Wednesday, January 31
Viking Night
Back in 1995, I was getting my internet over the phone line, and still wasn’t sure what browser I wanted to use.


Tuesday, January 30
The Amazing Race Recap
Alex & Conor are now headed off from the coast of France so that they can drive to… the middle of France!

Top Chef Colorado Recap
With eight chefs left in the competition, they know it, and you know it. It’s time for Restaurant Wars.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
How do you create a biopic of one of the last century’s most irreverent comic figures — who died tragically and desperately?


Monday, January 29
Overpaid Jerks: 1/22/18-1/28/18
All Stars, top team match-ups, a huge game followed by a devastating loss and a sports Oscar nominee. Here's your sports review of the 5th week in 2018, presented in an exciting quiz format.


Monday, January 29
The Amazing Race Recap
We’ll start this episode as we did the last one: with airport bunching.

Movie Review: Hostiles
For many, a film that begins with a Comanche war party callously slaughtering a family of white settlers will be too distasteful to endure.

Oscar Watch
The dust has settled slightly from the Academy Award nominations announced last week, but Oscar voting does not begin for another three weeks.


Sunday, January 28
Weekend Wrap-Up
It took until the last weekend of January, but we finally have a 2018 release at the top of the box office. It's going to be a weird box office year if the first month is any indication.


Saturday, January 27
Friday Box Office Analysis
After dominating week after week during the holiday season, it's finally time to say "Thank you" to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.


Friday, January 26
This is So Last Week: 1/19/18-1/25/18
Oscars, SAGs, Razzies. Music retirements and pop culture remakes. Here comes our quiz covering the last seven days in entertainment news.


Thursday, January 25
5 Ways to Recap
We’re so close and yet so far away from the Oscar ceremony. With only two Guilds to go (WGA & DGA), you’d think the big day is around the corner.

Weekend Forecast
Jumanji's reign of terror likely ends this week as for the first time in 2018, a film originally released in 2018 is likely to lead the box office charts, if only by default.


Wednesday, January 24
How Well Do You Know: Sabrina
Young Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn) is the daughter of a chauffeur for the wealthy Larrabee family. She's also in love with the Larrabee's playboy son David (William Holden). The unrequited love finally becomes mutual, which causes problems, both professionally and personally, for David's older brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart). Complications abound when Linus also falls under the lovely Sabrina's spell. How well do you know Sabrina?


Wednesday, January 24
Viking Night: The Killing
When we think about Stanley Kubrick, we usually think about 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Dr. Strangelove, or even A Clockwork Orange.

Movie Review: Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread is a rich, layered film of heavy atmosphere and quiet mystery.

The Amazing Race Recap
The first team to depart on this leg is Team Big Brother, Cody & Jessica, the surprise winners last week.


Tuesday, January 23
Review: Den of Thieves
The spirit of gaslight crime fiction runs through Den of Thieves, the enjoyable — if badly overstuffed — actioner from screenwriter-turned-director Christian Gudegast.

Oscar Watch
The 90th Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and if there is something you can always count on is that there will be surprises.


Monday, January 22
Overpaid Jerks: 1/15/18-1/21/18
The Super Bowl is set, a coach is fired and replaced, a winning streak is history and many, many, many free throws are missed. Here's our sports recap quiz for the 4th week of 2018.


Monday, January 22
Oscar Watch
A wild weekend in which two of the three main Oscar guilds delivered a split decision for their favorite movies of the year has some Oscar prognosticators scratching their heads.

Top Chef Colorado Recap
Following in the footsteps of seasons past, the chefs will be making breakfast for Padma and Brooke using one of her (and everyone’s) favorite ingredients: Nutella.

Oscar Watch
It is all over but the crying folks, and it is time to predict what we think will be vying for Oscar glory come Tuesday morning...


Sunday, January 21
Weekend Wrap-Up
We swear, there have been new releases in 2018, not that you could tell by the dominance of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.


Saturday, January 20
Friday Box Office Analysis
It's Jumanji's world. We're all just living in it.


Thursday, January 18
This is So Last Week: 1/12/18-1/18/18
Movie history, a huge salary, Electric Dreams and new Letterman. Break out your pop culture thinkin' caps, here's our entertainment/celebrity quiz for the 3rd week of 2018.


Thursday, January 18
Viking Night
Perhaps the only thing harder than becoming James Bond is finding a way to gracefully exit the role when your time is through.

Oscar Watch
We are just one weekend away from knowing which films will receive nominations for a chance to win big at the historic 90th Academy Awards.

Weekend Forecast
We're into the third weekend of January and the Oscar expansions continue...


Wednesday, January 17
Top Chef Colorado Recap
After their camping expedition in the previous episode, all of the chefs are struggling to some degree.

Movie Review: I, Tonya
On the surface of I, Tonya, there is a strong comedy.


Tuesday, January 16
The Amazing Race Recap
After one of the most nail-biting finishes in the history of The Amazing Race, we’re ready to begin the second leg.

