Movie Reviews and Previews Godzilla vs. Kong is the dumb escape Spoilers Two years ago I wrote about Godzilla: King of the Monsters and said that I wasn’t sure there is a way to make Godzilla work as a Hollywood (re)invention. Godzilla is not our cultural myth, and America’s unwillingness to face the moral reckoning of the atomic By Sarah • Apr 01, 2021 12:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Let Godzilla and Kong fight Amidst all the spring blockbusters moving back to the fall, we are guaranteed one big movie to watch (at home): Godzilla vs Kong, which will premiere in whatever theaters are open and on HBO Max on March 26. Sure, everyone hates Warner Brothers now, a bunch of their creative partners By Sarah • Jan 26, 2021 12:07 pm
TV Updates The Stand arrives at the best-worst moment One of Stephen King’s most enduring novels is The Stand, a book about humanity attempting to rebuild—or just go full-end times—after 99% of the population is wiped out by a virus. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest earlier this year, people immediately leapt to The Stand, By Sarah • May 21, 2020 11:00 am
TV Updates Kirsten Dunst is a businessman So this is what happened to Peggy Blumquist: she finally got out of Fargo only to crash land in Florida in the 90s. Kirsten Dunst returns to television, following her stellar performance in Fargo season two, with a new series on Showtime, On Becoming a God in Central Florida. That By Sarah • Jul 16, 2019 12:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron in Long Shot The movie that took Seth Rogen from ensemble player in Judd Apatow projects to leading man (in Judd Apatow projects) is Knocked Up. Knocked Up is also a movie that has not aged particularly well, in the way it portrays ambitious, career-oriented women. Long Shot, a romantic comedy produced by By Sarah • May 03, 2019 10:36 am
TV Updates Alexander’s turtleneck Alexander Skarsgard is currently promoting The Little Drummer Girl. The series premiered on the BBC a couple of weeks ago and will begin airing later this month on AMC. It’s based on John le Carré’s novel and is acclaimed director Park Chan-wook’s television debut which is why By Lainey • Nov 07, 2018 04:56 pm
Relationship Assumption Alex is not with Charlize There were rumours earlier this month that Charlize Theron and Alexander Skarsgard are dating. Can’t remember which US tabloid tried to make it happen. In Touch, US Weekly, Star, Life & Style, OK! - one of those, take your pick. It wasn’t worth mentioning. And now here’s By Lainey • Jun 21, 2018 02:47 pm
Relationship Assumption Alex & Alexa back together Alexander Skarsgard has had a pretty good year. He played Perry in Big Little Lies. Like Nicole Kidman, he swept the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice, and the SAGS, winning Best Supporting Actor, the greatest acclaim he’s ever had in his career. It should be noted that he did By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 11:40 am
TV Updates Alexander Skarsgard: What’s next? Earlier this year, Alexander Skarsgard won an Emmy for Big Little Lies. Now, he is graduating from a supporting role to leading, as he has signed on to star in The Little Drummer Girl, the next John le Carré adaptation from the team that made The Night Manager. That miniseries, By Sarah • Nov 29, 2017 12:31 pm
Assy Hair Alex’s courage You’ve seen the headlines right? “Man’s greatest fear: going bald!” This is true life at my house. Jacek’s hair looks the same to me and he’s generally a pretty chill guy. But I can see him stressing about it, pointing to the corners, all angsty about By Lainey • Oct 27, 2017 03:55 pm
Emmy Awards 2017 Alexander Skarsgard: Emmys Best ‘Stache Alexander Skarsgard and Nicole Kidman kissed on the lips while he made his way up to accept the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. It was a quick, affectionate peck and Keith Urban was right there. Everyone calm down. I had to get that out By Kathleen • Sep 18, 2017 09:57 am
Siblings Alexander Skarsgard > Justin Timberlake Alexander Skarsgard supported his brother, Bill, at the It premiere last night. At one point, while Bill was posing, Alex was goofing behind his back. When I saw these shots they reminded me of the Oscars. And that obnoxious narcissist who had to turn himself into a spectacle because his By Lainey • Sep 06, 2017 04:58 pm
TV Updates For Your Consideration: Nicole, Reese, and Alex Earlier this week, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Alexander Skarsgard were in Hollywood for a FYC Big Little Lies event in support of the show’s Emmy nominations. Casey Bloys, the head of HBO, confirmed earlier this week that they’re hoping to do a second season and Liane Moriarty, By Lainey • Jul 27, 2017 04:41 pm
TV Updates Alexander Skarsgard’s blind date Alexander Skarsgard received his first Emmy nomination yesterday in the limited series supporting actor category for his excellent work as Perry in Big Little Lies. As noted the other day, BLL did more for his career than Tarzan, which was supposed to make him a big movie star. And some By Lainey • Jul 14, 2017 03:36 pm
Sebastian Stan Tarzan, Thor, the Winter Soldier, and an Angel at Hugo Boss The Hugo Boss menswear show happened yesterday in New York with several celebrities in attendance. Where do we start? Let’s start with the most beautiful, the Angel, Matt Bomer. Because on anyone else I don’t think I’d be into the greyish blue shirt under the olive green By Lainey • Jul 12, 2017 03:46 pm
TV Updates Alexa & Alex together in New York It’s been a while since Alexa Chung and Alexander Skarsgard have been photographed together. Which is why so many people assumed that they’d broken up. Here they are today in New York, together. Another example of how not being photographed together sometimes doesn’t mean anything. Like the By Lainey • Mar 23, 2017 04:24 pm
