Movie Reviews and Previews Barbie and Ken’s school run Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were photographed on the set of Barbie, both done up in tacky-ass Western wear, which is perfect. Robbie-Barbie is sporting a hot pink bedazzled bell-bottom ensemble that wouldn’t go amiss on 1970s-era Dolly Parton. Gosling-Ken is in a black By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:34 am
Gorgessity All the pretty Thors Here are all the pretty Thors and other assorted beautiful people at the world premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder last night. This is the first time Natalie Portman looks like she’s genuinely enjoying herself at a Marvel premiere, which might be because she isn’t playing an ornament By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 24, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s not that I am unaware that everything sucks right now. The January 6 hearings continue, providing a daily stream of terrifying reminders of how close we were—are?—to losing our democracy, Netflix just laid off 300 more people who probably didn’t have anything to By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 09:18 am
What Else What Else? Queen Elizabeth got a haircut – shorter for summer, and cooler. I was in England last month and it got pretty hot. I don’t know how well air conditioning works in those old castles but an inch of hair can make a big difference. You don’t think it would, By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 04:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 23, 2022 The greatest love story of our time has come to an end: Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch are divorcing. Friends described the breakup as “shocking” and notably, as Rupert gets older, his marriages get shorter. It’s unlikely Jerry will see any business gains from Rupert’s empire as those By Maria • Jun 23, 2022 03:40 pm
Celebrity Real Estate The Internet of Ben’s Office Jennifer Lopez posted a video tribute to Ben Affleck for Father’s Day last weekend and the internet does what it does: pick up on the small details. j.lo posted a father's day vid of ben affleck, and he appears to a diet pepsi fountain in his By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 02:46 pm
Chris Hemsworth Miles Teller and Chris Hemsworth in Spiderhead The number one movie on Netflix right now, at least in the US, is Spiderhead. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, lately of Top Gun: Maverick, and adapted from a George Saunders short story by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Spiderhead is a soft rock dystopia about a Modernist paradise prison where By Sarah • Jun 23, 2022 01:57 pm
Bad Style Justin Timberlake tries to make it up for it As I mentioned yesterday in What Else?, Twitter has been clowning Justin Timberlake for days because of …well… in case you missed it, or you just want to keep seeing it, or maybe we should all just keep enjoying it… https://twitter.com/alex_abads/status/1538598672900018178 Justin is aware By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 01:04 pm
TV Updates Obi-Wan Kenobi is a missed opportunity Spoilers In my review of the first couple of episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mid-quel filler series killing time between the original and prequel trilogies of Star Wars, I called the whole of Star Wars storytelling “all flavor, no substance”. Obi-Wan Kenobi, despite a stellar cast and By Sarah • Jun 23, 2022 12:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Can Elvis be a Superhero? The box office this weekend will be interesting to watch because so far, at least from what I’ve read, no one really knows which movie will come out on top. Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is opening alongside The Black Phone but Jurassic World Dominion is of course still attracting By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 11:15 am
TV Updates Intro for June 23, 2022 Dear Gossips, The Umbrella Academy is among the most popular series on Netflix. Season three premiered yesterday on Netflix and it’s the first time Elliot Page is promoting the show as who he really is. Elliot’s character, Viktor, transitions this season, in parallel with Elliot in real life, By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 09:36 am
What Else What Else? The world is hell but there have been some bright spots this week. The best part obviously is that Beyoncé told us that it’s time for summer. There’s also joy in these videos of Justin Timberlake dancing – and Twitter’s reaction to it. The tweets have been beautiful. By Lainey • Jun 22, 2022 04:28 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 22, 2022 Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson celebrated their ten-year anniversary with a vow renewal and party. Twitter in particular has a lot of opinions about this. I don’t necessarily think they care about people’s opinion, but they must be aware of it because comments are limited. Yesterday, Sarah By Maria • Jun 22, 2022 03:49 pm
TV Updates Stranger Things is still running up that hill I make fun of the increasingly convoluted titles of the Mission: Impossible franchise all the time, but let’s be honest, Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2 is a mouthful, too. The “volume 1” and “volume 2” split of season four is assumed to be the result of Netflix seeking to By Sarah • Jun 22, 2022 01:56 pm
BFFs Angelina and Salma together again Sarah wrote a couple of weeks ago about Angelina Jolie adding Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir to the cast in a new film she’s directing, Without Blood . Filming is already underway and here are some shots of Angelina and Salma together on set. They’ve been close since they By Lainey • Jun 22, 2022 01:02 pm
Amazingness Messrs. Evans and Waititi Lightyear disappointed, but you know what is never disappointing? Chris Evans + Taika Waititi. Evans voiced the “new” Buzz Lightyear in the film, and Taika one of the Space Rangers. Let’s take a moment before Elvis opens in a couple days and wipes Lightyear off the map to appreciate the By Sarah • Jun 22, 2022 12:01 pm
