> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘Moana’ remake bombs, Oreo celebrates summer, Reese’s Pieces innovates, and Chloe Fineman is out at ‘SNL’ - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-omnicosm-saturday-wrap-0718/ - Published: 2026-07-18T12:00:42.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-18T12:00:41.000Z - Description: Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: The Omnicosm • Saturday Wrap, The Omnicosm, Live-action Moana remake, Avengers, Oreo, Reese's Pieces, Chloe Fineman Hello! Welcome to the July 18, 2026, edition of the **Saturday Wrap**. Here’s everything you might of missed from **The Omnicosm**. ![The Omnicosm](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/03/the-omnicosm-wordmark-new-1.png) Welcome to The Omnicosm! This publication is a free newsletter, but it’s fueled by readers like you. Support independent news, reviews and more for **just $5 a month**. [Upgrade to Paid](https://www.theomnicosm.com/about/#/portal/account/plans) Includes access to **Snackology**, **Popculturology** and **The Cold Open**. ![Popculturology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/popculturology-wordmark.png) ![Dwayne Johnson in the live-action Moana remake](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/popculturology-box-office-report-moana-lede-1.jpg) ****Dwayne Johnson** in the live-action **Moana* remake. / Disney ## The live-action *Moana* remake implodes, sinks, explodes again, sinks even deeper The live-action *Moana* remake was always a bad idea. And now the film, loaded down with a reported $250 million budget, has hit a box office reef and sunk with a dismal $43 million opening weekend. To put in context how dreadful the live-action *Moana* remake’s debut is, it barely squeaked by *Snow White*’s $42.2 million opening weekend. And that could still change when actual numbers come in on Monday. It’s worse than the $46 million thatTim Burton’s *Dumbo* remake grossed its first weekend. The live-action *Moana* remake is in a league of its own when it comes to how a remake of a modern Disney film — anything from the first Disney Renaissance that started in the late 1980s to today — performed against its predecessor. This is the first time a remake of one of the modern animated films had an opening weekend that was less than the opening weekend of the original film. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-box-office-report-moana/) ![Promotional art for Avengers: Doomsday. Yes, Chris Evans’s costume is just a back T-shirt](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/popculturology-newsletter-avengers-doomsday-tickets-1.jpg) Promotional art for **Avengers: Doomsday*. Yes, ****Chris Evans**’s costume is just a back T-shirt. / Marvel Studios ### Disney makes a bet that you’ll buy *Avengers: Doomsday* tickets before it releases a trailer The promotion of *Avengers: Doomsday* has been bizarre. A series of teasers were doled out in front of *Avatar: Fire and Ash*. Then directors Joe Russo andAnthony Russoclaimed that those teasers weren’t actually teasers. Disney refused to budge from the Dec. 18 release date also claimed by *Dune: Part Three*, going as far as creating its own fake premium theater brand to combat the third *Dune* film having IMAX exclusivity during that release window. And now tickets for *Doomsday* are reportedly going on sale next week. Before an official trailer has even been released. Why can’t Disney just be normal about this movie? [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-newsletter-avengers-doomsday-tickets/) --- ![Snackology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/snackology-substack-logo-new-1.png) ![The Oreo Summer Carnival Cookie Tin](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/snackology-review-oreo-summer-carnvial-tin-lede-2.jpg) The Oreo Summer Carnival Cookie Tin. / Snackology ## The Oreo Summer Carnival Cookie Tin is not here to ruin your summer Did you think that the Firecracker Pop flavor was the only treat that Oreo had in store for us this summer? Oh, well, wait until you pop open theOreo Summer Carnival Cookie Tin. “Embrace that summertime nostalgia with all the classic carnival flavors,” Oreo writes of this limited-edition collection of fudge-covered cookies. *Bill ... are you sure you want to do this again? You remember what happened with the Oreo Thanksgiving Dinner Cookie Tin, right?* you’re very likely asking me as you read this edition of Snackology. Yes, I absolutely remember that nightmare. Once you eat an Oreo that’s flavored like turkey and stuffing, you never forget that experience. But while the Thanksgiving Dinner Cookie Tin promises mostly pain, the Summer Carnival Cookie Tin appears to be making a good-faith effort to deliver a good time. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-oreo-summer-carnival-cookie-tin/) ![Bags of Reese’s Pieces with Chocolate Cookie](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/snackology-review-reeses-pieces-with-chocolate-cookie-lede-1.jpg) Bags of Reese’s Pieces with Chocolate Cookie. / Snackology ### Chocolate Cookie? The first Reese’s Pieces innovation in 10 years was worth the wait. Today is a historic moment in candy history. For the first time in a decade, the world has been gifted the first new innovation in Reese’s Pieces ... um ... technology? Look, it’s a big day since Reese’s Pieces with Chocolate Cookie are now available. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-reeses-pieces-chocolate-cookies/) ![Trolli Spicy Crawlers](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/snackology-review-trolli-spicy-crawlers-lede-1.jpg) Trolli Spicy Crawlers. / Snackology ### Can you handle the 🔥 of Trolli Spicy Crawlers? Snackology is no stranger to a spicy gummy. Skittles Gummies Fuego brought the heat last summer, delivering a version of the classic gummies coated in a “tangy chili layer.” I even picked up a bag of Snak Club Mike’s Hot Honey Gummy Bears while driving up to Rochester earlier this year. And now those maniacs over at Trolli have joined the fuego fun with Trolli Spicy Crawlers. