Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Crime 101 (Theaters)
–GOAT (Theaters)
–Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)
–Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)
–“Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)
TV
-Film Independent Spirit Awards (February 15 on YouTube) – Hosted by Miss Eggy.
–Family Guy Season 24 Premiere (February 15 on FOX)
–Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 13 Premiere (February 15 on HBO)
Music
-Chet Faker, A Love for Strangers
-Gogol Bordello, We Mean It, Man!
-Jill Scott, To Whom This May Concern
-Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights Soundtrack
A lot of wonderful new melodies and lyrics successfully made their way to my ears, brain, and feet in 2025. Here are the standouts, in collectible and solitary form:
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Arco (Theaters) – Oscar-nominated French animated movie that counts Natalie Portman among its producers.
–Mercy (Theaters) – The latest Screenlife effort from director Timur Bekmambetov.
TV
–Shrinking Season 3 Premiere (January 28 on Apple TV)
TV
–The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Series Premiere (January 18 on NBC) – New sitcom with Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe premiering right after football; further episodes return in February.
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins January 19; check local listings)
–Um, Actually Season 11 Premiere (January 20 on Dropout)
Music
-A$AP Rocky, Don’t Be Dumb
-Madison Beer, Locket
-They Might Be Giants, Eyeball
Sports
-Australian Open (January 18-February 1 on the ESPN Family of Networks) – But with the time difference, it’ll still be January 17 in the U.S. when it starts.
-College Football Playoff Final (January 19 on ESPN) – Hoosier daddy, gridiron edition?
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Dead Man’s Wire (Theaters)
–OBEX (Limited Theaters)
–People We Meet on Vacation (January 9 on Netflix) – Based on an Emily Henry novel.
–Primate (Theaters)
TV
-Golden Globes (January 11 on CBS) – Hosted by Nikki G. once again.
Music
-The Kid LAROI, Before I Forget
Podcasts
–Two Guys, Five Rings – The Las Culturistas boys head to Milano Cortina for the Winter Games.
Music
-Peter Criss, Peter Criss
-The Pretty Reckless, Taylor Momsen’s Pretty Reckless Christmas – Cindy Lou Who grew up, but she still loves Christmas. -Ben Hosley and Various Artists, Slow XMas 5 – A holiday tradition.
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Atropia (Theaters) – Starring Alia Shawkat.
–Dust Bunny (Theaters)
–Ella McCay (Theaters)
TV
–American Masters: Starring Dick Van Dyke (December 12 on PBS) – There’s also a 100th birthday celebration for Dick airing in select movie theaters this weekend.
-A Saturday Night Live Christmas (December 18 on NBC, re-airing on December 22)
Music
-Nas and DJ Premiere, Light-Years
Sports
-College Football Postseason (December 13-January 19 on Various Networks) – I’ll be rooting for the Hoosiers to win it all.
Comedy
–Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh (December 12 on HBO)
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