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Popculturology • Friday Newsletter

Stupid sexy Sauron

‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 wrapped up with its best episode. PLUS: A trailer for final ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ season, they’re making a ‘live-action’ ‘Rugrats’ movie, and Bane and Deathstroke team up?

Popculturology • The Box Office Report

‘The Wild Robot’ exceeds its programming to rally for a $35M debut

Projects had dropped for the animated film’s opening weekend, but strong word-of-mouth and reviews propelled the masterpiece to No. 1.

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The celebrity cameos strike back: ‘SNL’ kicks off Season 50 on a low note

With the focus on how many cameos the show could stuff in the cold open, host Jean Smart was left with little to work with.

Popculturology • The Monthly

The Monthly September 2024

Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.

Popculturology • Friday Newsletter

‘The Wild Robot’ is an emotionally devastating masterpiece

I love this film. PLUS: All the movie trailers! ‘Thunderbolts*’! ‘Sinners’! ‘The Last of Us’! ‘Ballerina’! ‘Gladiator II’! ‘Red One’!

Popculturology • The Box Office Report

It’s ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ … Beetlejuice as ‘Transformers One’ opens at No. 2

The animated ‘Transformers’ film was expect to debut at No. 1, but the Michael Keaton sequel had just enough (Beetle)juice to deny it a win.

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‘SNL’ unveils killer host lineup ... but Lorne Michaels hints at a grim future

Is ‘SNL’ abandoning James Austin Johnson as Trump? PLUS: Disney Animation gets a new COO, a bunch of Robert Pattinson clones head to theaters, and do people want to watch ‘Hot Ones’ live?

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ continues hex on box office

The sequel dominated the weekend, topping ‘Speak No Evil’ and two more new releases.

Popculturology • Friday Newsletter

It’s time to scrap the live-action ‘Moana’ remake

It’s unprecedented — and ridiculous — for Disney to have an animated and live-action version of a franchise at the same time. PLUS: The final trailer for ‘The Wild Robot,’ and the ‘Shang-Chi’ director swings over to Spider-Man.

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It’s showtime for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ with a $110M opening weekend

Fans of the Michael Keaton character probably won’t have to wait another 36 years for the next sequel.

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‘Larger and more toxic butterflies to come’: George R. R. Martin isn’t happy with ‘Dragon’ changes

The ‘Game of Thrones’ creator airs — and deletes — his grievances against ‘House of the Dragon.’ PLUS: ‘Snackology’ launches, and new trailers for ‘Wicked,’ ‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Nightbitch.'

Popculturology • The Box Office Report

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ closes out summer on the cusp of $600M

Disney caps off a great summer thanks to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘Inside Out 2.’