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This Weekend, Watch This

For the Halloween weekend, the new movies in wide release are Nightcrawler and Before I Go To Sleep.

Weekend Forecast

With the worst possible calendar configuration for Halloween, the studios deliver very little in the way of scares this weekend.

How Well Do You Know: The Office, S04E04: Money

Michael has money problems, but doesn't want to talk to Jan about it. So he takes a telemarketing job. Meanwhile, Dwight runs a B-and-B and Andy continues to Woo Angela. you might have just caught a glimpse of Mose in the outhouse, but how well do you know The Office: Money?

Survivor San Juan Del Sur Recap

Previously on Survivor, the tribes were shaken up.

Comics Weekly

Comics are here for you always.

Amazing Race Power Rankings

Last week’s Morocc’ and Roll validated many of the conclusions that I have made about the teams and as such the rankings may be familiar.

How Well Do You Know: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones takes a decidedly different path than the earlier films, but in the end connects back to them. Take our word for it: just stay out of the cellar of the witch who lives below you. How well do you know Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones?

Movie Review: Birdman

It’s safe to assume the similarity between Burton’s shot and Iñárritu’s is no coincidence.

Viking Night

Like a good satire should, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka takes a perfectly serviceable Eisenhower era story and turns it into something to be mocked.

Over There

Another weekend, another chance to reinforce just how important Chinese box office is for pretty much every studio these days.

How Well Do You Know: Creepshow

Director George Romero brought early 1980s horror fans a gift in Creepshow, an anthology comprised of five stories penned by Stephen King. Celebrate Father's Day, be careful on your trip to the beach and keep your apartment clean - how well do you know Creepshow?

Amazing Race Recap

After a fairly telling leg in Scandinavia, the teams are packing up and saying “Afsked, Denmark” this week for the bustling streets of Morocco.

Top Chef Boston Recap

Mei Lin is reveling in her victory. She asserts that her triumph and pedigree of working for Michael Voltaggio has shown the other chefs that she’s a force to be reckoned with.

Survivor Power Rankings

Following a tribe switch, we have power rankings that might be accurate.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Halloween is drawing near, which means studios released a few small- to mid-sized movies.. The BOP staff discusses Ouija, John Wick and St. Vincent.

Overpaid Jerks: 10/20/14-10/26/14

Lots of points were scored, a manager quit, a division lead changed hands and a scandal came to light. If you're aware of these happenings, its time to ace our sports recap quiz for the 44th week of 2014.

Weekend Wrap-Up

It’s the pre-Halloween weekend, so it must be time for a horror flick.

Friday Box Office Analysis

Since Halloween is on Friday next week, the studios decided to go ahead and start things early with a scary movie released this weekend.

This is So Last Week: 10/17/14-10/23/14

Action figures, a red carpet shocker, a mobster and World War II. What do they all have in common? All played a role in the recent pop culture trivia. Here's our entertainment/celebrity quiz for the 43rd week of 2014.

How Well Do You Know: Project Runway, Season 13 Recap

An Unconventional Movie Night, A Suitable Twist and the Klum of Doom. If these mean something to you, you probably watched Project Runway, Season 13. But how closely were you paying attention? Just pray you'll be given extra time to fix that broken zipper. How well do you know Project Runway, Season 13?

This Weekend, Watch This

For the weekend of October 24th, the new movies in wide release are John Wick and Ouija.

Weekend Forecast

We continue to ramp up to November’s heavy hitters with some ambitious and well-reviewed releases.

Amazing Race Power Rankings

Last week brought the teams a driving tour of Scandinavian countries, an extended PSA on the virtues of a new hybrid car, and the first disappointment of the season.

How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S02E04: Face My Enemy

Coulson and May go undercover in pursuit of an artifact that could shed light on an important mystery. Unfortunately, S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't the only group interested in acquiring this artifact. How well do you know "Face My Enemy"?

