Monday, April 30
Survivor: Ghost Island Recap
Tonight’s episode begins with Dom doing his Apocalypse Now impersonation.

Review: Super Troopers 2
As far as I am aware, that bemused-shrug emoji is not yet considered to be an actual word.


Sunday, April 29
Weekend Wrap-Up
Avengers: Infinity War bested not only studio estimates, but has taken the opening weekend record crown from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.


Saturday, April 28
Friday Box Office Analysis
We kicked off the summer box office season with a bang yesterday, as Avengers: Infinity War got started on Friday with a mighty $106 million.


Friday, April 27
Weekend Forecast
So it's all come to this – after ten years, 18 movies, one of cinema's most important chapters, at least from a business standpoint – comes to a close (?).


Thursday, April 26
This is So Last Week: 4/20/18-4/26/18
A short actor casts a long shadow, sex cult recruitment goes awry and a princess leaves television. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 17th week of 2018.


Wednesday, April 25
How Well Do You Know: The Last Starfighter
A gamer gets transported to another planet after getting a high score and battles an intergalactic race. Think of it as Tron meets Star Wars, only drenched in 80’s cheese. Let’s put yourself to the test and see how well you know the sci-fi cult hit, The Last Starfighter.


Wednesday, April 25
5 Ways to Prep
I have nothing funny or clever to say about the release of Avengers: Infinity War.


Tuesday, April 24
Hidden Gems
Ed Wood wasn't just any terrible director, he has been routinely called "the worst filmmaker ever."


Monday, April 23
Overpaid Jerks: 4/16/18-4/22/18
A no-hitter, a failed try-out, playoff news and a horse fit for a football player. Here's our review of the last seven days in sports, presented in a crowd-pleasing quiz format.


Monday, April 23
Review: I Feel Pretty
I know that I Feel Pretty, the new comedy starring Amy Schumer, is a pretty good movie.


Sunday, April 22
Weekend Wrap-Up
With the release of Avengers: Infinity War moving up a weekend at the last possible moment, Hollywood played it safe this weekend...


Saturday, April 21
Friday Box Office Analysis
Yesterday was the celebratory day known as 4/20, which obviously means that our #1 movie at the box office on Friday was...
...Super Troopers 2.


Thursday, April 19
This is So Last Week: 4/13/18-4/19/18
A Coachella first, a video game villain, a Beautiful singer and philosophy delivered on Twitter. Here's our pop culture recap quiz for the 16th week of 2018.


Thursday, April 19
Survivor: Ghost Island Recap
Libby’s freaking out because her name has come up three times at Tribal Council.

5 Ways to Prep: I Feel Pretty
For every Goliath there is a David, and for every Avengers there is a bit of counter-programming that hopes to secure the lost dollars left behind...

Weekend Forecast
up a week, studios were left to scramble to rearrange April in order to duck it. Thus, we get this weekend's lineup of cast offs and low budget affairs.


Wednesday, April 18
How Well Do You Know: Coco
Young Miguel is a little boy living in Mexico who loves music. Unfortunately for him, his family has banned all music in his family after his musician great-great grandfather chose fame over family. After discovering that his idol, local musician and hometown hero Ernesto de la Cruz may be that very same relative, Miguel is somehow transported to the land of the dead on Dia de los Muertos. Now he needs help in getting back to the land of the living - and in getting family AND music into his life. How well do you Coco, the 19th movie from Pixar Animation Studios?


Wednesday, April 18
Viking Night
You might have seen the poster for Black Dynamite, browsing through Netflix, looking for something NOT to watch.


Tuesday, April 17
Survivor: Ghost Island Recap
We start the episode with two tribes on separate boats. They’re headed to Naviti Island, where all contestants will join together for the merge.


Monday, April 16
Overpaid Jerks: 4/9/18-4/15/18
A historic start, and old rookie, series openers and a documentary subject. Call the neighbors and wake the kids, here's our sports recap quiz for the 16th week of 2018.


Monday, April 16
Movie Review: A Quiet Place
As a horror thriller, “A Quiet Place” is short, lean and to the point, yet it's careful not to cut corners on credibility, intelligence or emotion.

The 400-Word Review: Rampage
It’s hard to convey just how wrong the tone is in Rampage, the loose video-game adaptation starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.


