Week eight of Dancing With the Stars has come to a close and the scores have been revealed!
Episode nine of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday night (November 21) and the 6 couples took to the ballroom for “Taylor Swift Night” with guest judge Mandy Moore, who choreographed Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour.
After all of their first dances, the couples returned to the dance floor for the Dance Relay, where two couples competed against each other for three extra bonuses points.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants…
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy – 41 out of 43 points
Alyson Hannigan and pro partner Sasha Farber – 32 out of 43 points
Harry Jowsey and pro partner Rylee Arnold – 30 out of...
Episode nine of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday night (November 21) and the 6 couples took to the ballroom for “Taylor Swift Night” with guest judge Mandy Moore, who choreographed Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour.
After all of their first dances, the couples returned to the dance floor for the Dance Relay, where two couples competed against each other for three extra bonuses points.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants…
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy – 41 out of 43 points
Alyson Hannigan and pro partner Sasha Farber – 32 out of 43 points
Harry Jowsey and pro partner Rylee Arnold – 30 out of...
- 11/22/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Dancing with the Stars” season 32 is getting closer to the end. We’re in week nine of the competition with only six competitors left out of the 14 we started with. So what will happen when those remaining celebrities perform to songs by one of the world’s biggest stars in “A Celebration of Taylor Swift”? Scroll down for our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments and commentary as the night progresses.
Last week “Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams was the eighth celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving six to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix and singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.
This celebration continues a career-peak year for Taylor Swift. She has had three number-one albums: “Midnights,” “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version...
Last week “Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams was the eighth celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving six to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix and singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.
This celebration continues a career-peak year for Taylor Swift. She has had three number-one albums: “Midnights,” “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version...
- 11/22/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery and Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars honors one of the hottest stars on the planet, Taylor Swift, with an episode featuring some of her greatest hits. Subsequently, her Eras Tour choreographer, Mandy Moore, will join the judging panel to offer her “Taylor-made” critiques of the remaining six couples.
How many of Taylor Swift’s songs will be used on ‘Dancing with the Stars?’
Dancing with the Stars has kept the songs featured during Taylor Swift night on the down low. However, there are some facts that Showbiz Cheat Sheet does know.
Taylor Swift Night will feature each of the six remaining couples dancing individually and three relay dances with another pair. That means nine songs from Taylor’s catalog should be performed.
While it is likely that many of Taylor Swift’s more popular songs will be heard, the series could also surprise fans with a few lesser-known tracks during the performances.
How many of Taylor Swift’s songs will be used on ‘Dancing with the Stars?’
Dancing with the Stars has kept the songs featured during Taylor Swift night on the down low. However, there are some facts that Showbiz Cheat Sheet does know.
Taylor Swift Night will feature each of the six remaining couples dancing individually and three relay dances with another pair. That means nine songs from Taylor’s catalog should be performed.
While it is likely that many of Taylor Swift’s more popular songs will be heard, the series could also surprise fans with a few lesser-known tracks during the performances.
- 11/21/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Week eight of Dancing With the Stars has come to a close and the scores have been revealed!
Episode eight of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday night (November 14) and the 7 couples took to the ballroom for “Whitney Houston Night” with guest judge Billy Porter.
After all of their first dances, the couples returned to the dance floor for the “Dance Off” round to earn some extra points. Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov had immunity from the second round since they topped the leaderboard last week. With her immunity, Ariana was automatically awarded three extra bonus points.
DWTS is back on ABC this season, after a brief 1 season stint on Disney+ last year.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants…...
Episode eight of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday night (November 14) and the 7 couples took to the ballroom for “Whitney Houston Night” with guest judge Billy Porter.
After all of their first dances, the couples returned to the dance floor for the “Dance Off” round to earn some extra points. Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov had immunity from the second round since they topped the leaderboard last week. With her immunity, Ariana was automatically awarded three extra bonus points.
DWTS is back on ABC this season, after a brief 1 season stint on Disney+ last year.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants…...
- 11/15/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Dancing with the Stars” is past the halfway point with seven celebrities remaining in the eighth week of the competition. So who continued to move forward and who was eliminated on “Whitney Houston Night” when the celebrities performed routines paying tribute to the late, great singer? Scroll down for our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments and commentary throughout the night.
SEEXochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy on their ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partnership: ‘She’s a natural performer’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Last week singer and social media star Lele Pons was unexpectedly the seventh celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving seven to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and “Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams.
Lele’s elimination came as a bit of a shock.
SEEXochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy on their ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partnership: ‘She’s a natural performer’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Last week singer and social media star Lele Pons was unexpectedly the seventh celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving seven to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and “Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams.
Lele’s elimination came as a bit of a shock.
- 11/15/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery, Jeffrey Kare and Cordell Martin
- Gold Derby
“I wasn’t surprised. I knew she was going to be someone that was going to be a surprise elimination,” says Gold Derby contributor Cordell Martin about the sudden ouster of Lele Pons on “Dancing with the Stars” at the end of “Music Video Night.” “As it has gotten closer towards the end of the competition it just felt that she didn’t have the opportunity to really find her footing and become a top contender. She was starting to gain that momentum, but I felt like it was a little too late.” He discussed that and more with fellow contributor Jeffrey Kare and editor Daniel Montgomery in their week seven slugfest. Watch it above.
SEEHere’s the set list for ‘Dancing with the Stars” Whitney Houston Night
Pons’s elimination leaves seven contestants in the competition, so what can we expect from them on “Whitney Houston Night“? “I don...
SEEHere’s the set list for ‘Dancing with the Stars” Whitney Houston Night
Pons’s elimination leaves seven contestants in the competition, so what can we expect from them on “Whitney Houston Night“? “I don...
- 11/14/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery, Cordell Martin and Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
It’s time to dance with somebody because it’s Whitney Houston Night on “Dancing with the Stars.”
The remaining seven couples will perform to the late legend’s greatest hits, with guest judge Billy Porter behind the table, on Tuesday before six of them face off in pairs in the dance-off. Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov have immunity from the dance-off because they earned the highest score last week and will receive three bonus points automatically. The judges will determine the winner of each dance-off, who will also each get three bonus points added to their scores.
See the full list of dances below.
Individual routines
Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy: tango (“I Wanna Dance with Somebody [Who Loves Me]”)
Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber: contemporary (“Greatest Love of All”)
Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold: Viennese waltz (“I Have Nothing”)
Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev: Viennese waltz (“I...
The remaining seven couples will perform to the late legend’s greatest hits, with guest judge Billy Porter behind the table, on Tuesday before six of them face off in pairs in the dance-off. Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov have immunity from the dance-off because they earned the highest score last week and will receive three bonus points automatically. The judges will determine the winner of each dance-off, who will also each get three bonus points added to their scores.
See the full list of dances below.
Individual routines
Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy: tango (“I Wanna Dance with Somebody [Who Loves Me]”)
Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber: contemporary (“Greatest Love of All”)
Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold: Viennese waltz (“I Have Nothing”)
Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev: Viennese waltz (“I...
- 11/11/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Week seven of Dancing With the Stars has come to a close and the scores have been revealed!
Episode seven of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday night (November 7) and the 8 couples took to the ballroom for “Music Video Night” with guest judge Paula Abdul.
After all of their first dances, the couples returned to the dance floor for team dances and the winning team was awarded some extra points.
DWTS is back on ABC this season, after a brief 1 season stint on Disney+ last year.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants…
Individual Dance Scores:
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy – 34 out of 40 points
Alyson Hannigan and pro partner Sasha Farber – 33 out of 40 points
Harry Jowsey...
Episode seven of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday night (November 7) and the 8 couples took to the ballroom for “Music Video Night” with guest judge Paula Abdul.
After all of their first dances, the couples returned to the dance floor for team dances and the winning team was awarded some extra points.
DWTS is back on ABC this season, after a brief 1 season stint on Disney+ last year.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants…
Individual Dance Scores:
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy – 34 out of 40 points
Alyson Hannigan and pro partner Sasha Farber – 33 out of 40 points
Harry Jowsey...
- 11/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Dancing with the Stars” made it through an emotional “Most Memorable Year Night” and a spooky “Monster Night.” Now seven weeks into the competition comes “Music Video Night,” where the celebrities will perform routines inspired by some iconic visuals. So who had the best routines, who struggled on the dance floor and who was eliminated at the end of the evening? Scroll down for our live blog for all the minute-by-minute developments and commentary throughout the night.
Last week “Real Housewives” personality and real estate agent Mauricio Umansky was the sixth celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving eight to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, social media personality Lele Pons and “Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams.
