Movie Reviews and Previews Zoë and Channing: A New Season It’s been a week since we got our first look at Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Selina Kyle. As Sarah wrote in her post last week about the new trailer for The Batman at DC Fandome, from the preview it looks like Selina, as the “most significant woman in Bruce’ By Lainey • Oct 25, 2021 11:06 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Beyoncé is coming for the Oscar I posted earlier about Adele and how she manages to work Beyoncé into all of her interviews. Even for Adele, as it is for the rest of us, Beyoncé is always top of mind. On November 19, the day that her album drops, Adele might actually be listening to something By Lainey • Oct 22, 2021 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Holland goes on baby’s first adventure The popular video game series Uncharted has been stuck in development hell since 2008, when a film adaptation was first announced. After years of false starts—including David O. Russell being attached to direct for a while in the early 2010s—Uncharted finally got off the ground, only to get By Sarah • Oct 22, 2021 01:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Sam Richardson is everywhere Sam Richardson, Veep’s erstwhile Richard Splett, is everywhere lately. From mainstream blockbusters like The Tomorrow War to indie horror-comedies like Werewolves Within, from Ted Lasso to—most importantly—I Think You Should Leave, Sam Richardson is everyone’s favorite funny scene stealer. The latest scenes he will steal By Sarah • Oct 22, 2021 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake Gyllenhaal is a charismatic outlaw Earlier this year, we saw Jake Gyllenhaal at work on Michael Bay’s new movie, Ambulance, which is now set for release in February 2022. February isn’t the death knell it once was, though it’s still not a confidence builder. Does Michael Bay need the boost, though? His By Sarah • Oct 22, 2021 10:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Riz Ahmed, Cover Star Riz Ahmed had a huge 2020 with Sound of Metal, which earned him his first Oscar nomination—the first time a Muslim actor was nominated for Best Actor—and he’s back in 2021 for another potentially huge year. Thanks to pandemic delays, he has two movies doing the fall By Sarah • Oct 21, 2021 02:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kristen Stewart is not the Joker I try, because it’s part of my job, to pay attention to pop culture social media trends. Not sure how I missed this one though because I’m only catching the end of it, or rather Kristen Stewart putting an end to it, because apparently there was some kind By Lainey • Oct 21, 2021 11:53 am
Gorgessity Four Eternals cover ELLE Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, and Lauren Ridloff, four of the stars of Marvel’s Eternals, were supposed to attend and be honoured at the ELLE Women in Hollywood event the other night but there was a COVID exposure, presumably at the premiere on Monday, and their press schedule By Lainey • Oct 21, 2021 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Nicole Kidman’s grape stomp Aaron Sorkin’s long-awaited biopic of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Being the Ricardos, is making its way to theaters and Amazon Prime this winter. In anticipation of that, the teaser trailer has arrived, and I am not feeling it. Not only does it have a flat look a By Sarah • Oct 20, 2021 12:31 pm
Hair Bradley Cooper: Looking good and right on time Here are some new shots of Bradley Cooper in New York yesterday. Bradley’s maintained a low public profile for about two years now but behind the scenes, there’s a lot of work that’s been happening and we’re about to see the results of that work quite By Lainey • Oct 20, 2021 11:02 am
Gorgessity Chloe and Gemma lead Eternals Reigning Best Director Oscar winner Chloe Zhao was at the Eternals screening last night. As Sarah noted last week, Marvel is leaning into Chloe’s credentials after her Oscar triumph just six months ago for Nomadland. Chloe, like most auteur directors (as much as “auteur” is an eye-roll for By Lainey • Oct 19, 2021 11:45 am
Equality Issues Intro for October 19, 2021 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood premiere of Marvel’s Eternals was last night – one of the biggest premieres we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic – and we’ll have coverage of that throughout the morning but let’s kick it off with Kumail Nanjiani who got an assist from By Lainey • Oct 19, 2021 09:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson: Superhero(ish) Dwayne Johnson has conquered pretty much every genre film except for superheroes and adult-oriented drama. Well, you can check one of those off his list at last, as we got a first look at Black Adam over the weekend, the DC superhero project starring Johnson as Black Adam. Unlike By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 03:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Aquaman: Still silly Incredibly, for a franchise that boasts Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, Aquaman is the most successful DCEU film to date, the only one to make over a billion dollars. The sneak peek video released over the weekend is quick to remind everyone that, actually, f-cking AQUAMAN is the shining By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 02:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Flash might actually exist I am still doubtful that The Flash is a real movie, but I must admit, evidence is mounting that DC’s most beleaguered film adaptation is actually happening. The latest clue comes from DC Fandome, during which Ezra Miller—I guess we’re just never going to talk about what By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 12:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mindhunter: Batman The second annual DC Fandome virtual fan event took place over the weekend, and the highlight is definitely the full trailer for The Batman. Does it look a lot like Christopher Nolan’s Bat-movies? Yes! Is the dark and gritty aesthetic completely worn out? You bet! But The Batman By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 11:31 am