Movie Reviews and Previews Claire Foy in The Girl in the Spider’s Web The Girl in the Spider’s Web is an attempt to reboot the potential franchise started by the English-language reboot of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but it did not open well, with less than $10 million on opening weekend. And with a B CinemaScore, it didn’t really By Sarah • Nov 14, 2018 02:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Aniston in a tiara Duana is getting her wish, over and over again, this year - maybe not how she initially imagined it, but I don’t think she’s complaining. She predicted “tiaras and sh-t” and we’ve seen some “tiaras and sh-t” in 2018, haven’t we? Here’s the latest tiara By Lainey • Nov 14, 2018 01:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom in a flight suit There were reports originating out of the UK recently that they’ve had to delay shooting the Top Gun sequel so that Tom Cruise could learn to fly fighter jets. Production has NOT stopped on the movie. And Tom Cruise is NOT going to be flying fighter jets in the By Lainey • Nov 14, 2018 11:55 am
Quiveration King MBJ in GQ Michael Bae Jordan’s “Man of the Year” feature in GQ shares many similarities to his cover story in Vanity Fair last month. MBJ’s goals – to be an International Movie Star like Denzel, Leo, Tom, Will or Brad – are the focus of both. The biggest difference is that the By Kathleen • Nov 13, 2018 11:51 am
Dumbass Armie Hammer’s bad November They used to say that Will Smith owns July. So many of his blockbuster movies were released in July that that was an understood thing in Hollywood. Do you have a month that has always been amazing for you? Do you have a month that has never been amazing for By Lainey • Nov 13, 2018 10:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Detective Pikachu ?????????? Monday’s pop culture moment was supposed to belong to Toy Story 4. Disney dropped that trailer early, undoubtedly expecting to dominate the full news cycle. But then, at noon, our lives were permanently derailed as a trailer for Detective Pikachu(?) was released and it actually looks…good(??). And then By Sarah • Nov 13, 2018 09:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Toy Story 4 expands the nightmare Toy Story is one of the most beloved film franchises of all time, spanning generations and ever-improving visual effects to tell a story of toys and friendship and sentience and love and the nightmarish confines of utilitarian purpose and the magic of childhood. I love these movies—DON’T LIE, By Sarah • Nov 13, 2018 08:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Another Jungle Book Jon Favreau made a hybrid live-action/animated Jungle Book that was really quite good, so much so it bagged him the job of directing the new Lion King, and also good enough that it threw Andy Serkis’s competing project into considerable shade. Back then Serkis’s project was called By Sarah • Nov 09, 2018 02:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pine in Outlaw King Outlaw King, aka the movie with the Pine nuts, is a spiritual sequel to Braveheart, overlapping with the end of that movie to tell the story of Robert the Bruce, the man who finished the job and defeated the English, creating a sovereign kingdom of Scotland. Chris Pine reunites with By Sarah • Nov 09, 2018 02:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 9, 2018 Dear Gossips, Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep, opens December 19 and is expected to be a holiday season blockbuster with awards potential. I’ve never seen the original. I mean, I know about Mary Poppins because I live in the world and am familiar By Lainey • Nov 09, 2018 08:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Creed Time Creed II comes out in two weeks, which seems impossible. The trailer just came out the other day! Except, no, the trailer came out in June. FIVE MONTHS AGO. Even on a good day, I don’t have a great sense of chronography, and I always feel like things just By Sarah • Nov 08, 2018 03:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Vanessa Hudgens’ Christmas rom-com I’m going to be an asshole and tweet-quote myself. I’m sorry but this tweet sums up how I feel about the trailer for Vanessa Hudgens’ new Netflix romantic comedy, The Princess Switch. Me: It’s too early to talk about Christmas YOU MONSTERS. Me when Christmas rom-coms show By Kathleen • Nov 08, 2018 11:54 am
TV Updates Alexander’s turtleneck Alexander Skarsgard is currently promoting The Little Drummer Girl. The series premiered on the BBC a couple of weeks ago and will begin airing later this month on AMC. It’s based on John le Carré’s novel and is acclaimed director Park Chan-wook’s television debut which is why By Lainey • Nov 07, 2018 04:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Aquaman is the gift that keeps on giving Aquaman is gearing up for its imminent holiday release with new character posters featured in Entertainment Weekly. Look, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—it doesn’t matter if this movie is good because it’s a goddamn gift. Exhibit A: This movie has Dolph By Sarah • Nov 07, 2018 04:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Justin on Rodeo Drive A year ago Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were still together. They actually spent the holidays together. Does it feel like it’s been longer? Does it feel like it’s been longer because he is so f-cking exhausting? One of the major reasons behind the breakup, reportedly, was location. By Lainey • Nov 07, 2018 12:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria Dario Argento’s Suspiria is a Giallo classic, famous for its lurid colors and expression of feminine repression and power. Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria—less a remake and more a reimagining—is going to be famous for its marathon length and multiple good performances from Tilda Swinton. Wisely, Guadagnino doesn’ By Sarah • Nov 06, 2018 03:31 pm
