# The Report Card Grading pop culture on a curve Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Is Every Pop Star Having a Mental Health Crisis?](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/why-is-every-pop-star-having-a-mental-health-crisis) _2026-08-13 · Matthew Huff_ With Katseye down two members, Ariana Grande pulling out of shows, and Chappell Roan regularly sparring with the press, there must be a common denominator. ## [What 'Yesteryear' Got Right and Wrong About the Rural Evangelical Life](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/what-yesteryear-got-right-about-tradwives) _2026-08-06 · Matthew Huff_ Your favorite dirt-road homeschooled kid unpacks Caro Claire Burke's buzzy tradwife novel. ## [Review: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Is Lowkey Super Gay](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/review-spider-man-brand-new-day-is) _2026-08-02 · Matthew Huff_ The latest Marvel film, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, is begging for a queer interpretation. ## [Here's Why Charli XCX Is the Most Important Pop Star Living Today (and the One Who Will Save the Future)](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/charli-xcx-most-important-pop-star-2026) _2026-07-30 · Matthew Huff_ An examination of her (sometimes bad) latest album, her fascinating status as a celebrity, and how she's breaking culture in all the right ways. ## [An Extremely Early Analysis of the 2027 Oscar Race](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/an-extremely-early-analysis-of-the) _2026-07-23 · Matthew Huff_ Now that 'The Odyssey' is out, it feels like it's time to start making predictions. ## [Review: 'The Odyssey' Is Most-Importantly a Great Anne Hathaway Movie](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-review-anne-hathaway-oscar-nomination) _2026-07-18 · Matthew Huff_ Christopher Nolan's reinvention of the Greek epic is a masterclass in filmmaking, a lush feast for the eyes, and the way Annie will nab her third Oscar nomination. ## [Will 'Moana's Flop Finally Remind Disney That Imagination Is Important?](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/will-moanas-flop-finally-remind-disney) _2026-07-15 · Matthew Huff_ After a string of box office disasters, perhaps this live-action bomb will teach the once-invincible studio that imagination is, in fact, worth paying for. ## [The 15 Best Films of 2026 (So Far)](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/the-15-best-films-of-2026-so-far) _2026-07-09 · Matthew Huff_ Featuring a pregnant French lesbian, an art forger, a robotic beaver, and Miranda Priestly. ## [I Spent 7 Hours Outside Taylor Swift's Wedding in 100-Degree Heat So You Didn't Have To](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/i-spent-seven-hours-outside-taylor-swifts-madison-square-garden-wedding) _2026-07-04 · Matthew Huff_ My minute-by-minute account of my milling around Madison Square Garden. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FlpH1qLfPLcB) _2026-07-04 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## ['Supergirl' Proves That the Superhero Genre is Finally Dead](https://huffmatt.substack.com/p/supergirl-kills-superhero-genre) _2026-07-02 · Matthew Huff_ Even though I personally thought 'Supergirl' was a good movie.