Monday, July 29
Overpaid Jerks: 7/22/19-7/28/19
Cycling and other modes of transportation, a baseball hurled out of disgust and an MLB departure figure into our sports recap quiz for the 31st week of 2019.


Sunday, July 28
Movie Review: The Lion King
While watching “The Lion King” (2019), a young couple sat to my left, eagerly anticipating the movie’s famous songs, sometimes going so far as to...

Weekend Wrap-Up
Disney is King. The Lion King is King. Rival studios have to be breathing a sigh of relief that Disney only has three more releases in 2019 with which to contend.


Saturday, July 27
Friday Box Office Analysis
Well, what do you know? It's that rarest of rare 2019 box office weekends where we see a great story and result from a studio not named Disney.


Thursday, July 25
This is So Last Week: 7/19/19-7/25/19
Marvel rolls on, an android is called up, a horror series continues and a song ties a record. Ease on into our pop culture recap quiz for the 30th week of 2019.


Thursday, July 25
Spider-Man: Far from Home
The movie is a welcome breather, an active recovery if you will, from the more emotionally draining “Avengers” saga, but that’s not to say we react to it with any less enthusiasm.

Weekend Forecast
In a marketplace ever more dominated by remakes and pre-boots and shared sequel universes, perhaps the most anticipated original film of the summer finally arrives.


Monday, July 22
Overpaid Jerks: 7/15/19-7/21/19
The Hall of Fame, the British Open, the World Series of Poker and a savage tirade all figure into our sports recap quiz for the 30th week of 2019.


Sunday, July 21
Weekend Wrap-Up
When we look back on 2019's box office, and perhaps almost every year in the future, we're only going to think of one thing: Disney.


Saturday, July 20
Friday Box Office Analysis
Just over 25 years after The Lion King became one of the most successful animated films ever, Disney revisits the story with a "live-action" version.


Friday, July 19
Weekend Forecast
It's probably wrong to call this week's big release a test of Disney's remake strategy since it's a foregone conclusion that it's going to be a success.


Thursday, July 18
This is So Last Week: 7/12/19-7/18/19
Actresses compete, a Guardian plays for laughs, a cable drama spins off and an app plays with your face. Here comes our pop culture recap quiz for the 29th week of 2019.


Thursday, July 18
The #1 Movie in America
Martin Campbell revitalized the neverending James Bond franchise.

Five Ways to Prep
Throughout Disney’s recent period of rebooting their classic animated tales with live action-updates, we’ve come to anticipate one title the most: The Lion King.


Monday, July 15
Overpaid Jerks: 7/8/19-7/14/19
A Wimbledon thriller, a head-scratching trade, All-Stars and a World Series rematch. Dig into our sports recap quiz for the 29th week of 2019.


Sunday, July 14
Weekend Wrap-Up
Ho-hum. The two new releases fail to make a big impact as Spider-Man: Far From Home continues to lead the box office, while The Lion King looks to make a big splash next weekend.


Saturday, July 13
Review: Annabelle 3
If there’s an element that reveals just how aware its filmmakers are of the material’s goofiness, it’s in the amount of fog that creeps over everything onscreen.

5 Ways to Prep
Seeing as how the box office is in such despair lately, it seems irresponsible to ignore any $100+ million debut.

Friday Box Office Analysis
If the infinite sadness of the box office isn't enough to send you into a depression, think of the distributors, the exhibitors...


Thursday, July 11
This is So Last Week: 7/5/19-7/11/19
A second generation actress, some fond farewells, Friends departing and a location for love. Enjoy our pop culture recap quiz for the 28th week of 2019.


Monday, July 8
Overpaid Jerks: 7/1/19-7/7/19
World Cup champions, stunning NBA developments, UFC belts and a timely 30 for 30. Enjoy our sports recap quiz for the 28th week of 2019.


Sunday, July 7
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Summer of the Unnecessary Sequel is really dragging things down after the ridiculous high that was Avengers: Endgame just a couple months ago.


Saturday, July 6
July 2019 Forecast
Disney has dominated the year 2019 so thoroughly that describing their conquests quickly becomes a banal exercise in mounting unrelenting tedium.

Friday Box Office Analysis
Marvel. Disney. Nothing else matters in the world of movies, and we all know it at this point.


Thursday, July 4
This is So Last Week: 6/28/19-7/4/19
A deleted scene, casting news, an MTV revival and a viral challenge. Test your entertainment news smarts with our pop culture quiz for the 27th week of 2019.


Wednesday, July 3
The Number One Movie in America
Many box-office champions are born more out of a lack of competition than mass appeal.

Movie Review: Toy Story 4
Given its reliable MO, “Toy Story” is a series that could conceivably go on for all time.

Weekend Forecast
Surely the sequel doldrums that have been ravaging this summer's releases won't apply to the one sure thing that's kept theaters in business for the last ten years...


Monday, July 1
Overpaid Jerks: 6/24/19-6/30/19
NBA madness, MLB leaders, an MVP and an ESPN retirement. Ease into July with our sports recap quiz for the 27th week of 2019.




     


 
 

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