|
|
Thursday, March 31
Review: The Lincoln Lawyer
If crime dramas are your thing, then The Lincoln Lawyer is right up your alley.
Review: Iron and Wine
Sam Beam's latest portfolio is an astonishing step forward in songwriting and arrangement.
Survivor Recap
Teased in promos and commercials, David seems to have replaced the Russell alliance as public enemy #1 at Team Purple.
Wednesday, March 30
How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Homer's Enemy
It’s hard to imagine a stand-up guy as likable and qualified as Homer Simpson having an enemy. But Frank Grimes’ problem is that he's a nut! It's not about Homer being lazy, it's about him being a crazy nut. To professionalism! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Homer’s Enemy?
How Well Do You Know: MLB Mascots
They lead cheers from atop the dugouts and mug for photos among the crowds. Major League Baseball mascots run the gamut from the classic to the slightly goofy. But how well do you know the names of the mascots? You may know your Mr. Met from your Phillie Phanatic, but how well do you know your MLB mascots?
Wednesday, March 30
Comics Weekly
Spend your money, nerds.
You Can't Hear It On the Radio
How can Arcade Fire be unknown and huge at the same time?
Tuesday, March 29
How Well Do You Know: Philadelphia
Philadelphia gave movie audiences an unflinching look at the trials faced by a gay man living with AIDS. It is based on the true story of a successful lawyer who was fired out of ignorance and fear. It also landed Tom Hanks his first Oscar firmly entrenched him on Hollywood's A-List. How well do you know Philadelphia?
Tuesday, March 29
How to Spend $20
This week: Mad Men enters 1965, Natalie Portman does harmful things to her body and David Simon revitalizes New Orleans.
The Amazing Race Recap
Where did the cheerleaders go? Bring back the cheerleaders!
Viking Night
David Lynch might be the most subversive and original filmmaker alive, but most of his projects are acts of deep personal catharsis that I am not keen to experience in a room full of other people.
Monday, March 28
Overpaid Jerks: 3/21/11-3/27/11
This week: MLB beefs, NFL rules, NCAA madness and NHL vengeance. Score well enough on our sports trivia quiz for the 13th week of 2011 and we'll even let you cut down the nets.
Monday, March 28
Are You With Us?
Tilda Swinton scares me.
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Monday Morning Quarterback Top Chef All-Stars Recap
With only three remaining contestants, there isn’t a lot of time spent reflecting upon the previous episode’s fallen competitor, Tiffany.
Sunday, March 27
How Well Do You Know: The People Under The Stairs
In 1991, Wes Craven again proved himself to be the master of movie horror. The People Under the Stairs walks that fine line between horror and comedy. You may not hear speak or see evil, but how well do you know The People Under the Stairs?
Sunday, March 27
Weekend Wrap-Up
2011 continues its path as one of the strangest early movie-going years ever this weekend.
Saturday, March 26
How Well Do You Know: Dick Tracy
Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy brought the 1930's comic strip comes to life with a all-star cast. Who says tough guys can't wear yellow? Dick Tracy is here to clean up the streets and rid the world of bizarre looking gangsters. You may not have a cool villain nickname like Flattop or Pruneface, but how well do you know, Dick Tracy?
Saturday, March 26
Friday Box Office Analysis
The empowered (?) women of Sucker Punch take on the spunky, spirited lads from Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which sounds kind of mean, really.
Friday, March 25
How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation, S03E08: Camping
Leslie is determined for her department to top the success of the Harvest Festival, so she takes her group into the wilderness to brainstorm. You may know that you only have one chance to make a second impression, but how well do you know Parks and Recreation: Camping?
Friday, March 25
This is So Last Week: 3/18/11-3/24/11
This week: Showbiz dads in the news, the passing of a screen legend and talk show madness. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 12th week in 2011. How well do you know the last seven days in entertainment and celebrity trivia?
Friday, March 25
How Well Do You Know: Justified, S02E07: Save My Love
This week on Justified; Raylan and Winona try to get the stolen money back into evidence, Boyd gets a new job and acclaimed character actor Stephen Root gets to walk around with no pants on. You might know where Boyd would choose to hide explosives, but how well do you know Justified, Save My Love?
