Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Sheen’s way back Aka Charlie Sheen, the two-part documentary about the life and times of Charlie Sheen, made its debut on Netflix earlier this month. Despite knowing how wild Charlie’s reputation has been throughout his career, some of the stories and anecdotes he shared still came as a shock as he By Stephanie • Sep 23, 2025 01:56 pm
Quiveration Jodie and the boys at Burberry The big event yesterday at London Fashion Week was the Burberry show, and it was a very Burberry show – a lot of plaid, so many gorgeous coats and boots and bags. I love this collection, like right from the first look, that burst of orange and green plaid, and the By Lainey • Sep 23, 2025 01:04 pm
Star Wars Baby Yoda is a choice Lucky break for Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Pedro Pascal that Disney is putting Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air, because it means at least for a little while, no one will expect them to do anything about Disney dropping the free speech ball. The teaser trailer for The By Sarah • Sep 23, 2025 11:37 am
TV Updates Jimmy Kimmel returns I was originally planning to address the Jimmy Kimmel situation in a newsletter at The Squawk, prompted by a question posed for our mailbag: Regarding the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel. How can Hollywood respond? WGA and SAG-AFTRA both responded but beyond that what actions could they take? Another strike? By Sarah • Sep 23, 2025 10:11 am
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for September 23, 2025 Dear Gossips, Hi, it’s me. I’m still here because I have not been raptured. This is not a surprise – because I am not fit for wherever the rapture is supposed to take people. Or maybe it hasn’t happened yet since no one said that is has to By Lainey • Sep 23, 2025 09:30 am
Music Mimi is so busy! Every year, and for all the years to come, Mariah Carey season is the holidays – and that’s when she works. At midnight on November 1, as soon as spooky season is over, Mimi will tell us that “It’s Time”, at which point the festive season officially begins. And By Lainey • Sep 22, 2025 04:07 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 22, 2025 Kate Bosworth and Justin Long have a new film coming out, Coyotes. There are a fair number of coyotes in my area and they scare the hell out of me. It’s always a jump scare when I see one trotting down the street, especially during the day. Just taking By Maria • Sep 22, 2025 03:39 pm
Business of Hollywood The View, a Letter, and Lilith ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air last Wednesday and there have been no updates on the show’s future since, but it has remained the top story in Hollywood for days. What we’ve been watching for is whether or not it would stay that way. With social By Lainey • Sep 22, 2025 02:53 pm
Amazingness Social Media Leo Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another opens this coming Friday and the hype is on full blast. My job is to study hype and, sometimes, see through the hype. But even I’m f-cking jacked for this movie. You know what really sold me? It was my By Lainey • Sep 22, 2025 12:37 pm
Sports Harry Styles: 2 out of 6 Stars Harry Styles made headlines this weekend – and not just in the usual spaces, like pop culture websites. Sports and athletics outlets are reporting on Harry Styles, because he ran the Berlin marathon in under three hours: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 13 seconds exactly, an excellent time for a non-professional By Lainey • Sep 22, 2025 11:20 am
Music Intro for September 22, 2025 Dear Gossips, Taylor Swift announced last week that she will be releasing her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, with a movie premiere. The Official Release Party of a Showgirl will play in theatres for one weekend, October 3-5, coinciding with the album drop, and already presales have By Lainey • Sep 22, 2025 10:10 am
Movie Reviews and Previews It’s Chase Infiniti’s time Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, One Battle After Another, is earning rave reviews in the run-up to its release next week. I see it Monday night, can’t wait. I’ve already said that my favorite Leonardo DiCaprio performances are when Leo goes full unhinged, and by all By Sarah • Sep 19, 2025 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Filmmaker Kogonada has two feature films to his name, Columbus and After Yang. One is a slice of life drama about loss, opportunity, and legacy; the other is a grounded sci-fi exploration of grief, identity, and life. Both are films Kogonada wrote, directed, and edited himself. They are singular By Sarah • Sep 19, 2025 03:27 pm
Relationship Assumption Celebrity Social Media, September 19, 2025 We know Zoë Kravitz has an A+ roster, a generational roster if you will. But Vanity Fair makes a good point in that she is also a solid conscious uncoupler (much like her parents) and appears to stay on pretty friendly terms with her ex-entanglements. I thought her ex- By Maria • Sep 19, 2025 01:43 pm
Gorgessity Tessa Thompson’s pocket shoes Tessa Thompson has been outside this week, including yesterday which involved multiple wardrobe changes. First, she was seen heading into her hotel in a pair of sleek trousers, and then at night she was seen stepping out with her boyfriend, Brandon Green (son of British almost-billionaire Sir Philip Green, By Sarah • Sep 19, 2025 12:25 pm
Top Reads Hailey Bieber: The Queen of Sephora Hailey Bieber’s Rhode launched in stores at Sephora two weeks ago yesterday (the same day Justin Bieber announced Swag II) and it has been nothing short of a smash hit. There’s no overselling it because, well, it oversold. In a piece for Puck yesterday, Rachel Strugatz’s industry By Lainey • Sep 19, 2025 11:09 am
