Amazingness The Shallows: Mimi version Yesterday a reader called Jessie sent me Wesley Morris’s review of Blake Lively’s The Shallows for The New York Times. It is a hilariously bitchy piece of writing. Wesley was initially excited about going to see The Shallows. Because… he thought the star of The Shallows was Kate By Lainey • Jul 06, 2016 04:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Idris Elba hot in leather Idris Elba has been filming The Dark Tower in New York City, so here are some photos of Elba all decked out as a fantasy Western gunslinger. Back when I wrote about his casting, I said that “at the very, very least, he’ll look f*cking badass” in costume. By Sarah • Jul 05, 2016 02:26 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Miley & Liam: back together for Fourth It’s been a couple of years since Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth celebrated Independence Day together. Here they are at Soho House in Malibu yesterday. Speaking of Independence Day, the movie, Resurgence, was supposed to be Liam’s claim to leading action hero status. And, well, the reviews were By Lainey • Jul 04, 2016 03:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bridget Jones’s Face It’s been a relatively slow long weekend on social media, which was bad news for Owen Gleiberman, author of the ridiculously misogynistic Variety article about Renee Zellweger's face in the new Bridget Jones trailer. I really thought about whether or not using that word was hyperbole, but By Duana • Jul 04, 2016 02:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake Lively in The Shallows Here’s something I did not expect to say: The Shallows is pretty good. I know, right? I was surprised I like it, too. But The Shallows, aka Blake Lively vs. A Shark, is a solid B-movie. It’s effectively scary and sort of stylish, and Blake Lively isn’t By Sarah • Jul 04, 2016 12:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley & Irina in Paris Bradley Cooper was on a roll for a while there professionally. Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Guardians Of The Galaxy, and (the overrated) American Sniper, back to back to back to back over three years. And since then…kind of a slump. There was no excitement for Serena. Aloha was By Lainey • Jul 04, 2016 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gabrielle’s summer before award season Nate Parker and Gabrielle Union both received invitations to join the Academy late last week. The two star together in the upcoming film The Birth of a Nation, the record-breaking Sundance smash that's been generating Oscar attention since January. In other words, the Academy is setting them up By Joanna • Jul 04, 2016 09:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart belong together Central Intelligence is a perfectly serviceable, middle of the road comedy. It’s not bad, it’s not great. It’s okay. It has some good laughs, but they’re a little fewer and further in between than the filmmakers would have liked, I’m sure. (It has three credited By Sarah • Jun 30, 2016 01:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Swoki for Bond The undeniable extra that is Swoki has led many to speculate about whether or not there’s an ulterior motive, and specifically whether or not it’s Tom Hiddleston who has an ulterior motive for dating Taylor Swift. Page Six is wondering if he’s using her to be the By Lainey • Jun 29, 2016 01:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews 10 Years of Matthew & Camila Matthew McConaughey’s Free State Of Jones opened last week with not great reviews and not a great box office. Some have taken issue with the film’s “faux-enlightenment”. Others argue that there is some insight in how the film “exposes (what Jesse William’s called) the invention of whiteness” By Lainey • Jun 29, 2016 11:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day: Resurgence I’m not going to sit here and pretend like Independence Day is some great movie—it’s not. It’s nonsensical trash like all of Roland Emmerich’s movies. But it is at least fun nonsensical trash, arguably the only Emmerich movie that is in any way actually enjoyable. By Sarah • Jun 28, 2016 01:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jenny Slate and Chris Evans can Swoki too On a regular weekend, this would have been top gossip news. But Beyoncé. And Kanye. And Swoki. Which is why about an hour ago I was like, oh yeah, Jenny Slate and Chris Evans showed up at an event together. That was fast too, non? Like maybe not quite Swoki By Lainey • Jun 27, 2016 04:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Elle Fanning in The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn is a filmmaker who lives on the line between art and trash, and his new film, The Neon Demon, is built firmly on that line. A horror movie in the giallo tradition, The Neon Demon is equal parts art film and B-movie schlock, with the dreamlike underpinnings By Sarah • Jun 24, 2016 01:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ewan McGregor’s Pastoral passion The first trailer for Ewan McGregor’s adaptation of American Pastoral is here, giving us our first look at the film McGregor heroically rescued by deciding to just direct the damn thing himself. It actually doesn’t look that bad. There’s some really nice imagery in the trailer, and By Sarah • Jun 24, 2016 12:47 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Gwyneth on Brexit Day After a few days in Cannes earlier this week, Gwyneth Paltrow was in London yesterday. She was there for a talk at the China Exchange, wearing a gorgeous and very on-the-nose red Gucci suit. During the discussion, she told the audience that: “I think the world is trending towards wellness. By Lainey • Jun 24, 2016 10:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben counts his f-cks There was a rumour that Ben Affleck was seen in Halifax, Canada on Wednesday. On Wednesday he was papped in LA working on Live By Night. He was also on set yesterday in costume. So… it seems highly unlikely he was in Halifax. Also, do the people who think they By Lainey • Jun 24, 2016 09:56 am
