Popculturology

Popculturology • Special Edition

🍿🏈🍿 Your Super Bowl MVPs: Trailers for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’

While Taylor Swift was chugging beers, we got a bunch of new movie trailers.

Popculturology • Friday Newsletter

Surprise ‘Moana’ sequel sets sail this November

But will Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson come along for the voyage? PLUS: ‘Jurassic World’ snags a ‘John Wick’ director, and Taylor Swift heads to Disney+.

Popculturology • The Box Office Report

‘Argylle’ flops, but still spies an opening weekend box office win

The good news? ‘Argylle’ is the No. 1 film. The bad news? It cost $200 million to make.

Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts

Ayo Edebiri fights drugs on campus, confronts Nikki Haley while hosting ‘SNL’

‘The Bear’ star made her hosting debut, playing a variety of weirdos.

Popculturology • Friday Newsletter

James Gunn finds his Supergirl in ‘House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock

Gunn says Alcock was the ‘FIRST person I brought up’ for the role. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ and Larry David attacks Elmo.

Popculturology • The Box Office Report

Jason Statham’s ‘The Beekeeper’ tells ‘Mean Girls’ to buzz off

With no new releases to crack the top five, ‘The Beekeeper’ wins by losing the least.

Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts

Dakota Johnson hosts ‘SNL,’ but Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon steal the spotlight

The ‘Madame Web’ star returned as host, pitching ‘big dumb cups’ and roasting Please Don’t Destroy.

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‘The Daily Show’ shocker: Jon Stewart returns

The old host of the Comedy Central late-night show is the new host. PLUS: Oscar nominations, a new ‘Jurassic World’ movie, and new trailers for ‘Bad Batch,’ ‘Road House’ and ‘Hit Man.'

Popculturology • Special Edition

‘Oppenheimer’ leads 2024 Oscar nominations

‘Barbie’ scored eight nominations — wanna guess if director Greta Gerwig got one?

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‘Mean Girls’ leads a reprise of last weekend at the box office

The musical remake wins a weekend that looks exactly like last weekend.

Deep SNL Thoughts

A very tall Jacob Elordi hosts ‘SNL,’ makes out with Chloe Fineman

The ‘Saltburn’ star (definitely not a short king) made his hosting debut — and gives acting advice to Rachel McAdams.

Popculturology • Friday Newsletter

‘Monarch’ vs. ‘For All Mankind’: A tale of two Apple TV+ shows

The show about monsters told a human story while the show about humanity lost its way. PLUS: ‘The Office’ moves closer to reopening, Walton Goggins joins ‘White Lotus,’ and is Tina Fey Lorne Michaels’ heir apparent?