Sunday, June 29
Weekend Wrap-Up
Transformers: Age of Extinction exploded into theaters this weekend, and the latest tale of Autobots waging war against their enemies proved to be aptly titled.


Saturday, June 28
Friday Box Office Analysis
Transformers: Age of Extinction is the big Hollywood story this weekend due to the majestic drawing power of the movie.


Friday, June 27
This is So Last Week: 6/20/14-6/26/14
Royalty and Game of Thrones, Kate Upton and country music, a newswoman and a backyard wedding and James Franco and a dictatorship. Test your knowledge of all these pop culture combinations with our weekly entertainment quiz.


Friday, June 27
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?


Thursday, June 26
How Well Do You Know: Seinfeld: The Hamptons
The Seinfeld gang are going to the Hamptons! But an unsightly baby and unexpected toplessness complicate things greatly. You may know not to pull lobsters right from the ocean, but how well do you know Seinfeld: The Hamptons?


Thursday, June 26
Daily Box Office Analysis
After an extremely static day at the box office on Tuesday, yesterday provided a few surprises.

Weekend Forecast
The 500 pound gorilla of the summer box office has arrived.


Wednesday, June 25
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones Actor Anagrams
With the conclusion of each Game of Thrones season, its horde of fans go into serious withdrawal. To soothe the panicked masses, we offer this: unscramble the letters to reveal an actor's name, then pick the character s/he plays. Yes, this will be very difficult.


Wednesday, June 25
Monday Morning Quarterback
We discuss summer box office to date as well as our favorite films from the first half of 2014.

Comics Weekly
The Hulk: now 63% more savage!

Daily Box Office Analysis
If you enjoyed Monday’s box office results, I have great news! There was a repeat on Tuesday.


Tuesday, June 24
How Well Do You Know: Non-Stop
Liam Neeson's run as action start continues in Non-Stop, the 2014 thriller set on an intercontinental flight. Use of authorized electronics has never been more frightening. You may or may not fully trust the next air marshal you see, but how well do you know Non-Stop?


Tuesday, June 24
Viking Night: Heat
There are people who have never seen Heat. I hate each and every one of them.

Daily Box Office Analysis
The number one film in America for the last three days is not Think Like a Man Too, despite what you may have heard.


Monday, June 23
Overpaid Jerks: 6/16/14-6/22/14
World Cup thrills, a hoop star on the move, a no-hitter and the ascension of Wie. The past seven days in sports had something for everyone. We hope you were paying attention.


Sunday, June 22
Weekend Wrap-Up
We’ve got a sequel this weekend, not to mention Kevin Hart and Clint Eastwood.


Saturday, June 21
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Friday Box Office Analysis
The comedy sequel Think Like a Man Too starts with $12.1 million, which is identical to the start Think Like a Man had back in April 2012.


Friday, June 20
This is So Last Week: 6/13/14-6/19/14
Overdue honors, pop culture dads, Aquaman and aid for the ocean: all factored into the last week in entertainment news. Test yourself with our latest edition of This Is So Last Week.


Friday, June 20
Weekend Forecast
They can't all be monster weekends. Even in summer, we sometimes have weekends where studios keep their powder dry.


Thursday, June 19
How Well Do You Know: Veronica Mars
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Veronica Mars finally made the jump to the big screen. The film version of the cult favorite TV show brings Veronica back to Neptune when Logan is accused of murder. See how well you know Veronica Mars (the movie!).


Thursday, June 19
Review: 22 Jump Street
22 Jump Street might not have worked as well as it does had it not been so vocal and self-aware about being a sequel.

BOP Interview
Love it or hate it, Paul Haggis’ best picture Oscar winner Crash is a complex puzzle that’s slowly pieced together for a hard-hitting, big picture finale.

Daily Box Office Analysis
Sony’s 22 Jump Street has established dominance at the top of the domestic box office charts this week, and Wednesday was no exception.