Sunday, April 15
Weekend Wrap-Up
For the first time in a while, we have a photo finish at the top as new release Rampage tries to punch the surprising A Quiet Place out of the top spot.


Saturday, April 14
Friday Box Office Analysis
Dwayne Johnson might hold the title belt on Friday, but John Krasinski and A Quiet Place will take it away again by the end of the weekend.


Friday, April 13
Weekend Forecast
One imagines the people behind this weekend's top new film looking at the schedule for April and thinking, “Well, at least that opening weekend is locked down.”


Thursday, April 12
This is So Last Week: 4/6/18-4/12/18
Which hero hosted? Who got kicked out of a group? Which sitcom star directed horror? If you've paid attention to recent pop culture news, you should be able to ace our weekly entertainment quiz.


Thursday, April 12
Viking Night
Because I’ve always had an interest in history, I find myself fascinated by the window a dystopian vision can give us into the times of its creator.

5 Ways to Prep
It was just a few weeks ago that hope sprung for video game adaptations with the Tomb Raider reboot.


Wednesday, April 11
How Well Do You Know: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 12
12 seasons in, and the Paddy's Pub gang are up to no good as usual...or are they changing their ways? Despite some of the expected horrible behavior Dennis, Dee, Charlie, Mac and Frank exhibit, it seems as though a few of them may turn over a new leaf. Big changes are in store...How well do you know Season 12 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?


Tuesday, April 10
Review: Isle of Dogs
Okay, we get it.


Monday, April 9
Overpaid Jerks: 4/2/18-4/8/18
Remembering a championship, wearing a green jacket, postponing baseball and preparing for the postseason. Here comes our sports recap quiz for the 15th week of 2018.


Monday, April 9
The 400-Word Review: Blockers
I had very low expectations for a movie called Blockers.

Survivor: Ghost Island Recap
Cue the sad music as we return to Malolo camp, where Michael says the atmosphere is totally depressing.

5 Ways to Prep
The inner workings of Hollywood are an interesting thing with this weekend’s new release, A Quiet Place, helping prove that point.


Sunday, April 8
Weekend Wrap-Up
April decides to get in on this crazy box office year, giving us one of the best reviewed movies of the year.


Saturday, April 7
April Forecast
Disney files another mega-entry under the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while a florry of quantity and quality fight it out for the rest of the month's top slots.

Friday Box Office Analysis
After Jordan Peele's Get Out earned $33 million in its 2017 opening weekend, the movie-going public learned that funny guys had a way with scary movies.


Friday, April 6
Weekend Forecast
It's your usual April hodgepodge weekend to lead off the month, but with a bit of a twist – the films may actually be good. I know, I'm surprised too.


Thursday, April 5
This is So Last Week: 3/30/18-4/5/18
What superhero is now on the Walk of Fame? Which Avenger is being ignored? Which actress is in a suitcase? These questions and more in our pop culture quiz for the 14th week of 2018.


Thursday, April 5
Viking Night
The kind of horror films I enjoy are rarely about the monster.

March Box Office Recap
March can come in like a lion or a lamb, and this year seems to be mostly on the side of lamb.


Wednesday, April 4
How Well Do You Know: Black Swan
Every artist obsesses over perfection and must make sacrifices to achieve it. A ballerina (Natalie Portman) breathes the role of the Swan Queen from Swan Lake so much that she becomes a swan herself. Do you breathe the text from this movie? Let's see how well you know Black Swan.


Tuesday, April 3
Review: Ready Player One
Ready Player One, the movie, is only nominally an adaptation of the book of the same name.

Survivor: Ghost Island Recap
Previously on Survivor, a 16 seed beat a one seed, and that’s about all we remember over the last couple of weeks.


Monday, April 2
Movie Review: Isle of Dogs
The more I think about “Isle of Dogs,” the more I like it, and the more I want to see it again.

5 Ways to Prep
Ready Player One is a futuristic version of society where a corporation controls everything, everyone is poor and the only escape is a virtual reality world called Oasis.


Sunday, April 1
Overpaid Jerks: 3/26/18-4/1/18
A basketball champion, teammate-on-teammate violence, MLB payrolls and early-season oddities. Here comes our sports recap quiz for the 14th week of 2018.


Sunday, April 1
Weekend Wrap-Up
One of the most anticipated novel to film adaptations in years arrived over Easter weekend.




     


 
 

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