What Else Introducing Twigs Ortega Taika Waititi’s new film, Klara and the Sun, hits theaters on October 23. The press tour has started and has already been hijacked by a REAL star: Jenna Ortega’s dog, Twigs. Ortega stars as the eponymous Klara, a robot friend in the future. The movie looks maybe good? By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 04:02 pm
Alexander Skarsgard Olivia and her Wicker man (ft. William Shatner) Wicker, the “raunchy” rom-com starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard is, er, coming at the end of the month. Press has begun, and there was a screening last night in New York. Alexander Skarsgard showed up wearing his most normal outfit in recent memory, along with Olivia Colman, who By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 03:18 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 14, 2026 Simu Liu and Allison Hsu got married at a chateau in France – the photos are really dramatic and posh. Woody Harrelson is in one of the pictures (he did a reading) and the bride wore a dress designed by her sisters, who own the bridal line, Nicole + Felicia. Now let’ By Maria • Oct 14, 2026 02:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Greta Gerwig’s colorful Narnia is here One of Netflix’s biggest gambles of all time comes in February of next year in the form of Greta Gerwig’s first post-Barbie project, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew. The trailer dropped yesterday, and it is certainly fantastical and colorful. I would have really liked to have an By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 12:50 pm
Girls All adventurous women do Whether you consider Lena Dunham the voice of a generation, or just “a voice” of “a generation”, or just a hack, it can’t be denied: she has pop culture power. Since Girls premiered, Lena Dunham has been the topic of endless conversation, a one-woman think-piece cottage industry. By Maria • Oct 14, 2026 11:26 am
Pedro Pascal Pedro before Behemoth! One of my lingering question marks for awards season is Behemoth!, the film about film composers written and directed by Tony Gilroy and starring Pedro Pascal. It premiered a couple weeks ago at the New York Film Festival to generally positive reviews, but so far, it doesn’t seem like By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 10:08 am
Keri Russell Intro for October 14, 2026 Dear Gossips, I am still so mad about Shane Gillis hosting SNL for the THIRD time and continuing to be SO bad it—like literally each of his monologues is TERRIBLE—and like Lainey, I am clinging to Rosalía’s performances as an all-time highlight. (Related, have you seen By Sarah • Oct 14, 2026 09:23 am
What Else Jacob Tierney doesn’t hold back Jacob Tierney may not be as famous as Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie but even beyond the Heated Rivalry fandom, he is known for his work, for adapting Rachel Reid’s book into a smash television hit. While most of the attention to do with HR is around Hudson and By Lainey • Oct 13, 2026 05:56 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 13, 2026 Kelly Clarkson versus the Brooklyn tchotchke magic store is a low-stakes celebrity scandal made for Twitter. It just doesn’t work on Instagram or Threads or TikTok. "I mean, it's a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton, Michael. What could it cost? $15, By Maria • Oct 13, 2026 04:30 pm
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift: Autumn Girl in Autumn Colours As mentioned earlier, there’s been a lot of Grammy coverage in the trades and entertainment outlets because Grammy nomination voting is happening right now and it’s a pretty competitive year, with female artists dominating the industry. Between Ella Langley’s megahit “Choosin’ Texas” and Olivia Dean and Olivia By Lainey • Oct 13, 2026 03:50 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Slayyyter Rises Once considered an underground pop artist mostly famous to queer audiences, Slayyyter has risen in the pop world going toe-to-toe with some of today’s biggest artists on both the top 40 radio and streaming charts. After her viral hit “DANCE…” blew up earlier this year along with By MC • Oct 13, 2026 01:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Deep Cut Romance Cailee Spaeny was seen in New York yesterday on the set of Deep Cuts, the film adaptation of Canadian author Holly Brickley’s bestselling book. It’s a good, quick read – about two people who are brought together and then torn apart by music. This is a classic soundtrack friend By Lainey • Oct 13, 2026 12:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews MV85 LFG I like this thing that studios are doing just as production begins on a film – sharing footage from the screen test process as the actors begin to find their characters and their performances through their wardrobes. It helps to build anticipation for the project but also they often time it By Lainey • Oct 13, 2026 11:14 am
Rosalia Vila Tobella Intro for October 13, 2026 Dear Gossips, In addition to the unfunny, lazy, and offensively bad jokes that the audience had to endure on Saturday Night Live this weekend, delivered by a host who Lorne Michaels obstinately insists on inviting back (because he’s the ultimate instigating troll), one of the other downsides is that By Lainey • Oct 13, 2026 09:36 am
What Else Here comes John Malkovich Programming note: it’s Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday. We’ll resume on the site on Tuesday but as always, we’ll keep the chat threads going on The Squawk. Join us there! The BFI London Film Festival is happening, which is the stop on the trophy trail that best serves By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 04:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chloe Grace Moretz is back with a rom-com It’s October! It’s spooky season! You know what that means…it’s time for a rom-com! Seriously, there’s a history of romantic comedies coming out in October. I clocked it first twenty years ago with Sweet Home Alabama, when I spent half the film pondering the By Sarah • Oct 09, 2026 02:51 pm
