Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | August 17, 2023
Michael Cera personally tracked down Greta Gerwig’s email address and begged her to be in Barbie after his agent screwed up. (Variety)
Doja Cat made the right move culling some of her “fans.” You can almost never go wrong with a good culling. (Lainey Gossip)
Damn, Sam Asghari went straight to extortion. It’s called foreplay, son. (Celebitchy)
Jessica Tarlov, The Five’s token liberal, is actually pretty great. (Wonkette)
Prey, which freaking slaps, is getting a Blu-ray release. Hell yeah. (Polygon)
Yelling is not journalism. (Insert Credit)
Welp, the writers’ strike was looking like it was ending. (IndieWire)
Absolutely confused about “Planet of the Bass?” This should help. (Rolling Stone)
After Dustin’s piece on MovieTok and social media influencers affecting film coverage, I’m not convinced the “Blue Beetle Battalion” is an organic campaign. (The Mary Sue)
On the opposite side of the spectrum, here’s Richard Newby delivering a solid piece on the legacy of Oldboy for the film’s 20th anniversary. (A.V. Club)
It’s time to start eyeing Ron Filipkowski very suspiciously. (Mediaite)
Claire Legrand’s sapphic YA horror, Sawkill Girls, makes drmllz think about Taylor Swift’s “Seven.” Under the teen drama, it’s “a scream of fear and despair and fury, a loud barbaric yawp against vanishing and silencing, a howl against monsters and the different shapes they take.” What books would you pair with Taylor Swift songs? (Cannonball Read 15)
