Pop Culture with Julia Klement

Box Office Standings of the Week

The movie Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, came out April 18th and received phenomenal reviews (98% on Rotten Tomatoes!), but what is even more phenomenal is that it stood its ground and topped the box office in its second week. NBC News states, “In its second weekend in theaters, “Sinners” earned $45 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. That’s down a minuscule 6% from its Easter holiday launch, the smallest drop in any genre since “Avatar” in 2009. Worldwide, “Sinners” has now made $161.6 million.”

 Second in the box office was the 20th anniversary re-release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, beating out the competition of The Accountant 2 with Ben Affleck. Rounding out the top 5 were two video game inspired movies, The Minecraft Movie and Until Dawn.

Quick News: SNL, Smosh, Rupert Grint

Amanda Lehan-Canto, personality of popular YouTube channel Smosh, has announced her pregnancy via Instagram post. Also announcing the birth of a child via Instagram is actor Rupert Grint, who 19 hours ago posted, “Secret Child Slightly Revealed, Introducing Goldie G Grint. A 10/10 baby (so far.”

 Congrats to both!Saturday Night Live re-ran Timothee Chalamet’s January 25th episode last night, but not to fret. The final 3 episode run host and musical guest list dropped, and let’s just say we’re blessed. On May 3rd, actress and comedian Quinta Brunson of Abbott Elementary will host and musical guest will be Benson Boone, May 10th has host Walton Goggins with musical guest Arcade Fire, and the 50th season finale on May 17th will have host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny.

Sports news featuring Mitch Hurocy

The baseball team has a triple header against New Paltz that started yesterday. They lost the first game 15-2. They play again today with games at noon and 3. The lacrosse team had a first round playoff matchup with New Paltz, losing 20-5. Mileley Baran had two goals for the team. Ashley Manns had 15 saves in net. The softball team split a double header with Buff state yesterday. They won the first game 1-0 and lost the second 8-7. Kendall Phillips had another brilliant performance on the mound in the win with 2 hits and 10 strikeouts in 8 innings. She leads the SUNYAC by over one run, having just a 0.65 ERA on the season. They travel to Canton tomorrow for a double header.

The Bandits won their first round playoff game with a final of 5-4. It was not only the lowest scoring playoff game in NLL history, but the lowest scoring game ever. It was also the first time a team didn’t score in a half, yet won the game. Matt Vinc had an incredible game in net with 48 saves. They move on to take on the red-hot Vancouver Warriors who have won 8 of their last 9, including a win over the bandits. They made a move to acquire former MVP, goaltender Christan Del Bianco at the deadline and have not looked back. It’s a best of three series, starting this Friday at 7:30 PM in Buffalo. The NFL draft concluded on Saturday with the Bills making 9 selections. They’re top 5 picks were CB Maxwell Hairston, DT T.J. Sanders, edge Landon Jackson, DT Deone Walker, and CB Jordan Hancock. It was a very defense heavy draft. For a whole review, head over to fredonialeader.org for a review up shortly.