Movie Reviews and Previews Pam on the poster I know there are a lot of people who don’t think we needed a new Naked Gun, that it’s impossible to fill the comedy shoes of Leslie Nielsen. Leslie is a legend, no doubt, but am I allowed to be excited about the movie that’s coming out By Lainey • Jun 16, 2025 02:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews How to Train Your Dragon soars (again) Live-action remakes of beloved animated films are a crapshoot that usually ends badly, but what happens when you 1) remake a movie that is already legitimately great, and 2) allow the original filmmaker to revisit their own work? It sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Why remake something that By Sarah • Jun 16, 2025 10:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Celine Song’s Materialists Celine Song follows up her Oscar-nominated debut feature film, Past Lives, with another meditative look at modern romance. This time it’s Materialists, which takes the trappings of a romantic comedy and gently drops them into something almost like reality, where, specifically, financial reality is a critical part of everyone’ By Sarah • Jun 13, 2025 01:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 13, 2025 Dear Gossips, Mel Brooks is 98 years old—he turns 99 in a couple weeks—and he still knows what the people want: to f-ck around in space. Yesterday, Brooks announced he’s making a sequel to Spaceballs. I told you we’d be back — Mel Brooks (@officialmelbrooks.bsky.social) By Sarah • Jun 13, 2025 09:14 am
BFFs Dakota Johnson’s Taylor Swift dreams We often talk about how Robert Pattinson gives unhinged interviews and he’s always good on a press tour for at least once insane interview where he’s probably lying because he’s bored but the answer is so chaotic the internet is in shambles as a result. But, like, By Lainey • Jun 12, 2025 12:19 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for June 12, 2025 Dear Gossips, I just bought my tickets for Materialists, seeing it on Saturday and there are layers to my excitement. First of all, I will always sign up for a summer rom-com and if you’ve been following this site for the last few months, you’re probably aware that By Lainey • Jun 12, 2025 09:32 am
Faux Gossip Sydney, Glen, and the cost of fauxmance Sydney Sweeney is currently in London promoting Echo Valley, her new project with Julianne Moore. But she’s making headlines for another reason, related to another movie – Anyone But You. This, of course, was the film in which she co-starred with Glen Powell amid wild speculation that the two were By Lainey • Jun 11, 2025 01:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews ScarJo and Adam Driver reunite In 2022 James Gray—an American filmmaker who plays better in Europe than he does at home, even though he has made some banger films like Little Odessa, We Own the Night, and Ad Astra—made a coming-of-age drama inspired by his own childhood called Armageddon Time. It stars Anne By Sarah • Jun 11, 2025 11:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews How Chris Evans proposed At the Materialists premiere the other night where Pedro Pascal was a no-show so Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans held up a cutout of his face instead and periodically kissed and posed with it on the carpet. Likely a scheduling issue, it’s not like Pedro would skip this event By Lainey • Jun 09, 2025 02:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Did she bring the salad? Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis went for a picnic with their kids this weekend and that was my first question seeing this shot of her holding a bag full of what was presumably picnic food: did she bring the salad? It wasn’t always this cozy and consciously uncoupled between By Lainey • Jun 09, 2025 12:40 pm
Music JLo: Pride and Spider Woman Jennifer Lopez was in Washington DC this weekend performing at World Pride 2025. Two weeks ago she hosted the American Music Awards, she’ll be heading out on tour soon, and now this set this weekend… JLo’s life right now is rehearsals. And probably fittings. Curious to see if By Lainey • Jun 09, 2025 11:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ana de Armas in Ballerina In 2014 John Wick opened to modest success but ultimately developed a blockbuster audience thanks to its combination of action, style, Keanu Reeves, and lore. The first movie is laughably simple—some young punks kill the puppy of a quiet widower, he goes on a rampage and doesn’t stop By Sarah • Jun 06, 2025 11:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 6, 2025 Dear Gossips, Dakota Johnson is still in New York promoting Materialists, but as part of the press push, she and Celine Song gave a joint interview to the Los Angeles Times which paints a portrait of two artists finding instant understanding and a desire to make a rom-com, but like, By Sarah • Jun 06, 2025 09:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lopez’s Oscar campaign begins Since its premiere at Sundance, Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman has been set up as an awards contender for 2025. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh, it’s a new adaptation of the musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, which is itself an By Sarah • Jun 05, 2025 04:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wicked Round Two I was so enjoying our temporary Wicked-free peace, but alas, it is over already. The trailer for Wicked: For Good, the second part of the musical’s feature film adaptation, dropped yesterday. Based on the unrelenting Wicked publicity push last year, this marks the official beginning of the For Good By Sarah • Jun 05, 2025 03:20 pm
Style What Sydney Sweeney is promoting Yesterday, Lainey wondered what Sydney Sweeney is in New York promoting, and the answer is Echo Valley, a new thriller from Apple TV+. That’s why she was on Good Morning America yesterday morning, alongside Julianne Moore. The film stars Sydney and Julianne as a mother-daughter pair engaged in a By Sarah • Jun 05, 2025 11:16 am
