Thursday, October 31
Weekend Forecast
November once marked the time of the year when studios started rolling out all their A-material and really began to try.


Wednesday, October 30
This is So Last Week: 10/25/19-10/31/19
New Silicon Valley, fresh Kanye, a deceased movie exec and Game of Thrones fallout. We cover all the pop culture bases in our celebrity/entertainment quiz for the 44th week of 2019.


Monday, October 28
Overpaid Jerks: 10/21/19-10/27/19
The return of pro basketball, a highly paid coach, Darnold's comment and new #1s. Enjoy our sports recap quiz for the 44th week of 2019.


Sunday, October 27
Weekend Wrap-Up
The last weekend of October goes out with a bit of a whimper, as it's two new releases that will quickly be forgotten...


Saturday, October 26
The #1 Movie in America
The Child’s Play franchise is not now, and never has been, a box-office powerhouse.

Friday Box Office Analysis
It's a pretty big weekend for the Joker, as he clowns his way back to the top of the box office AND claims the title of highest grossing R-rated movie of all-time (worldwide).


Thursday, October 24
This is So Last Week: 10/18/19-10/24/19
Kids with righteous music, a dame plays a queen and an actress is named World's Most Dangerous celeb. Enjoy our pop culture recap quiz for the 43rd week of 2019.


Thursday, October 24
Weekend Forecast
October's been a banner month for box office so far, but four weeks of it was probably too much to ask.


Monday, October 21
Overpaid Jerks: 10/14/19-10/20/19
Injured quarterbacks, a Big 10 shocker, dominant pitching and a smudge on a perfect season. Test your recent sports news IQ with our sports recap trivia quiz for the 43rd week of 2019.


Sunday, October 20
Movie Review: Joker
Oh, what a dark, sad and depressing film this is. And yet, this is apparently what “Joker” strives to be...

Weekend Wrap-Up
A pair of sequels entered theaters this weekend, though they weren't exactly the sequels anyone was asking for...


Saturday, October 19
Survivor: Island of the Idols
At Lairo, the tribe asks Karishma if she understands what just happened.

Friday Box Office Analysis
October continues to be a month of disappointments, with the lone exception of Joker. That guy just keeps on laughing and laughing and laughing and laughing.


Friday, October 18
Movie Review: Downton Abbey
“The king and queen are coming to Downton!” This glorious yet nerve-racking news sends quite the dramatic tidal wave rippling through the halls of Downton Abbey.

The #1 Movie in America:
Until last year, the highest-grossing film in the “Halloween” franchise was a detestable, gritty remake most fans have forgotten. (Or at least tried to forget.)

September Recap
Speaking of pumpkin spice, September of this year fits the dull, dreary pattern of just about every September.

Weekend Forecast
Who ordered the unnecessary sequels? C'mon, fess up guys, someone placed an order for two unnecessary sequels.


Thursday, October 17
This is So Last Week: 10/11/19-10/17/19
This week: A villainous Muppet, a videogame blackout, a new Instagram account and celebrity insensitivity. All figure into our pop culture recap quiz for the 42nd week of 2019.


Sunday, October 13
Weekend Wrap-Up
Nobody was really expecting any of this weekend's new releases to dethrone Joker after its opening last weekend, but nobody was really expecting this good of a hold for it, either.


Saturday, October 12
Survivor: Island of the Idols
This week promises someone looking down and seeing the bone in their hand, which makes us wonder what exactly the producers think we want to watch.

Friday Box Office Analysis
Three new wide release films enter the marketplace, but the Joke's on them. Indeed, Joker will spend a second week in a row at the top of the box office charts.


Friday, October 11
Weekend Forecast
High-concept is the word of the week, with two of this weekend's new wide releases going to some heightened reality for their premises.


Thursday, October 10
This is So Last Week: 10/4/19-10/10/19
Old TV as New TV, Joker's opening, a legendary drummer and a gaming firestorm. Welcome to our pop culture recap quiz for the 41st week of 2019.


Wednesday, October 9
Survivor: Island of the Idols
After Tribal Council, Vince decides that he wants to be the next person voted off.


Monday, October 7
Overpaid Jerks: 10/1/19-10/6/19
Wild baseball finishes, an owner's passing, shocking Midnight Madness and first wins and losses. Here's our sports recap quiz for the 41st week of 2019.


Sunday, October 6
IT: Chapter Two
“It: Chapter One” was a bit of a rarity in the Hollywood horror field.

Weekend Wrap-Up
With the Batman franchise in flux and very few of their other projects finding much success, Warner Bros. decided to go back to the Joker well yet again.


Saturday, October 5
October 2019 Forecast
The alleged early days of the clown prince of crime take this month going away, while other items in the general Halloween territory dominate.

Friday Box Office Analysis
After winning the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, Joker built some buzz even as it started garnering negative headlines and some disgruntled reviews.


Friday, October 4
5 Ways to Prep: Joker
“Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.” That’s what Joker said in The Dark Knight and those words couldn’t be truer.

Weekend Forecast
A month ago, this looked like a weekend with one of the more interesting releases of the fall.


Thursday, October 3
This is So Last Week: 9/27/19-10/3/19
SNL begins anew, a director gripes about woke-ness, a superhero injury and movies not coming to theaters. We cover these and other topics in our entertainment/celebrity quiz for the 40th week of 2019.




     


 
 

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