Emmy Awards 2025 Thank You For Being A Fearless, Forthright Friend There were, as always, a lot of hopes that went unfulfilled at last night’s Emmys – like when Elizabeth Banks noted the five female directors nominated only to have the sole man win. But the moments of solidarity and friendship, on and offscreen, felt like they were larger than the By Duana • Sep 15, 2025 09:32 am
TV Updates Intro for September 19, 2024 Dear Gossips, Saturday Night Live is kicking off its milestone 50th season next week. And it also happens to be an election year. For the show, then, the timing couldn’t be better. Because SNL’s ratings always go up during elections. It happened in 2016/17 and again in By Lainey • Sep 19, 2024 09:12 am
Emmy Awards 2024 Proper Hacks – Nothing But Respect for the REAL Emmy Comedy LEST WE BE CONFUSED, the title is a joke… mostly. Hacks is the feel-good story of the television business right now. It’s firing on all cylinders – funny as f-ck, relevant, vulnerable, and nothing we’ve seen before, while also feeling like it’s a collection of super-familiar friends we By Duana • Sep 16, 2024 08:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in Babylon Damien Chazelle continues his cinematic study of obsession and achievement with Babylon, a three hour and ten-minute odyssey through the end of the silent era of film that drags the audience through piles of cocaine, piss, vomit, and ten gallons of elephant sh-t. It’s the most glamorous film about By Sarah • Dec 21, 2022 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews So Many Supporting Actresses As mentioned earlier in the post about the competitive race for Best Actress Oscar, at this stage in the race, this might be one of the tightest Best Supporting Actress Oscar seasons we’ve had in a long time. For starters, if there’s a frontrunner, I don’t see By Lainey • Nov 21, 2022 02:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Babylon says not so fast Lest the fall festival triad of Venice, Telluride, and TIFF convince you that awards season is all but set in stone, the trailer for Babylon dropped yesterday, introducing one of the later-season players and, potentially, a major contender. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, Babylon has an A++ list cast, By Sarah • Sep 14, 2022 11:42 am
Seth Rogen Jean, Kerry, and the Men in White White was probably the most popular colour on the carpet at the Emmys last night. Oprah wore white, as did Selena Gomez, and Jean Smart, who won her second Emmy in a row for her performance in Hacks, was glorious in white. The mood here is golden age Hollywood. Once By Lainey • Sep 13, 2022 07:35 am
SAG Awards 2022 Ted Lasso reigns, but Jean Smart gets her due Ted Lasso continues its win streak, with Jason Sudekeis winning his second SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, and this year, the whole cast triumphed by winning Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Because they’re currently shooting season three By Sarah • Feb 28, 2022 01:59 pm
Emmy Awards 2021 Emmy Hacks Jean Smart got a standing ovation when she won her Emmy. No surprise, she’s been on an amazing upswing for years, from Fargo to Watchmen to here – which includes not only Hacks but another whole nomination for Mare of Easttown! She’s an utter pro and a joy to By Duana • Sep 20, 2021 09:51 am
TV Updates Watchmen piles it on There are many unanswered questions and mysterious premises in Watchmen, but one thing we can say for certain about this show is that it is super into Doctor Manhattan’s big blue dick. Last episode it was Adrian Veidt making his clone-slave hang dong in his play about Manhattan, and By Sarah • Nov 04, 2019 01:12 pm
TV Updates Anticipating Watchmen In the wake of Game of Thrones, we’re all looking for the next Game of Thrones. I don’t think there will ever be a television show as culturally dominant as GOT again, but we’ve got some contenders for your new weekly obsession. Succession is all family drama By Sarah • Oct 25, 2019 03:58 pm
TV Live Blog Kirsten Dunst gets a Fargo win Fargo got shut out at the Golden Globes, but it got some love from the wholly irrelevant Critics’ Choice Awards, where it won four awards, including Best TV Movie/Limited Series, and Best Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series, for Kirsten Dunst. I’m not even a Kirsten Dunst By Sarah • Jan 18, 2016 12:56 pm
