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Popculturology
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The Scarlett Johansson cinematic universe
The box office titan boards the ‘Batman’ and ‘Exorcist’ franchises. PLUS: Netflix wins the Warner Bros. bidding war, trailers for ‘How to Make a Killing’ and ‘Ready or Not 2,’ and what’s going on with Spider League?
‘Zootopia 2’ goes wild over Thanksgiving weekend
Disney’s animated sequel easily outfoxed ‘Wicked: For Good.’
The Monthly November 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Remember when a new ‘Star Wars’ trailer was magic?
Eleven years ago today, the first ‘The Force Awakens’ teaser reigniting excitement for the franchise. What happened?
Good trailer, bad trailer: ‘Project Hail Mary’ and the live-action ‘Moana’ remake
While I can’t wait to see ‘Project Hail Mary,’ the ‘Moana’ cash grab is as creatively bankrupt as we feared. PLUS: New trailers for ‘Avatar,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and ‘Hunger Games,’ and you need to watch ‘Death by Lightning.’
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ conjures up the trilogy’s first box office victory
Despite landing the lowest debut for the franchise, the third film was able to outrun Glen Powell’s ‘The Running Man.’
‘Toy Story 5’ teaser pits Woody and Buzz against — gasp! — a tablet
Hey, you kids using the computer? PLUS: New trailers for ‘Monarch,’ ‘Mario’ and ‘Devil Wears Prada,’ The Rock declares game over for ‘Jumanji,’ and I finally saw ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’
For ‘Predator: Badlands,’ the weekend box office was the, um, good lands
Director Dan Trachtenberg’s revitalized ‘Predator’ franchise won the hunt thanks to a $40M debut.
‘The Mummy’ returns. Again.
A new third movie is in the works, reuniting Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. PLUS: Jon Stewart renews ‘Daily Show’ deal, a Miss Piggy movie is in the works, and why does Seth Meyers hate Spider League?
‘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.’