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr Burns? (Part Two)

For some reason, several Springfielders want to uncover the mystery of who shot the man who tried to blot out the sun for his personal profit. Springfielders are idiots. But the answer will be revealed, and it will shock and disappoint you. How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr Burns (Part Two)?

Survivor Recap

Previously on Survivor, Drew threw an Immunity Challenge in order to orchestrate his own elimination from the game. We are not even exaggerating.

How Well Do You Know: Honest 2014 Movie Titles

You've seen movies this year, right? The title may promise one thing. But what are you really getting? We've taken some 2014 movies and reworked the title to show what you can really expect. How well do you know Honest 2014 Movie Titles?

Comics Weekly

Deathstroke moves into Arkham Asylum. Or something like that.

Viking Night

Before you get too excited about the Dumb and Dumber sequel, let BOP remind you of this...

The Amazing Race Recap

Last week, firefighters Michael & Scott failed to live up to the motto Boston Strong (or at least Scott's ankle didn't) and they were eliminated from the Race.

Movie Review: Fury

Fury is a conventional Hollywood action movie that wants to be a serious World War II drama, but it never quite reaches that level of importance.

How Well Do You Know: You're Next

A very dysfunctional family gathers for a reunion, and things go horribly, though slightly comically, wrong. You're Next interweaves some very dark comedy through its insidious plot. You may know which mask worn by the killers is your favorite, but how well do you know You're Next?

Over There

Star-Lord and his merry band of miscreants earned $22.3 million in China alone this weekend, falling an excellent 23% from their debut.

Survivor Power Rankings

Last week, Hunahpu demonstrated what I’ve been saying for weeks – that they are just as big a bunch of idiots as Coyopa.

Doctor Who Recap: Flatline

"Flatline" marked the most clear example yet of the show making Clara into a character who can stand on her own two feet by separating her from The Doctor...

Monday Morning Quarterback

Brad Pitt's Fury debuted in first place this weekend. We discuss all the box office results.

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Overpaid Jerks: 10/13/14-10/19/14

Records are set, controversial penalties are called, series are decided and troublemakers are traded. Improve your feeling of self-worth by testing yourself with our sports trivia quiz for the 43rd week of 2014.

400 Words: Fury

Modern warfare has undergone a subtle glamorization as of late.

Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children consists of no fewer than eight stories.

Doctor Who Recap

Continuing a (probably) unintentional theme running throughout this series of Doctor Who, "Mummy on the Orient Express" starts out with a number of marks against it.

Top Chef Boston Recap

Ah, another year, another new season of Top Chef. Or as I like to call it, MY FAVORITE FREAKING TIME OF THE YEAR.

Weekend Wrap-Up

It’s time to do the A-list shuffle, as Brad Pitt’s Fury has usurped Ben Affleck’s Gone Girl from the #1 position at the box office after two weekends on top.

Friday Box Office Analysis

After a couple of weekends at the top of the box office charts, Gone Girl will fall to a new contender.

This Weekend, Watch This

For the weekend of October 17th, the new movies in wide release are Fury, The Book of Life, and The Best of Me.

This is So Last Week: 10/10/14-10/16/14

The Sexiest Woman Alive, a rock band's week in the sun, a major cable shake-up and an Avenger on the move. Impress your friends and neighbors by acing our pop culture trivia quiz for the 42nd week of 2014.

Weekend Forecast

We’re knee deep into fall and it’s another week that is attempting to offer something for everyone.

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr Burns? (Part One)

Springfield's most prominent 104-year-old citizen comes up with an unconscionably fiendish plan to blot out the sun. Every plant and tree will die, owls will deafen Springfield with incessant hooting, the town's sundial will be useless. He is shot about five minutes later. How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr Burns (Part One)?

Doctor Who Recap

One of the refreshing things about this series of Doctor Who has been the way the writers have focused on developing the relationship between Clara and the new Doctor.

Oscar Watch 2015

The New York Film Festival has come and gone, and we are no closer to gaining true insight into this year’s Best Picture race.