Friday, March 25
Weekend Forecast
In the years since March has turned from another dead zone month at the box office to a mini-primetime, one director more than any other has been responsible for loading it with hits.
This Weekend, Watch This
The new edition of This Weekend, Watch This pits kick-ass babes against a Wimpy Kid.
Thursday, March 24
How Well Do You Know: Which Character from The Office Am I?
The US adaptation of The Office introduced television audiences to a slate of memorable characters. You may know your Oscar Nunez from your Todd Packer, but how well do you know the characters from The Office?
(Click on the link for The Office tag below for a few dozen quizzes on individual episodes of The Office) Thursday, March 24
How Well Do You Know: Seinfeld: The Finale
After nine seasons, Seinfeld closed on a note that no one expected. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer wound up on trial for the callousness that had been the hallmark of the series. You may have enjoyed spotting Mickey, Puddy, the rabbi and the Rosses in the audience, but how well do you know Seinfeld: The Finale?
Thursday, March 24
Review: Cape Dory, by Tennis
You Can't Hear It On the Radio looks at Tennis's great concept album, Cape Dory. Do they agree with this web goblin? Read on and see.
Survivor Recap
Previews for this week are designed to make us think Matt might lose, but I'm not buying it.
Wednesday, March 23
How Well Do You Know: Actor and Actress Real Names
The practice of actors and actresses adopting stage names isn't as common as it was a few decades ago. Still, many celebs with high name recognition were born with different names. We're going to test your knowledge of birth names for several stars. Pay attention to the wording of the questions, as we've sprinkled some hints here and there.
Wednesday, March 23
How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Grade School Confidential
Skinner and Krabappel start dating, but are a little concerned that if people found out that a principal were dating a teacher, there are those who might try to use it against them for their own advantage. Like Bart for one. But to hell with fire safety! Let’s all go pick wildflowers! How Well Do You Know the Simpsons: Grade School Confidential.
Wednesday, March 23
The Calvin Awards: Retrospective
Make an Argument
The BOP staff, in general. Really doesn't like to argue. In this one instance, though, we'll make an exception.
Movie Review: Win Win
Win Win is a funny, touching drama that could have pressed all the easy emotional buttons but opts for a more realistic, unaffected approach.
Top Chef All-Stars Recap
We're down to the Final Four, and quickly approaching the day that the All-Star champion will be named. Can our chefs cook conch?
Tuesday, March 22
How Well Do You Know: Unstoppable
This train is unstoppable and this week it rocks Pennsylvania. Inspired by real events, this tense action film has Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as the unlikely train engineer and conductor thrust into preventing a swath of havoc across the Pennsylvanian railways. You may know the difference between a siding and a rip track and not like working at a daycare center or a retirement home either but how well do you know Unstoppable?
Tuesday, March 22
Viking Night
Although it’s a product of the same decade as Ocean’s Eleven and The Thomas Crown Affair, The Italian Job is a better movie than the first, and just a whole lot more fun than the latter.
How to Spend $20
This week: How Do You Know embarrasses James L. Brooks, aliens destroy LA (a bad thing?) and Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie get romantical in Venice.
Monday, March 21
Overpaid Jerks: 3/14/11-3/20/11
This week: The wreckage of the Big East, the rise of the double-digits seeds, traumatic baseball developments and NFL players say silly things. Enjoy our sports trivia quiz for the 12th week of 2011.
Monday, March 21
Review - Battle: Los Angeles
You can’t knock Battle: Los Angeles for not living up to its name. From beginning to end, there is only one thing taking place on-screen: a battle.
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Amazing Race Recap
Curse you, Phil Keoghan and your god-forsaken Pitstop psych-outs!
Monday Morning Quarterback
Are you sad because your bracket is busted? That's what you get for picking chalk, you big baby. Anyway, let's take a look at the weekend box office with the BOP staff.
Chapter Two
Henry Fool isn’t the sort of film that normally warrants a sequel. And Fay Grim isn’t the sort of sequel one would expect as a continuation of the events in its predecessor.
Sunday, March 20
How Well Do You Know: The Birdcage
What do you get when you put two Jewish liberal gay lovers in a room with two right-wing conservatives for one night? You get an exciting night at the Birdcage. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are hilarious playing two gay men trying to play it straight. You may needs lots of gum to think yourself, but how well do you know the Birdcage?
