Xenu Tom Cruise’s constant Tom Cruise is still working on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (really? is that really the title?) in New Orleans. Yesterday his son Connor visited him on set. These are great shots of them greeting each other, happily. Through it all, Connor has been Tom’s constant. But of course By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 03:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brie Larson OscarsSoWhite Timing is on Brie Larson’s side. Or is it? She’s the subject of a new cover story in The Hollywood Reporter one week after earning an Oscar nomination for her work in Room. Brie’s been building Oscar momentum all season. She won a Golden Globe and a By Joanna • Jan 21, 2016 11:26 am
Dumbass Captain America and your maybe-Han Solo Chris Evans and Scott Eastwood were both in Geneva this week to promote the launch of a luxury watch. So Scott Eastwood, does he think of himself on the same level with Chris Evans now? Because he’s maybe Han Solo? As reported last week, Scott made the short list By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 10:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Joshua Jackson is back In December, Joshua Jackson left for a trip around the world that was supposed to last 21 days. During that time, his long-time partner Diane Kruger was reportedly seen making out with Norman Reedus at a dive bar in NYC. Click here for a refresher. Both Diane and Norman denied By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sundance Preview 2016: 10 to Watch The Sundance Film Festival begins this tomorrow, which means we’re officially eyeballing movies for the 2017 award season. As always, narrowing this down to just ten movies was a son of a bitch. There are a lot of interesting and good-looking movies at Sundance this year, but here are By Sarah • Jan 20, 2016 03:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Woman is being done right, maybe While Suicide Squad got the big flashy trailer premiere during the televised DC Comics special last night, for me the big draw was seeing the first footage from Wonder Woman, which is filming now. It’s not much, just about eighty seconds including interstitials with Kevin Smith and comic book By Sarah • Jan 20, 2016 10:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Suicide Squad, aka Guardians of the Galaxy Redux Someone once described the plot of Suicide Squad to me and I said, “So it’s Guardians of the Galaxy.” And they replied, “No, it’s about the rogues’ gallery! They’re bad guys! Law breakers! And they team up to—f*ck it’s Guardians of the Galaxy.” But By Sarah • Jan 20, 2016 09:48 am
Bad Style Zac Efron is sorry in leather pants I opened yesterday’s blog with Zac Efron. Zac decided to celebrate Martin Luther King Day by connecting the holiday to having amassed 10 million followers. And he threw in some emoji blackface just for sh-ts and giggles. Zac has since removed the post. But the internet is forever. So By Lainey • Jan 20, 2016 09:22 am
BFFs Dakota succeeds Kate Was watching TV the other night and saw the trailer for How To Be Single, starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, and Alison Brie. This is what I’ve been able to put together from the preview: Dakota just broke up and her friend, Rebel, is encouraging her to By Lainey • Jan 19, 2016 12:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Bay’s 13 Hours Most reviews get headlined by a starring actor, but when it comes to Michael Bay movies, Michael Bay is the star. The subtext of every Michael Bay movie is that if he wasn’t a director he would undoubtedly be the kind of black ops badass all his movies are By Sarah • Jan 19, 2016 11:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kate Hudson & Orlando Bloom, The Presenters Orlando Bloom presented at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night. He also presented at the Globes last weekend. It’s been a long time since we cared about Orlando Bloom for the work of Orlando Bloom, hasn’t it? Orlando Bloom shows up here when he slaps at Justin Bieber. By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 03:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along 2 I had two films to get through this weekend, 13 Hours and Ride Along 2, and I saved Ride Along 2 for last, thinking it, as a light-hearted comedy, would rinse out whatever taste 13 Hours left in my mouth, but then I saw Ride Along 2 and proceeded to By Sarah • Jan 18, 2016 03:22 pm
Media Manipulation Christian Bale makes out and drops out Christian Bale called it a “make out” last night during the Critics’ Choice Awards when he was named Best Actor in a Comedy and kissed Adam McKay and other producers at the table on the mouth before getting up on stage to collect his trophy. He also looked great in By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 12:09 pm
Maple Leaf Rachel reps Spotlight Rachel McAdams was the only Spotlight cast member present at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night and spoke on behalf of the cast when it was named Best Acting Ensemble. “Our cast” is what she said, which is the way it should be said. Once again, just as it was By Lainey • Jan 18, 2016 08:33 am
Media Manipulation Tom Hardy winks Yes. I am a click-whore and I just lured you with a few shots of Tom Hardy winking last night after The Revenant premiere in London. He was hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio. They were both nominated for Oscars yesterday. Mad Max: Fury Road, starring Tom, was also well recognised By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 01:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cloverfield 2 is maybe real, definitely coming out in two months Rumors of a sequel to the found footage monster flick Cloverfield have floated ever since that movie was a surprise hit in 2008. Produced by JJ Abrams, Cloverfield is the movie that kicked off the JJ Abrams School of SECRETY SECRETS, as its ad campaign was mysterious and baffling and By Sarah • Jan 15, 2016 11:47 am