There are two rounds of competition on “Music Video Night.
Last week “Real Housewives” personality and real estate agent Mauricio Umansky was the sixth celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving eight to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, social media personality Lele Pons and “Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams.
There are two rounds of competition on “Music Video Night.
- 11/8/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Dancing with the Stars ballroom honors iconic music videos for a night of fun as the remaining celebrity couples and their pro partners tackle some of the most memorable tunes in music video history. Adding to the fun is the addition of 80s music icon and choreographer Paula Abdul, who will appear as a guest judge. Here are all the details surrounding this exciting night.
Paula Abdul is a triple threat; here’s the credentials she brings to the judging table
Dancing with the Stars hosts special guest judge, singer, and dancer Paula Abdul. She will walk out to her 1988 hit, “Forever Your Girl.”
Abdul is also a heralded choreographer. She not only choreographed her music videos but also those of Janet Jackson, including the iconic “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “When I Think of You,” and “Control” videos.
Abdul was also the choreographer for the Jackson Family’s Victory tour.
Paula Abdul is a triple threat; here’s the credentials she brings to the judging table
Dancing with the Stars hosts special guest judge, singer, and dancer Paula Abdul. She will walk out to her 1988 hit, “Forever Your Girl.”
Abdul is also a heralded choreographer. She not only choreographed her music videos but also those of Janet Jackson, including the iconic “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “When I Think of You,” and “Control” videos.
Abdul was also the choreographer for the Jackson Family’s Victory tour.
- 11/7/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Week three of “Dancing with the Stars” brought “Motown Night,” in which the celebrities performed new dance styles — mostly foxtrots — to songs like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes and “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5. So who busted a move, and whose moves were busted? Follow along below with our live blog for all the minute-by-minute developments and commentary as the night progresses.
Last week “Zoey 101” actress Jamie Lynn Spears was the second celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving 12 to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: model Tyson Beckford, actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, NFL player Adrian Peterson, social media personality Lele Pons, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, “Real Housewives of Beverly...
Last week “Zoey 101” actress Jamie Lynn Spears was the second celebrity eliminated from the competition, leaving 12 to compete for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy: model Tyson Beckford, actress Xochitl Gomez, actress Alyson Hannigan, “Too Hot to Handle” star Harry Jowsey, “The Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, NFL player Adrian Peterson, social media personality Lele Pons, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, “Real Housewives of Beverly...
- 10/10/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers for the Oct. 3 episode of “Dancing With the Stars.”
Latin Night saw a lot of missteps on “Dancing With the Stars,” but also some very sexy Sambas, Salsas and Rumbas. Actress Xochitl Gomez and singer Jason Mraz tied at the top of the leaderboard with 24 points each.
Marvel star Xochitl joked that with a name like hers, people would expect she was “born knowing how to Salsa,” but that it wasn’t true. “Salsa is your superpower,” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba, who compared her to Egot singer, actress and dancer Rita Moreno. Derek Gough gushed, “Your spins are out of control,” calling her performance “exceptional,” while Bruno Tonioli proclaimed it “superb.”
Singer Jason Mraz, a surprise breakout dance star in Week 1, had the last dance of the evening, a romantic Rumba with Daniella Karagach. Derek raved, “You nailed it.”
Jason Mraz danced a Rumba with...
Latin Night saw a lot of missteps on “Dancing With the Stars,” but also some very sexy Sambas, Salsas and Rumbas. Actress Xochitl Gomez and singer Jason Mraz tied at the top of the leaderboard with 24 points each.
Marvel star Xochitl joked that with a name like hers, people would expect she was “born knowing how to Salsa,” but that it wasn’t true. “Salsa is your superpower,” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba, who compared her to Egot singer, actress and dancer Rita Moreno. Derek Gough gushed, “Your spins are out of control,” calling her performance “exceptional,” while Bruno Tonioli proclaimed it “superb.”
Singer Jason Mraz, a surprise breakout dance star in Week 1, had the last dance of the evening, a romantic Rumba with Daniella Karagach. Derek raved, “You nailed it.”
Jason Mraz danced a Rumba with...
- 10/4/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Week two of Dancing With the Stars has come to a close and the scores have been revealed!
Episode two of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday (October 3) and the 13 couples took to the ballroom for “Latin Night” performances.