Wednesday, June 18
How Well Do You Know: James Bond Movies: One-Liners 2
You can always count on James Bond. The grislier the death, the worse the pun. The more beautiful the Bond girl, the sleazier the double entendre. Do you have all the time in the world, or will you be caught with more than your hands up? How Well Do You James Bond One Liners (Part Two)?


Wednesday, June 18
Comics Weekly
Always kill Shakespeare. Otherwise, you will have to read multiple stories of his during English Lit.

Daily Box Office Analysis
22 Jump Street continued to hop higher than the competition yesterday, as it was the number one film in North America once again.


Tuesday, June 17
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S04E10: The Children
And so we've come to the end of another season. It's an episode that's bound to be lethal for someone. How well do you know Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 10: The Children?


Tuesday, June 17
Review: Edge of Tomorrow
Tom Cruise has spent so long playing action heroes that it's jarring to see him play a coward.

Daily Box Office Analysis
Obviously, 22 Jump Street and How to Train Your Dragon 2 will receive the majority of the discussion this week.

Monday Morning Quarterback
We talk about the success of 22 Jump Street and the disapointment of How to Train Your Dragon 2.


Monday, June 16
Overpaid Jerks: 6/9/14-6/15/14
Basketball and hockey crown champions, the US Open is a runaway and the World Cup gets going. Test your sports IQ with our latest edition of Overpaid Jerks.


Monday, June 16
Review: Blended
Stupid. Stupid, stupid stupid. Stupid? Stupid. Stupid stupid. Stupid! Stupid; stupid stupid.

Review: Words and Pictures
Words and Pictures talks an awful lot about the power of art, but it only wields that power in the name of getting boy and girl together.

Review: 22 Jump Street
Self-reference passes all the way into self-discussion in 22 Jump Street...


Sunday, June 15
Weekend Wrap-Up
"Jump" and "Train" (as in locomotive) are appropriate words to describe the box office this weekend.


Saturday, June 14
Friday Box Office Analysis
Two sequels, two big opening weekends, one very close race at the box office. 22 Jump Street is the top entry on Friday with an outstanding $24.8 million.


Friday, June 13
This is So Last Week: 6/6/14-6/12/14
A Star Wars injury, a comic strip guest-spot, a freshly-mourned dead celeb and a drive through Downtown Splitsville. Test your pop culture IQ with our newest entertainment quiz.


Friday, June 13
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Weekend Forecast
A couple of unlikely franchises hook up for a June weekend that should be rather explosive in the box office department.


Thursday, June 12
How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S01E22: Beginning of the End
The first season comes to a close and the team takes some knocks. Questions are answered, scores are settled. But will the team survive their confrontation with Garrett and Cybertek? How well do you know "Beginning of the End"?


Wednesday, June 11
How Well Do You Know: Fathers in the Movies III
Movie fathers are quite a varied bunch. Some would do literally ANYTHING for their children. They would risk death if it kept their children safe. Others were only involved in the conception, and that's about the extent of it. Then there are those movie daddies who are the reason "daddy issues" exist...how well do you know fathers in the movies?


Wednesday, June 11
Comics Weekly
Comics make the world go around.

Daily Box Office Analysis
Edge of Tomorrow may sound like a soap opera title but the film falls squarely into the science fiction category.

A-List
Some movie remakes are inherently ill-advised - they tinker with a film classic and inevitably fall flat.


Tuesday, June 10
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S04E09: The Watchers on the Wall
Things are looking grim for Tyrion in King's Landing, but first, we need to check in at the Wall to see how the men of the Night's Watch are doing. You may know your Samwell Tarly from your Samwise Gamgee, but how well do you know Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 9: The Watchers on the Wall?


Tuesday, June 10
Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow subscribes to several conventions already planted across the science fiction landscape...

Viking Night: CHUD
With a name like “Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers” it has to be good, right?

