We have a tradition here on Atom Insider: Giving a shout-out to some of our friends around these here internet parts holding it down in the realm of movie journalism and pop culture. Each week, we\u2019ll bring you a hand-picked selection of the most thought-provoking pieces, the funniest takes, and other interesting bits and pieces you might have missed, all gathered for your entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Toys ‘R Us:<\/strong> You have to appreciate the people like Jax Navarro, a.k.a. Plastic Action, who take a geeky, niche realm and turn it into art. He uses action figures to stage hilarious and dynamic photos of some of our favorite pop culture heroes. – Nerdist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In The Upside-Down:<\/strong> Netflix is getting a jump on Stranger Things<\/em> Season 4 and transforming part of downtown LA into Hawkins with a pop-up drive-in immersive experience. It looks incredibly cool. – Comic Book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quantum Leap:<\/strong> It may be a bit of a head-scratcher for some why Marvel chose to release Ant-Man & the Wasp<\/em> after Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> though it was set before. Ana Dumaraog breaks down the reasons behind this decision. – Screenrant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Out-Of-Office Oops:<\/strong> Ryan Reynolds sold his Aviation Gin company for an insane amount of money…and then followed it up with the most Ryan Reynolds gag ever. – Insider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n To The Bone:<\/strong> 2017 horror film Raw<\/em> is considered one of the unnerving and memorable modern horror films with some extra-gory visuals. Molly Henery dives into why it’s actually a compelling story, too. – Certified Forgotten<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Armor De Armas<\/strong>: Few pop culture writers are better at covering the intersection of celebrity and society than Kayleigh Donaldson. She’s done it again with a deep dive into an Ana de Armas fan account that became the center of a storm. – Pajiba<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Blob & Weave:<\/strong> The behind-the-scenes how a movie came together can be as fascinating as the movie itself. Meg Shields dives into exactly how the Blob – literally the Blob in The Blob<\/em> – was made and why it’s so infamously gooey. – Film School Rejects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Still Just A Nic In A Cage:<\/strong> In which Vinnie Mancuso ranks the 13 best films of Nicolas Cage, not by their actual quality, but by how over-the-top Peak Nicolas Cage he is in each. Excellent. – Collider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beasts Of Film<\/strong>: The original film negative from 1982’s epically cheesy cult classic The Beastmaster<\/em> has gone missing and director Don Coscarelli is calling on fans to help him find it. – Slashfilm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shoots & Ladders:<\/strong> Life in 2020 is weird – real weird. And movie sets aren’t immune to that weirdness. But Keanu Reeves has praised the new safety measures being put in place for the production of The Matrix 4<\/em>. – The Playlist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Face The Future:<\/strong> Last but not least, this incredibly cool video showing how Pixar’s animation of human characters has evolved over the years as their technology has advanced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n