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Friday Box Office Analysis

It’s an easy third weekend in first place for The Jungle Book as the 800-lb. gorilla that is Civil War opens next week.

Weekend Forecast

Keanu, the long awaited biopic about one of the most popular actors of our generation, debuts today.

This is So Last Week: 4/22/16-4/28/16

It was a traumatic and controversial week for singers, while a movie studio was acquired and a celebrity look-alike got decked. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 17th week of 2016.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S04E09: Ted Koppel's Big Night Out

The entire Gilmore family spends some quality time together at a Yale event, but of course there are problems brewing. Lorelai decides to take a chance in more ways than one, and Luke's newest change to the diner leaves much of Stars Hollow annoyed and unhappy. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S04E09: Ted Koppel's Big Night Out?

A-List

As we await with bated breath the beginning of the summer blockbuster season, we take a look at some of the best movies about motherhood ever made.

How Well Do You Know: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Season 2 Recap

Netflix's irrepressible comedic heroine returns in the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In these very special episodes, Kimmy goes rollerskating, drives a car and meets a drunk lady. Carefully consider all the qualities of biscotti and let's see how well you know Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Season 2.

Classic Movie Review

Right off the bat, I feel like I have to admit that I'm not very experienced with Monty Python.

Marquee History

This week’s highlights are the 10th anniversary of United 93, the 15th anniversary of a disastrous box office weekend, and 25th anniversary of Stallone trying his hand at comedy.

How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S06E01: The Red Woman

It's been almost a year since we visited Westeros, which means most of us have been feverishly watching for any hint that Jon Snow might still be alive. With the beginning of Season 6, we see a lot of table setting for the season to come, but some legitimate shockers, too. How well do you know Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 1: The Red Woman?

Survivor Power Rankings

Thanks for coming back for another week's worth of Power Rankings!

Viking Night

I've spoken before about what a slippery slope it can be to try and recapture your childhood, as opposed to just keeping it in perspective.

Overpaid Jerks: 4/18/16-4/24/16

An alarming retirement, a drug ban, hockey playoffs and record low points. Call the neighbors and wake the kids, here's our sports recap quiz for the 17th week of 2016.

The Huntsman: Winter's War

The path to The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a bit circuitous.

The Amazing Race Recap

Our first team to leave this evening is once again the Frisbee duo Brodie & Kurt. They have now one exactly half of the legs thus far.

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Overall, it's something of a genuine shock: a 12-years-later sequel to a good mid-level franchise ends up being superior to any of the prior installments.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Without the fair maiden and a pile of bad reviews, you’ve got nothing at the box office – leaving a large amount of room for a repeat win for The Jungle Book.

Friday Box Office Analysis

The prequel to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman, which approximately nobody was asking for, opens with a disappointing $7.2 million on Friday.

This is So Last Week: 4/15/16-4/21/16

A legend leaves, a morning show shake-up, a notable apology and from concert to wedding to concert. Here's your pop culture recap for the 16th week of 2016, presented in a pleasing quiz format.

Weekend Forecast

Last weekend's astounding box office will be met by... a giant-sized meh...

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S04E08: Die, Jerk

Someone's written "Die, Jerk" on Rory's suite's message board, and the suitemates aren't sure who the mean message is for. Lorelai acts oddly when she discovers Luke and Nicole are giving their relationship another shot, and Jason continues his quest to get Lorelai to agree to a date. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S04E08: Die, Jerk?

Survivor Recap

We begin, as we often do, at the Dara camp after Tribal. The guys are reveling in the fact that Debbie went home and they didn't have to play their idol.

How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, Season 5 Quotes

Game of Thrones has always been known for its quotability, and the series' fifth season did not disappoint. From death sentences of reflections on lovemaking, how well do you know Game of Thrones, Season 5 quotes?

Monday Morning Quarterback

The Jungle Book blew away all expectations over the weekend, and the BOP staff is ready to talk about it. .

