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Comics Weekly

Is it my imagination or is there a new Batman comic every week?

Indie Watch

The landscape for independent films has changed rapidly.

How Well Do You Know: Movie Within a Movie

It's hard to make a movie about the movie industry without featuring or referencing a fake movie central (or even peripheral) to the plot. You may know that Kit Ramsey was the unwitting star in Bobby Bowfinger's film or that the fake film in Scream seemed to span more sequels than the actual franchise but how well do you know movies-within-movies?

Review: The Wolverine

For much of its run, The Wolverine teeters between frivolity and moderate substance, although the filmmakers would probably like to think it’s more serious than silly.

Viking Night: Jacob's Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder is an enigmatic film filled small rewarding moments that manage to exist only long enough to be swept away by a river of darkness and pain.

How Well Do You Know: Napoleon Dynamite

Are you ready for a flippin' sweet quiz? A small town outcast and his friends are out to prove that nerds really do rule! Now to relax, just imagine yourself in the ocean surrounded by tiny seahorses. You may know that a vote for Pedro is a vote for all your wildest dreams to come true...but how well do you know Napoleon Dynamite?

Monday Morning Quarterback

The Wolverine opened this weekend, and audiences responded with a resounding...shrug.

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Weekend Wrap-Up

After a few weekends of questionable entries at the box office, any momentum that Hollywood had going this summer is now gone.

Friday Box Office Analysis

After several exciting weekends at the box office, the marketplace slowed on Friday.

This is So Last Week: 7/19/13-7/25/13

WOOHOO!! Comic Con hits San Diego and becomes a superhero nirvana. Two people have a bad weekend at the box office. And don't look know but Amanda Bynes is causing trouble again. Take cover and see how well you know the 30th week of 2013 in the world of pop culture.

Weekend Forecast

The Franchise Redemption Train has pulled into yet another station, as yet another studio tries to erase its terrible, terrible mistake.

This Weekend, Watch This

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

How Well Do You Know: Movie Quotes 2012 Part 1

Believe it or not, there was more to 2012 than just The Avengers and The Hunger Games. It only felt that way. We're going to name 20 of the best quotes from 2012 movies, and you're going to pick the applicable film the quote is from. Good luck.

Indie Watch

The landscape for independent films has changed rapidly.

Watchlist

Every week, I search through movie release schedules to find movie rentals that I would have otherwise missed for lack of TV advertising.

How Well Do You Know: Cinematic Royal Treatment

With the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis, everyone has royal baby fever right now. But Hollywood has always known that whether portraying a real royal figure or a completely fabricated one, monarchies and their families are fertile ground for storytelling. Let's take a closer look at the lineage and family tree of cinematic royal portrayals. How well do you know Royalty in Film?

How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S01E02: The Kingsroad

We've met the Starks and discovered direwolves. The king has arrived with a job in mind for our hero. Cersei and Jaime Lannister have proven to be treacherous. And Viserys is willing to trade his sister's virtue for an army that might help him win back the throne. A lot was packed into that first episode - can the second keep up? How well do you know Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 2: The Kingsroad?

Comics Weekly

And here's a comic for you! And one for you! And you!

State of the Franchise: RED

In the fall of 2010, Summit Entertainment released this adaptation of one of DC Comics' graphic novels.

How Well Do You Know: The Newsroom, S02E01: First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers

HBO's lauded program, The Newsroom, returns with this episode that has the unmistakable fingerprints of creator Aaron Sorkin visible throughout the story. Two characters split up, one takes an unexpected trip and a couple more are forced to lawyer up as AWM struggles to survive a critical mistake.

How Well Do You Know: Honest 2013 Movie Titles

Movie titles are intended to encapsulate all that is good and pure in the film. Alas, most titles misrepresent the actual product they are encapsulating. So, HWDYK has taken the liberty of renaming them in a manner that better reflects the content. This is going to be fun.

Viking Night

If a movie makes you famous for the rest of your life, can you really call it "exploitation"?

Shop Talk: Summer So Far

We are now slightly over halfway though the summer box office campaign. What are your thoughts about the summer thus far?

Monday Morning Quarterback

There was a pleasant surprise along with a massive failure over the weekend at the box office.

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How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S01E01: Winter Is Coming

Behold the episode that started the phenomenon. In the pilot for Game of Thrones, Tyrion had super-blonde hair, Khaleesi was just the weak twin sister and nobody hated Catelyn yet. Behold how much has changed while proving how much you remember about the first episode of the biggest pop culture phenomenon of the 2000s.

