Movie Reviews and Previews Will you remember Dwayne Johnson + Ryan Reynolds? Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds have, respectively, had a relatively good 2021 thanks to the pandemic success of their films Jungle Cruise and Free Guy. Now, they’re closing out their year together, in a new Netflix action comedy, Red Notice, also starring Gal Gadot (who has kept a low By Sarah • Sep 08, 2021 01:18 pm
Gorgessity A Year of Anya Taylor-Joy Anya Taylor-Joy has been acting, obviously, for longer than a year. But a year ago, Anya Taylor-Joy wasn’t at the top of the magazine cover wish list, not even, necessarily, after the release of Emma.. Hollywood insiders certainly were well aware that she was one of the most exciting By Lainey • Sep 08, 2021 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Addison Rae’s Acting Debut The reimagining of the 90s classic, She’s All That, now called He’s All That, starring Addison Rae, premiered on Netflix last week. And it’s an early test case of whether or not a TikToker can be taken seriously in Hollywood and make the jump to acting. The By Anastasia • Sep 08, 2021 09:43 am
Gorgessity Kristen Stewart Makes Her Case Going into Venice and the fall film season, Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, was on almost everyone’s list. It’s a triple threat situation: Princess Diana forever and ever will bring the intrigue and fascination; Pablo Larraín is an acclaimed filmmaker who brings the By Lainey • Sep 07, 2021 01:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Simu Liu hit a grand slam…and a back flip Despite the ongoing pandemic, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings posted a record-breaking opening weekend of $90 million for the four-day frame in the US. Even in normal times, this would be a Labor Day box office record, so it’s HUGE that Shang-Chi accomplished this at a By Sarah • Sep 07, 2021 11:25 am
Relationship Assumption Camila and Shawn at the premiere I was just saying the other day after the Hollywood premiere of Cinderella that I was surprised that Shawn Mendes wasn’t there to support Camila Cabello. Turns out they were saving the moment for Miami. There’s a Prince Charming comment here that I can’t quite land on By Lainey • Sep 02, 2021 01:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kristen Stewart and Gyllenhaals in Venice One of the most highly anticipated titles world premiering in Venice this week is Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana. I’ve not heard any feedback about the film from screenings so far but there’s been speculation for months that, on the strength of Pablo’ By Lainey • Sep 02, 2021 01:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Simu Liu and Tony Leung in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings may be Marvel’s first film centered on an East Asian hero, but it is also yet another origin story for a Marvel hero, though one that benefits from the ten or so origin stories that came before it. In almost every By Sarah • Sep 02, 2021 12:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Paramount shoves off (again) In yet another ill omen for the remainder of 2021, Paramount has moved their remaining movies, including Mission: Impossible 7 and Top Gun: Maverick, to 2022. We’ve been here before, and has always been the case with Paramount, they simply will not risk Tom Cruise’s ire by attempting By Sarah • Sep 02, 2021 09:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 2, 2021 Dear Gossips, It’s only the second day of the Venice Film Festival and it looks like a contender has emerged as more and more people are reacting to first screenings of Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. Jane was joined by her lead actors Benedict Cumberbatch and By Lainey • Sep 02, 2021 09:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kiki in Venice: Outfit #2 When I posted about Kirsten Dunst in Venice yesterday for the world premiere of The Power of the Dog, and possibly kicking off an award season campaign, I forgot to mention that while her husband, Jesse Plemons, also co-stars in the film, I’m not sure if he’s made By Lainey • Sep 01, 2021 01:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bond, for real this time Way back when this interminable nightmare began, No Time To Die was the film industry bellwether, being the first major movie to push back its release date due to coronavirus. Now, though Team Bond is sticking with their current release plan, dropping a final trailer ahead of the film’s By Sarah • Sep 01, 2021 12:14 pm
Top Reads Tony Leung: A Master in GQ We are 48 hours away from the premiere of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Over the last few weeks, as we approach the release, if you’ve been visiting this site often, you’ve been reading me hyperventilate about the film’s villain, Wenwu, played By Lainey • Sep 01, 2021 11:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Cinderella at the Premiere Cinderella 2021, starring Camila Cabello as Cinderella and Billy Porter as the fairy godperson and so many other stars, including James Corden because I guess you can’t make a musical these days without him, premieres on Prime Video on Friday. The premiere was last night. This is a modern By Lainey • Aug 31, 2021 02:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kirsten Dunst: A Contender? The Venice Film Festival kicks off tomorrow and one of the most highly anticipated titles to world premiere on the Lido this year is Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. As Sarah wrote last week, it looks like Netflix will be putting everything they can behind this film By Lainey • Aug 31, 2021 11:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris in Candyman Candyman opened at #1 at the US box office over the weekend, making Nia DaCosta the first Black female director to open a #1 film in North America. That is simultaneously a great accomplishment for her, and sad/embarrassing for the industry at large that it took until 2021 for By Sarah • Aug 30, 2021 01:47 pm
