Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for February 10, 2021 Dear Gossips, Sarah posted her review of Minari yesterday, the film I consider to be the best of 2020, well deserving of its multiple SAG nominations last week (including Best Ensemble, the SAG equivalent of Best Picture) and it should be a contender at the Oscars. Minari’s writer-director Lee By Lainey • Feb 10, 2021 09:35 am
What Else What Else? Princess Anne’s furniture is as Princess Anne has presented herself, which is unfussy. I mean, it’s not to my taste. But I think I might prefer it to whatever mason jar and candle sh-t that’s trending on Pinterest. Like it looks like you’d actually want to By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 04:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Minari: Portrait of an American Family Lee Isaac Chung’s delicate family drama, Minari, follows a Korean-American family—immigrant parents, American-born children—as they attempt to find their slice of the American dream on a farm in rural Arkansas. Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) dreams of having a “garden” of his own and moves his family to By Sarah • Feb 09, 2021 03:49 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 9, 2021 The Weeknd has had a few days to decompress from his Super Bowl performance. You know who didn’t acknowledge it, at all? Bella Hadid. The two dated for a significant amount of time, always off and on, and it seems now that if they are friends, it’s the By Maria • Feb 09, 2021 03:23 pm
Music Framing Britney Spears… and Ourselves Framing Britney Spears, the new documentary from The New York Times, is airing on Hulu in the United States now but is not available in Canada and I’m not sure of its accessibility in other parts of the world but more and more people, as they find ways to By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 02:32 pm
TV Updates WandaVision gets to the point Spoilers through episode 5 of WandaVision In my review of the first two episodes of WandaVision, I said the show got off to a slow start and a lot of people argued with me (which happens whenever you say anything less than positive about Marvel online). Listen, I, too, enjoy By Sarah • Feb 09, 2021 11:33 am
Relationship Assumption Olivia and Harry “seem very serious” Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were one of the big and fun gossip stories to start the year. 2021 had barely started and they were holding hands at a wedding, and at the time, it was a fresh romance, for a few days there it all seemed pretty undramatic. Until, By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 10:56 am
Royals The Queen’s Obscured Wealth The Guardian published an article this weekend about how the Queen, back in the 1970s, “successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents”. Buckingham Palace has denied this, but their wording is interesting. Buckingham Palace By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 10:07 am
Equality Issues Intro for February 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, Just three more sleeps until Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox, beginning on Friday, February 12. My ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, will have some thoughts to share in the coming days. They won’t be as extensive as they were in years past, but By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 08:58 am
What Else What Else? Miley Cyrus performed for vaccinated frontline workers before the Super Bowl and collaborated with Billy Idol – and I for one would be down if Miley was a halftime headliner one day with special guest… Dolly Parton, her godmother! Maybe when the Super Bowl returns to Tennessee? (Go Fug Yourself) Even By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews F9: The Return of Han F9 first began advertising in January 2020 for what was supposed to be a May 2020 release date, only to get pushed back multiple times due to the pandemic. Currently, it is slated to come out on May 28, but the Super Bowl TV spot ends with “In theaters soon” By Sarah • Feb 08, 2021 02:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zamunda knows about Wakanda I was expecting WAY more streaming service advertisements during the Super Bowl. We’re all still stuck at home and movies aren’t coming out any time soon, so I thought the streamers would go all-in on advertising their wares for post-game viewing (or mid-game viewing if you gave up By Sarah • Feb 08, 2021 01:46 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 8, 2021 Last week I wrote about Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley, then over the weekend he mentioned his “fiancée” when accepting the MVP award. It’s interesting that all of the outlets are wording it very carefully, like “Aaron Rodgers announces engagement amidst Shailene Woodley dating rumours.” No one has quite By Maria • Feb 08, 2021 01:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer and Timothee Kissing The two big names, at least for a certain demographic, leading Adam McKay’s cast for Don’t Look Up are Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. And I feel like, up to this point, if two of the actors from the cast were to be involved in a kissing scene, By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 12:45 pm
Royals Prince Harry’s Carpool Karaoke …Anniversary Prince Harry was seen with James Corden shooting on a double decker bus reportedly for an upcoming episode of Carpool Karaoke the other day. Harry and James have known each other a long time, and James was invited to Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. So it’s no surprise By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 12:02 pm
Relationship Assumption JLo and ARod: Unbothered at the Super Bowl The big headline about Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez last week was ARod’s association with Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy who clearly did not mind sharing the spotlight with JLo, one of the most famous women in the world. Everyone’s been speculating about how exactly they know each By Lainey • Feb 08, 2021 11:18 am