How Well Do You Know: Movie Quotes 2011 Part 1

Our Movie Quotes quizzes are among the most popular on the site. This time, we are going to alter the formula a bit by using specific quotes from a single year in film, 2011. Your goal is to identify the movie title containing the quoted line of dialogue.

The 400-Word Review: RED 2

The passable quality of the 2010 action-comedy RED was arithmetically derived: Add world-class performers to a mediocre movie and it becomes a good movie.

Review: The Way, Way Back

If a movie manages to create one relatable, compelling character, it sits ahead of the curve. If everyone on screen is a complex soul, it’s nearly unrivaled.

TiVoPlex

Those of you raised during the internet era may not believe this but one of this week's releases, Bolero, was deemed scandalous in the 80s. Google it.

How Well Do You Know: 2013 in Movies: The Story So Far

We have reached the halfway point in the year. This is a great opportunity for us to take a look at what has happened thus far at the cineplex. These questions feature a mix of pop culture and movie knowledge from the first six months of 2013.

Overpaid Jerks: 7/15/13-7/21/13

All Stars were on parade but the player who wasn't won stole the show at the Home Run Derby. A pitcher was nonchalant in the face of history. And a linebacker tried to prove that his bark and his bite were one and the same. It was a strange week in the world of sports. We hope you were paying attention.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Universal’s R.I.P.D. is the dog of the summer, and is going to cost them what they made on The Purge and part of Fast & Furious 6.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The big winner on Friday is The Conjuring, which earned $17 million, way ahead of everything else in the marketplace.

This Weekend, Watch This

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

Weekend Forecast

An already stuffed marketplace gets four new films this weekend, with studios seeing the summer coming to a close.

This is So Last Week: 7/12/13-7/18/13

An engagement, weddings, budding romance, unexpected passing, awards acclaim, mysterious mystery authors and a new SyFy classic(?). That's was populated the 29th week on the pop culture radar. See how well you know This is So Last Week.

How Well Do You Know: The Office, Season 5 Episode 20: Cafe Disco

Michael attempts transforms his former office space into a dance hall party space. Initial resistance melts away and the Dunder Mifflin discover a gateway to revelry. It is perhaps the most joyful episode of The Office ever. You may not have come down to get wet and wild, but how well do you know The Office: Cafe Disco?

Indie Watch

If you can’t make it to The Conjuring this weekend but still want to get your haunted house fix, you can stay in your own hopefully unhaunted home and watch The Innkeepers.

Watchlist

Every week, I search through movie release schedules to find movie rentals that I would have otherwise missed for lack of TV advertising.

Comics Weekly

Comics are good for you.

State of the Franchise

In today’s box office world, when a film makes money, studios will consider a sequel. Movie-making is a business and executives want profits.

How Well Do You Know: Male Leads in Chick Flicks II

Some actors are born to play in chick flicks. Some have chick flicks thrust upon them. From You've Got Mail to When in Rome, here's your chance to prove your knowledge of the guys who starred in romantic comedies.

400-Word Review: The East

The biggest challenge in The East — and the question that attentive audience members will ask from the first reel — is how it will thread a moral needle.

Movie Review: Pacific Rim

If there’s anything worth taking away from Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, it’s the special effects.

Viking Night: Videodrome

Videodrome is one of David Cronenberg's earliest attempts to blend horror, erotica, madness and sci-fi together in the same grimy pot.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Adam Sandler is back in business, and the BOP staff tries to figure out why in Monday Morning Quarterback.

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Overpaid Jerks: 7/8/13-7/14/13

A no-hitter, a DH record, Hall of Famers and match fixing. All figured into the last seven days in sports. Test yourself with our quiz on news from the 29th week of 2013.

400-Word Review: Pacific Rim

I’d hate to be Michael Bay this week.

TiVoPlex

Our intrepid TiVoPlex author believes he is the only person who likes Lifeforce. Let him know he's wrong.

Movie Review: Spring Breakers

BOP's staff is still debating Spring Breakers. Edwin Davies chimed in with this review, which seems to aptly represent the opinions of several of our writers.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Just because a film called Grown Ups 2 is out this weekend, it doesn’t mean we have new films for adults at the box office.

Watchlist

Every week, I search through movie release schedules to find movie rentals that I would have otherwise missed for lack of TV advertising.

Friday Box Office Analysis

In a bit of an upset, your number one film on Friday is Adam Sandler's Grown Ups 2 with $16.2 million.

This is So Last Week: 7/5/13-7/11/13

A pair of television departures (you likely don't care about), the antics of one Mr. Justin Bieber, a notable holiday weekend at the box office and more asinine stuff coming from Amanda Bynes. Welcome to your test about the slow pop culture for the 28th week of 2013.

