TV Updates Charles Melton avoids the trap Lainey gets full credit for engineering the Charles Melton hype train since 2019. I liked him as Reggie on Riverdale, but was not prepared to go all-in on him, but Lainey is right—that guy is a star, and he’s the best kind, the sweet kind, the humble kind. By Sarah • Nov 27, 2023 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lies and delusions in May December Inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau, May December is Todd Haynes’ latest exploration of the outer bounds of the world of women. Longtime Haynes collaborator Julianne Moore stars as Gracie, a fifty-something woman married to Joe (Charles Melton), a noticeably younger man. The film opens By Sarah • Nov 24, 2023 03:22 pm
Quiveration May December and Charles Melton’s Moment May December opens in select theatres today and will stream on Netflix starting December 1. There is Oscar buzz around this film – Todd Haynes is the director, it was a hit in Cannes, and as Sarah wrote a few weeks ago, it will likely spark a Conversation. The “age gap By Lainey • Nov 17, 2023 12:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for May 17, 2019 Dear Gossips, John Wick: Chapter 3 opens this weekend. The reviews have been really good – read Sarah’s review here – and it’s projected to bring in around $50 million to win the box office ahead of Avengers: Endgame. It’s no secret that we love John Wick here. But By Lainey • May 17, 2019 09:14 am
TV Updates The other Riverdale couple The third season of Riverdale premieres tomorrow. Season two was so embarrassingly bad even my teen-drama-loving-ass couldn’t get through it. I’m still not caught up. If it wasn’t for Sarah’s insistence, and the fact that my general interest in Riverdale’s cast of extremely pretty people By Kathleen • Oct 09, 2018 10:50 am
Quiveration New Reggie > Old Reggie No disrespect to Ross Butler, Riverdale’s OG Reggie, but he’s been replaced by Charles Melton for season two and, well, allow me to introduce Charles Melton: Worked at hollister. Wore flip flops. Spiked my hair. Sprayed cologne on clothes. 10 years later. In Hawaii. Shooting their campaign on By Kathleen • Aug 01, 2017 10:28 am