‘How to Train Your Dragon’ redo reheats box office with an $83.7M opening weekend
A live-action remake dethrones a live-action remake to claim the No. 1 spot.
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Popeyes gets wrapped up in the Chicken Wrap battle
While we wait for McDonald’s to bring the Snack Wrap back, their competitor has three flavors to keep us snacking.
The summer of Seth Meyers
As if his late-night show, YouTube segment and two podcasts weren’t enough, the host is suddenly everywhere. PLUS: It’s splitsville for Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney turns its lawyers on an AI image generator, and a Wonder Woman movie is in the works.
I’m gonna go back for s’more of McDonald’s Hershey’s S’mores McFlurry
McDonald’s brings the perfect mix of graham crackers, chocolate and tiny, little marshmallows to its classic frozen dessert.
‘Ballerina’ loses to ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake in box office dance off
The ‘John Wick’ spinoff didn’t have the moves to dethrone Disney’s latest live-action cash grab.
First ‘Wicked: For Good’ trailer brings the fight to the Wizard
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande take us back to Oz. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and more, first look at Josh Brolin in ‘Whalefall,’ and Marc Maron ends ‘WTF.’
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ fails to put up a fight against ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’
The legacy sequel earned a respectable $21 million — but that wasn’t enough to overpower the tag team of Disney’s latest remake and Tom Cruise.
Sometimes you gotta call it quits
Whoops, we stopped watching ‘The Last of Us.’ PLUS: Trailers for ‘Good Fortune’ and ‘Elio,’ mulling over ‘Maul,’ and Topanga goes ‘Sneaker Shopping.’
Snack Chat May 2025
All the snack news you need to know from the past month.
Well, at least Disney has $183M to show for its live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake
The studio’s latest cash grab capitalized on Millennial nostalgia and Memorial Day weekend — but would a real animated movie have done just as well?
Is cracking open a can of Miller Lite Pringles the perfect way to jump into summer?
It’s hard to go wrong with a few light beers and some chips. But did this partnership get it right?
Let’s rank all 20 hosts of ‘SNL’ Season 50
Who do we want to see back next season? And who should never host again?
Popculturology • The Monthly
The Monthly May 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
I’m sorry, Tom Cruise, but I choose Tim Robinson
How did a studio let ‘Friendship’ become a reality? PLUS: Netflix saves ‘Sesame Street,’ new trailers for ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Zootopia 2,’ and the ‘Avengers’ sequels shift to Christmastime.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Final Destination’ franchise rises from the dead with ‘Bloodlines’
After a 14-year break, the series slayed its previous box office records.
Deep SNL Thoughts
‘SNL’ closes out Season 50 with Scarlett Johansson, no clues about future of the cast
Colin Jost and Michael Che once again swapped offensive jokes — but didn’t give any hints about whether they’d be back next season.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
The brand new trailer for James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ looks super, man
DC Studios needs a home run with this one. And I think they have it. PLUS: ‘Andor’ comes to an end, trailers for ‘Ironheart’ and ‘Peacemaker,’ and ‘The Paper’ heads to the office.
Snackology • Thoughts for Food
Are Frosty Fusions the next frozen dessert breakthrough?
Wendy’s didn’t mess around, bringing in the big guns like Oreo and Pop-Tarts — but can its latest round of Frostys compete with the McFlurry?
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Thunderbolts*’ holds better than other recent MCU movies while ‘Sinners’ passes $200M
The latest MCU movie dropped a respectable 55 percent from last weekend — much better than ‘Quantumania,’ ‘The Marvels’ and ‘Brave New World.’
Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts
Goggins unhinged, Strong back as Pirro as ‘SNL’ nears the end of an era
The ‘White Lotus’ star gave it his all, but the future of cast members like Colin Jost and Michael Che loomed large.
Brain Slop
A message to Slop Army
It’s not you. It’s me.
Snackology • Thoughts for Food
These Chocolate Covered Pretzel Oreos are making me thirsty
Nabisco put salt on an Oreo cookie! But does a salty Oreo cookie work?
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
Did Marvel go too far with its ‘Thunderbolts*’ spoiler?
Is a movie’s title even a spoiler? PLUS: ‘Andor’ reaches new heights with Mon Mothma speech, trailers for ‘Dragon,’ ‘Big Mouth’ and ‘Stick,’ and ‘Gollum’ goes holiday hunting.
Snackology • Thoughts for Food
Go wild on spring break with Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus
Are kids going on spring break these days? Do they even drink soda anymore?