Popculturology
A good weekend for ‘Bad Boys’ at the box office
Will Smith returns to the No. 1 spot with the fourth entry in the franchise.
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‘The Acolyte’: Good but not groundbreaking. Yet.
The latest ‘Star Wars’ show has potential. PLUS: The first trailer for ‘Venom 3’ doesn’t care about MCU canon, Marvel eyes Shawn Levy for ‘Avengers 5,’ and ‘Alien: Romulus’ looks great.
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‘The Garfield Movie’ goes back for seconds, takes the No. 1 spot
A weak weekend allows ‘Garfield’ to feast while ‘Furiosa’ falls to No. 3.
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Is the first ‘Moana 2’ trailer seaworthy? Or is this one gonna sink?
I don’t have much faith in Disney’s series-to-movie sequel. PLUS: The title and cast unveiled for third ‘Knives Out,’ Seth Meyers talks ‘Day Drinking,’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ gets an obscene popcorn bucket.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Furiosa’ crashes and burns as ‘Garfield’ looks for a box office tie
Garfield may hate Mondays, but when the final numbers come in, his new movie might beat the latest ‘Mad Max’ film.
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The best of ‘SNL.’ The worst of ‘SNL.’ It’s time to rank the hosts of Season 49.
Where did your favorite host wind up on the ‘Deep SNL Thoughts’ chart?
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I witnessed ‘Furiosa.’ This one is worth a trip to The Wasteland. (And theaters.)
The latest ‘Mad Max’ movie is another action-filled spectacle. PLUS: The MCU’s ‘X-Men’ finds a writer, ‘Godzilla x Kong’ sequel loses its director, and I rewatched the original ‘Planet of the Apes’ movies … and the Mark Wahlberg one.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ probably imagined a bigger opening weekend than this
Ryan Gosling and a bunch of imaginary friends took the No. 1 spot … but likely dreamed of more.
Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts
Jake Gyllenhaal just wants a cookie as he hosts ‘SNL’ season finale
Season 49 comes to a close as the ‘Road House’ actor hosts ‘SNL’ for the third time.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
Darkness binds the new ‘Rings of Power’ trailer
Amazon’s take on the world of ‘Lord of the Rings’ returns this August. PLUS: The ‘Dune’ TV show gets a trailer, Seth Meyers sticks around, and ‘Happy Endings’ gets a podcast.
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ conquers the box office
The fourth film in the rebooted ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise showed incredible consistency with its predecessors.
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‘SNL’ thinks Maya Rudolph is Mother. But can her Beyoncé survive ‘Hot Ones’?
After a dozen cameo appearances, Rudolph hosted ‘SNL’ for the third time.