Sunday, March 20
Weekend Wrap-Up
Bradley Cooper in Limitless, Matthew McConaughey in The Lincoln Lawyer, or the Blue Devils in the second round of the NCAA Championship – which one did you pick this weekend?
Saturday, March 19
How Well Do You Know: Trapped in Paradise
Three brothers are trapped on Christmas Eve in the nicest town in America. Paradise turns into hell when these bank robbers have trouble fleeing the scene of their crime. You may know that four lefts still make a circle, but how well do you know Trapped in Paradise?
Saturday, March 19
Friday Box Office Analysis
The Bradley Cooper/Robert DeNiro thriller earned $6.5 million on Friday, enough to separate itself from the pack at the box office.
Friday, March 18
How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation, S03E07: Harvest Festival
The Harvest Festival approaches, and everything goes great until there's talk of a curse. Then, everything goes to hell.
You may know the real reason that Native Americans call corn "maize," but how well do you know Parks and Recreation: Harvest Festival.
Friday, March 18
How Well Do You Know: Justified, S02E06: Blaze of Glory
This week on Justified: Boyd and Ava deal with the fallout from the explosion at the mine, Winona winds up doing the wrong thing at the wrong place at the wrong time, and Art gets to sit down and have a nice chat with an old acquaintance. You may know the difference between dynamite and road flares, but how well do you know Justified: Blaze of Glory?
Friday, March 18
This is So Last Week: 3/11/11-3/17/11
This week: Celebrity breakups, celebrity exploitation and celebrity bathroom scuffles. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 11th week in 2011. How well do you know the last seven days in entertainment and celebrity trivia?
Friday, March 18
Review: Red Riding Hood
The previews for Red Riding Hood make it look like a romantic, atmospheric horror movie, but it’s actually a silly, laughable stinker with WB-channel standards.
Weekend Forecast
For the first weekend of March Madness, there's an oddly male-centric lineup of films hitting theaters.
This Weekend, Watch This
On paper, _____ is the best movie to watch this weekend.
Thursday, March 17
How Well Do You Know: Rushmore
Wes Anderson is a genius director. There is no denying this, even if one isn't always quite prepared for his off brand sense of wry humor. Up to this point, he's created six very wonderful films including the debut "Bottle Rocket" and the stop-animation "Fantastic Mr. Fox". But what I want to know is how well you know the love-triangle presented in "Rushmore"?
How Well Do You Know: HitGrab's MouseHunt
You've played it on Facebook and Hi5, but how well do you know HitGrab's MouseHunt?
If you've bested Balack, destroyed the Dragon, and attacked the Acolyte, then this quiz should be a walk in the park. But Hunters beware, if you're still learning the ropes you'll find this quiz to be quite challenging! Good luck, Hunters! Thursday, March 17
Chapter Two
This week, I step well outside my comfort zone in the world of film and into that of music, to consider the idea of the remix album as a sequel in its own right.
Survivor Recap
This week's previews suggest that the Ometepe Tribe has reached the end of their ropes with Phillip.
Things I Learned from Movie X
School might be out, but lessons can still be learned from Piranhas 3D.
What Went Wrong
“I make movies for teenage boys,” said director Michael Bay. “Oh, dear, what a crime.”
Wednesday, March 16
How Well Do You Know: The Fugitive
In The Fugitive, Andrew Davis updated the classic TV series for the big screen. It proved to be another hit for Harrison Ford, while earning an Oscar for Tommy Lee Jones. You may want someone to think you up a cup of coffee and a chocolate doughnut with some of those little sprinkles on top, but how well do you know The Fugitive?
Wednesday, March 16
How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer
Homer Simpson, the self-proclaimed Pope of Chili-town, goes on a bad trip at the Springfield chili cook-off and embarks on a quest to find his soulmate. This should be easy, because it’s Marge right? Or is it? Thanks a lot, space coyote! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer?
Wednesday, March 16
Comics Weekly
Did you know that BOP's Pete Kilmer has already had three surgeries this year and it's only March 16? We may have to send him to see Dr. James Andrews if this keeps up.
Review: Rango
Of all movies, Rango has a lot in common with Chinatown. That’s right: Chinatown.
Top Chef All Stars Recap
This week’s episode begins in a different fashion from previous ones.
