Movie Reviews and Previews Welcome to Paradise Hills A few years ago, a Spanish filmmaker called Alice Waddington made a splash on the festival circuit with a short titled Disco Inferno. It seemed to be the calling card of a bright new talent, and anticipation grew to see what Waddington—already a stand-out in the advertising world—would By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 16, 2019 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in this space I posted about The Farewell and how, in limited release, it opened with the highest per theatre average of the year, higher than even Avengers: Endgame. Of The Farewell’s impressive performance, a media analyst told Variety that the film “is the blockbuster of By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 09:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, Finally. This summer, after all the post-Endgame blockbusters that have met expectations but may not have surpassed them, with the industry wondering about sequel fatigue at the box office and none of the mid-to-low budget films being able to distinguish themselves from the pack, finally we have a By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 08:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews A perfect “Farewell” Here are Awkwafina and director Lulu Wang last night at the New York premiere of The Farewell. The film opens in limited release on Friday and right now, it has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is not a surprise because people loved it at Sundance. I’m By Lainey • Jul 09, 2019 03:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Halle Bailey is the real Ariel On the heels of the so-so news about Melissa McCarthy playing Ursula in the live-action Little Mermaid comes the GLORIOUS news that Halle Bailey, of Chloe x Halle fame, will play Ariel. There was some initial confusion that Halle Berry is playing Ariel, which Halley-mark-Berry set straight on Twitter: In By Sarah • Jul 04, 2019 10:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ready Player Jumanji Back during the 2017 holidays, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprise, near-billion-dollar hit. So, naturally, a sequel (three-quel, technically) was immediately rushed into development. That movie, Jumanji: The Next Level, is scheduled for the 2019 holiday season, obviously hoping to repeat the fortunes of its predecessor. The first By Sarah • Jul 02, 2019 10:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Meryl Streep is the star of The Prom: The Musical – The Movie Around the time of Tonys, I learned there is such a thing as The Prom, a musical about prom, and I felt acute relief that I could go through life, not knowing anything about The Prom. But now, I must study up on The Prom, because Ryan Murphy is adapting By Sarah • Jun 26, 2019 12:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for May 10, 2019 Dear Gossips, A year ago we were talking about Awkwafina right before what would be the biggest summer and then the biggest year of her professional career up to that point. She was, undeniably, one of the breakout stars of 2018 with Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians, hosting the By Lainey • May 10, 2019 09:29 am
Met Gala 2019 Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Sarah Paulson: MET heist in real life There was a lot of gold on the red carpet, so much so that at one point I started making a list and then promptly gave up. I think some people used gold and pink as a shortcut to camp, and that’s what I think Mindy Kaling did with By Maria • May 07, 2019 04:15 am
TV Updates Priyanka Chopra’s YouTube Special is Both Fun and Uplifting As part of YouTube’s new “Single Slate” strategy, which seeks to create original content for the free, ad-based side of the platform, their newest Originals production was a 30 minute special hosted by Priyanka Chopra called “If I Could Just Tell You Just One Thing.” Chopra has wide, global By Prem • Mar 28, 2019 10:53 am
Oscars 2019 Awkwafina: Oscar Best Dressed (Duana) I loved this the moment I saw it, and then it grew on me from there. It was kitschy! It was sparkly! It was totally Awkwafina, and also not like anything we’d seen her wear before – or, if it is, it feels new, and that’s part of it. By Duana • Feb 25, 2019 04:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The end of a Crazy Rich season Crazy Rich Asians was not nominated for Oscar last week so the SAGs was the last awards season stop for the cast, at least until the sequel comes out. Which won’t be for a while since director Jon M Chu is working with Lin-Manual Miranda on the film adaptation By Lainey • Jan 28, 2019 08:48 am
Maple Leaf Crazy Rich Asians is The Favourite Lainey and I watched The Critic’s Choice Awards together over text. Sometimes she was ahead and sometimes I was, depending on bathroom breaks, dog walk breaks, etc. When Crazy Rich Asians won Best Comedy, Lainey texted me about a minute before I heard the reveal with an “Omgggggggg!!! Kathleenn! By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 09:53 am
Crazy Rich Asians Intro for November 30, 2018 Dear Gossips, There are four different “Entertainer of the Year” Entertainment Weekly covers: Cardi B and Darren Criss are featured; Kathleen posted about the women of Black Panther yesterday; and there’s also the women of Crazy Rich Asians. EW calls them “the queens of summer”. Look at them. Look By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 09:00 am
TV Updates Awkwafina’s own show Awkwafina has had a big year, with Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians, an EP (In Fina We Trust), and hosting SNL, the iHeartRadio MMVAs, and the Hollywood Film Awards. And now, to cap it off, comes the announcement that Awkwafina will star in her own comedy series on Comedy By Sarah • Nov 29, 2018 03:18 pm
Lana Condor THR’s next gen Every year, The Hollywood Reporter releases their “Next Gen” list – the actors under 35 that make up Hollywood’s next generation. This issue always makes me happy. In 2016, the issue featuring Zendaya on its cover gave me hope for the future on the day after America chose a pretty By Kathleen • Nov 09, 2018 01:07 pm
