Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
February 28, 2016
Best in Film 2015, Best of 2015, Cinema, Oscars Oscars Leave a comment
If I were in charge of unilaterally selecting the Oscars, here is who would be recognized. Nominees are listed in order of preference, winners at the top.
Best Picture
1. The Big Short
2. Spotlight
3. Ex Machina
4. Inside Out
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Lead Actress
1. Alison Brie, Sleeping with Other People
2. Brie Larson, Room
3. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
4. Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Cate Blanchett, Carol
February 25, 2016
Television, The Middle Leave a comment
“Ask me a question.” “Can I go?” http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2016/02/25/the-middle-season-7-episode-16-recap-i
February 24, 2016
Muppets (2015 TV Series), Muppets Episode Reviews, Television Little Green Lie, The Muppets, The Muppets 114, The Muppets on ABC, The Muppets Season 1 Leave a comment
What are the two most important secrets Uncle Deadly is currently keeping? http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2016/02/24/the-muppets-season-1-episode-14-recap-
February 24, 2016
New Girl, New Girl Episode Reviews, Television New Girl, New Girl 508, New Girl Season 5, The Decision Leave a comment
“Curveball: maybe we roast the turkey.” http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2016/02/24/new-girl-season-5-episode-8-recap-the-
February 21, 2016
Television, What Won TV? Arrow, Baskets, Better Call Saul, Bob's Burgers, Childrens Hospital, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, SNL Vintage Leave a comment
In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.
Sunday – Bob’s Burgers
Monday – Better Call Saul
Tuesday – Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
Wednesday – Arrow
Thursday – Baskets is not as simple as you think it is (not that anyone could have thought it was simple).
Friday – The Show We Watch: Childrens Hospital
Saturday – SNL Vintage, with Bush, Gore, Nader, and Tracy Morgan as Eric Dickerson
February 21, 2016
Best of 2015, Best of Music 2015, Music, Music Videos Calvin Harris, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Disclosure, Jack Garratt, Missy Elliott, The Weeknd, Wolf Alice Leave a comment
I almost exclusively picked dance videos this year. Go figure.
1. Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell, “WTF” [Director: Dave Meyers] – If more music videos were reminiscent of Being John Malkovich, this would have been a harder decision.
February 20, 2016
Best of 2015, Best of Music 2015, Music Alabama Shakes, Carly Rae Jepsen, Disclosure, Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer, Miguel, Sleater-Kinney, Tame Impala, The Arcs, The Weeknd Leave a comment
As my best albums list is the “Best Albums I Listened To” as opposed to just the “Best Albums,” it is more pointedly subjective than my other best of lists. I usually do not listen to enough albums each year to really be able to definitively say which are the absolute greatest. Thus, instead of focusing on objective critical analysis, I am concentrating more on my own personal experiences with each of these entries.
1. Tame Impala, Currents – The Australian psychedelic rockers’ latest gets my top spot because it is one of those vaunted albums in which I wanted to listen to every track over and over, both as a whole and individually. Tame Impala’s previous release, Lonerism, is one of my favorite albums of all-time; I am counting my blessings that its follow-up is now in the same category.
February 20, 2016
Best of 2015, Best of TV 2015, Commercials, Television Android, Apple TV, Degree, Fitbit Leave a comment
1. Apple TV – “The Future of Television” – The spot for Apple’s latest innovation has the bouncy sort of colors and sounds that portend utopia.
February 20, 2016
Best of 2015, Best of TV 2015, Television Arnold Baumheiser, Better Call Saul, Blaine DeBeers, Carol Pilbasian, Chuck McGill, Dean Sanderson, Elliot Alderson, Fargo, Fresh Off the Boat, Jessica Huang, Jessica Jones, Kent Woolworth, Kimmy Schmidt, Liz Greenberg, Mike Milligan, Moonbeam City, Mr. Poopybutthole, Peggy Blumquist, Phil Miller, Rad Cunningham, The Grinder, The Last Man on Earth, Titus Andromedon, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Leave a comment
1. Rad Cunningham (Will Forte), Moonbeam City – On an underseen show, Will Forte worked his indelible powers of empathy and open-mindedness to birth another one of his beautifully pathetic creations. In the patently ridiculous Moonbeam City PD, Rad is the most ridiculous, and the most childish, but also the most profoundly human.
February 18, 2016
Best of 2015, Best of TV 2015, Television Better Call Saul, Nathan for You, Rectify, Review (TV Series), Rick and Morty, The Eric Andre Show, The Middle, The Muppets on ABC, Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories Leave a comment
These were the moments that had me had me keeling over, on the edge of my seat, and begging for mercy.
10. The Eric Andre Show, “Bird Up!” – Focus group – This is how TV gets made, apparently.
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