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 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 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
Movie Reviews and Previews Zoolander covers VOGUE Zoolander 2, no, sorry, Zoolander No. 2, opens on February 12. That’s not typically a good month for movies. But it’s also NY Fashion Week. And it’s during award season. Please, please, please, can Derek and Hansel present at the Oscars? Well, first, they have to promote By Lainey • Jan 15, 2016 11:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The first draft of Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech We’re preparing ourselves for the inevitability of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar win, right? There’s always a chance that Bryan Cranston’s Trumbo hustle could pay off, or that Michael Fassbender will get off his ass and decide to participate and upset Leo, but I think we’re all By Sarah • Jan 14, 2016 04:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Amber Heard is joining Aquaman Remember when the idea of an Aquaman movie was a running joke on Entourage? And now we live in a world where Warner Brothers is seriously going to make an Aquaman movie. Which means we’re living in the Entourage universe. Truly, this is the darkest timeline. Aquaman: No, Seriously By Sarah • Jan 14, 2016 12:42 pm
Harry Potter Make him a presenter Everybody’s talking about the Oscar nominations. And some people are talking about how Tom Hardy has a nomination and is in two Oscar nominated Best Pictures. OK but Domhnall Gleeson doesn’t have a nomination but he’s in The Revenant, Brooklyn, Star Wars, and Ex Machina, all films By Lainey • Jan 14, 2016 12:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Rachel in, Kristen out Rachel McAdams was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar this morning. TwiHards were hoping that Kristen Stewart would get in there, given that several critics associations singled her out and it was great to see her out there, hustling for it. But she was always going to be a By Lainey • Jan 14, 2016 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Saoirse Ronan, Irish Oscar Nominee So Saoirse Ronan grabs an Oscar nomination, which is not really a surprise, given that the buzz about Brooklyn has been huge, and that she’s a great actress. Remember, it’s not even her first nomination – that was for Atonement, back in 2008. What was a surprise was getting By Duana • Jan 14, 2016 10:51 am
Maple Leaf The all-white Oscars …again Idris Elba was Netflix’s best chance at an Oscar nomination for Beasts Of No Nation. But the Academy isn’t ready yet for Netflix to come and f-ck up the order of the film industry. He was left off the list of Best Supporting Actors. When Straight Outta By Lainey • Jan 14, 2016 10:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Leo vs Max Well, my one prediction was wrong. Young Jacob Tremblay was not nominated for an Oscar. But he is in an Oscar nominated film, Room. There will be 8 films competing for Best Picture this year at the Oscars. So the nominations were just announced. We’ll be splitting up the By Lainey • Jan 14, 2016 09:31 am
