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2025 IN REVIEW
How many 'Drag Race' spinoffs can one calendar year contain? Here's everything we know, and it's ... a lot.
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Every 'Drag Race' Series Entering the Werk Room In 2026 - Pop Heist
How many 'Drag Race' spinoffs can one calendar year contain? Here's everything we know, and it's ... a lot.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
2025 IN REVIEW
Sexy, sudsy, sinister, 'I, Claudius' is aimed at the gut and the groin as much as it's aimed at the noggin.
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'I, Claudius' Series Premiere Recap: The Empire Writes Back - Pop Heist
Sexy, sudsy, sinister, 'I, Claudius' is aimed at the gut and the groin as much as it's aimed at the noggin.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
The first batch of 'Andor' Season 2 episodes shows what Mon Mothma sacrificed on the way to 'Return of the Jedi.'
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Mon Mothma's Dance Break Completely Reframes Her Character
The first batch of 'Andor' Season 2 episodes shows what Mon Mothma sacrificed on the way to 'Return of the Jedi.'
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December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
Superman, enemy of the Klan and Nazis, has been an immigrant who takes political stances against bigotry since day one.
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Superman's Woke History as Told Through Newspapers
Superman, enemy of the Klan and Nazis, has been an immigrant who takes political stances against bigotry since day one.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
We do not live in an era of "May the Force be with you." We live in a world in desperate need of some Luthen Raels.
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'Andor' Gave Us the Most Important Speech in All of Star Wars
We do not live in an era of "May the Force be with you." We live in a world in desperate need of some Luthen Raels.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
A streetwear challenge pushes Ethan to his limits, inspires Joan to cut loose, awakens something inside of Belania, and leaves Yuchen adrift.
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'Project Runway' 21x06 Recap: Let's Put It on the Mannequin - Pop Heist
A streetwear challenge pushes Ethan to his limits, inspires Joan to cut loose, awakens something inside of Belania, and leaves Yuchen adrift.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
Super7's fifth wave of ReAction+ O-ring figures is part of a new trend "celebrating all the history of G.I. Joe."
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Super7's Brian Flynn Talks G.I. Joe Battle Plan
Super7's fifth wave of ReAction+ O-ring figures is part of a new trend "celebrating all the history of G.I. Joe."
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December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons dazzle in what amounts to an uneven (if ultimately satisfying) entry in Lanthimos' filmography.
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Venice Film Festival: 'Bugonia' Review
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons dazzle in what amounts to an uneven (if ultimately satisfying) entry in Lanthimos' filmography.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
Snake Eyes, Scarlett, and Stalker pwn a general, Cobra kidnaps Duke and the Eiffel Tower, and the Joes fly to a farm in New England.
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'G.I. Joe' Recap 01: The Cobra Strikes
Snake Eyes, Scarlett, and Stalker pwn a general, Cobra kidnaps Duke and the Eiffel Tower, and the Joes fly to a farm in New England.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
'White Lotus' mixes the elements of a soap, prestige TV, and an erotic thriller — and that sometimes leads to brothers who want to bone.
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We Need To Talk About the Brothers on 'White Lotus' - Pop Heist
'White Lotus' mixes the elements of a soap, prestige TV, and an erotic thriller — and that sometimes leads to brothers who want to bone.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
2025 IN REVIEW
'Canada's Drag Race' showrunner, host, and cast break down how a season of 'Drag Race' is made and what made Season 5 so special.
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'Canada's Drag Race' Season 5 Oral History: All Hail the Beaver
'Canada's Drag Race' showrunner, host, and cast break down how a season of 'Drag Race' is made and what made Season 5 so special.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
2025 IN REVIEW
The G.I. Joe franchise is built on character, comedy, and camp — three things the previous movies have lacked. Fix that by casting comedians!
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Casting Call: 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' - Pop Heist
The G.I. Joe franchise is built on character, comedy, and camp — three things the previous movies have lacked. Fix that by casting comedians!
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December 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
'G.I. Joe' writer Joshua Williamson and Energon Universe editor Ben Abernathy detail Robert Kirkman's influence on Cobra-La's return.
Joshua Williamson, Ben Abernathy Detail Cobra-La's Resurgence
'G.I. Joe' writer Joshua Williamson and Energon Universe editor Ben Abernathy detail Robert Kirkman's influence on Cobra-La's return.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The key idea for the G.I. Joe Classified Series toy line going into 2026, according to its lead designer? Pushing the boundaries.
Hasbro's Lenny Panzica Brings the Fun Side of Metal to G.I. Joe
The key word for the G.I. Joe Classified Series toy line going into 2026, according to its lead designer? "Push."
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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This is a fun window into the world of toy adaptations and the creative process in general
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work. He doesn't mince words about Duke, though: "No, I killed that sucker dead."
'G.I. Joe' Story Editor Buzz Dixon Is Embracing the Movie Now
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The queens team up in trios to tackle a talk show challenge that tests their tenacity, tenderness, and overall talent.
'Canada’s Drag Race' 6x05 Recap: Serious, Dry, and Monotone - Pop Heist
The queens team up in trios to tackle a talk show challenge that tests their tenacity, tenderness, and overall talent.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work. He doesn't mince words about Duke, though: "No, I killed that sucker dead."
'G.I. Joe' Story Editor Buzz Dixon Is Embracing the Movie Now
'G.I. Joe: The Movie' has long been a sore spot for the creators, but its current reappraisal has allowed Buzz Dixon to embrace his work.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s all fun and games until you come face to face with one of Laura Palmer’s attackers.
'Twin Peaks' 1x07 Recap: The Gambler - Pop Heist
Going way outside his jurisdiction, Cooper taps the local vigilante group, the Bookhouse Boys, for help with a cross-border investigation.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Pop Heist's weird Managing Editor, Ethan Kaye, delivers a stocking full of his top Christmas tunes as a Heistmas gift to you!

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Sweet Christmas! Ethan's 10 Most Vital Christmas Songs - Pop Heist
Pop Heist's weird Managing Editor, Ethan Kaye, delivers a stocking full of his top Christmas tunes as a Heistmas gift to you!
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December 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℍ𝕖𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤

'Tis the season to be jolly — and to watch as many holiday-themed horror movies as humanly possible. Halloween isn't the only spooky season.

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Heist Guide: Holiday Horror - Pop Heist
'Tis the season to be jolly — and to watch as many holiday-themed horror movies as humanly possible. Halloween isn't the only spooky season.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 ℍ𝕖𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤

How does one "hoop-dee-doo and dickory dock?" Andy Williams is dead and therefore cannot answer!

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This Andy Williams Christmas Song Is Slowly Driving Me Insane
"The Holiday Season" feels like a carefully calculated and calibrated Christmas song plan, which makes it even more baffling.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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This isn't festive so much as over-the-top, psychosexual, and down right creepy. This is Christmas on a bad trip.

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Horror Secret Handshakes: 'Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation' - Pop Heist
This isn't festive so much as over-the-top, psychosexual, and down right creepy. This is Christmas on a bad trip.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM