Movie Reviews and Previews Coop and Carey at the Gothams Another “icon and creator” honoree at the Gotham Awards was Maestro, which received the Cultural Icon and Creator Tribute. This delivered Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan to the red carpet, so it worked. But then, Maestro is expected to be a major player all awards season—Gold Derby is predicting By Sarah • Nov 28, 2023 01:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Past Lives in the Oscar present Past Lives! Have you seen it yet? Because if you haven’t, and you’re following award season, it’s well past time for you to get caught up on one of the most acclaimed films of the year that could be contending alongside all the big bombs and the By Lainey • Nov 28, 2023 12:42 pm
Gorgessity Anne Hathaway three ways As previously noted, Anne Hathaway has never been sexier than she is right now. She is clearly feeling herself, which means she looks good in basically anything, as evidenced by her busy day yesterday. She is currently promoting Eileen, her horny, deranged psychological thriller, which opens on Friday, and she By Sarah • Nov 28, 2023 11:36 am
Style Team Barbie at the Gothams Because the Gotham Awards removed their budget cap on eligible films—meant to direct the awards toward the indie sector—Barbie was eligible this year. They only got one nomination, for Ryan Gosling who was a no-show, but most of Team Barbie showed up as they were also recipients By Sarah • Nov 28, 2023 10:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Charles Melton gets closer Last night at the Gotham Awards, in the battle of the himbos, Reggie took out Ken, with Charles Melton winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance in May December over a field that included Ryan Gosling’s performance in Barbie. We’ve been on the Charles Melton hype train for By Lainey • Nov 28, 2023 10:16 am
Style A brief Wonka break Before we get back to Gotham Awards madness, let’s take a brief break for the Wonka photocall yesterday in London. The actual premiere is today, which is why, I assume, everyone saved their best looks for later. Even Timothee Chalamet, a reliable red carpet star, dressed relatively down, by By Sarah • Nov 28, 2023 09:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 28, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Gotham Awards, the first relevant awards of Oscar season, were last night in New York. A lot of the Oscar hopefuls were there, but because the Gothams focus on indie film (ostensibly, some recent rule changes opened the door to bigger films like Barbie), some of the By Sarah • Nov 28, 2023 08:58 am
TV Updates Charles Melton avoids the trap Lainey gets full credit for engineering the Charles Melton hype train since 2019. I liked him as Reggie on Riverdale, but was not prepared to go all-in on him, but Lainey is right—that guy is a star, and he’s the best kind, the sweet kind, the humble By Sarah • Nov 27, 2023 02:00 pm
Music JLo’s romance novel come to life As Lainey says, nobody loves love quite like Jennifer Lopez. With Bennifer back on and over a year into wedded bliss, JLo is celebrating love, and her love, and her being in love, with new music. This Is Me…Now drops on January 10, 2024, 22 years after its spiritual By Sarah • Nov 27, 2023 12:12 pm
Music Taylor wraps up 2023 At least where her stage performances are concerned… Taylor Swift played her third and final show in São Paulo last night, which was also the final South American stop of The Eras tour, and the final concert of The Eras tour in 2023. And, as we know, there was controversy By Lainey • Nov 27, 2023 10:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Beyoncé Way RENAISSANCE: A Film by Beyoncé opens this Friday. The concert film’s premiere was held over the weekend in Beverly Hills, drawing a lot of important Black artists and creative industry talent despite the long holiday weekend in the US. Such is the power Beyoncé—she becomes the holiday. This By Sarah • Nov 27, 2023 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Lies and delusions in May December Inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau, May December is Todd Haynes’ latest exploration of the outer bounds of the world of women. Longtime Haynes collaborator Julianne Moore stars as Gracie, a fifty-something woman married to Joe (Charles Melton), a noticeably younger man. The film By Sarah • Nov 24, 2023 03:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Barry Keoghan in Saltburn Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut, Promising Young Woman, is a scorched-earth cinematic lambasting of rape culture. Her sophomore effort, Saltburn, is considerably less furious, a little less focused, and a lot more perverted. Barry Keoghan stars as Oliver Quick, a “scholarship case” at Oxford who doesn’t fit in By Sarah • Nov 24, 2023 12:30 pm
Music Beyoncé Day Parade The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is annual tradition of crass commercialism and letting Jimmy Fallon pretend he’s a rockstar, but this year, Beyoncé graced the parade with her presence, instantly elevating the parade for forty seconds. Beyoncé debuts new trailer for RENAISSANCE: A Film by Beyoncé on NBC’ By Sarah • Nov 24, 2023 11:30 am
Style Outfits of the Week: Barbie is back Margot Robbie’s promotional wardrobe for the Barbie release this past summer, produced by stylist Andrew Mukamal, was one of the fashion triumphs of the year. And they probably left some looks on the table since the Barbie press tour happened juuuuuust before SAG-AFTRA called the strike. As we By Lainey • Nov 24, 2023 10:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom back at work One of the most cursed productions recently is Mission: Impossible 7 and 8. The films were supposed to be shot back-to-back, but COVID happened and shut M:I 7 down for months in 2020, then it was finally released this past summer as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part By Sarah • Nov 24, 2023 09:43 am
