12 Days of Box Office: Day 9
We're headed into the final leg of the 12 Days of Christmas, and we continue to see all the glorious and happy effects that the holiday has on movies in release.
12 Days of Box Office: Day 8
We head into the final weekend of 2016, but the 12 Days of Box Office still has some life left in it, with an important weekend still to come.
This is So Last Week: 12/23/16-12/29/16
2016 ends on a particularly grim notes as a number of pop culture mainstays are taken. In other news, actresses have big years and hackers target twitter. Here is our final pop culture quiz of the year.
12 Days of Box Office: Day 7
The box office festivities continue!
Weekend Forecast
As we bid a fond GTFO to the worst year in modern history (what me, hyperbole?), the box office carries along with what amounts to a bonus opening weekend for most films.
Gilmore Girls: Fall
Wasting no time, Fall begins with Lorelai (Lauren Graham) attempting to deal with the aftermath of last episode’s fallout.
Top Chef Charleston Recap
Top Chef is bringing it home for the holidays this Quickfire Challenge, with presents galore atop each chef’s work station.
12 Days of Box Office: Day 5
With Monday’s box office in the books, we now have a much clearer idea of how the films in theaters are going to do over the best week of box office of the entire year.
Oscar Watch
As the calendar turns to 2017, a few Oscar hopefuls believe their time may have come.
A-List
It’s the one time a year that the A-List is ten entries long, and always a hard list to make.
12 Days of Box Office: Day 4
It’s beginning to look a lot like the end of Christmas.
Overpaid Jerks: 12/19/16-12/25/16
A barnburner bowl game, Cleveland sports, fiery criticism from a former coach and broken leg bones. Here's your final weekly sports trivia quiz for 2016.
Review: Rogue One
Hitting the ground running, Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards, wastes no time establishing itself as a thrilling piece of pop entertainment.
Review: Assassin's Creed
Since not long after video games started having stories, Hollywood has turned those tales into films. And it has never - not once - worked out.
Elf Off the Shelf: Days 9-16
Without further ado, we present days 9-16 of the Elf Off the Shelf.
12 Days of Christmas
Hello and welcome to the *mumbles a shockingly large number* edition of the Twelve Days of Box Office.
This is So Last Week: 12/16/16-12/22/16
An impressive opening, a First Lady interview, a drummer's wife's assault and hall of fame music. Here's your pop culture trivia quiz for the 52nd week of 2016.
Gilmore Girls: Summer
Summer overcomes some very shoddy pacing to deliver another entertaining and moving episode of A Year in the Life.
Elf Off the Shelf: Days 1-8
The Elf on the Shelf phenomenon continues to steamroll the Christmas consciousness.
How Well Do You Know: The Secret Life of Pets
Every day pet owners go off to work and leave their animals at home. What do you think their pets do all day? In the animated hit The Secret Life of Pets, a group of pets have an adventure on the streets of New York City. Dogs Max and Duke and their animal friends become involved with an underground group of animals who refuse to be domesticated. How well do you know The Secret Life of Pets?
Viking Night: Krampus
The opening moments of Krampus accurately reflect more or less how I feel about Christmas.
Weekend Forecast
A triple shot of high profile wide releases open up the Christmas week release slate...
How Well Do You Know: The Apartment
Since award season is on its way, I'm going to publish at least eight quizzes based on Best Picture Oscar winning films. We'll start off with the 1960 romantic-comedy The Apartment, about an insurance business man who allows his bosses to spend nights at his apartment room while falling in love with an elevator girl. Before you take this quiz, go see it immediately. It is hilarious.
Top Chef Charleston Recap
They kick things off this episode with the glorious, chaotic, and beloved mise en place relay race for the Quickfire.
Children of Men
This retrospective was initiated on September 25th, 2016. On September 24th, a story from the Washington Post made its way to me.
Overpaid Jerks: 12/12/16-12/18/16
A strange boxing match, a broadcasting legend, fired coaches and a college football scandal. Don your favorite outlandish suit, here's your sports recap quiz for the 51st week of 2016.
Review: Edge of Seventeen
It’s not what it’s about, but how it’s about it.
Movie Review: Jackie
One does not leave Jackie feeling like they got to know the real Jackie Kennedy.
