Movie Reviews and Previews Hidden Figures movie review Hidden Figures had a big opening weekend. There are no words to express how happy this makes me. The fact that this film made money has power. It means that, hopefully, we’ll get to see more stories about the nameless, faceless women of colour who made history. As Lainey By Kathleen • Jan 10, 2017 12:56 pm
TV Updates Tracee Ellis Ross: Globes history Tracee Ellis Ross won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy, the first time an African-American woman has won in that category since Debbie Allen in 1983. That’s over 30 years. This is how she described her accomplishment backstage: "It means a lot," she By Lainey • Jan 09, 2017 02:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Casey Affleck’s week of winning Casey Affleck started the week, and 2017, at the Palm Springs Film Festival where he received the Achievement Award. On Tuesday he was in New York to accept the Best Actor Award from the New York Film Critics Circle where he read aloud some of the worst reviews of his By Lainey • Jan 05, 2017 11:35 am
Equality Issues Men Discussing Women The Hollywood Reporter released their animation roundtable yesterday, which sounds thrilling, I know. The panel includes directors Byron Howard (Zootopia), Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), Garth Jennings (Sing), John Musker (Moana), Mark Osborne (The Little Prince), Mike Mitchell (Trolls), and Seth Rogen, because they have to get you By Sarah • Dec 15, 2016 10:21 am
TV Updates Ryan Murphy puts his money where his mouth is Ryan Murphy has built a television empire, creating some of the most popular and most-watched television of the Peak Age, and now that he’s got some clout, he’s using it to put his money where his mouth is and deliver on a promise to hire more women By Sarah • Dec 06, 2016 04:59 pm
Maple Leaf Jessica Chastain in Toronto Jessica Chastain loves to work, and she’s amazing at her job. She constantly brings her A-game on-screen, but she also knows how to be a top tier celebrity, which Lainey and I saw firsthand last night at the Miss Sloane premiere in Toronto. Check out this tweet: By Joanna • Dec 06, 2016 11:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Schumer is Imperfect Barbie Friday it was announced that Amy Schumer will star in a live-action Barbie movie, slated for 2018. A Barbie movie has been kicking around for a while, and the current treatment comes from Hilary Winston, a veteran of TV shows like My Name is Earl and Community, and who By Sarah • Dec 05, 2016 01:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews “When the time is right” or …not right now? Last December, Star Wars began a new era of storytelling with The Force Awakens and this year it expands that story with a new cohort of rebels and heroes in Rogue One. What these movies have in common, besides the galaxy far far away, are two things: 1) Inclusive casts, By Sarah • Nov 29, 2016 09:31 am
Top Reads Amber Heard’s PSA Friday November 25 was International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. According to UN Women, “one in three women around the world experience violence in their lifetime, often in the hands of someone they know, love and trust. Of all women who were victims of homicide globally in By Lainey • Nov 28, 2016 09:57 am
Amazingness A Wrinkle in Time wins If you don’t know what the Mannequin Challenge is, you probably haven’t been on social media in weeks. You also haven’t been reading Maria’s social media roundups. We have the Mannequin Challenge to thank for a mini Destiny’s Child reunion, Adele in a Western, proving By Kathleen • Nov 16, 2016 12:31 pm
Top Reads Glamour's all-star stage Glamour's Women of the Year event concluded last night with a tribute to Hillary Clinton as many of the celebrity and activist attendees, including Shonda Rhimes, Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott, Zendaya, and more gathered together on stage to honour HRC's campaign but also, most importantly, to By Lainey • Nov 15, 2016 12:54 pm
Harry Potter JK Rowling on Depp and Dumbledore It was confirmed this week that Johnny Depp has indeed been cast as Gellert Grindelwald in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Many fans then expressed disappointment in light of his divorce from Amber Heard and the allegations – and accompanying photos and texts and witnesses – of By Lainey • Nov 11, 2016 12:21 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zendaya and the next gen Yesterday morning, while most of us were just trying to get through the day without sobbing into our keyboards, The Hollywood Reporter released its Next Gen issue featuring Zendaya on the cover. The issue celebrates the next generation of talent in Hollywood. Zendaya is joined by her Spider-Man: Homecoming By Kathleen • Nov 10, 2016 10:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rihanna is a nerd Rihanna with Cate Blanchett and Sandra Bullock on the set of Ocean’s Eight in New York. Have I mentioned that I can’t wait to see this movie? Can I keep saying that? Can I be corny as f-ck and call it Girl Power excitement, especially on a By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 02:02 pm
Equality Issues Keira Knightley is Tragically Normal The other day on our group text, Lorella investigated a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow standing in front of some bookshelves, and discovered there was a book in the background, assumedly in G’s house or office, devoted to napkins. “Napkins with a Twist”. This is a book most of us By Duana • Nov 04, 2016 12:05 pm
Music Beyoncé & the Dixie Chicks A few weeks ago, we had a memory scientist on The Social who talked about how sometimes we remember things that we can’t possibly remember. Like your dad feeding you a piece of chocolate when you were 14 months old and you spat it out and it’s the By Lainey • Nov 03, 2016 11:47 am
