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How Well Do You Know: The Adjustment Bureau (Version 2)

The Adjustment Bureau is a clever science fiction love story about two people whom fate and a bunch of dudes in silly hats attempt to keep apart. It also celebrates the greatest Hollywood fiction of all: the honest, well-intended politician. How well do you know The Adjustment Bureau?

Viking Night

You know what's wrong with kids today? It's that rock and/or roll music that's popular now.

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is an exercise in pure, unadulterated beauty.

Survivor Recap - Finale Part II

Previously on Survivor, Alicia was eliminated. This is the happiest we have been since...Tarzan had been eliminated the previous episode.

How Well Do You Know: Survivor: One World Recap, Part II

It’s time once again to outwit, outplay and outlast as we welcome the usual cast of egomaniacs, idiots, and suckers, including Jeff Probst, to yet another season in Samoa. The gimmick this time around is to separate the tribes by gender, but still have them live in close proximity. Two quizzes, 39 40! questions, 18 castaways, How Well Do You Know Survivor: One World?

How Well Do You Know: Once Upon a Time, Season 1 Recap

Once Upon a Time, a curse hurtled the residents of the Enchanted Forest into a small town called Storybrooke. None of them, seemingly, remember their true identities until a newcomer arrives and things start to change. You may know your King Midas from your Rumpelstiltskin, but how well do you know Once Upon a Time, Season 1?

Overpaid Jerks: 5/7/12-5/13/12

This week: Heavy hitting, floppers, stadium deals and a pair of Joshes. Go yard as we serve up some softballs in our sports trivia quiz for the 20th week of 2012.

Review: Pirates! Band of Misfits

The Pirates! Band of Misfits is a jolly, zany and all around pleasant adventure story…for kids.

Survivor Recap: Finale Part I

Previously on Survivor, Tarzan was (finally) eliminated from competition.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton teamed again for another movie, with a vampire as the central character. Would it be big? The BOP staff discusses the results.

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Weekend Wrap-Up

When we left off last Sunday, The Avengers was estimated at a record-breaking $200.4 million.

How Well Do You Know: Survivor: One World Recap, Part I

It’s time once again to outwit, outplay and outlast as we welcome the usual cast of egomaniacs, idiots, and suckers, including Jeff Probst, to yet another season in Samoa. The gimmick this time around is to separate the tribes by gender, but still have them live in close proximity. Two quizzes, 39 questions, 18 castaways, How Well Do You Know Survivor: One World?

Friday Box Office Analysis

The last time Tim Burton and Johnny Depp worked together on a project, it turned out to be a shocking box office story.

How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation, S04E22: Win, Lose or Draw

In the season finale of Parks and Recreation, election day finally arrives. Staff members ponder their futures while Jerry and April make big mistakes. How well do you know Parks and Rec: Win, Lose or Draw?

This is So Last Week: 5/4/12-5/10/12

Party with Kate Upton, Rihanna, reality show winners and the recently departed... HWDYK.com's 2000th quiz comes at you in the form of our pop culture quiz for the 19th week of 2012.

This Weekend, Watch This

New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Weekend Forecast

After last weekend's earthquake of a start to the summer movie season, this week, and maybe the whole rest of the summer, seems kind of anti-climactic.

How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation, S04E21: Bus Tour

Leslie's momentum at the end of the campaign is thwarted by the suspiciously-timed death of Nick Newport. Meanwhile, the staff tries to re-secure vans for the campaign. So look out for Sewage Joe who is about to attack - how well do you know Parks and Rec: Bus Tour?

How Well Do You Know: Who's That Guest Star? Friends Edition

Sitcoms are known for having countless guest stars as a way to boost ratings. But do you remember which start played which bit part? How well do you know Friends Guest Stars?

How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S02E06: The Old Gods and the New

With one "king" out of the way, the other contenders are jockeying for the strongest position. Meanwhile, Arya is now a cupbearer, Jon is way out past the wall, and Daenerys is making new friends in Qarth. How well do you know Game of Thrones, Season Two, Episode 6 - 'The Old Gods and the New'?

Monday Morning Quarterback

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Movie Review: The Avengers

If it’s a summer blockbuster you want, it’s a summer blockbuster you get with Marvel's The Avengers”.

Survivor: One World Recap

The big questions remaining are whether Kim can continue to dominate and whether the women will eventually stick together and get rid of Tarzan.

Sole Criterion: Summer Hours

Summer Hours is - at the risk of adorning it off the bat with such praise - perhaps my most treasured film of the last several years.

How Well Do You Know: New Girl, Season 1 Recap

It's a great new show about Jess, the new girl who moves in with three guys after a painful breakup. Sure, one of the guys seemed to change almost overnight - but hey, if you miss him, check out Happy Endings. See how well you know New Girl, Season 1.

How Well Do You Know: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes is one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time and this prequel manages to restore the glory to a series that many saw as damaged goods. And it kicks ass! How well do you know Rise of the Planet of the Apes?

Comics Weekly

This week's releases feature Spider-Man and Batman. You know them as The Avengers of last decade. I'm sure your older sibling loves them.