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Survivor Power Rankings

Aubry is really playing a great game. She's been an underdog most of the season and she always has the right read on a situation.

Movie Review: The Jungle Book

Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book is the third Disney-produced feature adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s collection of short stories, and the best of them...

Survivor Recap

The previews for this week suggest that Kyle and Scot go full Hantz and start hiding things like the ax and the machete.

Viking Night: Showgirls

I owe all of you an apology. Since 2009 I have been living a lie, and I can't go on with it.

Overpaid Jerks: 4/11/16-4/17/16

An NFL Week 1 first, baseball doldrums, an NCAA prohibition and exciting water polo action all figure into our sports recap quiz for the 16th week of 2016.

The Amazing Race Recap

We begin the first leg back in Tblisi, Georgia, with Brodie bemoaning the fact that Blair has been eliminated.

Review: The Jungle Book

Christopher Walken voices a gigantic orangutan, at one point breaking into a spirited rendition of the Disney classic “I Wan’na Be Like You.”

Marquee History

This week’s slate of films are mostly duds, so let’s celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tom Cruise cavorting with forest creatures in Legend.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Welcome to The Jungle (Book) as Disney brings the box office to its knees. We’ve got another massive, Deadpool-type breakout, but this time, for kids!

Friday Box Office Analysis

Disney’s decision to create live action adaptations of several of their animated classics once again paid dividends this weekend.

This is So Last Week: 4/8/16-4/14/16

Hall of Fame discord, many, many sequels, an advertising icon and something about nuns are all highlights of our pop culture recap quiz for the 15th week of 2016.

Weekend Forecast

After last weekend’s photo finish, Hollywood leaves nothing to chance this frame, as we’re about to have a new king of the jungle (sorry) by a significant margin.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S04E07: The Festival of Living Art

The residents of Stars Hollow look forward to hosting the Festival of Living Pictures, in which they pose in full makeup and costumes as famous works of art. Luke gets a visit from his soon-to-be ex-wife, and a very pregnant Sookie is getting impatient waiting for her baby's arrival. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S04E07: The Festival of Living Art, the episode that earned Gilmore Girls its only Emmy Award nomination and win, for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (non-prosthetic)?

Movie Review: The Boss

By this point in the lady's career, weighed by a roughly-equal proportion of good ventures to bad, we can narrow Melissa McCarthy's character approach into two different aesthetics.

A-List

Today, we look at some of the least fortunate adaptations of cartoons into live action movies.

Viking Night

Let’s just say that Blade, if nothing else, is a fantastically stylish film with a great sense of humor and a strong sense of economy.

How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, Season 5 Recap

Fortunes rise and fall, death comes for the high and the low and the menace North of the Wall begins its rampage in Game of Thrones' fifth season. You may know the Sparrows from the Sons of the Harpy, but how well do you know Game of Thrones, Season 5?

Survivor Power Rankings

Last week’s antics mean that the alliances have completely up-ended.

Hidden Gems

Albert Brooks is one of the great comedy talents.

How Well Do You Know: Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping With the Enemy is a suspenseful thriller about a woman who will do anything to escape her marriage prison. She soon discovers that even death may not be enough to elude a madman who wants her back. How well do you know Sleeping With The Enemy?

400 Word Review: The Boss

Believe that I feel like a jerk saying this. A total jerk. A cruel, heartless jerk.

Melissa McCarthy needs to stay the hell away from her husband.

400 Word Review: Demolition

As I was watching it, I couldn’t help but think that the 2014 film Nightcrawler might’ve occurred somewhere between the second and third act of Demolition.

Overpaid Jerks: 4/4/16-4/10/16

Basketball champions, postseason hockey, a hall of famer and shots at history. Lace 'em up, throw 'em down, touch 'em all....here's your sports trivia quiz for the 15th week of 2016.

