Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow Red Sparrow is an adaptation based on a book by Jason Matthews, a former CIA agent, that features a Russian ballerina, Dominika Egorova, pushed into espionage after a career-ending injury. (Dominika’s story is quite similar to Natasha Romanov’s backstory in the Marvel comics, but that’s a different By Sarah • Mar 06, 2018 01:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for March 6, 2018 Dear Gossips, What did you think of the set at the Oscars? It was gorgeous, right? They used 45 million Swarovski crystals – more details here with online reaction. The set was definitely not a problem. I didn’t, however, love how some of the shots were set up. They were By Lainey • Mar 06, 2018 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bruce Willis in Death Wish Death Wish began life as a pulpy crime novel, then came a film adaptation in 1974 starring Charles Bronson. That movie borrows from the exploitation sub-genres that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s, but where exploitation cinema largely arose from marginalized communities creating their own narratives outside a system By Sarah • Mar 02, 2018 03:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gina Rodriguez, America’s Sweetheart A conversation came up at work the other day about the actresses considered to be “America’s Sweethearts.” The usual suspects were named like Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner. Then, Gina Rodriguez came up. I don’t think anyone agreed with me but I consider Gina Rodriguez to By Kathleen • Mar 02, 2018 02:53 pm
TV Updates Wakanda represent Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong’o are both presenting at the Oscars on Sunday. No idea if they’re presenting together, but they’re both riding the Black Panther high—and it will be the dominant film again on Oscar weekend which, if Get Out were to pull off some By Sarah • Mar 02, 2018 11:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Hemsworth could be a Man in Black If Sony simply must continue the Men in Black franchise, rebooting it with Chris Hemsworth is not the worst idea I’ve heard. (The worst idea was combining MiB with the Jump Street franchise, but that, thankfully, seems to have been abandoned.) It sounds like the new plan is a By Sarah • Mar 02, 2018 09:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tarantino class reunion Despite his recent apology tour, and the revisiting of some very gross remarks he made re: Roman Polanski and Samantha Geimer, Sony is going ahead with Quentin Tarantino’s movie that he insists is not about Sharon Tate even though it will feature an actress portraying Sharon Tate and is By Sarah • Mar 01, 2018 03:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Wiig Kristen Wiig is apparently in talks to play the villain in Wonder Woman 2, which is surprising. Not that they’re casting—the movie films later this year, so it’s casting season—but that they’re talking to Kristen Wiig! If you asked me to guess who would be By Sarah • Mar 01, 2018 10:54 am
Twilight Jennifer Lawrence’s role that got away Any time a story comes out about an actor who lost out on a big role we associate completely with another actor, I become slightly obsessed with playing out the ways both of their careers would be different. Britney Spears reportedly almost played Allie in The Notebook. I don’t By Kathleen • Mar 01, 2018 09:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for March 1, 2018 Dear Gossips, The A Wrinkle In Time premiere happened on Monday night. I posted pictures from the event earlier this week. You know who was there? Beyoncé. With the Blue Ivy Carter and Jay-Z. She avoided the red carpet though, instead posting pictures and video last night on her website By Lainey • Mar 01, 2018 08:33 am
Style Natalie Portman, popstar Natalie Portman is currently in New York shooting a new film called Vox Lux. She plays Celeste who per Variety “rises from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom. The film spans 15 years and traces important cultural moments from the singer’s perspective, starting in 1999 By Lainey • Feb 28, 2018 03:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams in Game Night My biggest issue with the Scarlett Johansson’s dead body comedy, Rough Night, is that it doesn’t commit to its premise and go as far as it needs to in order to actually work. Essentially, it chickens out. Going into Game Night, another high-concept R-rated comedy, I wondered if By Sarah • Feb 28, 2018 02:48 pm
Quiveration Chris Pine, still fine I get to see A Wrinkle in Time today. I GET TO SEE A WRINKLE IN TIME TODAY. Chris Pine is not going to be the most memorable part of A Wrinkle in Time. Like in Wonder Woman, he is probably going to be about the seventh best thing about By Kathleen • Feb 27, 2018 03:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan supports Ava A Wrinkle In Time opens next week, on March 9th. The premiere was last night in Hollywood. And this is giving me the saps. You’ll recall, Hollywood came out strong for Black Panther earlier this month. Specifically Black Hollywood came out strong for Black Panther earlier this month. Ava By Lainey • Feb 27, 2018 02:16 pm
Bad Style Drunk Jennifer Lawrence on late night As anticipated, when Jennifer Lawrence is on a press tour, there’s a headline every day. During this press tour, she’s talked about taking a break from acting, dropping out of high school, her crush on Timothee Chalamet, people getting too worked up about her jokes, and last night By Lainey • Feb 27, 2018 12:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gemma Chan’s Big Year If you watch any amount of British television, you’ve seen Gemma Chan. Sherlock, Shetland, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Humans—and that’s only stuff where she has leading or featured roles. She’s a side character in a LOT of stuff, too. Or maybe you remember her By Sarah • Feb 27, 2018 09:57 am