How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S02E03: Making Friends and Influencing People

Hydra has moved from grabbing land to grabbing people. Gifteds are being targeted and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are being forcibly recruited. Can Director Coulson and the team prevent Hydra from making another acquisition of a potentially deadly gifted person with ties to FitzSimmons? How well do you know "Making Friends and Influencing People"?

How Well Do You Know: Singer/Band Countries of Origin

Everybody loves music. Some people love geography. In an exciting merger of the two, we'll test your knowledge of where singers and bands originate from. You may be somewhat sure that the Presidents of the United States of America do in fact come from America (you have 20 questions before you have to be certain!), but how well do you know Singer/Band Countries of Origin?

Comics Weekly

Deadpool versus Sun Tzu. Who ya got? (We're asking for a reason, we swear!)

Movie Review: The Judge

The Judge is a long, laborious drama that will probably only appeal to those unfamiliar with dramas - which is to say, not many.

Survivor Power Rankings

Coyopa also voted out John Rocker. So while they may not be outplaying, outwitting or outlasting, you can't fault them for their taste.

Survivor Recap

The show gets right into it by throwing us right into Coyopa’s return from Tribal Council.

How Well Do You Know: Godzilla (2014)

Filmdom's favorite movie monster returns in 2014's Godzilla. Director Gareth Edwards offers a new take on the cinematic mainstay. So let them fight, and let's see how well you know Godzilla.

Doctor Who Recap

"Kill the Moon" wound up being one of the most compelling and confrontational episodes that Doctor Who has produced.

Viking Night: Billy Jack

The 1960s were a turbulent time, and movie maverick Tom Laughlin saw America as a culture devoid of face-kicking folk heroes.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Dracula returned to theaters while Alexander's day wasn't so bad after all.

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Overpaid Jerks: 10/6/14-10/12/14

A shocking #1, hockey begins, an odd delay and a crippling suspension. All these factored into a wildly entertaining past seven days in sports. Here's our sports recap quiz for the 42nd week of 2014.

Survivor Recap

Previously on Survivor, a person claimed to have two immunity idols. More amusingly, the person to whom she made this claim already had an immunity idol.

The Amazing Race Recap

After last week's waterworks and histrionics, it appears that each leg has the possibility of including a meltdown.

The 400-Word Review

The world of live-action family comedy rarely garners much attention, in part due to the dominance of animation among all-ages fare.

Over There

After opening decently last week, Dracula Untold expanded and brought home $33.9 million.

400 Words: The Judge

The heart of The Judge, a thick yarn from heretofore comedy-focused director David Dobkin, is the slow reparation of an estranged father-son relationship.

Weekend Wrap-Up

You gotta love a good comeback story.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The number one film on Friday is not the movie starring Robert Downey Jr. or the children’s book adaptation.

This is So Last Week: 10/3/14-10/9/14

A singer at a college football game, a baby with a Disney name, a model who acts (a little) and an ailing 80s singer all made their mark on the last seven days in pop culture. Here's our entertainment recap for the 41st week of 2014.

Weekend Forecast

It's a weekend for people who just have to see something new.

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: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S02E02: Heavy Is the Head

S.H.I.E.L.D. deals with the aftermath of Creel's assault on the team. An unfriendly face makes a return, and allegiances are tested. Will Coulson and the team be able to survive long enough to stop Creel and continue to elude Talbot? How well do you know "Heavy Is the Head"?

400-Word Review: Annabelle

Since ... well, since film was invented, horror has a tendency to cannibalize itself.

Amazing Race Power Rankings

The last episode was a soggy one. Whitney took a couple of spills into the river while a-punting.

How Well Do You Know: Four Weddings and a Funeral

Handsome, bumbling Brit Charles meets charming American Carrie at a wedding and wonders if he's missed his chance at love in the 1994 hit Four Weddings and a Funeral. The movie catapulted Hugh Grant to international stardom, and was the first of four collaborations between Grant and writer/director Richard Curtis. At the time of its release, this Oscar nominee for Best Picture was the highest-grossing British film in cinematic history, earning $245,000,000 worldwide. You may have known and noticed it was still raining, but how well do you know Four Weddings and a Funeral?

