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’Moana 2’ gets a weak ‘chee hoo’ from me

A ‘Wicked’ good weekend at the box office

The Monthly November 2024

Defying courtesy: ‘Wicked’ fans turn screenings into their own personal concerts

Oh ho oh no: ‘Red One’ fails to take flight for Dwayne Johnson

‘SNL’ should be thankful for Charli XCX hosting

Three are Venom: Third ‘Venom’ movies wins its third weekend

‘Hail Trump’: ‘SNL’ kicks off Bill Burr’s episode on a somber note

This new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy is definitely going to happen. Seriously.

Third ‘Venom’ keeps dancing at the top of the box office

John Mulaney hosts best ‘SNL’ of the season as Kamala Harris comes face to face with her doppelganger

‘Agatha All Along’ and the Witches’ Road reach their end

Third ‘Venom’ movies dances to a slower box office tune

The Monthly October 2024

‘All vampire, no bullshit’: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ is still sharp in final season

No frowns for ‘Smile 2’ this weekend

Halloween horror: Alec Baldwin returns to ‘SNL’ as Michael Keaton hosts

The teens and tweens are buying ‘Wild Robot’ tickets to sneak into ‘Terrifier 3’

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ gets clowned by ‘Terrifier 3’

Ariana Grande keeps it low key — but can’t keep from calling out Bowen Yang’s ‘toad chode’

Hear us out: Shane Gillis and ‘Sushi Glory Hole’ have me talking about ‘SNL’ again

The killing nope: ‘Joker’ sequel bombs at the box office

Washington dreams again as Nate Bargatze hosts ‘SNL’

Stupid sexy Sauron

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

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

The Monthly September 2024

‘The Wild Robot’ is an emotionally devastating masterpiece

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

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

Did I go bananas for McDonald’s Kit Kat Banana Split McFlurry?

I found the Oreo Coke Zero Slurpee. And it’s disappointing.

Hey, you got Oreos in my Coke Zero

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ continues hex on box office

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

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

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

Those cowards canceled ‘The Acolyte’

‘Alien: Romulus’ scares up $41.5M weekend to dethrone ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

‘Sauron’s eye bores a hole and the rest of him slithers in’

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s box office battle

‘I was picked because I have gray hair and glasses’

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ carves up a $97M second weekend

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ unite for a record-breaking $205M weekend

No, ‘SNL’ doesn’t need Maya Rudolph to play Kamala Harris

‘Twisters’ whips up a perfect box office storm

Give ‘The Acolyte’ a second season, you cowards

Animation domination continues as ‘Despicable Me 4’ repeats at No. 1

Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ rides off into the sunset

‘Despicable Me 4’ adds a $75M weekend to its $122.6M holiday haul

Is ‘Dune Messiah’ happening sooner than we thought?

‘Inside Out 2’ has one billion reasons to feel good

Vindicated! ‘Spider-Man 2’ swung into theaters 20 years ago this weekend

‘Inside Out 2’ makes other studios envious with a $100M second weekend

I have no idea how old anyone in ‘House of the Dragon’ is supposed to be

‘Inside Out 2’ outperforms expectations with a joyful $155M opening weekend

Marvel wants you to believe that Taylor Swift *definitely* isn’t in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

A good weekend for ‘Bad Boys’ at the box office

‘The Acolyte’: Good but not groundbreaking. Yet.

‘The Garfield Movie’ goes back for seconds, takes the No. 1 spot

Is the first ‘Moana 2’ trailer seaworthy? Or is this one gonna sink?

‘Furiosa’ crashes and burns as ‘Garfield’ looks for a box office tie

The best of ‘SNL.’ The worst of ‘SNL.’ It’s time to rank the hosts of Season 49.

I witnessed ‘Furiosa.’ This one is worth a trip to The Wasteland. (And theaters.)

John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ probably imagined a bigger opening weekend than this

Jake Gyllenhaal just wants a cookie as he hosts ‘SNL’ season finale

Darkness binds the new ‘Rings of Power’ trailer

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ conquers the box office

‘SNL’ thinks Maya Rudolph is Mother. But can her Beyoncé survive ‘Hot Ones’?

Marvel Studios to do less, while ‘Lord of the Rings’ to do more

Stunt it! ‘The Fall Guy’ defeats ‘Phantom Menace’ to win the weekend

Dua Lipa disses Young Spicy while falling in love with ‘The Anomalous Man’

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ completes its final mission

Zendaya and ‘Challengers’ serve up a box office championship

Five years ago, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ assembled a historic opening weekend

‘Civil War’ wins a quiet box office battle

What does the future have in store for ‘Bluey’ after ‘The Sign’?

‘Civil War’ unites the weekend box office

Ryan Gosling can’t stop breaking as he hosts ‘SNL’

‘Civil War’ left me asking why I didn’t like the film

Monkey business is good: ‘Godzilla x Kong’ and ‘Monkey Man’ top the box office

Kristen Wiig joins SNL’s Five-Timers Club with the help of a wave of cameos

Thanks to ‘Monkey Man,’ Dev Patel is our next action star and director

‘Godzilla x Kong’ stomps expectations with a titanic $80M weekend

A eulogy for Seth Meyers’ ‘Corrections’

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ busts a $45.2 million weekend

The Oscars don’t respect animation. Why should we expect them to start next year?

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ in a tight box office battle for No. 1

Thanks to Ryan Gosling, John Mulaney and, yes, Al Pacino, we’re still talking about the Oscars

‘Kung Fu Panda’ skadooshes to a box office win

‘Oppenheimer’ closes out awards season with Best Picture and 6 more Oscars

‘SNL’ host Josh Brolin takes the cold plunge while Scarlett Johansson spoofs Katie Britt

‘Dune: Part Two’ spices up the box office with an $81.5M weekend

‘SNL’ host Sydney Sweeney hits on Air Bud, becomes Hooter’s Harry Potter

Is Warner Bros. misreading the appetite for a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series?

‘Bob Marley’ feels the box office love as ‘Dune’ looms

‘SNL’ should’ve fired Shane Gillis a second time

‘Dune: Part Two’ is almost here. And I’m all in.

‘Madame Web’ fails to spin a box office win against ‘Bob Marley’

Marvel (finally!) announces its ‘Fantastic Four’ cast

With the Super Bowl looming, ‘Argylle’ wins an awful box office weekend

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

Surprise ‘Moana’ sequel sets sail this November

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

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

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

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

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

‘The Daily Show’ shocker: Jon Stewart returns

‘Oppenheimer’ leads 2024 Oscar nominations

The Box Office Report: ‘Mean Girls’ leads a reprise of last weekend

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

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

The Box Office Report: Get in, loser, 'Mean Girls' wins the weekend

Closing time for Substack

'The Mandalorian & Grogu' movie launches a wave of 'Star Wars' news

The Box Office Report: Another sweet weekend for ‘Wonka’

Catching up after the holidays