Best Seriously Overlooked Movies Tuesday, March 15
How Well Do You Know: 2011 March Madness Trivia Quiz
The field has been expanded, the match-ups have been announced, your brackets have been completed, trashed and completed again. Here come the best three weeks of the sports calendar. But how well do you know the participants? You may know your St. John's from St. Peter's and your Jimmer Fredette from your Jim Boeheim,
but how well do you know the field for 2011 March Madness?
Tuesday, March 15
Review: Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight is a 2011 comedy set in the 1980s. There’s no apparent reason for this other than to provide ample opportunities to take harmless jabs at the ‘80s.
How to Spend $20
This week: Mark Wahlberg fights somebody, Matt Damon sees the dead and Jason Bateman makes a huge mistake.
Viking Night
For anybody who is old enough to remember the Sex Pistols while they were big, it’s probably all a bit hazy by now.
Monday, March 14
Overpaid Jerks: 3/7/11-3/13/11
This week: March Madness begins, crime and punishment in college football, the NFL labor mess and fractured ribs and video games....all in our sports trivia quiz for the 11th week of 2011.
Monday, March 14
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Are You With Us?
Filmed in 1991 as his follow-up to the movie starring John Cusack and a boom-box, Say Anything..., Singles could serve as a post-grad sequel.
Amazing Race Recap
If you had to bet on who would essentially quit mid-task – the 70-year-old dad or the 40-year-old son, the smart money would be on the senior citizen.
Monday Morning Quarterback
Alien invasion is the topic of the weekend. In one case, it did very, very well. In the other, it did very, very poorly.
Chapter Two
A whole race of plastic surgery disasters reside underground, surfacing only to nab fresh faces for transplants performed by the Surgeon General of Beverly Hills. No, not really.
Sunday, March 13
How Well Do You Know: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Golden Ticket has become part of our modern vernacular, and everyone knows what mean when you refer to a Oopma Loompa. Willy Wonka is a film which staying power and cross-generational appeal. You may not know what a snozzberry is either, but how well do you know Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
Sunday, March 13 Saturday, March 12
How Well Do You Know: Thinner
The 1996 film Thinner brought to the screen Stephen King's best-selling novel about a fat man who is literally dying to be thin. Thinner made us think differently about gypsies and the consequences of our actions. You may not know the feeling of being erased, but how well do you know Thinner?
Saturday, March 12
Friday Box Office Analysis
Stuff blow'd up real good as Battle: Los Angeles opens to $13.4 million on Friday.
Friday, March 11
How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Burns Baby Burns
Burns discovers he has a son, Larry. Some father he turned out to be! I remember when Larry was kidnapped and they sent Mr Burns a piece of his finger. He wanted more proof! The kidnappers said “Give us ten thousand dollars, or we’ll send your kid back!”. When Larry was a kid, he asked a policeman to help find his parents, and the policeman said “I dunno kid, there’s so many places they could hide!”. Hey, you’re all right! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Burns Baby Burns?
This is So Last Week: 3/4/11-3/10/11
This week: Celebrities brandish weapons, consider plea deals, run afoul of politicians and structure bad word usements. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 10th week in 2011. How well do you know the last seven days in entertainment and celebrity trivia?
Friday, March 11
Weekend Forecast
It’s another weekend of the “Not Ready For Prime Time Blockbusters” as a trio of mediocre looking films that couldn’t cut it in July find their way into multiplexes.
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?
Thursday, March 10
How Well Do You Know: Justified, S02E05: Cottonmouth
Forged checks, broken fingers and a heist gone wrong. In Justified: Cottonmouth, the dealings of the Harlan County citizenry are as subtle as a taser to the (see question #9).
Hurry up and leave that note on Ava's fridge, it's time to see how well you know Justified: Cottonmouth.
Thursday, March 10
How Well Do You Know: Austin Powers in Goldmember
When you have a super-spy father, catching Dr Evil and being knighted isn’t enough to resolve your overwhelming daddy issues. The same if you’re an evil genius who can never quite conquer the world. Could these two problems possibly be related? Let’s see how often these boobs use the same jokes as they did in the last Austin Powers movie. How Well Do You Know Austin Powers in Goldmember?
Thursday, March 10
Comics Weekly
I wanna be your superhero. Yeah. Oh yeah.
