Movie Reviews and Previews Connor Storrie in April X April X, a vaguely dystopian, vaguely cyberpunk sci-fi thriller is the kind of first-time film no one really remembers…unless someone involved happens to hit the Hollywood lottery. In this case, it’s star Connor Storrie, who filmed April X months before landing the role of Ilya Rozanov By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 02:36 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 2, 2026 At the time of writing, a joke tweet about Coach Taylor taking Viagra has 21k likes. And I am one of them. No one should look this hunky in a nylon jacket. i know he’s a beast when the viagra kicks in https://t.co/01Jz9eiuNt — bee gee (@xjoydivision) By Maria • Oct 02, 2026 01:49 pm
Music Stray Kids rejects the Grammys too To recap – back in June, the Recording Academy announced several new categories, among them the Best Asian Pop Music Performance Grammy, controversial from the jump. Critics of the new category, including me, felt that the creation of the new Asian category would be a way for the Recording Academy to By Lainey • Oct 02, 2026 12:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise in Digger There is simply no way to discuss “Digger” without spoilers. Buckle the f-ck up. No one will ever accuse filmmaker Alejandro Iñárritu of humility. No one will ever accuse Movie Star Tom Cruise of subtlety. No one will ever accuse their first collaboration, Digger, of cowardice. Digger is a By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kerry Washington showing up the boys You know what they say, no rest for the wicked, which means Netflix just keeps grinding. With East of Eden now streaming, it’s time to launch Animals, Ben Affleck’s latest as an actor-director. The premiere was last night in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s October By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 10:16 am
Florence Pugh Intro for October 2, 2026 Dear Gossips, It’s been a busy week for Florence Pugh, but now that East of Eden is officially streaming, she can relax. For a minute, before Dunesday kicks off in a couple months. And she did relax, hanging out in New York with some friends and her boyfriend, Finn By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 09:17 am
What Else Belmont Cameli, too Belmont Cameli is in France for Paris Fashion Week. It’s become a familiar path for breakout stars – starring in a hit movie or, more likely these days, a hit series, and even more likely these days a hit romance series, and then getting invited to sit front row at By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 04:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 1, 2026 Apple Martin made her runway debut for Chloé, a brand she has already modelled for. It doesn’t look like Gwyneth attended, probably because she didn’t want to pull focus from Apple. If they were there together, it would be a whole thing centered around her mom. View this By Maria • Oct 01, 2026 02:32 pm
Top Reads Tom Cruise: Daytime and Dancing Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise, opens tomorrow and while box office projections back in the spring were predicted to be around the $30 million mark, the updated figures are showing that the film may not crack $15 million because audiences don’t seem to be interested in By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 01:41 pm
Connor Storrie Hudson and Connor’s New York surprise Trigger warning for sexual assault The team from Heated Rivalry made a surprise appearance in New York City yesterday at the Global Summit for Women’s Mental Health. Representing the series: Rachel Reid, who wrote the books, showrunner Jacob Tierney and his producing partner Brendan Brady (in an excellent red By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 12:53 pm
Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway: Knicks, Oscar, Verity In that order? Probably. But first, I really loved the Prabal Gurung dress that Anne Hathaway wore to the Verity premiere on Tuesday night in New York City. The shape is gorgeous, the train is so pretty, and that was the perfect hairstyle for the look. With a hair clip! By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 11:20 am
Florence Pugh Intro for October 1, 2026 Dear Gossips, Trigger warning for sexual assault. All seven episodes of East of Eden are now available to stream on Netflix which is probably what some of us will be bingeing this weekend – and we can talk about it some more next week. I’ve glanced at a few reviews By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 09:59 am
Lesley Hampton Who To Follow We just talked about Anna Lambe in the previous post, she’s the star of North of North. Season two is now streaming on CBC Gem and featured a cameo by a legend – Tanya Tagaq. She’s a multi-media artist: throat-singer, experimental musician, writer… who better to play By Lainey • Sep 30, 2026 12:00 pm
Anna Lambe Anna Lambe has the range I’ve interviewed Anna Lambe twice this year – the first time at the Banff Media Festival where she was one of the speakers on a panel about “Main Character Energy: Canadian Actors MADE for the Global Stage” and again recently at the Toronto International Film Festival where she was there By Lainey • Sep 30, 2026 11:01 am
Equality Issues Intro for September 30, 2026 Dear Gossips, Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Canada. The day is federally observed in Canada, established on June 3, 2021, to honour Residential School Survivors, the families and communities. It is a day of education and conversation, acknowledging the impact of By Lainey • Sep 30, 2026 10:01 am
What Else Jennifer Lawrence loves “La Perla” Jennifer Lawrence has been a longtime ambassador for Dior, though she’s not always at the Dior shows. She’s made it to Paris Fashion Week this season though, and continues the slip dress trend that’s been so dominant all year, in an icy blue piece that’s nightgown By Lainey • Sep 29, 2026 04:09 pm