Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Dormer in The Forest This is the first review of 2016, so welcome to the Annual January Movie Sh*tshow! We’re kicking off the month with a really bad horror film starring Natalie Dormer called The Forest. What is it about? If you guessed a forest, you’re right! More specifically, it’s By Sarah • Jan 13, 2016 03:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Money Monster producer porn Duana and I established a friendship before we met in person. When I think about it, it’s quite a love story. She was producing me for my first etalk hits on Mondays. We’d talk every Sunday and we could have gotten it done in 15 minutes but those By Lainey • Jan 13, 2016 01:00 pm
BFFs Coogler & MBJ take London There’s a really great double profile on Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan in the new issue of New York Magazine this week. The interview took place just before Christmas. Shanice’s I Love Your Smile is mentioned early on in the piece. So, obviously, I loved every word. By Lainey • Jan 13, 2016 11:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matthew McConaughey stars in Confederate Point Break When Lainey asked me to cover the trailer for Matthew McConaughey’s new movie, Free State of Jones, I was like, “What? Why?” But then I watched it and it made sense because the movie looks ridiculous and amazing. Like I’m not sure which joke to make first—Die By Sarah • Jan 12, 2016 02:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan Coogler officially directing Black Panther So after the back and forth that involved Ava DuVernay coming and going and Ryan Coogler’s name being in contention and then being not in contention and then being back in contention, it is now official and Ryan Coogler, who is two-for-two as a director with Fruitvale By Sarah • Jan 12, 2016 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Hiddleston dancing Following a really cool teaser, there is now a full trailer for Tom Hiddleston’s movie High Rise, a future dystopia mind-f*ck from director Ben Wheatley. It’s more comprehensive look at the film, with the privileged world of the high rise and the weird sh*t happening By Sarah • Jan 08, 2016 01:11 pm
Douchebags Leo is sensitive to the “persecuted” woman This morning Parade posted their new interview with Leonardo DiCaprio. The Revenant (Struggler) opens in wide release today. Leo talks a lot about his work as an environmental activist and humanitarian and how he feels a moral obligation to do more with his platform, because otherwise greed will win: Parade: By Lainey • Jan 08, 2016 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Double Alicia BAFTA award nominations were announced today as the Academy nominations deadline nears. (Ballots are due at the end of the day.) Just as she was for the Golden Globes, Alicia Vikander has been nominated twice. She’s in the Best Actress category, proper, for her work in The Danish Girl, By Lainey • Jan 08, 2016 10:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews MBJ and a baby It’s Golden Globes weekend. Michael B Jordan has not been nominated and Creed was not included in the film categories, its only nomination was for Sylvester Stallone as Best Supporting Actor – which will be one of the best speeches of the night if he wins, I promise you. MBJ By Lainey • Jan 08, 2016 10:07 am
Media Manipulation Matt Damon is coming for Leo That might be a little wishful thinking from Sarah and me. But… well… you decide. Matt Damon was in New York last night to accept the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Review. Earlier today, I posted about how he credited Sly Stallone for his career – click here By Lainey • Jan 06, 2016 04:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Oscar Dark Horse: Sicario This is such a great Oscar year! We have a REAL race in ALL categories! Periodically Lainey and I will text one another something along the lines of “this is so exciting!” because for once the Oscars are wide open across the board. The only category that feels close to By Sarah • Jan 06, 2016 01:08 pm
Amazingness Still the underdog Please tell me you’ve seen Creed. Creed was my favourite movie of 2015. It was on Sarah’s Top 10 of 2015 – click here if you missed that. And it was a box office success, honouring the Rocky franchise’s legacy and introducing it to a new generation. That’ By Lainey • Jan 06, 2016 12:39 pm
BFFs Brie Larson campaigns with Jacob Tremblay Room co-stars Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay were at the National Board of Review awards last night in New York, both taking home trophies - Best Actress for her and Best Breakthrough Award for him, which he split with Beasts of No Nation's Abraham Attah, who flew in By Joanna • Jan 06, 2016 11:18 am
Media Manipulation Kristen Stewart is (finally) plotting In 2014, Kristen Stewart was featured in ELLE. I wrote at the time that the interview was frustrating. Click here for a full refresher, but this was the quote I was referring to: “Never at any point have I sat down and plotted how I should proceed from here on. By Lainey • Jan 06, 2016 10:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews New Year Cary Let’s begin today with our first 2016 sighting of Cary Fukunaga who was in New York last night to receive the National Board of Review’s Freedom of Expression Award for Beasts Of No Nation. Not sure if Cary will be at the Golden Globes this weekend since Beasts By Lainey • Jan 06, 2016 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 6, 2016 Dear Gossips, I was just namechecking the Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Conan ride along yesterday! (Click here for a refresher!) And then they did another one! They just posted it last night – see below. Normally if I’m not high it’s not funny to me watching other people get By Lainey • Jan 06, 2016 09:08 am