Monday Morning Quarterback

Gone Girl and Annabelle infused life into the box office. Left Behind did not. The BOP staff discusses.

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Comics Weekly

The Avengers and the X-Men should just get a room.

Movie Review: Gone Girl

The trailer for Gone Girl, and indeed the first half of the movie itself, makes it seem like a traditional crime thriller.

A-List: Worst Movie Musicals

As I was doing research for this article I noticed that the list of horrible musicals was much longer than I had previously imagined.

How Well Do You Know: Clue

Clue, the murder-based board game, came to the big screen in 1985. Underappreciated during its release, the movie has gained something of a cult following in the decades since. You may know who killed whom with which weapon in which room, but how well do you know Clue?

Over There

While the U.S. box office this week was dominated by girls both gone and doll-shaped, the biggest film outside of America was a Chinese film called Breakup Buddies.

Amazing Race Recap

Like ripping off a bandage, last week’s premiere went by really quickly and wasn’t as painful as we expected.

Viking Night: Equilibrium

Have you ever wondered how much better The Matrix would be with Christian Bale instead of Keanu Reeves?

Survivor Power Rankings

In San Juan del Sur, Hunahpu continued to win despite sucking and Coyopa continued to lose horribly while sucking. Here are the power rankings for this week.

Overpaid Jerks: 9/29/14-10/5/14

The entire Top 25 loses, baseball posts some big numbers, guys get fired and it's a great day for Mississippi. Gear up for our sports recap quiz for the 41st week of 2014.

Review: Gone Girl

Nineteen years ago, David Fincher made one of the most dark, troubling mainstream movies in film history.

Weekend Wrap-Up

What a weekend at the box office it has been.

Friday Box Office Analysis

We start with a slight upset as your number one film on Friday is Annabelle with a strong $15.5 million on Friday.

This is So Last Week: 9/26/14-10/2/14

More New TV Season news, jail time, a celebrity baby and a wedding spectacular. Test your pop culture IQ with our entertainment recap quiz for the 40th week of 2014.

How Well Do You Know: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, S02E01: Shadows

Season 2 opens with Director Coulson and the team on the run from the US military and in search of an item that will help them continue their mission. Faced with an opponent that seems unstoppable, this make or break mission could destroy the team. How well do you know “Shadows”?

This Weekend, Watch This

For the weekend of October 3rd, the new movies in wide release are Annabelle, Gone Girl, and Left Behind.

Weekend Forecast

While some of this year's Oscar-nominated Best Pictures have been released, this is the weekend when the first real shot across Oscar's bow is made.

Amazing Race Power Rankings

It's time for the first batch of power rankings for this season! Spoiler: the people with the ultra-white teeth are in first.

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Bart Gets Famous

The Simpsons gets meta with an episode about how Bart Simpson is just a passing fad, and will fade into obscutiry before you know it. Those comedy writers sure know a thing or two! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Bart Gets Famous?

Survivor Recap

Previously on Survivor, those vile Anderson twins from The Amazing Race appeared and immediately started using the word “Twinnie.”

Movie Review: The Equalizer

The Equalizer probably would have been a better movie had it told us more about who the title character is rather than show us what he does.

A-List

Telluride and Toronto presaged it and the New York Film Festival now leaves no doubt: try to escape as you may, awards season is amongst us.

How Well Do You Know: Thirteen Ghosts

A widower and his family stand to inherit a spectacularly ornate house. The house, though, holds an array of vengeful ghosts captured by the man's maniacal uncle. Keep your spirit-revealing glasses handy, and let's see how well you know Thirteen Ghosts.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Denzel Washington opened The Equalizer, and the box office was hopping as a result.

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Comics Weekly

We don't know exactly what Gotham Academy is but we already love it.

The Amazing Race Recap

This was a good start to a new season, but we didn’t really have any teams standing out on the great or horrible side just yet

Viking Night: The Getaway

Obviously, Steve McQueen is King of All Men.

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