Movie Reviews and Previews Jurassic World Reborn The first trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth—which I think should be called Jurassic Reborn—dropped this morning, and as with yesterday’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps teaser, I expected to see this during the Super Bowl. We still might, a lot of people do not pay attention to By Sarah • Feb 05, 2025 01:11 pm
TV Updates Lorne Michaels’ night out Technically, it’s the Natural History Museum Gala in New York, but Lorne Michaels is usually there, and so is an SNL-heavy crowd. This year was no different, with Lorne Michaels, Colin Jost, and Scarlett Johansson showing up with basically the entire cast of SNL in tow, plus veteran SNL By Sarah • Dec 06, 2024 12:19 pm
BFFs Pre-Thanksgiving with Scarjo, Sienna, and JLaw Scarlett Johansson was on Live! with Kelly and Mark today in New York. This caught my eye because Scarjo doesn’t have a movie to promote right now so, even though I haven’t watched the episode, presumably she was there not on a press tour for a film or By Lainey • Nov 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Top Reads Avengers Assemble for Kamala Lainey emailed me last night and the subject was I’m a corny asshole and it was to share a video of various Avengers uniting to support Harris-Walz in the last days of the US election, and before election day next Tuesday. We're back. Let's #AssembleForDemocracy. By Sarah • Nov 01, 2024 10:52 am
Style Oh yeah, there’s a new Transformers movie And this time it’s animated! It’s called Transformers One and it’s the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron and their whole deal. I know children who are excited for this—the childish appeal of shape-shifting robots is eternal—and no one else. As an adult with By Sarah • Sep 20, 2024 09:44 am
Style Zoë Kravitz and the Pussy Problem Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, Blink Twice, opens in August. She co-wrote the script and while she had previously been adamant about not changing the name of the film, originally called Pussy Island, we learned earlier this year when the trailer was released that the title has indeed changed By Lainey • Jul 09, 2024 01:48 pm
Top Reads ScarJo strikes again It’s time to talk about AI again! This time, it’s in context of another Scarlett Johansson lawsuit. People should just know that if you give her an opportunity, ScarJo will sue you, so stop giving her opportunities. The latest is this: Open AI, the tech company behind talkative By Sarah • May 21, 2024 10:21 am
Scarlett Johansson Mr. ScarJo told jokes at the nerd prom The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was Saturday night, the annual gala held in Washington, DC which is supposed to be like an annual mini-break from the often contentious relationships between journalists and the politicians they cover. This year, the event’s special remarks were made by Colin Jost, following remarks By Sarah • Apr 29, 2024 11:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The ScarJo and CTates lunar rom-com Here is a movie I did not know I needed and am now completely obsessed with—Fly Me to the Moon. Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum co-star in a space race-set romantic comedy about the moon mission and a fake moon landing. First of all, excellent casting. ScarJo has always By Sarah • Apr 09, 2024 12:10 pm
Gorgessity Scarjo with the longer hair It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Scarlett Johansson with her hair loose and let down around her face. Scarlett stepped out last night at the God’s Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards in New York. It’s a pretty simple outfit – just a little black dress By Lainey • Oct 17, 2023 10:41 am
Gorgessity George and Amal and all their friends Last night was the second annual “Albies”, a humanitarian award given by the Clooney Foundation for Justice to “those whose work and organizations are under threat” (you can read more about The Albies and this year’s recipients here). That means that Amal and George Clooney were out last night By Sarah • Sep 29, 2023 10:02 am
Scarlett Johansson Can you spot Benny Cumbercubes It’s fashion week in Milan, so that’s where all the celebrities are right now. The Prada show brought out some big names, including Hunter Schafer—obsessed with her chunky shoes—Amanda Gorman, Edward Enninful, Rosalía, Letitia Wright, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson—with the worst LBD on display at By Sarah • Sep 22, 2023 09:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: North Star Kristin Scott Thomas’s directorial debut, North Star, is inspired by her own experience losing her father and stepfather within a few years of each other when she was a little girl. Scott Thomas, who co-wrote the script with John Micklethwait, frames these losses as the core memories haunting Katherine By Sarah • Sep 14, 2023 01:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Everyone famous in Asteroid City Wes Anderson is a filmmaker who has long been interested in dysfunctional families, fathers and sons, grief, love, and a sense of style so precise he’s his own sub-genre of cinema. His latest, Asteroid City, embraces all of Anderson’s usual quirks and pursuits, with an added dash of By Sarah • Jun 23, 2023 12:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise takes Rome As mentioned last week, the big Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 premiere was yesterday in Rome. Rome because one of the movie’s big set pieces, a car chase, takes place in Rome. And … as it always is where Tom’s movies are concerned… the event was a f-cking By Lainey • Jun 20, 2023 12:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Scarlett Johansson: The Stars and the Strike At the Asteroid City premiere last night, Scarlett Johansson was asked about the writers’ strike and the potential actors’ strike. SAG-AFTRA’s current agreement expires on June 30. Negotiations have been underway since June 7. While an actors’ strike is not a certainty, it is definitely a possibility, and for By Lainey • Jun 14, 2023 01:20 pm