Make an Argument
What sequels - however undeveloped, or not being developed at all - would I not mind seeing?
Things I Learned from Movie X
We try to decipher The Losers and try to take something away from it.
Survivor Recap
Previews for tonight suggest that Ometepe is getting more and more annoyed with Phillip.
Interview: Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Eckhart discusses Marine training, why Battle: Los Angeles isn’t another Independence Day.
Wednesday, March 9
How Well Do You Know: Spelling Bee 2: Celebrities
You see their names all the time - on theater marquees, in magazines, at the beginning of that illegally downloaded movie you're watching right now. But as often as you see them, the names of some celebrities are just impossible to spell. For every Jack Black, there's a Timur Bekmambetov. How well do can you navigate the spelling of some of the more challenging celebrity names?
Wednesday, March 9
Top Chef All Stars Recap
BOP loves happy endings.
Guilty Pleasures
A release from February of 2011 is the choice. I'm not joking.
Book vs. Movie
Back in the early 1950s, science fiction was beginning to gain a great deal of popularity.
Tuesday, March 8
How Well Do You Know: Dirty Harry
There is the law, and there is Harry Callahan. Clint Eastwood achieved icon status as the Police Inspector who isn't afraid to speak his mind or break the rules while trying to stop a deranged sniper. Before you reach for that gun(or take the quiz), ask yourself one question: how well do you know Dirty Harry?
Tuesday, March 8
How to Spend $20
This week: AMC is so totally over vampires, Johnny Knoxville does something stupid and Morgan Freeman gets all theoretical.
Review: Of Gods and Men
Of Gods and Men is a slow yet meaningful film about men coming to terms with their fear and faith.
Viking Night: The Big Lebowski
The Dude is more than just a character – he’s the most unlikely of heroes from what is among the most revered of all cult movies.
BOP Interview: Michelle Rodriguez
In the interview, Rodriguez talks about the uniqueness of the film’s perspective, her love for the sci-fi genre, Blade Runner, and why you are “stupid” if you do not go see Battle: Los Angeles.
Monday Morning Quarterback II
We've talked about the big openers. Now let's address the small ones.
Monday, March 7
Overpaid Jerks: 2/28/11-3/6/11
This week: The Heat cry, deadlines are extended, athletes are dancing and Lindsey Vonn has a very, very good weekend. Here comes our sports quiz for the 10th week of 2011.
Monday, March 7
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Classic Movie Review
You would think that The Wild Bunch might be my kind of Western.
Amazing Race Recap
Last week, we got our first proper Pitstop and sadly (?), engaged and entirely forgettable couple Amanda & Kris failed to overcome their own poor performance at the starting line.
Monday Morning Quarterback
Johnny Depp is a lizard, Matt Damon is trippy and the box office offers a little originality for a change. We discuss it all in Monday Morning Quarterback.
Sunday, March 6
How Well Do You Know: Willow
Don't believe what they say - size doesn't always matter. Willow, the little man with a big heart, must save the princess, and he'll need a great warriors help. With sorcerers, trolls, and a two-headed monster after him, Willow's in for the adventure of his life. You may not know the secret of the disappearing pig trick, but how well do you know Willow?
Sunday, March 6
Weekend Wrap-Up
Finally. After seven weekends of questionable films leading the box office, we have two films leading the box office that are actually good.
Saturday, March 5
How Well Do You Know: Ernest Goes to Camp
Hey Vern, it's Ernest. In 1987 Ernest was one of the coolest guys around, and Ernest Goes to Camp brought him to the big time. It's the story of a simple but lovable man who he leads six juvenile delinquents into learning the path of the brave. Come join Ernest as he not only becomes a true camp counselor, but also a hero. You know what I mean? How well do you know Ernest Goes to Camp?
Saturday, March 5
March 2011 Preview
Here's a month that's not nearly as littered with obvious blockbusters as last year.
Movie Review: Hall Pass
I might have been more lenient toward Hall Pass if I wasn’t holding it next to other Farrelly Brothers comedies.
Friday Box Office Analysis
At last, studios are putting some interesting product into theaters, hoping that audiences who have been stingy with their movie-going dollars will pony up some cash.
