Pop Culture Fridays!
The summer blockbuster is upon us, and at last we will get a chance to witness Jonathan Bailey’s slutty little glasses at work in Jurassic World: Rebirth (seriously, how many times are they going to re-open that damn park?).
Lilo and Stitch has done numbers, as has the final Mission: Impossible installment. Or at least, what we all hope is the final one — I don’t know how the world-ending stakes could possibly get any bigger at this point.
This weekend, I’m excited to catch F1 the Movie in IMAX just for the special camera techniques they invented to capture the racing sequences. I also be trekking out for Megan 2.0, sure to delight. I’m getting a little tired though of these uncreative titles meant to directly spoonfeed audiences what the movie is about (see also: From the world of John Wick: Ballerina) — whatever happened to actually giving movies titles beyond “COME SEE FRANCHISE HERE”?
You’ll notice that today’s Pop Culture Friday noticeably lacks any mention of music, and that’s because a special bonus issue will be going out this weekend to paid subscribers on the state of pop. To make sure you receive all the content …