Movie Reviews and Previews What’s Next for Regé-Jean Page? The Dungeons & Dragons press tour arrived in Berlin yesterday including Regé-Jean Page and Chris Pine. I’ve been thinking a lot about Regé-Jean lately because this project, and The Gray Man last summer, came to him after the success of Bridgerton season one, when he was indisputably the breakout By Lainey • Mar 21, 2023 01:33 pm
TV Updates Daniels did a Star Wars By now, it’s a familiar pattern: an up-and-coming indie filmmaker makes a splash, often by being nominated for and/or winning an Oscar and is immediately sucked into the franchise moviemaking machine. The latest case is Daniels, the directing duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the newly minted By Sarah • Mar 21, 2023 11:43 am
Gorgessity Flo talks FloField Florence Pugh is in New York to promote A Good Person, in which she stars and produces, directed by Zach Braff who also wrote the script for her. This of course is when they were in a relationship; they are now no longer in a relationship but still, seemingly, as By Lainey • Mar 21, 2023 10:37 am
TV Updates Ted Lasso heals the nation At least in its first few episodes, Ted Lasso season three is a mixed bag, as delightful as ever but undoubtedly overburdened by too much plot and too many characters. And yet, those faults exist because of what the show has become in the last few years, and how instantly By Sarah • Mar 21, 2023 09:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for March 21, 2023 Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that there will be two Jordan Peele movies coming in 2024. The first is from his production company, Monkeypaw Productions, and the second he will direct himself, scheduled to be released on Christmas Day, 2024. And…because this is Jordan Peele, that’s all By Lainey • Mar 21, 2023 09:00 am
What Else What Else? Not that there was any doubt so let’s just call this a reminder: Jodie Turner Smith can pull off anything, any look, any style, any era – from period pieces to funk to modern, no problem. Here she’s doing glam rock with a mullet and, well, yeah, Jodie is By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 04:05 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, March 20, 2023 Selena Gomez has passed the 400 million mark on Instagram (and still growing). Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and the official Instagram account are still ahead of her but it got me thinking - who will be the first to hit a billion? Whitney Cummings is working on a new show By Maria • Mar 20, 2023 03:12 pm
Relationship Assumption Rob and Suki in Argentina Suki Waterhouse performed at Lollapalooza in Argentina this weekend. Robert Pattinson was there with her - here they are out for dinner the other night. So they’ve checked off the update. Still together after almost five years. It’ll be five years, or so we know, this summer. I By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 02:45 pm
Music Taylor Swift’s Big Set Taylor Swift kicked off The Eras tour in Arizona this weekend and from what I saw on social media and from The Atlantic, which called the show “unbelievable”, and the New York Times, which described it as “ambitious and energetic”, Taylor on this tour is exhaustively paying tribute to her By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 01:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck’s Big Air Ben Affleck’s film, Air, about how Nike’s relationship with Michael Jordan and his family produced the cultural phenomenon now known as Air Jordans, premiered at SXSW this weekend, and if the audience reaction is any indication, it’s a winner. The critics, so far, seem to agree. Not By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 12:40 pm
Equality Issues Djimon Hounsou says it out loud Djimon Hounsou is speaking up about an issue several actors of colour have sounded off about in the past: the wage gap that exists between them and their white counterparts. Speaking to The Guardian, the Blood Diamond actor opened up about feeling ‘seriously cheated’ when it comes to his pay, By Stephanie • Mar 20, 2023 11:22 am
Top Reads Law Roach Spills the Tea The biggest story after the Oscars last week was that Law Roach announced his retirement. In the immediate aftermath, Zendaya was the big question – whether or not they would continue working together. Law modelled at the BOSS fashion show in Miami and then clarified that he and Z were ride By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 10:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for March 20, 2023 Dear Gossips, There was a huge gathering of major movie stars in Hong Kong last week at the Filmart event for the presentation of the Emperor Motion Pictures 2023 slate of productions, featuring a rare appearance by Jackie Chan to announce that he will be producing and starring in New By Lainey • Mar 20, 2023 09:02 am
What Else What Else? Writer and producer Steven DeKnight, probably best known for the Netflix Daredevil series, called Jenna Ortega “entitled” and “toxic” online after she talked about “protecting” Wednesday Addams from bad writing on Wednesday. He’s not the only writer who came out with “talk to writers, don’t rewrite them” online, By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 04:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon in Boston Strangler It’s a testament to how arid contemporary cinema is when it comes to adult-oriented drama that Boston Strangler feels old-fashioned. Thrilling crime procedurals used to people the cinematic landscape with regularity, even just this century brought us standout examples like Zodiac and Prisoners, but as character-driven dramas were driven By Sarah • Mar 17, 2023 03:58 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, March 17, 2023 Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on a podcast and talked about her bone broths and fasting and cleansing and people have a lot to say. I follow her pretty closely, so I have seen her patterns over the years (right now she’s Paleo), and there’s two things here: should she By Maria • Mar 17, 2023 02:38 pm
