I bought Taco Bell’s Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie. (Yes, this is real.)
You have a very limited amount of time to eat this ‘Friendsgiving flex.’
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‘Regretting You’ wins a lackluster Halloween weekend. Maybe.
No one went to the movies this weekend, but it was still a close race between ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2.’
‘Stranger Things’ readies for one final battle in new trailer
Eleven. Vecna. Wavy hands. PLUS: Popculturology celebrates its third anniversary, Sheridan bails on Paramount, and new drama behind Adam Driver’s ‘Star Wars’ movie.
‘Chainsaw Man’ delivers another anime box office win
The animated film outperforms ‘Black Phone 2,’ ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.’
The Monthly October 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Adam Driver pitched a Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ movie. Disney said no.
I guess it was more important to make Jared Leto’s ‘Tron’ movie. PLUS: Warner Bros. Discovery puts itself up for sale, Netflix wins ‘Catan,’ and ‘ParaNorman’ returns in a new short.
‘Black Phone 2’ answers the call with $26.5M opening weekend
Meanwhile, Jared Leto’s ‘Tron: Ares’ falls further behind the box office pace of ‘Tron: Legacy.’
Whoops, Jared Leto killed the ‘Tron’ franchise
What if Disney had made the sequel ‘Tron: Legacy’ fans wanted? PLUS: Tim Robinson’s ‘The Chair Company’ premieres, trailers for ‘Running Man’ and ‘Wonder Man,’ and Disney’s live-action ‘Tangled’ remake is back on.
Taylor Swift tops the box office with ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’
Not content with already being everywhere, the singer’s album release film took the No. 1 spot while The Rock’s ‘Smashing Machine’ bombed.
Excellent ... ‘The Simpsons Movie’ sequel is finally happening
Forty seasons and two movies? PLUS: I caught up with ‘One Battle After Another,’ new trailers for ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Frankenstein,’ and a ‘Social Reckoning’ is coming.
‘One Battle After Another’ fights its way to a $22.4M weekend
The combined talents of Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio puts the critically acclaimed film at No. 1.
The Monthly September 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.