TV Updates Intro for October 28, 2022 Dear Gossips, I’ve been listening to Rihanna’s new song, “Lift Me Up”, from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack all morning. Like driving to work, crying. Does it hit this hard only because I’ve seen the movie? Or does it work the same even if you haven’ By Lainey • Oct 28, 2022 09:22 am
Style Wakanda Forever, the premiere I saw Black Panther: Wakanda Forever this morning and while official reviews are still embargoed, reactions are allowed. Here’s my reaction: I SOBBED. Hard. And I don’t cry a lot but I cried a lot during this movie. Also laughed a lot. And did that corny thing were By Lainey • Oct 27, 2022 03:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews James Gunn’s surprising new role Werewolf By Night introduced a new thing into the MCU, the “special presentation”, a one-off story that can just be 50-60 minutes of a good time without worrying about the rest of the MCU, and it was good largely because of that unburdened, light-touch storytelling. The next special presentation is By Sarah • Oct 26, 2022 11:19 am
BFFs Will Smith & Friends Almost seven months to the day and ninety billion takes after The Slap disrupted the Oscars, Will Smith is on the comeback trail, sort of. He has a new film coming out in early December, Emancipation, screening in a limited theatrical run before debuting on Apple TV+ a week later. By Sarah • Oct 25, 2022 03:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ant-Man has his hands full We’re on the brink of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but the Marvel machine doesn’t stop for anyone or anything, not even what is essentially a cinematic moment of silence for Chadwick Boseman. The trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania dropped yesterday, it’s Marvel’s next big By Sarah • Oct 25, 2022 02:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pine chills out Now that Don’t Worry Darling is over (it is over…right?), Chris Pine can move on from spit and all that, which is what he is doing, chilling in Los Angeles after a yoga class. I must confess, I miss the shaggy wolfman look Pine was rocking earlier this By Sarah • Oct 25, 2022 11:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Annie’s Epic Romance If you’ve been visiting this site regularly over the years, you’re probably aware that I read a lot of horny books, unapologetically. In 2018 or so, I started getting emails from people recommending a book called The Idea of You by Robinne Lee. Those emails picked up again By Lainey • Oct 25, 2022 10:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie is Pablo Larraín’s latest haunted woman You don’t have to be perfect. You have to be unforgettable. Like Callas. A writing professor said that to us, once. It’s stuck with me for nearly 20 years. Not only because it’s great advice—striving for perfection in art is a waste of time, it is By Sarah • Oct 24, 2022 01:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam Black Adam is a deeply mediocre superhero movie that is also extremely frustrating. Meant to introduce a universe-altering character to the DCEU’s patchwork of films and characters that hang together in name only, Black Adam comes SO close to having something to say and making actual points through its By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 01:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Hanks is NOT doing a silly voice It’s been a busy year for Tom Hanks, with Elvis in the summer, that cursed Pinocchio remake in September, and now A Man Called Otto, a Grinch-esque feel-good dramedy due just in time for the holidays (sort of). A trailer for A Man Called Otto dropped yesterday, and I By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 10:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise Movie Stars! Actual, neon-light, capital letter Movie Stars! George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy that understands the power of Movie Stars being Movie Stars. Does the script have to be great? Not if the Movie Stars are having fun. Does the romance need By Sarah • Oct 21, 2022 09:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sacha Baron Cohen is maybe in the MCU now, too First Harrison Ford, now Sacha Baron Cohen. The latest rumor in the Marvel mill is that SBC will join Ironheart, the Disney+ series centered on Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne, due to make her debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever). Like the Ford rumor, this comes from the Mariana Trench that By Sarah • Oct 19, 2022 12:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jonathan Majors is in his villain era Creed III represents a lot of firsts. Michael B. Jordan’s first time directing. First Rocky movie that doesn’t feature Sylvester Stallone. First time MBJ gets out jaw-acted on screen. Many firsts, some more notable than others. The first trailer for Creed III dropped yesterday, coming out of the By Sarah • Oct 19, 2022 11:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Harrison Ford gets his grump on Marvel Earlier this month, a rumor started making the rounds that Harrison Ford would replace William Hurt in the MCU as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, after Hurt passed away earlier this year. Now, Slashfilm is confirming the rumor, via Youtube show “The Hot Mic with Jeff Sneider and John Rocha”. No By Sarah • Oct 14, 2022 02:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween Ends In 2018, David Gordon Green semi-rebooted Halloween with a direct sequel, also titled Halloween, to John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 slasher. Halloween (2018) took the franchise, long run off its narrative feet by a string of increasingly bad sequels and reimaginings, back to basics, with a simple story about Laurie By Sarah • Oct 14, 2022 12:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Olivia Wilde after DWD ELLE Magazine has released their annual Women in Hollywood issue, with eight different covers featuring eight women who have made an impact in the industry this year. Among them are Michelle Yeoh, Sigourney Weaver, Issa Rae, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Ariana DeBose, Zoë Kravitz, and Olivia Wilde. During her interview By Lainey • Oct 14, 2022 11:29 am
