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Tuesday, June 30
Viking Night
This is what happens when you buy a Jaguar for $5,000.
Over There
Our world remains a Jurassic one for another week, as the Indominus Rex of blockbusters continues to enjoy its position as the apex predator of summer.
Monday Morning Quarterback
Ted 2 and Max debuted, and the BOP staff discusses their results at the box office as well as the first half of 2015.
Monday, June 29
Overpaid Jerks: 6/22/15-6/28/15
A strange baseball controversy, a blockbuster trade that wasn't, a busted-up and and basketball draft selections. Here comes our sports recap quiz for the 27th week of 2015.
Monday, June 29
Movie Review: Inside Out
The key to Pixar’s relative dominance over the animation genre lies, I think, in their thematic simplicity and honesty.
The 400-Word Review
Sometimes, the simplest changes can be disruptive.
A-List
The Supreme Court’s decision to recognize a constitutional right to marriage equality will resonate as a landmark moment in American history.
Sunday, June 28
Weekend Wrap-Up
The roll the box office was on has come to an end after only two weekends (but what weekends they were), as Ted 2 fails to meet expectations.
Saturday, June 27
Friday Box Office Analysis
It’s a bit of a logjam at the top of the box office this week, with the top three separated by less than $2 million.
Friday, June 26
This Weekend, Watch This
For the weekend of June 26th, the new movies in wide release are Max and Ted 2.
Weekend Forecast
After a brief flirtation with originality, Hollywood returns to the franchise as a leading strategy for bringing in box office this weekend.
Thursday, June 25
This is So Last Week: 6/19/15-6/25/15
Apple says uncle, the box office is turned Inside Out, houseguests move in and a TV dad moves on. Put on your entertainment thinkin' cap, here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 26th week of 2015.
Thursday, June 25
How Well Do You Know: Veep, Season 4 Recap
The fourth season of Veep finds Selina Meyer occupying the highest seat in the land. It's not an enjoyable occupation for anyone concerned. Free a hostage, fire an intern and put Families First...let's see how well you know Veep, Season 4.
Thursday, June 25
Movie Review: Inside Out
The underlying premise behind Inside Out is so familiar and filled with so many creative possibilities...
A-List: Top Five Pixar Movies
Today I will focus on the five best Pixar movies of the 15 that Pixar has made...
Wednesday, June 24
How Well Do You Know: The DUFF
High school senior Bianca Piper (Mae Whitman) has a small group of close friends, but is not exactly popular. In fact, she's pretty much overlooked by everyone around her. After finding out that she's known to be the DUFF of her circle of friends - the "designated ugly fat friend" whom others use to gain access to her more popular friends - Bianca enlists help in getting rid of this humiliating title. While trying to become more "dateable", she discovers that being a DUFF might not be so bad after all. I'm sure you already knew that the term is "duckface", not "duckhead", but how well do you know The DUFF?
Wednesday, June 24
Comics Weekly
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Trader's Retreat
We're back this week with another box break and review - this time it's Topps' throwback set - 2015 Topps Archives Baseball!!
Daily Box Office Analysis
The domestic box office continues to sizzle, with a pair of films earning more than $90 and $100 million respectively.
Tuesday, June 23
How Well Do You Know: Annie (2014)
Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhane Wallis star in the 2014 film Annie. This update of a well-known story features Wallis as a street-smart orph...er, wait, we'll get to that in Question #10. You may know to swallow all of your food at the homeless lunch PR spot, but how well do you know Annie?
Tuesday, June 23
Movie Review: Jurassic World
The story of how Jurassic World came to be made is actually far more interesting than Jurassic World itself...
Viking Night: Watchmen
They used to say that Watchmen was “unfilmable."
Monday Morning Quarterback Monday, June 22
Overpaid Jerks: 6/15/15-6/21/15
A pair of world champions were crowned, a professional golfer rose while another one fell, and Matt Scherzer continued to adjust to National League pitching. It was a fantastic week for sports. We hope you were paying attention.
Monday, June 22
Movie Review: Inside Out
Inside Out ranks among the best of Pixar’s films.
Over There
Across the world, no matter where you are, dinosaurs are so hot right now.
Sunday, June 21
Weekend Wrap-Up
Pixar and Inside Out won the battle on Friday, but lost the war to Jurassic World over the weekend.
Saturday, June 20 Friday, June 19
Weekend Forecast
After an earthshaking and wholly unexpected record-breaking performance, summer looks to be right back on track.
Thursday, June 18
This is So Last Week: 6/12/15-6/18/15
TV endings, legal troubles, love on the rocks and the truth about sex scenes. Eagerly anticipated by perhaps dozens of people, here's our entertainment and pop culture recap quiz for the 25th week of 2015.
Thursday, June 18
Movie Review: Jurassic World
Twenty-two years ago, a man named John Hammond had a dream.
A-List
Today, the criteria is simple: if Steven Spielberg directed the movie, it is eligible to be on this list.
This Weekend, Watch This
For the weekend of June 19th, the new movies in wide release are Dope and Inside Out.
Wednesday, June 17
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S05E10: Mother's Mercy
It was the season finale that made some people quit the show. There is death (and a lot of it), nudity, and... well, mostly those two things. How well do you know Game of Thrones, Season 5, Episode 10: Mother's Mercy?
Wednesday, June 17
Comics Weekly
Mmmm...rich, comic-y goodness.
Trader's Retreat
We're back this week with another box break and review - this time it's all Minor Leaguers, all the time - 2015 Topps Pro Debut Baseball!!
Daily Box Office Analysis
Since the two biggest releases of the summer are already in theaters, the 2015 Daily Box Office campaign is effectively starting during the playoffs.
Tuesday, June 16
How Well Do You Know: Silicon Valley, Season 2 Recap
Silicon Valley's second season brings the Pied Piper guys to the brink of great success, only to have one catastrophe after another derail their efforts. You may have just finished your Let Blaine Die SWOT board, but how well do you know Silicon Valley, Season 2?
Tuesday, June 16
Movie Review: Jurassic World
Jurassic World is essentially Jurassic Park (1993) updated to 2015 Hollywood standards.
Monday Morning Quarterback
I *suppose* we'll go ahead and talk about Jurassic World.
Monday, June 15
Overpaid Jerks: 6/8/15-6/14/15
A nearly perfect game, a decidedly un-perfect game, All-Star voting madness and World Cup soccer. Here's our sports recap quiz for the 25th week in 2015.
Monday, June 15
This Weekend, Watch This
Since Jurassic World automatically will win, I have also included some scary facts comparing this year to 1993, when Jurassic Park was first released.
Review: Jurassic World
Jurassic World does what the disappointing second and third installments neglected to do: simply ape the original film.
Over There
As you may have heard already, Jurassic World did pretty well this weekend. How well, you ask?
Box Office Update
Just as everyone expected as we headed into the weekend, we have a new opening weekend champion.
Oh, wait. No one at all anticipated or forecast this result.
Saturday, June 13 Friday, June 12
This is So Last Week: 6/4/15-6/12/15
An actress's husband's unusual choice, punk music and finance, a new Ghostbuster and a Tony winner. Here's your pop culture review quiz for the 24th week of 2015.
Friday, June 12
Weekend Forecast
One of the most successful franchises in cinema attempts a return to glory in a weekend that's short on quantity, but long on hype and familiarity.
Thursday, June 11
How Well Do You Know: Who Played the Dad in Movie X
Movie dads. They're the focus of the movie or they blend into the background. They're played by well-known stars or by "oh yeah, that guy" character actors. You may know who played the ghost dad in Ghost Dad, but how well do you know Who Played the Dad in Movie X?
Thursday, June 11
A-List
It’s spring and love is in the air. Movies are nothing if not romance, so today we explore some of the best movies about love of all-time.
