Top Reads Jenna, but no Twigs Following the photocall in which Twigs Ortega stole the show, Jenna Ortega, sans Twigs, glammed up for the BFI London Film Festival’s gala premiere of Klara and the Sun. Ortega looks stunning, the dress is so good I don’t even mind the unnecessary hat. The dress is custom By Sarah • Oct 16, 2026 10:00 am
TV Updates Zoe Kazan’s East of Eden stands on its own East of Eden is one of John Steinbeck’s seminal American classics; a biblical allegory dressed up in family feathers; a love letter to California’s Salinas Valley; and a warning to America to choose its destiny a little bit better (no one listened, lol). In 1955, Elia Kazan directed By Sarah • Oct 08, 2026 11:47 am
Florence Pugh Intro for October 2, 2026 Dear Gossips, It’s been a busy week for Florence Pugh, but now that East of Eden is officially streaming, she can relax. For a minute, before Dunesday kicks off in a couple months. And she did relax, hanging out in New York with some friends and her boyfriend, Finn By Sarah • Oct 02, 2026 09:17 am
Florence Pugh Intro for October 1, 2026 Dear Gossips, Trigger warning for sexual assault. All seven episodes of East of Eden are now available to stream on Netflix which is probably what some of us will be bingeing this weekend – and we can talk about it some more next week. I’ve glanced at a few reviews By Lainey • Oct 01, 2026 09:59 am
Florence Pugh Intro for September 29, 2026 Dear Gossips, Trigger warning for sexual assault. Jane Doe’s lawsuit against Cornell University and the men now known as the Cornell 7, who allegedly drugged and raped her for several hours in a frat house, and were in the group chats bragging about it and encouraging others to participate, By Lainey • Sep 29, 2026 09:30 am
Emmy Awards 2026 Flo and Julia: Two Madonnas Last night was the first time Florence Pugh has been to the Emmys. We have, of course, seen her on award show red carpets before, but always in a film capacity. And we will see her again on the red carpet in a film capacity before the end of the By Lainey • Sep 15, 2026 08:31 am
Florence Pugh At least East of Eden looks gorgeous We’ve made much of Anne Hathaway’s Big Year, but Florence Pugh is also having a big year, appearing as Yelena Belova in Spider-Man: Brand New Day before she returns for Avengers: Doomsday, and just as Annie did double duty press this summer with The Odyssey and The By Sarah • Sep 03, 2026 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Is Robert Pattinson trying to make us forget Twilight We continue toward the “Dunesday” apocalypse absolutely no one asked for, with Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday opening on the same day in December. I feel intense dread about this. You know me, I want to check the f-ck out in December, not deal with two of the By Sarah • Jul 09, 2026 10:01 am
Top Reads Andy and Flo before Annette? Andy Samberg and Florence Pugh were photographed in Brooklyn yesterday and according to the paps, they’re working on a film called 42.6 Years. This project has been in development for years and is finally going into production, with some casting changes. It’s a sci-fi romantic comedy By Lainey • Jun 19, 2026 10:19 am
Zoe Kazan Will Zoe Kazan acknowledge her family’s legacy? Back in 2022, it was announced that Zoe Kazan would make a new series adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, a text most famously adapted by Zoe’s grandfather, Elia Kazan. At the time, I said it would take “a couple of years” to see the project, but By Sarah • May 14, 2026 12:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel rejects in Thunderbolts* It’s no secret that Marvel has been in a skid for a couple of years now, churning out subpar films that increasingly disinterest audiences, but even before that, when Marvel was at the height of their cultural power, it was a common acknowledgment that Marvel movies are rarely about By Sarah • May 02, 2025 01:50 pm
Style The Thunderbolts last push T-minus 3 days to Thunderbolts*, and it came up on the Squawk chat that this film has not gotten the wall-to-wall coverage Marvel has been afforded in the past. It’s not a reflection on the film, Thunderbolts* is EASILY the best movie Marvel has done since By Sarah • Apr 29, 2025 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Almost all the Thunderbolts* As Sarah just pointed out in her post about Sebastian Stan earlier today, even though he’s sort of the unofficial leader of the Thunderbolts* with his Marvel seniority, he was not at the UK premiere last night because he’s working on another project. I feel like they’ll By Lainey • Apr 23, 2025 11:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Flo is a world record holder Thunderbolts* is coming out in two weeks this Friday and Marvel has big hopes for this one, expected to be one of the biggest movies of the year. That means that from now until release date, we’ll be seeing the ensemble everywhere. Thunderbolts* is an ensemble but the truth By Lainey • Apr 15, 2025 12:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for April 4, 2025 Dear Gossips, CinemaCon concluded yesterday—at least, the studio presentation bit did—by bringing out the big guns. Literally Tom Cruise, who might as well be christened Mr. CinemaCon at this point, turned up for Paramount’s presentation, as did Edgar Wright and the stars of his new adaptation of By Sarah • Apr 04, 2025 09:25 am
Style Flo P at Harris Reed London fashion week has begun, and yesterday Florence Pugh opened Harris Reed’s runway show with a monologue commanding the audience to “be vulnerable”, “be chaotic”, and “always, always be yourself” while wearing a partially sheer gown with giant shoulders and eyelashes. Flo is a friend and muse of Harris By Sarah • Feb 21, 2025 10:07 am
