Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has spent the last 25 years trying to become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, and in this, he succeeded. But it has been a long time—since 2016’s Central Intelligence or 2013’s Pain & Gain, depending on your taste—since By Sarah • Oct 02, 2025 12:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 2, 2025 Dear Gossips, Welcome back from the Labour Day break in North America. We needed it because the next two weeks are a sprint, with film festivals happening in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto and then the MTV VMAs and then NY Fashion Week, and then the Emmys on September 14. But By Lainey • Sep 02, 2025 09:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews It’s trailer time Summer movie season officially kicks off this weekend—even though school is still in session for at least another month—and we’re two weeks out from Cannes, which means it’s trailer time, baby! Today I have two trailers for you, because I refuse to acknowledge Now You See By Sarah • Apr 30, 2025 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 29, 2024 Dear Gossips, It’s funny how a narrative can change in two weeks. It was just two weeks ago that Red One was released, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Chris Evans. The movie topped the box office but it was considered a soft open, coming in at a disappointing By Lainey • Nov 29, 2024 09:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews 10 Questions About Red One What is Red One? Red One is a Christmas themed action “comedy” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, and JK Simmons as super jacked Santa. It is directed by Jake Kasdan, who also directed Walk Hard and has been coasting ever since (Jake Kasdan Exert By Sarah • Nov 14, 2024 02:32 pm
Style Professor Evans is back The Red One press tour is happening now, in advance of the film’s November 15 release date. (I’m seeing it next week. hoo raaaaay) The cast turned up in London for a photocall yesterday, including Lucy Liu in a great red pantsuit—jumpsuit? Either way, she looks great. By Sarah • Nov 07, 2024 10:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Inside of you are two trailers Inside of you are two trailers, and they are always fighting. One of them is emptiness and despair, one of them is justice and light. Which one will win? Whichever one you watch more. Exhibit A: Abandon All Hope The trailer for Red One, the action-comedy Christmas movie starring Dwayne By Sarah • Jun 26, 2024 03:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Case Against The Rock Yesterday, The Wrap published an exclusive report alleging that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, one of the most famous and popular movie stars in the world, a man whose entire persona is being Mr. Nice Guy Hard Work Positive Vibes Only, was so chronically late on his Christmas action movie Red By Sarah • May 01, 2024 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cinemacon 4-11 CinemaCon drags on, or is it just this week? Yesterday, Paramount held their panel, which is a little weird given that that the studio is currently for sale and several board members are stepping down as the company is engaged in talks with David Ellison’s Skydance for a sale By Sarah • Apr 12, 2024 09:50 am
Dwayne Johnson The Rock must work out Like Taylor Swift, Dwayne The Rock Johnson has also been having a very good PR week, although for me personally, even though this first story is meant to show how committed he is to fitness, it just makes me hopeless, LOL. “Page Six reports that The Rock showed up unannounced By Lainey • Aug 04, 2023 01:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 2, 2023 Dear Gossips, It’s time for a #Family news update, as Dwayne Johnson announced yesterday on social media that he is officially returning to the Fast/Furious franchise. We knew this from his appearance in a credit tag in Fast X, but now Johnson is confirming that he will actually By Sarah • Jun 02, 2023 09:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews #Family Feud Redux Spoilers for Fast X We have now entered the era of spoiler culture in which presumably above-board industry trade outlets are straight up posting film spoilers as if they are exclusives. This happened Friday, when The Wrap posted a major spoiler for Fast X—a movie general audiences will not By Sarah • May 15, 2023 11:30 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for December 21, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s one last bit of DC drama just before everyone checks out for the end of the year! Yesterday, Dwayne Johnson took to Twitter to announce he will not be returning to Black Adam under the auspices of the new DC Studios. This is entirely unsurprising given By Sarah • Dec 21, 2022 09:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam Black Adam is a deeply mediocre superhero movie that is also extremely frustrating. Meant to introduce a universe-altering character to the DCEU’s patchwork of films and characters that hang together in name only, Black Adam comes SO close to having something to say and making actual points through its By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 01:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Black Adam tries for some MCU shine So much is happening right now, everyone can take a day off. Seriously, roll it up, go home, and give us all a break from, you know, the EVERYTHING of it all. But no, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson must always do The Most, so he dropped a new trailer for By Sarah • Sep 09, 2022 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Black Adam hides #HotJafar We continue inching ever closer to the day that Dwayne Johnson is officially a superhero, as a full trailer for Black Adam, his DC anti-hero project, dropped yesterday. It looks…fine. It kind of feels like this trailer is cutting around something - unfinished effects, maybe, or a plot point By Sarah • Jun 09, 2022 12:19 pm
