Movie Reviews and Previews James Bond is feminist now Today in “Cry about it, diaper babies” news, there is a report that Bond 25, the beleaguered final installment in the Daniel Craig/Bond era, has embraced feminism and will feature scenes of emasculation and misandry, as a collective of women capture, humiliate, and ultimately murder James Bond before throwing By Sarah • Jul 15, 2019 09:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, Finally. This summer, after all the post-Endgame blockbusters that have met expectations but may not have surpassed them, with the industry wondering about sequel fatigue at the box office and none of the mid-to-low budget films being able to distinguish themselves from the pack, finally we have a By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 08:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bucky kisses Jessica Chastain Earlier this week, Jessica Chastain confirmed on Instagram that they’ve started shooting 355 in Paris. The film was first announced last year in Cannes with Jessica and costars – Penelope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, and Fan Bingbing – taking meetings with investors to raise the money ($75 million) to By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 12:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon’s quiet summer Not that Matt Damon’s been loud over the last few years. Or in general. I’m referring really to what might be a much busier fall with the release of Ford vs Ferrari. Sarah posted enthusiastically about the trailer a few weeks ago and with both Matt and Christian By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brad goofs I keep thinking Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood doesn’t open until August. It actually opens in two weeks, on July 26. Doesn’t have much competition that same week but, of course, it’ll be contending with The Lion King from the week before. A more specific audience, By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 09:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews When Beyoncé agreed to meet Seth Seth Rogen was on Jimmy Kimmel the other night to promote The Lion King. Sarah went to an advance screening yesterday and I haven’t heard from her since. I wonder if she’s keeping me in suspense or if it was just not worth reacting to. Sarah is not By Lainey • Jul 11, 2019 12:47 pm
TV Updates Joshua and Jodie together still…again…? Here are Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith out in LA yesterday. They’re holding hands and at one point stop to kiss. Joshua and Jodie have been dating since at least last fall. Kathleen first posted about them back in November 2018 and at that point, for weeks, people had By Lainey • Jul 11, 2019 11:39 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyoncé presents The Lion King Ahead of the Hollywood premiere of The Lion King last night, Beyoncé announced that she’d curated a companion album for the movie. The Lion King: The Gift will drop on July 19, same day as the film, and feature some of Beyoncé’s favourite artists. According to the press By Lainey • Jul 10, 2019 11:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews A perfect “Farewell” Here are Awkwafina and director Lulu Wang last night at the New York premiere of The Farewell. The film opens in limited release on Friday and right now, it has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is not a surprise because people loved it at Sundance. I’m By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 03:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Can Judy survive the sea change? A couple months ago, we got the first trailer for Judy, the Judy Garland biopic starring Renee Zellweger. At the time, I called it “hardcore bait” for Oscar. Now we have a second trailer for Judy, and I don’t just think this is Oscar bait, I think this movie By Sarah • Jul 09, 2019 02:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Lion King cast portrait One of my favourite things in life right now is the cast portrait of The Lion King released by Disney yesterday. Beyoncé, obviously, is the focus. She is meant to be the focus, obviously. There is no doubt about it with that placement. View this post on Instagram A post By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 10:10 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Fast 9: Will the women get to stand up this time? Fast 9, the latest entry in the most improbable franchise in cinema, is currently filming in the UK. Vin Diesel took to Instagram to drop some casting news, confirming that Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren are returning for this installment. Theron was the villain in F8te of the Furious—still By Sarah • Jul 09, 2019 09:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Maleficent is a baddie again…or is she? While writing up that solid Mulan teaser, I cut a whole tangent about Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and its place in the live-action remake canon. But now we have a brand new Maleficent trailer to judge and it is exactly what my tangent-rant was about, so now let’s talk By Sarah • Jul 08, 2019 12:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mulan suits up The Disney live-action remake train CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP, so before we even get to The Lion King and Maleficent 2, the remaining remakes for the year, we have a teaser for Mulan, the first live-action remake of 2020. I have not been super enthusiastic about these remakes, By Sarah • Jul 08, 2019 09:30 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kristen Stewart and the Charlie’s Angels forecast Here’s Kristen Stewart at the airport heading out of LA on the Fourth of July. Her personal life has been quiet lately, not since she was seen several times with Stella Maxwell after the Met Gala after presumably breaking up with Sara Dinkin. On the professional front, the first By Lainey • Jul 05, 2019 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brad Pitt: “I could be a dinosaur” Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (or Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, because they can’t figure out which one it is comes out July 26 and early tracking has it opening at around $30 million which Variety says is “on the softer side”. With three By Lainey • Jul 04, 2019 11:23 am
