review
Review: Presence is a Dull Ghost Story Built on an Interesting But Failed Gimmick
Steven Soderbergh’s suspense is a great concept but builds to nothing
Newsletter
Oscar Seasoning
Oscar Seasoning: The 2025 Nominations are Mostly Predictable and Dull
A couple of exceptions aside, this shortlist is bland and so very Oscars-esque.
Do You Remember
Do You Remember: When the Bassist from The Rolling Stones Dated a 14-Year Old
Bill Wyman said it was true love when he met a teenage girl named Mandy Smith.
review
Review: A Complete Unknown (and Some Thoughts on Timothee Chalamet)
The Bob Dylan biopic is… a biopic.
Jessica Simpson
Do You Remember: Jessica Simpson’s Edible Beauty Brand
At the peak of her Newlyweds fame, Jessica Simpson hoped to start a cosmetics empire with tasty lickable body creams.
Oscar Seasoning
Oscar Seasoning: Why Are the BAFTAs So Endlessly Disappointing?
The British version of the Oscars is so sad that it isn’t actually the Oscars.
Isabella Rossellini
Do You Remember: When Lancôme Sacked Isabella Rossellini, Age 42, for Being Too Old
One of the world’s most famous beauties got revenge on a cosmetics giant for their ageism
awards season
This Week in Gossip #48
New year, same old awards season.
review
Some Thoughts on Maria and My Love for Angelina Jolie
Jolie gets her best role in years as the legendary opera diva in a biopic that’s too timid with its subject.
Claudia Schiffer
Do You Remember: When Claudia Schiffer Dated David Copperfield and a French Tabloid Claimed It Was Fake
The magician, the supermodel, and the lawsuit.
review
Review: Robert Eggers Remakes Nosferatu for the Horny Generation
The long-awaited remake of the legendary silent horror is prime Eggers.
royal stuff
Reading Hollywood: I read This ‘80s Handbook About Being Posh and Copying Princess Diana
The Sloane Ranger Handbook is for every rich Londoner with a shotgun and Hermes scarf.