TIFF 2026 coverage Hudson Williams at TIFF TIFF has a television section called “Primetime” (I will keep my opinion about TV shows playing at film festivals to myself but I will also mention that television festivals DO exist), and the highlight of this year’s Primetime program is Yaga, the Crave series starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah By Sarah • Sep 18, 2026 09:49 am
Mariska Hargitay Intro for September 18, 2026 Dear Gossips, I could write about the latest billionaire shenanigans threatening Hollywood (read here and here if you want), but you know what? It’s Friday. It’s my first few days back in the office after the respite of TIFF—as crazy as TIFF is, it’s better than By Sarah • Sep 18, 2026 09:11 am
Royals A Royal Haunting One of the most anticipated Midnight Madness world premieres at TIFF this year was Anna Biller’s The Face of Horror. Anna Biller’s The Love Witch, released a decade ago, is now a cult classic. She is a thrilling filmmaker, an auteur in every sense, with her own signature By Lainey • Sep 17, 2026 04:13 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 17, 2026 Karla Welch is taking the best possible approach to styling Shailene Woodley in that outfit. And if you look at the elements, each piece is totally fine on its own, it’s mashing it all together that is the issue. But ultimately, a great week for Shailene and the outfit By Maria • Sep 17, 2026 03:30 pm
TIFF 2026 coverage TIFF Review: Mahershala Ali in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Mahershala Ali and filmmaker Bassam Tariq were supposed to make a Blade reboot for Marvel, but that project eventually fell apart. What emerges instead is Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, an original action-drama starring Ali and written and directed by Tariq. It is unquestionably a far better movie By Sarah • Sep 17, 2026 02:25 pm
Michael B Jordan Michael B Jordan: Same quote, a different way Most of us probably agree that the September 2026 issue of American Vogue was a flop, right? The cover stars were Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere to promote The Shards – and this isn’t a personal criticism, not directed towards their performances, not a judgement about them as actors or By Lainey • Sep 17, 2026 01:34 pm
TIFF 2026 coverage TIFF Review: Andrew Scott in Elsinore Andrew Scott is a very fine actor, no one doubts this. He has in Elsinore, a quasi-biopic of Scottish actor Ian Charleson, what should be the role of a lifetime. Certainly, Scott pours his heart and talent into his performance, but the film around him is so unimaginative and By Sarah • Sep 17, 2026 11:37 am
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise: Greatest stunt choreo incoming As Sarah wrote in yesterday’s site open, Tom Cruise’s greatest role is that of “Tom Cruise”. She is right in saying that his GQ cover story, both in print and on video, is for all the gossip hounds. Pretty sure we’re all still screaming about it. Tom, By Lainey • Sep 17, 2026 11:07 am
TV Updates Intro for September 17, 2026 Dear Gossips, A couple of weeks ago, I posted in this space about The Early Spring, the Chinese drama available in international markets on Netflix that was blowing up around the world. After almost a month, The Early Spring remains at #2 on the Netflix non-English chart, where it By Lainey • Sep 17, 2026 09:17 am
What Else TIFF rolls on We’re approaching the final days of TIFF, but premieres are going strong. For instance, Danny Boyle’s Ink, about Larry Lamb and Rupert Murdoch revamping The Sun. The premiere was yesterday, with Boyle and stars Guy Pearce and Jack O’Connell. Lainey has developed a real Jack O’Connell By Sarah • Sep 16, 2026 04:01 pm
TIFF 2026 coverage TIFF Review: Rosalind Eleazar in Misty Green There is a real theme at TIFF this year of actors giving tremendous central performances only for the film around them to fall flat. Chris Rock’s latest directorial foray, Misty Green, is one such instance. The film, which Rock also wrote, follows down-on-her-luck actress Misty Green By Sarah • Sep 16, 2026 03:20 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 16, 2026 Amanda Seyfried’s divorce was dropped on a post-Emmys Tuesday and as of right now, is pretty much a non-story. She even posted a story about him yesterday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amanda Seyfried💛 (@mingey) Lena Dunham and Luis Felber are new parents By Maria • Sep 16, 2026 02:46 pm
TIFF 2026 coverage TIFF Review: Josephine is a shattering experience There are certain films that will stick with you forever, once seen, they can never be forgotten. Beth de Araújo’s Josephine is such a film, an emotionally harrowing cinematic experience that is as tender as it is brutal. Josephine won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance earlier this year, By Sarah • Sep 16, 2026 01:26 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A Higher Frequency Three years after her debut full-length studio album Jaguar II and winning three Grammy awards, Victoria Monét is ready to launch her sophomore project Frequency of Love on October 2nd. This week is a big one for her with the release of a new single and the announcement of By MC • Sep 16, 2026 12:18 pm
Sydney Sweeney Sydney Sweeney did it again Sydney Sweeney and a new ad she stars in are at the centre of a controversy in the world of sports. The ad, which promotes a sports trading app called Novig, features Sydney, who appears completely nude for most of it, save for the coverage of sports gear – footballs, a By Stephanie • Sep 16, 2026 11:40 am
TIFF 2026 coverage TIFF Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell in Wild Horse Nine Playwright-cum-filmmaker Martin McDonagh is back to challenge everyone’s media literacy with his latest film, Wild Horse Nine. Like his feature film debut, In Bruges, it’s a two-hander centered on bad men contemplating their bad deeds and wondering what is left at the end of it By Sarah • Sep 16, 2026 11:03 am