DWTS is back on ABC this season, after a brief 1 season stint on Disney+ last year.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants on week one…
Tyson Beckford and pro partner Jenna Johnson – 18 out of 30 points
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy – 24 out of 30 points
Alyson Hannigan and pro partner Sasha Farber – 19 out of 30 points
Harry Jowsey and pro partner Rylee Arnold – 15 out of 30 points
Charity Lawson and pro partner Ezra Sosa – 21 out of 30 points
Ariana Madix...
Episode two of ABC’s dancing competition series aired on Tuesday (October 3) and the 13 couples took to the ballroom for “Latin Night” performances.
DWTS is back on ABC this season, after a brief 1 season stint on Disney+ last year.
Fans voted throughout the night and the voting methods closed right after the final performance of the night.
Click inside to see the scorecard for all contestants…
Keep scrolling to see the scorecard for all of the contestants on week one…
Tyson Beckford and pro partner Jenna Johnson – 18 out of 30 points
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy – 24 out of 30 points
Alyson Hannigan and pro partner Sasha Farber – 19 out of 30 points
Harry Jowsey and pro partner Rylee Arnold – 15 out of 30 points
Charity Lawson and pro partner Ezra Sosa – 21 out of 30 points
Ariana Madix...
- 10/4/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Xochitl Gomez is returning to the ballroom Tonight (October 3) alongside her pro dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy on Dancing With the Stars!
The 17-year-old actress is the youngest competitor this season, but that’s not slowing her down.
In week one, Xochitl and Val did very well with their cha cha, earning an 18 out of 30 score.
For week two, they will be dancing the salsa to Camila Cabello‘s “Don’t Go Yet,” for the show’s “Latin Night.”
Ahead of this week’s competition, we sat down with the Marvel star and talked about what her experience has been like so far on the show, how her musical theater and martial arts backgrounds have helped her and more.
Find out what she shared inside…
Just Jared: What has been your biggest challenge of competing on the show so far?
Xochitl Gomez: Ooh… I’d probably just say, I don’t know,...
The 17-year-old actress is the youngest competitor this season, but that’s not slowing her down.
In week one, Xochitl and Val did very well with their cha cha, earning an 18 out of 30 score.
For week two, they will be dancing the salsa to Camila Cabello‘s “Don’t Go Yet,” for the show’s “Latin Night.”
Ahead of this week’s competition, we sat down with the Marvel star and talked about what her experience has been like so far on the show, how her musical theater and martial arts backgrounds have helped her and more.
Find out what she shared inside…
Just Jared: What has been your biggest challenge of competing on the show so far?
Xochitl Gomez: Ooh… I’d probably just say, I don’t know,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
After months of teases, the entire Dancing With the Stars cast has been revealed.
ABC saved the big news for its Wednesday telecast of Good Morning America, and there are some exciting additions.
We already knew that Jamie Lynn Spears, Charity Lawson (The Bachelorette), and Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules) were taking part.
Scroll down to find out who will be joining them.
It's a great cast.
Tyson Beckford - 52
Beckford is a supermodel best known for working on campaigns with Ralph Lauren, Polo, Ducati, and Mercedes-Benz.
He also co-hosted Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel.
Beckford will be paired up with Jenna Johnson this season.
Xochitl Gomez - 17
Xochitl is well-known for her work in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
She also had roles on Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club and Raven's Home.
Gomez will compete alongside Val Chmerkovskiy.
Alyson Hannigan - 49
Hannigan has racked up plenty of memorable performances throughout her acting career.
ABC saved the big news for its Wednesday telecast of Good Morning America, and there are some exciting additions.
We already knew that Jamie Lynn Spears, Charity Lawson (The Bachelorette), and Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules) were taking part.
Scroll down to find out who will be joining them.
It's a great cast.
Tyson Beckford - 52
Beckford is a supermodel best known for working on campaigns with Ralph Lauren, Polo, Ducati, and Mercedes-Benz.
He also co-hosted Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel.
Beckford will be paired up with Jenna Johnson this season.
Xochitl Gomez - 17
Xochitl is well-known for her work in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
She also had roles on Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club and Raven's Home.
Gomez will compete alongside Val Chmerkovskiy.
Alyson Hannigan - 49
Hannigan has racked up plenty of memorable performances throughout her acting career.
