Movie Reviews and Previews Thor and Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder If you did not care for Taika Waititi’s colorful, comedic take on Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, you will not like his follow-up film, Thor: Love and Thunder. Waititi doubles down on the comedy—if not the color, using shadows and chiaroscuro to striking effect—and Chris Hemsworth revels in By Sarah • Jul 08, 2022 11:30 am
Gorgessity Three Keanu Three times in one week! It’s a Friday miracle! Keanu Reeves has been unusually visible this week, starting the week at the airport, being everyone’s unproblematic fave, then he popped up at the British Grand Prix, and now he’s back in New York, walking hand-in-hand with his By Sarah • Jul 08, 2022 10:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Don’t fail The Woman King A couple of months ago, we got a first look at The Woman King, the film Viola Davis calls her “magnum opus”. Now, ahead of its September release date, we have a trailer for The Woman King and it does, indeed, look epic and cool. Davis stars as Nanisca, the By Sarah • Jul 07, 2022 01:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dammit, David O. Russell Dammit, David O. Russell, every time I am ready to quit you—or remember that time you cursed out national treasure Lily Tomlin—you reel me back in, or at least make me forget how convinced I am that you’re a raging asshole. I mean, I am CONVINCED, but By Sarah • Jul 07, 2022 11:26 am
Gorgessity Natalie and Tessa: Love and Thunder The UK premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder was last night. And the two highlights on that carpet, for me, were Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman. When I last posted about Tessa a week ago yesterday, it was about her setting the style standard. The outfits on this press tour By Lainey • Jul 06, 2022 02:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Freida Pinto and Zawe Ashton in Mr. Malcolm’s List In 2009, Suzanne Allain self-published a novel, Mr. Malcolm’s List, which she then adapted into a script that she later submitted to the Black List website, where it was read on their podcast. This resulted in a film deal, so congratulations to Suzanne Allain for manifesting this sh-t into By Sarah • Jun 30, 2022 03:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck’s All-Star Cast Ben Affleck continued work on his Nike movie with Matt Damon this week. Ben and Matt worked on the script and are co-producing, Ben is also directing, and the cast includes Viola Davis too so there are three Oscar winners in this movie which will come up in the promotion, By Lainey • Jun 30, 2022 12:31 pm
Sports Kristen Stewart’s new hair Kristen Stewart was photographed this week on the set of Love Lies Bleeding in New Mexico. As you can see, she’s changed her hair colour and cut for the role. It’s brown now and in a mullet, shorter than the mullet she had when she played Joan Jett By Lainey • Jun 30, 2022 11:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Cammie is back Cameron Diaz retired from acting in the 2010s—just last year, she talked to Kevin Hart about her decision to step back from acting. The only acting credit since 2014 on her CV is the “Boss Bitch Fight Challenge” Zoe Bell put together during the lockdown last year. Well, maybe By Sarah • Jun 30, 2022 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George & Julia: ALL THE PARENT ENERGY Earlier this year, Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s The Lost City brought in very good money (over $100 million domestically) at the box office, making the case that there is an audience out there for movies that aren’t just here for superheroes and things that go boom. Elvis By Lainey • Jun 29, 2022 01:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hocus Pocus says witches are cool now The trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 arrived yesterday, and I am INTO IT. Hocus Pocus 2 has been a whole journey, from please-do-not-even early reports of a remake, to confirmation that there would be a sequel bringing back the Sanderson sisters, to the addition of lowkey fave Sam Richardson, we By Sarah • Jun 29, 2022 10:35 am
Gorgessity Intro for June 29, 2022 Dear Gossips, Zendaya covers the new issue of Vogue Italia and…well…the images are what you would expect when Zendaya and Law Roach are serving looks. As they have both said before of their collaborations, they’re often working with a character or a message and every detail of By Lainey • Jun 29, 2022 09:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot, Ryan, and Will: More Barbie Rollerblading Yesterday I posted photos of Margot Robbie and America Ferrera rollerblading on the set of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie. I guess everyone in the movie rollerblades because now we have shots of Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell also rollerblading and …what is this movie?! Not getting an answer to By Lainey • Jun 28, 2022 10:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Gun and Elvis tied (probably) Two box office reports in a row! It’s almost like the before times when summer movie season was a bustling time of year! And in some ways, YES, this weekend is a major positive indicator for the post-COVID theatrical recovery of the film business. Top Gun: Maverick, in its By Sarah • Jun 27, 2022 12:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jon Bernthal rom-com update Yesterday, the trailer for Lena Dunham’s new film, Sharp Stick, debuted and for a second, I was excited because it seemed like maybe someone FINALLY cast Jon Bernthal in a romantic comedy. But no! While Sharp Stick apparently understands Jon Bernthal is A Very Appealing Man, this does not By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 03:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Elvis Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling music biopic, Elvis, is the best and worst of Luhrmann’s brand of ritzy-glitzy filmmaking. On the one hand, Luhrmann’s signature maximalism is perfectly suited to the unabashedly tacky Elvis, both the man who loved flashy clothes and accoutrement, and the icon immortalized in rhinestone By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 11:42 am