Movie Review: The Post
The Post is an interesting film in that it’s a small tale writ very, very large.


Monday, January 15
Overpaid Jerks: 1/8/18-1/14/18
An ending for the ages, horrifying masks, another Tide title and a loss for #2. Here's our sports recap quiz for the 3rd week of 2018.


Monday, January 15
Movie Review: The Commuter
It might not be wise to read this review.

The Amazing Race Recap
Welcome to Season 30 of The Amazing Race! Pay attention, because this season is going to move quickly.

5 Ways to Recap the CCAs
The Golden Globes kicked off the award shows in respectable fashion a week ago with everyone wearing black but now we are officially in full swing of the celebratory season.


Sunday, January 14
Weekend Wrap-Up
Three new releases and a major expansion arrive for the holiday weekend, but nothing is able to top the holiday juggernaut that is still rolling, and it’s not Star Wars.


Saturday, January 13
Friday Box Office Analysis
With the arrival of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, we have a bunch of new and expanding films trying to topple the reigning champion.


Friday, January 12
Weekend Forecast
The 2018 film slate gets down to business with four films new in wide release, a combination of brand new films and expansions.


Thursday, January 11
This is So Last Week: 1/5/18-1/11/18
A newsy Golden Globes, a standalone Marvel movie, Betty White's longevity and a funny woman's compassion. Here's our review of pop culture news from the 2nd week of 2018, presented in a pleasing quiz format.


Thursday, January 11
Oscar Watch
There has been a lot of activity in the Oscars world since last Sunday’s momentous Golden Globe awards.


Wednesday, January 10
How Well Do You Know: Can't Buy Me Love
Ronald Miller (Patrick Dempsey) is a hardworking student who wants to be recognized by the popular kids at school. His longtime crush, neighbor Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson), is the most popular girl in school but is fiscally irresponsible. Cindy is in a bit of a jam, so Ronald gives her the money she needs to solve her problem. However, there's a catch - Cindy needs to pretend to be Ronald's girlfriend for a month. This unlikely arrangement winds up changing them in more ways than one. How well do you know Can't Buy Me Love?


Wednesday, January 10
Viking Night: GoldenEye
You have no idea how excited I was for GoldenEye.

Hidden Gems
Richard Linklater’s Before movies arguably make up the greatest trilogy in cinema.


Tuesday, January 9
Movie Review: The Post
“The Post” is the large-font, CliffsNotes version of the events surrounding a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.

December Recap
May the Force be with December, always.

5 Ways to Recap the Globes
Awards season is finally here!


Monday, January 8
Overpaid Jerks: 1/1/18-1/7/18
Wild card football, coaching changes, a conference championship rematch and a huge coaching contact. Call the neighbors and wake the kids, here's our sports recap quiz for the 2nd week of 2018.


Monday, January 8
Top Chef Colorado Recap
As the chefs enter the Top Chef kitchen for today’s Quickfire, they’re met by an unexpected and totally perplexing sight...

Oscar Watch
The 75th Golden Globe Awards were quite political again, much like they were last year.


Sunday, January 7
Weekend Wrap-Up
The first weekend of 2018 is here...


Saturday, January 6
Friday Box Office Analysis
With the arrival of January, we have the end of Star Wars: The Last Jedi's reign as our #1 film.


Thursday, January 4
This is So Last Week: 12/29/17-1/4/18
New Year's Eve, new TV, new fast food. The past seven days were all about new things. Enjoy our pop culture recap quiz for the first week of 2018.


Thursday, January 4
January Forecast
Welcome to an odd box office year in which studios seem to have saved the five biggest films for release within weeks of each other, in May and June.

Oscar Watch
With the advent of the new calendar, the holiday break is over and awards season is back with us for the last two months.

Weekend Forecast
And now, the inevitable crash. As we exit the holiday box office season and move into the first proper weekend of 2018, there's just one totally new wide release in theaters...


Wednesday, January 3
Review - Jumanji
The sequel to the 1995 family adventure Jumanji took so long that it hardly needed the branding at all.

5 Ways to Recap 2017
By now, you probably know what the top five movies were, what people suspect are the top five upcoming awards contenders...


Tuesday, January 2
How Well Do You Know: 2017: Celebrities in Memoriam
As we ring in the New Year, we here at HWDYK take a moment to remember those celebrities who died in 2017. How well do YOU know the members of the entertainment industry who left the stage for the last time last year?


Monday, January 1
Overpaid Jerks: 12/25/17-12/31/17
The NFL playoff picture finalizes, #1 loses, a bowl victory comes at long last and NBA action entertains. Start your new year right with our sports recap quiz for the 1st week in 2018.


Monday, January 1
Top Chef Colorado Recap
A familiar face greets the cheftestants as they enter the Top Chef Kitchen today—Curtis Stone, a man that the Top Chef producers have tried valiantly to employ for many years now.

Review: Downsizing
Part of director Alexander Payne’s charm is the adamant refusal of his movies to move in any particular direction.




     


 
 

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