Monday Morning Quarterback
The Fault in Our Stars beat the Tom Cruise film Edge of Tomorrow, and we have plenty to say about it.

Daily Box Office Analysis
Summer is here and the offseason for schools means one thing for Hollywood: money.


Monday, June 9
How Well Do You Know: Veep, Season 3
Veep's third season find Selina and her staff trying to launch a presidential campaign and it goes....about as smoothly as you'd expect. You may know to never trust important campaign decisions to your personal trainer, but how well do you know Veep, Season 3.


Monday, June 9
Overpaid Jerks: 6/2/147-6/8/14
The French Open, Finals controversy, the baseball draft and a recanted lawsuit. Prove you are more than just an athletic supporter by taking our sports recap quiz for the 23rd week of 2014.


Monday, June 9
400 Words: The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel and Gus also have cancer. Lots and lots of cancer.


Sunday, June 8
Weekend Wrap-Up
The summer has been nothing short of magnificent, and now we get one of those once in a generation performances where heads turn to see The Fault in our Stars.


Saturday, June 7
Friday Box Office Analysis
The Internet is celebrating today as one of its favorite sons has translated his YouTube popularity into a #1 movie at the box office.


Friday, June 6
This is So Last Week: 5/30/14-6/5/14
A new movie record, a fairy-tale villain, a Star Wars leak and an invisible dress. Test your pop culture IQ with our entertainment and celebrity quiz for the 23rd week of 2014.


Friday, June 6
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Weekend Forecast
For a lot of people, this is the weekend with the movie of the summer. And if it's not the one for you, well, then, you're not a 15-year-old girl.


Thursday, June 5
How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S01E21: Ragtag
Things are heating up for the team. Cybertek is on the offensive, Coulson's team has no back-up, and the fate of the world is at stake. Are you up to the task of showing just how much you know about "Ragtag"?


Thursday, June 5
How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S01E20: Nothing Personal
Of course it's personal. Hurt feelings abound as the team wrestles with Ward's betrayal. I know you aren't Garrett's lapdog, but can show your loyalty by answering a few questions about "Nothing Personal"?


Thursday, June 5
How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S01E19: The Only Light In The Darkness
I'm just gonna need you guys to answer a few questions, a few psychoanalytic, non sequitur questions. Sit back, relax, and tell me how much you know about "The Only Light In The Darkness."


Wednesday, June 4
How Well Do You Know: Silicon Valley, Season 1
The inventors of a compression algorithm are on the cusp of something great in Silicon Valley, Mike Judge's brilliant skewering of tech culture. The Pied Piper team are caught in billionaires' pissing contests and thwarted by their own considerable dysfunction. You won't make your Weissman score any better by taking this quiz, but let's see how well you know Silicon Valley, Season 1.


Wednesday, June 4
Comics Weekly
Jack Burton, Bruce Lee and Adam West all appear in comic book form this week.

A-List: Best Movie Prequels
Having just seen Maleficent, and finding myself looking forward to the next Planet of the Apes prequel, it seemed appropriate to ponder good movie prequels.


Tuesday, June 3
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S04E08: The Mountain and the Viper
The title tells you everything you need to know. In this episode, the Viper will take on the Mountain. Now that you've seen it, how well do you know Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8: The Mountain and the Viper?


Tuesday, June 3
Viking Night: El Mariachi
El Mariachi was going to be so good that Robert Rodriguez was willing to risk his life to make it.

Monday Morning Quarterback
Angelina Jolie returned to theaters this weekend, and audiences definitely noticed.


Monday, June 2
Overpaid Jerks: 5/26/14-6/1/14
Hockey and basketball, streaks and accusations, spelling and psychosis. Prove you've kept up with everything sports related with our weekly quiz.


Sunday, June 1
Weekend Wrap-Up
Despite not appearing on screen since 2010’s The Tourist, Angelina Jolie proves with Maleficent that she can still draw a crowd.




     


 
 

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