Oscar Watch
On the heels of the Golden Globe nominations, the Screen Actors Guild had a few doozies of their own.
Weekend Wrap-Up
Here we go! Welcome to the Christmas box office lottery season, where every day is like a Saturday (except for Saturday, December 24th).
Friday Box Office Analysis
The first film with the Star Wars label that’s not part of the core films starts off with a strong $71 million on Friday.
This is So Last Week: 12/9/16-12/15/16
You're smart, right? And keep up with entertainment news? Then for the love of Benji, take our pop culture quiz for the 50th week in 2016 (TV finales! Golden Globes! Reality show champions!)
Weekend Forecast
While not a make or break moment, this weekend does mark the first significant test of our likely Star Wars dominated future...
How Well Do You Know: Seinfeld: The Chaperone
Jerry dates a pageant contestant. But Kramer's role as chaperone interferes. Meanwhile, Elaine finds new employment, and George makes a suggestion. How well do you know Seinfeld: The Chaperone?
How Well Do You Know: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 Part 1
NYC lawyer Rebecca Bunch (series co-creator Rachel Bloom) is at the top of her game professionally, but is generally unhappy. A chance encounter with Josh, her fling from summer camp, inspires her to leave fast-paced New York City behind and move to Josh's hometown of West Covina, CA. Rebecca insists that she didn't uproot her life to be near Josh, but not everyone believes her. How well do you know the first half of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Season 1?
Top Chef Charleston Recap
With the first Quickfire (and first elimination) in the books, the cheftestants are thrown into their first Elimination Challenge - but not without a little bit of inspiration.
Oscar Watch
The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the nominations for the Golden Globes ceremony yesterday...
Overpaid Jerks: 12/5/16-12/11/16
A Heisman winner, a new #1, Army/Navy and the pros and cons on interceptions. We present our sports trivia quiz for the 50th week of 2016.
Survivor Recap
Tonight's episode is already being hyped as one of the best as we can expect to see two Immunity challenges, two Tribals and two people voted out right before the finale.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
In Spring, Stars Hollow takes center stage.
Weekend Wrap-Up
I hope all the films in release this weekend really, really enjoy it...
This is So Last Week: 12/2/16-12/8/16
A TV finale, a TV musical, movie trailers and a movie Barbie. Put on your pop culture thinkin' cap, here's our entertainment trivia quiz for the 49th week of 2016.
Weekend Forecast
After last weekend's punt by most studios, there's a bit of a sneak back in for this frame.
How Well Do You Know: The Prince of Egypt
In 1998, Dreamworks Studios released a biblical animated epic film based on The Book of Exodus. The story focuses on the relationship between Moses and his step-brother Ramses and their psychological break between power, family, and faith. For a first-time studio, the stunning animation and the complex character development make The Prince of Egypt a masterpiece. Who knows what miracles you can achieve by acing this quiz? Are you a believer or a weak link? How well do you know The Prince of Egypt?
How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Marge Be Not Proud
Bart wants to buy a copy a popular game from Try-N-Save. He gets the idea of shoplifting it and gets caught by a store detective. This causes Marge to lose her love for Bart. Will Bart earn back the unconditional love from his mother? How well do you know Marge Be Not Proud?
Survivor Recap
Tonight promises the family visit and possibly the culmination of Adam's reward stealer advantage.
Top Chef Recap
Christmas has come early this year for foodies everywhere. Rejoice, for Top Chef has returned!
Gilmore Girls - Winter
Winter makes for an uneven but delightful first chapter of the Gilmore Girls return.
Overpaid Jerks: 11/28/16-12/4/16
Goodbye to Uncle Verne, a labor peace extension, college football playoffs and pro football victories. Here's our sports recap quiz for the 49th week of 2016, presented in a pleasing quiz format.
Weekend Wrap-Up
Ah, the post-Thanksgiving box office weekend. This is one of those armpit frames that studios avoid like the plague.
Friday Box Office Analysis
New films released during this weekend frequently perform terribly, but mostly because it's a self-fulfilling prophecy where only awful movies debut in theaters.
This is So Last Week: 11/25/16-12/1/16
A criss-crossing crossover, major music streaming, a fast food pioneer and action star goes Russian. Wake the neighbors and call the kids, here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 48th week of 2016.