Movie Reviews and Previews Wicked is the latest stealth musical The other biggest trailer of Super Bowl Sunday is that for Wicked, the first in a two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical, itself adapted from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel. Does Wicked need to be two parts? I don’t think so! But then, I also don’t think By Sarah • Feb 12, 2024 01:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel Jesus The Super Bowl happened yesterday, and with it came movie trailers (and other stuff, but this post is about trailers). One of the biggest game-day trailers was for Deadpool 3, now officially titled Deadpool & Wolverine. It’s no secret Hugh Jackman is returning as Wolverine for this film, By Sarah • Feb 12, 2024 01:09 pm
TV Updates A Casual Cate Blanchett Last year around this time, Cate Blanchett was campaigning for her third Oscar as Lydia Tár. It was between her and Michelle Yeoh and it was a tight race. Michelle won the SAG but Cate won the BAFTA, Critics Choice, the Gotham, and several more. It was Michelle in the By Lainey • Feb 09, 2024 10:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita is back in A Quiet Place John Krasinski’s directorial career really took off with A Quiet Place, one of the better (mainstream) sci-fi films of the last few years. The third entry into the franchise, though, comes from filmmaker Michael Sarnoski, who previously directed the phenomenal Nicolas Cage film Pig (seriously, you should see By Sarah • Feb 08, 2024 02:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Celine and Margot get back to work The Oscars are still a month away, but some nominees are already moving onto their next projects. Notably, Celine Song is preparing her Past Lives follow-up, described as a rom-com which will be produced by A24, which also produced Past Lives. The film is called Materialists, and the By Sarah • Feb 08, 2024 12:43 pm
Style Team Dune cares about the looks I’ve been calling them the Dune Fab Four – Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler, the young cast of Dune: Part 2, who just kicked off the press tour last week – because of the place they each occupy in pop culture, all of them internet fixations in their By Lainey • Feb 08, 2024 11:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews How Ryan Became Ken Ryan Gosling covers the new issue of Variety, just as SAG voting is underway and, of course, ahead of the Oscar voting period, to finally talk about his preparation for playing Ken because as the magazine points out, even though there was obviously extensive marketing for the Barbie movie ahead By Lainey • Feb 07, 2024 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Riverdale Reunion Lisa Frankenstein opens at the end of this week—the closest thing to a mainstream romantic movie coming in time for Valentine’s Day, where the F-CK was the planning for that holiday this year?!—and there was a screening in LA the other night for the film. I By Sarah • Feb 07, 2024 12:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Argylle is for the indoor girlies Over the last decade, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has indulged his spy thriller fantasies with his series of Kingsman films, about a stateless spy organization that utilizes sharp suits, gadgets, and parkour to save the world. Beyond Vaughn’s work, though, cinema is loaded with spy films of various quality, from By Sarah • Feb 02, 2024 01:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Leo and Regina at work Filming for Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film is underway in Los Angeles, and this week Leonardo DiCaprio was seen on set rocking a man bun and regrettable facial hair. The film is referred to as “BC Project” and the plot is unknown, but from the facial hair, man bun, By Sarah • Feb 02, 2024 11:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Dune Fab Four blast off This has been one of the most highly anticipated press tours of the last few years – Dune: Part 2 opens on March 1 and this week its young cast has started promotion. The first film was released in 2021 when the box office was still really struggling from COVID and By Lainey • Feb 02, 2024 10:42 am
Gorgessity Dakota before Web Dakota Johnson was not the best host on SNL last weekend, but she’s already moved on, to London, specifically, where the Madame Web press tour kicked off yesterday. She was there (in Versace) with director SJ Clarkson and co-star Tahar Rahim. None of the Spider-Women featured in By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 11:53 am
Gorgessity Bryce Dallas Howard: Style and Décor I posted earlier this week about Bryce Dallas Howard and her wardrobe on the Argylle press tour – which has been outstanding. And it hasn’t stopped. Here are two looks from yesterday, the first is a green sweater and skirt set that’s, well, giving Argylle. It’s perfect. So By Lainey • Feb 01, 2024 10:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Keanu on set with Aziz Aziz Ansari was supposed to direct a film starring Bill Murray, which was supposed to be released in 2023. That film was scuppered, though, amidst misconduct allegations against Murray (who can be seen in the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel, Frozen Empire, so everyone’s doing fine!). Aziz is also doing fine, By Sarah • Feb 01, 2024 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Henry Cavill is free! It’s a very Henry Cavill week, with spy caper Argylle coming out on Friday, and now the official trailer for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a new film from Guy Ritchie in which Cavill stars as a World War II special operations agent. If they will not make him By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Did you know there’s a Bob Marley movie? A Bob Marley biopic is surely a big deal, but it seems like promotion for Bob Marley: One Love has been relatively quiet. The premiere was last night in London, and it brought out star Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Marley; Lashana Lynch, who stars as Marley’s wife, Rita; By Sarah • Jan 31, 2024 11:23 am