- 9/13/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“We found love in a hopeless place,” Rihanna famously sang. And there’s nowhere quite as hopeless as the anthropocene — our current geological era, in which humans have begun to have an adverse impact on Earth’s climate. Fatalism about the future of our planet can certainly kill the mood, but, as luck would have it, the gripping new eco-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline sizzles with an urgency that borders on the sensual. Yeah, you’re gonna want a date for this one.
The movie, which premiered at...
The movie, which premiered at...
- 4/8/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
In "How to Blow Up a Pipeline," Sasha Lane's character, Theo, doesn't have too much to lose, making her quest for revenge even more unrelenting. Like the rest of the young activists who come together in the Texan desert to demolish an oil pipeline in the film, Theo has a good reason to want to harm the fossil fuel industry. Diagnosed with terminal cancer after growing up near a chemical plant, "she's like . . . 'might as well go out with a little bang,'" Lane tells Popsugar of her character's mentality.
Spearheading the plot is Xochitl (Ariela Barer), who grew up dancing in poison-laced rain with Theo. After her mother dies in a freak heat wave, Xochitl loses patience with her university's divestment movement and decides to wound the oil industry the way it has wounded her.
So she gathers a group of activists, including a Texan who lost his...
Spearheading the plot is Xochitl (Ariela Barer), who grew up dancing in poison-laced rain with Theo. After her mother dies in a freak heat wave, Xochitl loses patience with her university's divestment movement and decides to wound the oil industry the way it has wounded her.
So she gathers a group of activists, including a Texan who lost his...
- 4/7/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
There is romance in activism and fighting the good fight against the immoral powers of the establishment. In following a group of young environmentalist anarchists who yearn to make an impact and have their voices heard by any means necessary, Daniel Goldhaber’s searing eco-thriller “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” grasps this selfless passion at a visceral level.
Thankfully, romance doesn’t mean empty idealism in Goldhaber’s film, co-written by Goldhaber, Jorgan Sjol and Ariela Barer as a loose adaptation of Andreas Malm’s 2020 book. While the characters steering an act of terrorism around a Texan pipeline are all young and hotheaded, they aren’t out there to make some futile noise about climate change. There is a real point to the fatality-free disturbance these rightfully angry citizens of the world have carefully planned out, and what they have in mind is something a lot more significant than...
Thankfully, romance doesn’t mean empty idealism in Goldhaber’s film, co-written by Goldhaber, Jorgan Sjol and Ariela Barer as a loose adaptation of Andreas Malm’s 2020 book. While the characters steering an act of terrorism around a Texan pipeline are all young and hotheaded, they aren’t out there to make some futile noise about climate change. There is a real point to the fatality-free disturbance these rightfully angry citizens of the world have carefully planned out, and what they have in mind is something a lot more significant than...
- 4/7/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
A group of twentysomethings converge upon a small, seemingly abandoned house outside of Odessa, Texas. Two of them are former students, frustrated by the lack of urgency around climate change. One is a Native American from North Dakota, who does a series of D.I.Y. bombmaking videos under the name “Boomtalk.” There’s also a couple from Long Beach, California — one of them is dying from leukemia — and a gutter punk duo from Portland, Oregon. Only one person, a working-class husband and dad, is local.
But everyone has gathered...
But everyone has gathered...
- 4/6/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Even among many who’ve grasped the scientific evidence, or experienced escalating weather extremes, climate change remains an abstraction for most — something too large and vague to trigger urgent emotional response. Not so the fictive activists in “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” inspired by Andreas Malm’s nonfiction tome of the same name. Though diverse in background and motivations, the eight individuals here drawn together to attack an oil conduit in Texas share a sense that the planetary environmental crisis is immediate, and the time for gently chiding protests past.
Whether their actions constitute “eco-terrorism” and whether violence of any kind is ever justifiable in the service of progress are questions Daniel Goldhaber’s sophomore feature duly grapples with. Still, its degree of moral self-examination is unlikely to appease climate deniers, who’ll likely decry the film (if they notice it at all) as a recruitment poster for aspiring saboteurs.
Whether their actions constitute “eco-terrorism” and whether violence of any kind is ever justifiable in the service of progress are questions Daniel Goldhaber’s sophomore feature duly grapples with. Still, its degree of moral self-examination is unlikely to appease climate deniers, who’ll likely decry the film (if they notice it at all) as a recruitment poster for aspiring saboteurs.
- 4/6/2023
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
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