Movie Reviews and Previews Emma Stone in Poor Things Poor Things asks two questions: 1) What must women overcome to self-actualize, and 2) what if Emma Stone was gross? Adapted by Tony McNamara from Alasdair Gray’s novel and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things is about Bella Baxter, a baby-brained sexy lady growing into herself and By Sarah • Dec 08, 2023 01:46 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Color Purple Fashion The big Hollywood premiere of The Color Purple happened last night and… the fashion that this cast and Oprah have been throwing down, my GOD. Let’s start with the Mighty O because we saw her kill it in purple at the Academy Museum Gala last weekend and she was By Lainey • Dec 07, 2023 02:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Steven Yeun Looks (at Kristen Stewart) The lineup for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival was announced yesterday, and we’ll talk more about it in the new year, closer to the actual festival in January. For now, I just want to talk about Love Me, a film starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, which was named By Sarah • Dec 07, 2023 01:26 pm
Quiveration We’re already watching Charles Melton It’s been two days since we’ve talked about Charles Melton here. Let’s fix that. The cast of May December was in London last night to promote the film, which is picking up some awards momentum with two New York Film Critics Circle wins announced last week for By Lainey • Dec 07, 2023 11:58 am
BFFs Emma Stone ft. Taylor Swift Poor Things opens tomorrow. Right now, it’s one of the top contenders for Best Picture, and Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo are in the thick of their campaigns for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. The premiere was last night in New York, and it drew some big By Sarah • Dec 07, 2023 11:32 am
BFFs Angelina & Halle: The Enemies to Lovers Trope I just wrote in the previous post about Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o and the Friends to Lovers trope. Now we have another trope happening – it’s the Enemies to Lovers trope, very popular, and while this isn’t about a conventional romance, friendships can function like romances. Falling By Lainey • Dec 07, 2023 10:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Independent Spirit Awards are in the thick of it Coming off their record-breaking trip to the Oscars earlier this year, in which they won all “big six” awards for acting, directing, and Best Picture, A24 clocked another impressive list of nominations for the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards. They earned eleven nominations overall, with five going to Past Lives, By Sarah • Dec 06, 2023 12:12 pm
Dumbass Do literally anything else I ignored it as long as I could but now there are photos and there is no denying it any longer—Sebastian Stan is playing Donald Trump in an upcoming movie, and this is a mistake. The film is called The Apprentice, but despite the millennial title, it’s about By Sarah • Dec 05, 2023 12:16 pm
TV Updates Michaela Coel’s “Hard Launch”? Michaela Coel was the recipient of the Pandora Leader of Change Award at the Fashion Awards last night in London. She was honoured for her courage in storytelling, and how through her series, I May Destroy You, sharing her experience with sexual assault, she was able to connect to so By Lainey • Dec 05, 2023 10:39 am
Quiveration The Dune Fab Four CCXP is like a Comic-Con kind of joint that happens in Brasil every year and it happened this weekend. The biggest draw at the event was an appearance by the Dune cast with director Denis Villeneuve, together for the first time at least in public, since filming wrapped… I By Lainey • Dec 04, 2023 11:09 am
Style Barbenheimer Part Two: Award Season It was one of the biggest entertainment stories of the year: Barbenheimer, two huge movies going head to head at the box office, ostensibly a counterprogramming heavyweight bout, and what ended up happening was great for everyone – both films were winners, the battle resulted in what culturally can be seen By Lainey • Dec 04, 2023 09:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Will Furiosa make it epic? CCXP, the impossibly huge comic con held annually in Brasil, is happening right now, and yesterday—last night? This morning? Time is fake—Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth appeared and presented the first trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. This is the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel with By Sarah • Dec 01, 2023 01:14 pm
BFFs Tay returns the favor Last night was the London premiere of RENAISSANCE: A Film by Beyoncé. Once again, Beyoncé did not walk her own premiere carpet, once again she posted her official photos to her own website, once again Michelle Williams was there, but this time, some things were different. Firstly, Beyoncé had two By Sarah • Dec 01, 2023 12:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charles, Natalie, and Julianne back at it Following Charles Melton’s win at the Gotham Awards earlier this week, the May December team is not resting. There was a BAFTA screening of the film yesterday in New York with director Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore, Melton, and Natalie Portman. The schedule of special screenings and Q&As By Sarah • Nov 30, 2023 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Julia’s scroll down surprise Julia Roberts has a film in theaters right now, and I bet you haven’t heard of it. Netflix does this every year, they back their Oscar hopefuls, their one big holiday release (this year, Rebel Moon), and then they abandon everything else. Leave the World Behind is one of By Sarah • Nov 30, 2023 11:52 am
Style Our very little Wonka treat Monday’s photocall for Wonka in London was a relatively lowkey affair, given that Timothee Chalamet, one of the few men who is a true red carpet star, is involved. With Timmy, we have come to expect a lot, as we expect a lot from Zendaya, Rihanna, and Margot Robbie By Sarah • Nov 29, 2023 09:56 am
