Monster-in-Law: Brandy Returns to the Genre Facing the Grandmother from Hell in A24’s ‘The Front Room’
Brandy returns to the horror genre to face a mother-in-law situation that is far scarier than she can imagine in ‘The Front Room’.
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F1nding L0v3 the AI Way: Blumhouse and Wan Developing ‘SOULM8TE’, an “Erotic Thriller” Set In the ‘M3GAN’ Universe
Artificial love turns from sweet to deadly in the thriller ‘SOULM8TE’, a fast-tracked spinoff set in the world of ‘M3GAN’.
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Review: ‘Black Barbie’ Documentary Shows the Value of Making Everyone the Main Character of Their Story
Streaming now on Netflix, ‘Black Barbie’ is a insightful and moving documentary that not only celebrates Mattel’s development of a Black version of its iconic doll, but takes a hard look at its ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts.
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Nicole’s Last At Bat: Pop Culture Sports Movies
Nicole has decided to fly off into the great blue yonder, so this is her farewell episode (for now, we hope!) The two OG Junkies (Nicole and Shauna) reminisce about
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Say ‘Cheese’ Again: ‘Smile 2’ Trailer Gives Naomi Scott’s Pop Star Character Nothing to Grin About
This October, prepare to be creeped out by insincere smiles and too much eye contact as the sequel to 2022’s ‘Smile’ hits theaters.
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‘Nightbeast’, Smash: Tatiana Maslany May Never Hulk Out Again, But She’s Still Got The Beast Inside Her
Maslany, who won an Emmy for all of her roles in ‘Orphan Black’ and also played the title character in ‘She-Hulk, Attorney at Law’, isn’t straying far from her sci-fi background.
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Supernatural Emancipation: A Pregnant Woman, Separated from Her Family By Strange Events, Finds Her Way to Freedom
‘Animalia’, a film that’s more about a poor woman invading the 1% than it is about an alien invasion, is coming to on demand this month.
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Emotional Support Robot: In ‘Sunny’, Rashida Jones and Her Bot Solve a Tragic Mystery in New Apple TV+ Series
There may be more to the mysterious plane crash that took her family than Suzie (Rashida Jones) was led to believe. Fortunately her new robot pal is on the case with her.
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LGBTQ+ Representation Then and Now: Celebrating Pride Month
Olivia has been globe-trotting (nation-trotting?) nearly as much as Nicole these days, but she has had time to binge season 3 of Regency-era sex-sation Bridgerton (and do her laundry). Nicole
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Alamo Drafthouse Says No to Talking and Texting, But Yes To Studio Control As Sony Takes Ownership
Once studios were forbidden from owning movie theater chains, but the anti-trust ruling preventing that has elapsed, allowing Sony and other production houses to get back in the cinema ownership game.
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- PCJ Pop #37 July 14, 2026In PCJ Pops, the Pop Culture Junkies share their recommendations on what to experience in pop culture, today and yesterday. Shauna suggests you check out 2008’s found-footage zombie flick Quarantine, starring Jennifer Carpenter and Jay Hernandez, on Prime. It’s a gory but good story about a reporter following firefighters on a distress call and gets […]
