading to shows like Poker Face and, now Death and Other Details starring Mandy Patinkin as the quirky detective type. Death and Other Details was created by Mike Weiss, By Sarah • Jan 04, 2024 10:23 am
