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’ 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 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 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 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 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
Movie Reviews and Previews Colin Firth and Jude Law in Genius The first hurdle to clear with Genius, the feature film debut of English theater director Michael Grandage, is that everyone is played by Brits and Aussies, and by “everyone” I mean some of the most towering figures of American literature. You cast the best actor for the role and a By Sarah • Jun 23, 2016 01:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck’s “wife” As mentioned in the previous post, Ben Affleck actually sounded pretty lucid during his appearance on Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons before Tom Brady came up in conversation and he felt the need to go full Perry Mason in support of his friend with the potentially shady cell phone. By Lainey • Jun 23, 2016 11:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gal Gadot’s abs Are the most memorable thing in the first trailer for Keeping Up With the Joneses. It’s an action-comedy that looks like a cross between Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Burbs with a dash of Date Night thrown in, and stars Isla Fisher, Zach Galifianakis—who I BARELY By Sarah • Jun 22, 2016 02:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dueling Agathas As is the case so often in Hollywood, two studios are developing rival films of the same subject, but since the subject is Agatha Christie, can we all agree that this is totally okay and both movies should absolutely be made? The Hollywood Reporter reports that both Paramount and Sony By Sarah • Jun 22, 2016 12:08 pm
