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Versant, the parent company of the review aggregation website, said in a statement to Variety this week that there is no bot manipulation behind the fact that Melania carries a 99% approval rating with audience members, but only 7% with critics. There has been no bot manipulation on the audience reviews for the Melania documentary, Versant said. Reviews displayed on the Popcornmeter are VERIFIED reviews, meaning it has been verified that users have bought a ticket to the film.

I'm in Philadelphia. I've just smoked a joint in a back alley and then checked into my hotel. My room is on the 10th floor: a corner room with a beautiful view of downtown Philly in front of my bed and to the right of it. I plop down on the hotel bed and close my eyes, taking in the late afternoon sun blasting through the windows.

In the wake of a slew of artist cancellations, Kennedy Center leadership says it wants to book "performers who aren't political." Apparently, that ethos doesn't extend to its film programming, as the Washington, DC venue is set to host the premiere of a new Melania Trump documentary on January 29th. The film, simply titled Melania, will be released in theaters worldwide by Amazon MGM on January 30th, 2026, reportedly as part of a $40 million licensing deal.

On Tuesday, news emerged via Puck that Paramount-and its new CEO, the Trump-friendly David Ellison-is going to produce a fourth installment of the Rush Hour franchise, after Trump personally pushed Ellison to make another one of the action comedies. When Trump's wish came true, Puck's man in Hollywood, Matthew Belloni, wrote that the president deserved an executive producer credit for making this all happen. "Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media," Belloni added.

Similarly, having solved the Middle East and Ukraine issues with only a couple of technicalities to iron out and put an end to so many other wars as well, Donald Trump may also be tempted to sob at having run out of important tasks. And yet, just as he is about to kneel in anguish on the Oval Office carpet, he is apparently perking up at the thought of one more mighty challenge.