Movie Reviews and Previews Sydney Sweeney changes the subject One of the highlights on the TIFF calendar today is David Michôd’s Christy, a biopic of boxer Christy Martin with Sydney Sweeney in the role. Ahead of the world premiere this afternoon, it was announced yesterday that the film will be released November 7, which means the distributor has By Lainey • Sep 05, 2025 11:32 am
Maple Leaf Intro for September 5, 2025 Dear Gossips, What is your favourite John Candy movie? For me, like probably most people, it’s Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I can’t get through the final scene without sobbing. John’s subtle expression changes at the end… it’s too much, it’s too good, he was SO By Lainey • Sep 05, 2025 09:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie’s blonde bob Angelina Jolie is in London, seen yesterday on the set of Marc Forster’s film Anxious People, based on Fredrik Backman’s book of the same name. This is an ensemble, with Angelina playing an investment banker, Zara, who ends up at an open house on Christmas Eve with a By Lainey • Sep 04, 2025 01:42 pm
Style Fun guys at Venice We’re approaching the tail end of the Venice Film Festival, which wraps up this weekend, but first there was a premiere for Julian Schnabel’s new film, In the Hand of Dante, which stars Oscar Isaac and Jason Momoa, as well as Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Louis By Sarah • Sep 04, 2025 12:21 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence Swift-ish When I saw these shots of Jennifer Lawrence in thumbnail, I thought it was Taylor Swift. It’s the sunglasses and the way her head is turned away a bit, and also the hair in this length and the bangs. Can’t just be me right? When the sunglasses are By Lainey • Sep 04, 2025 10:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Wuthering Heights is for the sickos Somehow, we’re only four months away from the year two thousand and twenty-six. Scientists can probably explain, but I am sure that it is, ultimately, the sun’s fault. But that does mean that 2026 movies are on the horizon, including Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, about which there By Sarah • Sep 04, 2025 09:45 am
Music Intro for September 4, 2025 Dear Gossips, “Golden” from the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack is currently the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, the third time it’s topped the list. It is one of THREE songs in the top five, with “Your Idol” and “Soda Pop” occupying the 4th and 5th spots respectively By Lainey • Sep 04, 2025 09:14 am
TV Updates Greta goes with Jonathan All I need to say here is GRETA LEE. Greta Lee with the serve in Venice this week, in my opinion the BEST of the festival, not just so far but, like, I can’t see any other look that will top this, her, it. Not just because she looks By Lainey • Sep 03, 2025 04:01 pm
Style Colman Domingo and bonus Danny Ramirez This is the overlap week, the meat of the fall festival season, with Telluride ending on Monday, TIFF kicking off Thursday night, and Venice happening throughout the week, too. I know people who are hop-scotching through all three fests, which sounds nightmarish to me. The scheduling alone! I can barely By Sarah • Sep 03, 2025 01:04 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Rihanna and Rocky: Anniversaries and Film Festivals I know she doesn’t do it on purpose but it really is thoughtful how Rihanna maintains her schedule while she’s pregnant and consistently steps out every few days or so with an unintended but appreciated update. She and Rocky were running errands in LA yesterday and had RZA By Lainey • Sep 03, 2025 11:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Paul and Josh’s other movie Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor will both be in Toronto this weekend, Paul for Hamnet and Josh for Wake Up Dead Man. But first, they have to mark their other movie, the one they made together, The History of Sound. It premiered at Cannes earlier this year and is By Sarah • Sep 03, 2025 10:22 am
Style Son Ye-jin’s first Venice Son Ye-jin is one of the most beloved celebrities in Korea. Literally her nickname there is “The Nation’s First Love”. And that was before she got married. But now she’s one-half of, probably, Korea’s top celebrity couple. She and Hyun Bin turned their love in Crash Landing By Lainey • Sep 02, 2025 04:14 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 Ryan Gosling: Lightspeed indeed PROGRAMMING NOTE REMINDER: we are dark tomorrow and Monday and returning to regular gossip schedule on Tuesday 2 September. When I posted back in January about the blockbuster news that Ryan Gosling was joining the Star Wars Universe, I called it “lightspeed” because the project, a standalone Star Wars story By Lainey • Aug 28, 2025 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Don’t forget about Jesse Bugonia is the big gala tonight in Venice as Yorgos Lanthimos and his muse, Emma Stone, were on the red carpet, along with his other and newer muse, Jesse Plemons, for the premiere. Alicia Silverstone is also a member of the cast. Earlier in the day Team Bugonia was at By Lainey • Aug 28, 2025 02:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz in Caught Stealing Darren Aronofsky is not a filmmaker often given to making crowd-pleasing films—just the opposite, in fact—but a rare commercial spirit has seized him, and the result is Caught Stealing, a 90s nostalgic run-and-gun crime thriller featuring a cast of colorful characters. Writer Charlie Huston adapts from his own By Sarah • Aug 28, 2025 12:04 pm