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-trolli-spicy-crawlers/) ![Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate Caramel Crisp, Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate and Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Almond](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/snackology-review-ghirardelli-premium-chocolate-lede-1.jpg) Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate Caramel Crisp, Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate and Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Almond. / Snackology ### Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate Bars are the perfect little treat The world is a stressful place. That’s why Snackology is a big proponent of Little Treat Culture. If you’re not in on Little Treat Culture, let me explain how it works. You run an errand? You get a little treat. You go to the store? You get a little treat. You have to stop at the gas station? You get a little treat. That little treat can be just about anything. Maybe it’s a soda from the coolers by the registers. Maybe it’s a bag of chips. Maybe it’s a chocolate bar. A chocolate bar is an excellent reward when it comes to Little Treat Culture. You can eat the entire thing yourself. Chocolate bars likely have some kind of sectioning, making it easy to break a piece off and share it with your significant other or kids. Ghirardelli Premium Milk Chocolate Barsare going to be a huge development for Little Treat Culture. While I’ll never turn down a classic American Hershey’s bar, sometimes you want something a bit fancier. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-ghirardelli-premium-milk-chocolate-bars/) ![The Caesar Snack Wrap, Bacon Caesar McCrispy Sandwich and two Caesar Dip Cups](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/snackology-review-mcdonalds-caesar-lede-1.jpg) The Caesar Snack Wrap, Bacon Caesar McCrispy Sandwich and two Caesar Dip Cups. / Snackology ### McDonald’s knows that Caesar Sauce and chicken belong together Ever since the return of Big Mac Sauce as a dipping option for McNuggets and McCrispy Strips, I’ve been exclusively going with that limited-edition option whenever I’ve visited McDonald’s. But now the chain is rolling out a new contender: Caesar Sauce. Like with many of the restaurant’s limited-edition sauces — Hot Honey, Buffalo Ranch, Special Edition Gold — McDonald’s is offering versions of two of its chicken-based menu items crafted around the new condiment. For this release, the Bacon Caesar McCrispy Sandwich and Caesar Snack Wrap are the two highlights. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-mcdonalds-caesar-sauce/) #### Feed your micro cravings with Archer’s newest Mini Sticks I hope Snackology readers fully realize how excited I am as the so-called Meatology section of the newsletter expands. Just a few months ago, I was joking with a colleague about getting some bacon to review, and now here I am reviewing a second wave of meat sticks. Archer announced a massive expansion last month, adding new flavors, new sizes and a new shelf presence at Target. Part of the expansion included the Sweet BBQ Beef Mini Sticks. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-archer-mini-sticks/) #### First ever limited-edition Mug Root Beer offers a nostalgic twist It’s not easy being a root beer fan who also sticks to zero sugar sodas. The increased distribution of Barq’s Zero Sugar Root Beer over the past year has been a huge development, and I was excited to see that Mug Root Beer Floats Vanilla Howler was also available in Zero Sugar. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-mug-floats-bubly-melted-ice-pop/) #### A prebiotic soda that’s also a dirty soda? Or a dirty soda that’s also a prebiotic soda? Two major soda trends collide with Slice Dirty Soda. I’ve gotten fully into prebiotic sodas the past few months, stocking our fridge with Poppi, Olipop and even Pepsi Prebiotic Soda. And I’ve had my fair share of dirty sodas from Taco Bell. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-review-slice-dirty-soda-good-gather-prebiotic/) #### Food Finds: Meat snacks at Target, Poppi Lemonade and a giant bag of rectangular marshmallows Not only did my daughter and I buy this giant bag Jet-Puffed S’more Vanilla Marshmallows, she asked that I open it up in the car so she could have a snack on the extremely long drive between Target and the Barnes & Noble a few spots down the plaza. [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-food-finds-0712/) --- ![The Cold Open](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/the-cold-open-wordmark-2.png) ![Chloe Fineman on SNL](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/07/the-cold-open-snl-chloe-fineman-lede-1.jpg) ****Chloe Fineman** on **SNL*. / NBC ## Chloe Fineman leaves *SNL* We have our first *SNL* departure of the offseason. Chloe Fineman announced today that, after seven seasons on the show, she’s stepping away. “It’s cliche to say this but working at *SNL* has been the greatest privilege of my life,” Fineman posted on Instagram. “I still can’t really believe I got to be a part of it. I fell in love with the place the second I walked through the door. \[Lorne Michaels\] (if you’re reading this on your burner account) I want you to know that I am forever in your debt.” [***(Read more)***](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-chloe-fineman/) ![The Omnicosm](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/03/the-omnicosm-wordmark-new-1.png) **The Omnicosm** is written and produced by **Bill Kuchman**. Copyediting by **Tim Kuchman**. Love what **The Omnicosm** is doing? You can help keep the newsletter going by [becoming a paid supporter](https://www.theomnicosm.com/about/#/portal/account/plans). 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