Wednesday, June 10
Comics Weekly
Comics are fun for everyone.
Trader's Retreat
We are back with a review of the 2015 edition of Bowman Baseball.
Tuesday, June 9
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S05E09: The Dance of Dragons
Here we are. It's the ninth episode. Traditionally, this is the episode where things happen, and the Season 5 version, "The Dance of Dragons," was no exception. How well do you remember it?
Tuesday, June 9
The 400-Word Review: Spy
Until Spy, none of Melissa McCarthy’s big-screen roles have fulfilled the promise of her breakthrough, show-stealing performance in 2011’s Bridesmaids.
Viking Night: Up in Smoke
In many respects, history has not been kind to Cheech and Chong.
Monday Morning Quarterback
Let's talk a bit about this weekend's openers, including Spy and Insidious Chapter 3.
Monday, June 8
Overpaid Jerks: 6/1/15-6/7/15
Horse racing excitement, a blockbuster extension, Finals high and lows and an MLB snacking controversy. Enjoy our sports recap trivia quiz for the 24th week of 2015.
Monday, June 8
Movie Review: Aloha
Aloha tells the middling story of one “mess of a man” who’s forgotten, or perhaps willingly chosen to neglect, his once cherished ideals.
Over There
As Apollo 440 so memorably told us, you can't stop The Rock, advice that proved all too prescient this weekend...
Sunday, June 7
Weekend Wrap-Up
Jurassic World can’t come soon enough, as the top 12 films at the box office lagged behind last year for the third weekend in a row.
Saturday, June 6 Friday, June 5
This Weekend, Watch This
For the weekend of June 5th, the new movies in wide release are Entourage, Insidious Chapter 3, and Spy.
Weekend Forecast
It's a classic summer hodgepodge weekend, with three films hitting a few different sectors of the audience.
Thursday, June 4
This is So Last Week: 5/29/15-6/4/15
Infidelity, reality TV, a prolific author
and a surprising business mogul...all party together in our pop culture recap quiz for the 23rd week of 2015.
Thursday, June 4
A-List
I’ve discussed the best movies about the Big Apple, but Los Angeles is not far behind in terms of captivating moviemakers...
June Box Office Forecast
June will likely be the month with the fewest wide releases this year (seven)...
Wednesday, June 3
How Well Do You Know: American Sniper
American Sniper is Clint Eastwood's Best Picture-nominated biopic of Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper won his third consecutive Oscar nomination for portraying the deadliest sniper in US history. Be wary of one too many deployments, and let's see how well you know American Sniper.
Wednesday, June 3
Comics Weekly
You have money. Comics cost money. I think we can come to some sort of accord.
Movie Review: Tomorrowland
A lot happens in Tomorrowland, but it’s all so clunky and patronizing that I found myself checking out as early as the one-quarter mark...
Tuesday, June 2
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S05E08: Hardhome
This will be remembered as the episode when $&!% got real. You were probably spellbound by Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8: Hardhome. How well do you remember it?
Tuesday, June 2
Review: San Andreas
San Andreas, the by-the-numbers disaster movie starring Dwayne Johnson, pulled in more than $50 million in its opening weekend.
Viking Night
Keanu. Gary Busey. Lori Petty. The Swayze. Damn. If I could go back in time to 1991 and pick that cast out of a hat, I would make a movie with them.
Monday Morning Quarterback
We're back from the Memorial Day holiday and ready to discuss both the films from that weekend...
Part One Part Two Monday, June 1
Overpaid Jerks: 5/25/15-5/31/15
Bad pitchers, great hockey, Hard Knocks and, by popular demand, collegiate lacrosse news. Ready or not (of course you're ready!), here's our weekly sports quiz for the 23rd week of 2015.
Monday, June 1
Review: Tomorrowland
Stop me when I get to something that charms you: George Clooney? ’60s-era futurism? The hopefulness of the space age?
Over There
Dwayne Johnson already starred in one of the biggest films of all-time this year.
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