Don't Overlook It: Bernie

If there is one director who can challenge Stephen Soderbergh for the most diverse career, Richard Linklater is that director.

How Well Do You Know: Advertising Spokespeople

You probably watch a lot of TV. But do you pay attention to the ads between your favorite shows? Try your hand at matching up these spokespeople with the products they are selling.

The Amazing Race Recap

No dilly-dallying for us, because we immediately kick off the last leg of the Amazing Race as teams head to their final destination of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Trailer Trash

Today’s study: John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Viking Night

So you think Hollywood is out of ideas, because the remake machine is an insatiable beast whose unholy hunger can never be satisfied?

Mythology: The Office

The Office has become the poster child for a show that has lasted long beyond the point at which it is good.

Overpaid Jerks: 4/30/12-5/6/12

This week: Major injuries, postseason awards, a dandy Derby and a rivalry's end. Choke up and bear down as you work your way through our sports trivia quiz for the 19th week of 2012.

How Well Do You Know: The Amazing Race, Season 20 Recap

For 10 years and 20 seasons, CBS has treated viewers to a race around the world with exotic locations and colorful teams. This season featured teams ranging from good-natured Kentucky boys and Ringling Bros. clowns to a reality show couple everyone rooted against and a pair of Border Patrol agents who got less likeable with each leg. One team dominated from start to finish, so let's see if you can channel Rachel & Dave as we see how well you know The Amazing Race, Season 20.

TiVoPlex

From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!

The Amazing Race Recap

The season comes to an end, and we recap the first part of the finale. (Part 2 will be published Tuesday.)

Are You With Us?: Dave

If people hate politics, the one thing that they dislike even more is seeing politics on film.

How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation, S04E20: The Debate

In The Debate, there is, as Perd Hapley would eventually tell you, a debate. Leslie and Bobby go head to head in a meeting of the mind (singular). Meanwhile, Ron has to salvage a debate watching party. You may be against crime, and not afraid to admit it, but how well do you know Parks and Rec: The Debate?

How Well Do You Know: Paul

It is said that if you get all of the questions right to this quiz, you will gain all of the knowledge of the universe or maybe not. How well do you know Paul?

Weekend Wrap-Up

Summer movies are here and the box office is rolling.

Friday Box Office Analysis

Superhero combo platter The Avengers kicks off the summer movie season with an astounding $80.5 million Friday.

This Weekend, Watch This

New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Weekend Forecast

And so it begins. The summer movie season, or Geek Christmas, gets underway this weekend, and boy is it not messing around this time.

This is So Last Week: 4/27/12-5/3/12

This week: An electrifying dance, movie awards, theater awards, fire and superheroes. Relive all the recent pop culture madness with our entertainment and celebrity trivia quiz for the 18th week of 2012.

How Well Do You Know: Thor

Thor drinks too much, eats too much and fights too much. In short, he is all that is man...even if he is an Asgardian demi-god. How well do you know the first movie from the craziest Avenger, Thor?

The Five-Year Engagement

I hope that Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller understood the difficult challenge they were giving themselves when they began writing The Five-Year Engagement.

What Went Wrong

This will go into a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, then you might just want to stick with the book.

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson

Homer re-opens a chapter of his life that he had hoped would be closed forever – he has to return to the hellhole that is New York City. And you know how Homer feels about hellholes! He doesn’t want to spend one extra second in this urban death-maze, because when the sun goes down, all the weirdos go crazy. How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: The City of New York vs Homer Simpson?

Comics Weekly

Hey, you'll never guess which Marvel team has a lot of comics out this week!

Review: The Raven

“Everyone loves gore,” says the editor of the Baltimore Patriot on more than one occasion, imploring Edgar Allen Poe to write more works of horror.

Guilty Pleasures

Let’s face it. Whether we’re talking about movies, music, books or whatever, we all think we have great taste.

Survivor: One World Recap

Previously on Survivor, we played “It’s Anyone But Troyzan” for an entire episode.

How Well Do You Know: The Path to The Avengers

The Hulk, Thor, Captain America and Iron Man have joined together to avenge...something in one of the biggest blockbusters of 2012. The build-up to this release has been impressive and meticulous. Let's take this opportunity to determine How well do you know The Path to The Avengers.

How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S02E05: The Ghost of Harrenhal

With Lady Melisandre giving birth to a freaky creature that appears to be half-smoke, half-human, things officially crossed over into Really Weird Territory. What are the implications of this being? At the very least, it has to make more sense than the smoke creature on Lost. How well do you know Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 5 - "The Ghost of Harrenhal"?

Mythology: Joss Whedon

With The Avengers about to explode among mainstream filmgoers, I’d like to take a different approach to this Mythology installment.

Viking Night: Iron Monkey

If by the early 1990s, most Americans were over their infatuation with Hong Kong cinema, it only meant that the country was full of terrible people with no taste in movies.

The Amazing Race Recap

BOP's favorite duo, Team Justified, was in trouble last week. Can they make a miraculous recovery this time or will we be left with 8 jerks?

Monday Morning Quarterback

April goes out with a bit of a whimper as studios release four new movies into theaters but they don't raise much of a stir.

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