Survivor Recap

Hello, good people, and welcome back to Survivor High School Clique Edition. The jocks and cheerleaders started shoving geeks in lockers last week...

Marquee History

Bill and Ted observed....the world is full of history. This column offers evidence to support this bold claim.

The Amazing Race Season Recap

Previously on The Amazing Race, Team Tears finished in last place because Mama Sheri has no idea how to change the oil in a car.

Weekend Wrap-Up

It was the struggling Warner Bros. super-project versus Melissa McCarthy at the box office this weekend, and the battle was more like a Nerf war.

Friday Box Office Analysis

Melissa McCarthy’s latest collaboration with her husband Ben Falcone earned $8.1 million on Friday...

This is So Last Week: 4/1/16-4/7/16

A bull on the lose, country music gains and losses, Idol bowing out and a reunion beyond belief. If any of these ring a bell, it's time to prove your pop culture smarts with our entertainment recap quiz for the 14th week of 2016.

Weekend Forecast

Even with a $166 million weekend, a film is eventually going to fall out of the top spot of the box office.

How Well Do You Know: Gilmore Girls, S04E06: An Affair to Remember

Richard and Jason Stiles are now in business together, and Emily couldn't be happier, as this means she gets to throw one of her amazing parties. Lorelai's not quite as thrilled about what this means for her, though. Meanwhile, Rory is stressed out over not being able to find a place to study. How well do you know Gilmore Girls, S04E06: An Affair to Remember?

A-List

This weekend, in what has become somewhat of a rite of Spring, Melissa McCarthy returns to the big screen with another female-focused comedy, as the titular The Boss.

How Well Do You Know: Transformers: Prime

So, here we go. My first TFP quiz. I don't know if it's any good, so comments are welcome! If there are any mistakes or any suggestion for ways to improve, let me know :).

So, this 1uiz isn't in order, it's just random moments in TFP from random series and episodes. I haven't bothered to add in the episodes for the questions just to increase difficulty. So, yes, you'll probably need to think about it. Some of you, that is.

Enjoy, my TFP nerds!

Comics Weekly

So many comics! It's a pretty big week.

How Well Do You Know: The Walking Dead, Season 6 Recap Part 2

The winter episodes of The Walking Dead's sixth season sees Rick and company stabilizing life in Alexandria, as a new threat arises outside the walls. You may know Dwight from Jesus, but how well do you know The Walking Dead, Season 6 (Part 2)?

Review: Batman v Superman

On a qualitative level, Batman v Superman has more in common with Man of Steel than The Dark Knight trilogy, which should give you an idea of its strengths and weaknesses.

Survivor Power Rankings

Previously on Survivor, half of the Survivor castaways got infections and we had to look at far too many close-ups of inner thigh scabs.

Viking Night

I have now seen A Scanner Darkly several times.

Overpaid Jerks: 3/28/16-4/3/16

The Final Four, other basketball tournaments, baseball beginnings and a shocking loss in San Francisco. Wake the neighbors and call the kids, here's our sports recap quiz for the 14th week of 2016.

Survivor Recap

As promised in promos, tonight will be the merge...

Amazing Race Recap

Previously on The Amazing Race, we watched a lot of basketball.

Marquee History

This edition covers highlights from weekly theatrical releases in the month of March for years 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, and 1986.

Weekend Wrap-Up

After critics were treated like roadkill by audiences last weekend, they take their revenge out on Batman v Superman this time around, and man, there is blood on the street.

Friday Box Office Analysis

With a second Friday take of $15.3 million, that is an astonishing 81.1% Friday-to-Friday decline for Batman v Superman.

April 2016 Box Office Forecast

April 2016 is wrenched into an unglamorous spot, coming after two of the biggest comic book film openings of all time and preceding a May that could give us a third.

Weekend Forecast

What if they had a weekend and no movies showed up? This is a question we sometimes deal with at the end of the year and maybe Labor Day weekend, but for the first weekend of April?

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