Suicide Squad , fresh off setting all sorts of August box office records last weekend, followed the lead of Batman v. Superman (-69%), tumbling 67.3% in its sophomore session, though at $43.8 million it still had more than enough box office muscle to hold off all the new entries in this late summer movie season.

This week, Bennett discusses Tsum Tsum, Justice League Action and food manga.

Columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at why some superhero movies aren’t very good, and what it means.

This week, Thorne gives us four observations on Gen Con, which wrapped up Sunday afternoon.

The flow of TV series is starting to pick up in advance of the new season with two offerings with great geek appeal, the first season of the Supergirl TV series, and the excellent miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s novel 11/22/63 , plus for serious moviegoers, Tom Tkywer’s excellent adaptation of David Eggers’ A Hologram for the King.

David Ayer’s Suicide Squad easily topped the weekend box office with a potent $135.1 million debut, a new August record, the third time this year that a superhero film has set a new monthly box office mark.

This week, Bennett discusses Future Quest , geeky movie projects, the Archie TV show and Marvel’s new Iron Man.

This week, Thorne looks at different ways retailers use Pokemon Go to promote sales.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include Warner Bros. first R-rated Batman animated feature, a delightful Jacques Tardi-influenced cartoon feature, Key & Peele’s underrated action comedy Keanu , the high-concept dystopian comedy The Lobster , and an elaborate adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1975 cult classic novel, High Rise .

This is as busy a late summer box office season as we have seen in quite some time, and this week’s winner was Jason Bourne , which earned an estimated $60 million and easily won the box office derby over last week’s champion Star Trek Beyond.

This week, Bennett looks at the news from San Diego Comic-Con and picks the things he's sorriest he missed.

This week, columnist Salkowitz shares his impressions of San Diego Comic-Con.