A s anyone who’s laughed uncomfortably at Taylor Tomlinson’s “dead mom” jokes is well aware, her mother died of cancer when she was eight years old. (She used to tell friends her parents were separated — which they were, she argued onstage, “by Jesus.”) Tomlinson’s mom lived to be just …
Read More »Millie Bobby Brown Faces a Dragon in the New 'Damsel' Trailer
Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown is entering another kind of Upside Down. In the Damsel trailer released Tuesday, Elodie, a disgraced princess, attempts to survive an impossible fate. After a damsel (Brown) agrees to marry a prince, her body is chucked into a cave home to a fire-breathing dragon — …
Read More »The Viral 'Madame Web' Line Isn't Even in the Movie
So much movie-making these days seems tragically engineered towards ginning up that one perfect shot, expression, quote, needle drop, or moment that’ll go bonkers viral and juice the box office receipts. But as any student of the extremely online will tell you, rarely can you manufacture these memes. They must …
Read More »Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg Are Shaggy Beasts in 'Sasquatch Sunset' Trailer
Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg shape-shift into shaggy, mythical beasts in the absurdist comedy Sasquatch Sunset. Less than a minute into Bleecker Street’s Sasquatch Sunset trailer, one bearded sasquatch dry humps another in a North American forest. The trailer then follows the family of ape-like creatures as they forage, hike, …
Read More »Kate Winslet Shuts Down the Internet's Beloved Kate-Leo Meme
Sorry, Leo-Kate romantics, your favorite meme has been shut down by Rose DeWitt Bukater (après Dawson) herself. During an interview with Net-a-Porter, Kate Winslet discussed how the film industry has changed for women since the beginning of her career — touching upon life after Titanic and the rise of the …
Read More »Blackpink's Lisa to Join 'White Lotus' Season 3 Ensemble
Blackpink’s Lisa will make her acting debut on season three of The White Lotus. HBO confirmed the news on Monday, along with the announcement that Scott Glenn and Julian Kostov will also be joining the cast. The Blackpink member will be credited under her given name,Lisa Manobal. As for all …
Read More »Jon Stewart Skewers Biden and Trump in Scathing 'Daily Show' Return
Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show on Monday night with the opening line: “Now, where was I?” The host has taken up the chair at the satirical news program on a part-time basis through the 2024 election season and will be hosting Monday night’s broadcast, with a roster of …
Read More »Sophie Ellis-Bextor Makes U.S. TV Debut With 'Murder on the Dancefloor' on 'Fallon'
Sophie Ellis-Bextor brought the party to The Tonight Show with a lively rendition of her hit “Murder on the Dancefloor.” The confetti-filled performance marked Ellis-Bextor’s U.S. TV debut, decades after the song’s release in 2001. The singer was accompanied by house band the Roots, with the excited audience dancing along. …
Read More »Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon Revive 'Barbie' Characters to Promote Oscars
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel enlisted the Barbie cast to help him make his way to the awards show. In a new clip, which aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Helen Mirren narrates the tale of a man (Kimmel) lost on his way to the Oscars. He enlists help from Weird Barbie …
Read More »Super Bowl: Taylor Swift Chugs Beer on Jumbotron Like a Champ
Here’s one important thing we learned during Super Bowl LVIII: Taylor Swift knows how to slam a beer like a champ. Late in the second quarter of the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, and with her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Chiefs losing 10-0 — and …
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