Popculturology
Godzilla is having a moment
Between 'Godzilla x Kong,' 'Minus One' and 'Monarch,' the King of Monsters is everywhere. PLUS: Donald Glover's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' reboot gets a trailer, and Disney sends Pixar to theaters.
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Popculturology • The Box Office Report
Beyoncé and ‘Renaissance’ save the weekend
The concert film scored the No. 1 spot while ‘Wish,’ ‘Napoleon’ and ‘The Marvels’ continued the free fall of tentpole films.
Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts
Emma Stone joins the Five-Timers Club and makes her own kind of music
This episode may have fallen flat, but at least we got one of the season’s best sketches out of it.
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Witness the first trailer for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth lead the fantastic debut teaser for the ’Fury Road’ prequel. PLUS: Marvel finds a new 'Kang Dynasty' writer (and director?), and does Gunn have his Lex Luthor?
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‘Wish’ doesn’t come true over Thanksgiving weekend
The latest Disney animated film is topped by ‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Napoleon’ while ‘The Marvels’ falls out of the top five.
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'The Hunger Games' prequel outlasts its competition while 'The Marvels' falls to No. 3
'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' didn't live up to the lofty box office goals of its predecessors but still outdid 'Trolls Band Together' and 'The Marvels.'
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Jason Momoa loves life and loves hosting ‘SNL’
While the show is still fumbling its Joe Biden portrayal, the ‘Aquaman’ star returns to steal wives and daydream about the Roman Empire.
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Great, now I have to buy Baby Garfield merch
First trailer for 'The Garfield Movie' unveils Chris Pratt as the character. PLUS: It looks like Pedro Pascal is the MCU's Reed Richards, and new trailers for 'Madame Web' and 'What If...?'
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Yes, ‘The Marvels’ had the worst opening weekend in MCU history
It’s hard to promote a movie when its stars aren’t allowed to do the promoting.
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Timothée Chalamet returns with his TikTok rapper, Tiny Horse … and Alec Baldwin
The ‘Wonka’ star’s second hosting gig was going great up until the very last second.
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Let’s talk ‘Loki,’ ‘The Marvels’ and the state of the MCU
It’s a big weekend for Marvel Studios, with ‘Loki’ airing its series finale and ‘The Marvels’ hitting theaters. What’s the vibe like in the MCU?
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'A deal of extraordinary scope' ends the actors strike
After 118 days, SAG-AFTRA returns to work. PLUS: 'The Marvels' hits theaters, a new 'Peanuts' movie is in the works, and 'Ghostbusters' faces the 'Frozen Empire.'