This Weekend, Watch This

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

Weekend Forecast

It's hard to imagine a more summery summer movie than the lead film this weekend.

How Well Do You Know: TV Shows by Episode Title III

Be they new or repeats, each week television hurls literally thousands of episodes at you. If we list a few episode titles for you, do you think that you can identify the series they come from? Let's see how well you know TV Shows by Episode Title.

Indie Watch

The landscape for independent films has changed rapidly

How Well Do You Know: Seinfeld: The Bizarro Jerry

Elaine hangs out with a perfectly normal, polite group of guys. George has an in with gorgeous models. Kramer is caught up in the 9-5 grind. The Bizarro Jerry is truly a bizarre Seinfeld episode. How well do you know it?

Monday Morning Quarterback

It was a big weekend for Minions, and a bad weekend for Disney. The BOP staff discusses the fallout.

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Comics Weekly

Comics are good for you.

How Well Do You Know: Before Sunset

Many years after their shared night in Vienna, Jesse and Celine meet up unexpectedly in Paris. As you'd expect, neither of them have really moved on, but there's a lot of talking before we get there.

Movie Review: The Heat

When it comes to buddy cop movies, elements like story and plot aren’t as important to us as they would be for other genres.

Viking Night

Believe it or not, there once lived a woman even more fearsome than Oprah.

Overpaid Jerks: 7/1/13-7/7/13

This week: Wild tennis, All-Stars, a shocking coaching change and the Nobel Peace Prize. All figured into the world of sports during the 27th week of 2013. Were you paying attention?

TiVoPlex

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

Review: Despicable Me 2

After Despicable Me (2010) grossed over $500 million worldwide, a sequel was inevitable.

Are You With Us?

I am still not sure how I exactly feel after I watched Contact.

Weekend Wrap-up

Despicable Me 2’s minions rode roughshod over Johnny Depp and The Lone Ranger, as Disney’s mega-budgeted western goes down in flames.

Friday Box Office Analysis

After an incredible $59.6 million in its first two days of release, the animated sequel had a Friday of $30.2 million, giving it $89.8 million after three days of release.

This is So Last Week: 6/29/13-7/4/13

This week: Canadians, a reality show firing, a Twitter meltdown and a matter of a million dollars. Prove you're up on your entertainment news with our pop culture quiz for the 27th week of 2013.

This Weekend, Watch This

Friends can be idiots. Curt David, on the other hand, is always entertaining.

Indie Watch

The landscape for independent films has changed rapidly.

Watchlist

Here's my watchlist of DVD and cloud releases for the week of July 2nd.

Daily Box Office Analysis

The fabled July 4th box office week is here.

How Well Do You Know: Numbers in Album Titles

Numbers. Despite our best efforts, you'll find them everywhere. *Everywhere*....even in the titles of some of your favorite albums. See how well you know album titles that feature albums.

Weekend Forecast

The Fourth of July weekend is often home to one of the biggest tentpoles of the summer.

Comics Weekly

Read red, white and blue comics! (And yellow, and green, and purple...)

Review: The Lone Ranger

Perhaps five years ago, a Disney exec pointed out that while they knew how to make money off of Johnny Depp, they no longer knew how to do it with pirate movies.

Monday Morning Quarterback II

In Part II of MMQB, the BOP staff discusses White House Down.

How Well Do You Know: Before Sunrise

An egotistical American douchebag and a self-obsessed French neurotic meet by chance and spend the night walking the streets of Vienna and talking, mostly about themselves. How Well Do You Know Before Sunrise?

Review: White House Down

Films with similar plotlines overrun the multiplex, and even chronologically close twins are not that unusual.

Viking Night

Sometimes, everything you need to know about a movie is in the title. And Killer Klowns From Outer Space is literally about Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Lady cop buddies and the destruction of Washington, D.C. invaded the box office this weekend. How did it go? The BOP staff chats about the weekend results.

Overpaid Jerks: 6/24/13-6/30/13

Bloody Wimbledon, great hockey, multiple relocations and silly spats. To the delight of possibly dozens, here is our sports quiz for the 27th week of 2013.

TiVoPlex

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

Movie Review: World War Z

When it comes to movies based on novels, I make it a point not to place the two side by side and compare.

Review: Monsters University

For the record, Monsters University is a fun, loveable movie - bright, cheerful and filled with amusing sight gags and slapstick humor.

Review: Despicable Me 2

A novel twist for a children’s animated film, Despicable Me had the audience rooting for a bad guy who ends up changing his ways after adopting three young girls.

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