Friday, March 4
This is So Last Week: 2/25/11-3/3/11
This week: The Oscars, Charlie Sheen flips out and singers doing both good and bad in our pop culture recap quiz for the 9th week in 2011. How well do you know the last seven days in entertainment and celebrity trivia?
Friday, March 4
How Well Do You Know: Justified, S02E04: For Blood or Money
The marshals have to track down Rachel's brother-in-law after he escapes from a halfway house. Meanwhile, trouble comes a-calling for Boyd. You may wonder why you have the office where the deputies shoot people, but how well do you know Justified: For Blood or Money?
Friday, March 4
Weekend Forecast
After trickling out a couple at a time in the early part of the year, the floodgates open on movie releases this weekend, with four major releases firing at four separate markets.
This Weekend, Watch This
Each weekend there is a movie that you have never heard of in the theaters. I'll save you the hassle of researching every movie, by comparing the new releases for each weekend in this column.
Thursday, March 3
How Well Do You Know: Cape Fear
Martin Scorsese updated a classic thriller with 1991's Cape Fear. Robert De Niro is icily effective as an ex-con out for revenge against a the family of a lawyer who did him wrong.
The result is a suspenseful, deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
You may have never thought about hacking anyone into 52 pieces, but how well do you know Cape Fear?
Thursday, March 3
How Well Do You Know: Seinfeld: The Puerto Rican Day
Jerry and the others get caught in the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and their attempts to escape are thwarted by an automotive nemesis. Elaine strikes out in desperation, while old identities are revisited. You may never get to try out your funny line during the Hindenburg movie, but how well do you know Seinfeld: The Puerto Rican Day?
Thursday, March 3
Chapter Two
If I were a better planner, or simply more predictable, then this column would be directly tied in to last Sunday’s Oscar telecast.
What Went Wrong
Recut, rewritten and reshot by another director, although The Invasion was all finished and ready to go for a summer release in 2006, the film was delayed for a year.
Survivor Recap
Previously on Survivor: Russell found an idol clue, but Ralph found the idol.
Interview: Topher Grace
Take Me Home Tonight stars Topher Grace and newcomer Teresa Palmer talked face-to-face with Box Office Prophets.
Wednesday, March 2
How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Bart After Dark
Bart starts working at a burlesque house, much to Marge’s dismay who doesn’t appreciate such a sleazy establishment in her town. It’s a good thing for Marge that sleazy entertainment and raunchy jokes will never be as popular as sobriety and self-denial! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Bart After Dark?
How Well Do You Know: Denzel Washington Roles
Here's a quiz similar to our Actors & Roles quizzes, but dedicated to only one performer. Here are the rules: We give you the character name and you give us the movie. It’s that simple. So how well do you know the cinematic roles of Denzel Washington?
Wednesday, March 2
Reader Awards
The BOP readership has named the best from 2010 movies, TV, books and gaming.
Comics Weekly
Love me, love my comic book.
Movie Review: Unknown
Unknown is what you might call an established, dependable thriller — it stays within the confines of its genre but is slick and entertaining nonetheless.
Viking Night
It’s ironic that a movie about a mechanical police officer was the first one I ever sneaked into.
Top Chef All-Stars Recap
This week’s episode begins with a lament for the fate of fallen comrade Angelo.
Tuesday, March 1
How Well Do You Know: The Social Network
The Social Network, David Fincher's film based on the 2009 book "The Accidental Billionaires", tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of a little site called Facebook - perhaps you've heard of it? It shows the rise of Zuckerberg from socially inept-but-brilliant college student, to entrepreneur whose douchebaggery leads to lawsuits and fractured relationships galore (but a buttload of money). How well do you know this Academy Award nominee for best picture?
Tuesday, March 1
Guilty Pleasures
I don’t know what drew me to buy a ticket for Soul Plane to begin with.
The Amazing Race Recap
The first episode of Unfinished Business had an anti-climatic climax with us knowing who would be in last...
How to Spend $20
This week: James Franco gets pinned, Jake Gyllenhaal fails a drug test and Cher mentors a young starlet.
In Contention
The Oscars are at war with the Oscars. Not until Sunday night was this notion made so clear, so evident, and so frustrating.
|
|
|
|
Friday, August 1, 2025
© 2025 Box Office Prophets, a division of One Of Us, Inc.