Coincidence or conspiracy The future of the SMA If PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive brand is not attracting the high level movie stars that it used to then what is the future of the SMA? May I present…. Scott Eastwood. You know, the guy who said that he wasn’t interested in Fifty Shades Of Grey because script By Lainey • Nov 18, 2015 02:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Okay, I’m on board with Zoolander 2 The first teaser for Zoolander 2 did not get me excited, but a proper trailer has arrived and it’s hilarious. I’m sold. Zoolander 2 was not a movie I knew I wanted, but now that I have seen this trailer, I totally want this movie right now. Fourteen By Sarah • Nov 18, 2015 11:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Coulda been Jakey Here’s Jake Gyllenhaal shooting Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals yesterday in Manhattan Beach, California and looking pissy in the rain in one scene. We’ve been talking today about the Sexiest Man Alive announcement and whether or not David Beckham was always the first and only choice. By now By Lainey • Nov 18, 2015 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews A Very Murray Christmas, indeed On December 4, Bill Murray will attempt to revive the tradition of the celebrity Christmas special with his Netflix special, A Very Murray Christmas. The first trailer has just been released, and it is delightful. Directed by Sofia Coppola, the special stars Murray and a slew of celebrity guests, including By Sarah • Nov 17, 2015 03:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ridley Scott can’t let Michael Fassbender go Prometheus was the kinda sorta dancing around the face-hugger in the room prequel to Alien, but with the sequel to Prometheus, Ridley Scott is dropping all pretense of this not being a shared universe and is retitling Prometheus 2 as Alien: Covenant. (For a second it was called Alien: Paradise By Sarah • Nov 17, 2015 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Check out Emily Blunt as Evil Elsa The sequel-prequel-whatever no one asked for, The Huntsman, has an official title, an official release date, and official character posters, including Emily Blunt as the Ice Queen. This thing is now called The Huntsman: Winter’s War, it will open on April 22, 2016, and you can check out the By Sarah • Nov 16, 2015 03:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Aziz Ansari is the Master of None Serious question: What’s your preferred way of talking about Netflix TV shows? I generally don’t cater to spoiler babies—you have a weekend to see a new movie and one day to watch a new TV episode—but what about Netflix shows, where you have all ten episodes By Sarah • Nov 16, 2015 10:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sarah Silverman in I Smile Back Every few months it seems like you guys hit a threshold and need to tell me, all at once, that negative movie reviews bum you out. But if you think you’re bummed out, try it from my side. By the end of the year, I will have reviewed upwards By Sarah • Nov 13, 2015 01:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dumber Finding Nemo After a two-year hiatus, Pixar came back this year with the outstanding Inside Out, and they’ve also got the upcoming The Good Dinosaur, which also looks very good. Then, next year, it’s a return to Sequel Town with Finding Dory, the Finding Nemo follow-up fans were clamoring for. By Sarah • Nov 12, 2015 01:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Peanuts Movie It’s been a solid year for kids’ movies, from the adorable Paddington, to the super cute Shaun the Sheep, to the headier, more ambitious surrealist stylings of Inside Out. The latest movie for the tot-set is a 3D animated adaptation of Charles Schulz’s ever-popular Peanuts comics, aptly titled By Sarah • Nov 10, 2015 02:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita sees your eyes Star Wars is Sarah’s domain. This really isn’t a Star Wars post but I’m mentioning it because there’s a new Star Wars TV spot that’s just come out and Lupita is talking about “eyes” and everyone is freaking out because… Is Han Solo Rey’s By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 04:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Martian is a contender So many films did not meet critical and box office expectations this season. The Martian, however, delivered. You might say it over-delivered. Three months ago, no one was calling it an Oscar frontrunner. Now? The Martian is Ridley Scott’s most well-reviewed film. And it’s on track to make By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 02:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chiwetel Ejiofor brings the handsome to Doctor Strange Here is Chiwetel Ejiofor on the set of Doctor Strange, continuing to film in Nepal. Benedict Cumberbatch is a polarizing figure on the handsome/not handsome list, but can we all agree that Ejiofor is a Very Handsome Man? Because he is. He looks especially good in these shots because By Sarah • Nov 09, 2015 01:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Carey Mulligan in Suffragette For a movie about the breaking point of the British Suffragette movement that saw marches and demonstrations turn to vandalism and arson, Suffragette is hella boring. A story that ought to provoke anger and inspire people to action instead provokes yawns and inspires people to check their watch. A historical By Sarah • Nov 09, 2015 01:05 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy The Leo & Alejandro Show Exactly one month from today, the Screen Actors Guild will announce the nominations for the SAG Awards which will take place on January 30, 2016. A few days after that, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will announce the Golden Globe Award nominees. The Revenant, directed by Alejandro G Inarritu, starring By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 12:19 pm
Maple Leaf Ryan Reynolds promises us a pansexual superhero Deadpool is still a few months away, but publicity is ramping up with the release of set interviews from production earlier this year, and in one such interview Ryan Reynolds and director Tim Miller state that Deadpool is pansexual, which makes him the first major non-heteronormative movie superhero. When asked By Sarah • Nov 09, 2015 11:19 am