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.
Friday Box Office Analysis
Transformers: Age of Extinction is the big Hollywood story this weekend due to the majestic drawing power of the movie.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
Weekend Wrap-Up
We’ve got a sequel this weekend, not to mention Kevin Hart and Clint Eastwood.
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.
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.
Weekend Forecast
They can't all be monster weekends. Even in summer, we sometimes have weekends where studios keep their powder dry.
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!).
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.
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)?
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.
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.
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.
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...
Weekend Wrap-Up
"Jump" and "Train" (as in locomotive) are appropriate words to describe the box office this weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.