It’s easy being green when you’re Retro Diet Coke Lime
The throwback version of the flavor adds some zest to the basic taste of Diet Coke.
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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ lands a hauntingly historic debut for franchise
The latest film in James Wan’s Conjuring Universe blew away past records with an $83M opening weekend.
James Gunn sets ‘Man of Tomorrow’ as his ‘Superman’ follow-up
Superman and Lex Luthor will return in August 2027. PLUS: ‘The Paper’ premieres, the first ‘Wuthering Heights’ trailer is hella horny, and it wasn’t Heidi Gardner’s choice to leave ‘SNL’?
‘Caught Stealing’ strikes out against ‘Weapons’ and ‘Jaws’ anniversary release
The Labor Day weekend box office was a quiet one, but the Austin Butler/Darren Aronofsky adaptation failed to run up the score.
The Monthly August 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Heidi Gardner leads the ‘SNL’ exodus
It turns out Michael Longfellow won’t be anchoring ‘Weekend Update’ this season. PLUS: Amy Adams and Matt Smith join ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ sequel is in the works, and Jimmy Fallon loves advertising.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ sings a winning tune at the box office
The Netflix phenomenon scored the No. 1 spot over ‘Weapons’ with just two days in theaters.
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 trailer sends Noah Wyle back to the ER
Feels like I should be watching this show. PLUS: YouTube makes a play for the Oscars, ‘Stranger Things’ creators jump to Paramount, and RIP Seth Meyers’ dog, Frisbee.
‘Weapons’ scares up a second No. 1 weekend
Director Zach Cregger’s latest horror film held strong while Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Nobody’ sequel debuted at No. 3.
‘The Naked Gun!’ Spider-Man swings! ‘The Office’ spins off!
I’m catching up with the summer’s biggest comedy and more August news. PLUS: Paramount plans ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Star Trek’ sequels, ‘Bourne’ sticks with universal, and Chalamet becomes the king of pong.
No, Robin Williams doesn’t ‘gotta be the voice of AI’
What’s wrong with some people? PLUS: Trailers for ‘Avatar: Ash and Fire,’ ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Eternity,’ I need the ‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Legos, and does the ‘Social Network’ sequel have a new Zuckerberg?
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ stretches to a $118M opening weekend
Between ‘Fantastic Four,’ ‘Superman’ and ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ franchises continued to dominate the summer box office.
The Monthly July 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.