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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.'
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‘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.
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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.
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‘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?
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Get in, loser, 'Mean Girls' wins the weekend
The musical remake burns rivals like ‘The Beekeeper’ and ‘Wonka.’
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'The Mandalorian & Grogu' movie launches a wave of 'Star Wars' news
The 'Mandalorian' pair heads to theaters while the 'Game of Thrones' dudes discuss their abandoned project. PLUS: Cruise and WB team up, 'The Last of Us' casting news, and Seth Meyers gets a tattoo.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
Another sweet weekend for ‘Wonka’
We’re back after a few weekends off — and Timothée Chalamet’s prequel is still the top film.
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Catching up after the holidays
What's everyone looking forward to in 2024? 'Dune: Part Two'? 'Deadpool 3'? PLUS: Steven Yeun exits 'Thunderbolts,' 'After Midnight' gets a premiere date, and has Marvel found its new Kang?
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5 people who need to host 'SNL' again — and 3 people who should never host again
Which former hosts need to return in 2024? (And which hosts need to get lost?)
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The Jonathan Majors era of the MCU is over
With a guilty verdict now on the books, the actor has been dropped by Marvel. PLUS: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount talk merger, and the end is nigh for 'What We Do in the Shadows.'
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From the vault: Talking ‘A Muppet Family Christmas’ with Henson biographer Brian Jay Jones
It's the greatest Christmas special ever — but you can't watch it on Disney+ or any other streaming service. Here's our conversation from 2022 diving into the mystery surrounding this classic.