October 17, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, Black Phone 2, Blue Moon, Boz Scaggs, Chrissie Hynde, Deadbeat, Detour, Downey Wrote That, Duets Special, Frankenstein, Frankenstein 2025, From the Pyre, Good Fortune, NBA on NBC, Of Monsters and Men, Safe, Sensible and Sane, Steve Martin and Alison Brown, Tame Impala, The Last Dinner Party, The Mastermind
Give ’em the ball, because they’re going to dunk it! (CREDIT: NBC Sports/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Black Phone 2 (Theaters)
–Blue Moon (Theaters)
–Frankenstein (Theaters; On Netflix November 7) – Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
–Good Fortune (Theaters)
–The Mastermind (Theaters)
TV
–Downey Wrote That (October 17 on Peacock) – Documentary about a notable SNL writer.
Music
-Chrissie Hynde, Duets Special
-The Last Dinner Party, From the Pyre
-Steve Martin and Alison Brown, Safe, Sensible and Sane
-Of Monsters and Men, All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade
-Boz Scaggs, Detour
-Tame Impala, Deadbeat
Sports
-NBA on NBC Season Premiere (October 21 on NBC and Peacock) – Coming home.
October 10, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Literature, Music, Television
A House of Dynamite, After the Hunt, Beatie Wolfe, Brian Eno, Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, DMV, Elsbeth, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Infinite, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Liminal, Lovin' You, Matlock, Mobb Deep, Richard Ashcroft, Roofman, Shadow Ticket, Solar Opposites, The Chair Company, Thomas Pynchon, TRON: Ares
You’re gonna want to sit down for this (CREDIT: HBO/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–After the Hunt (Theaters)
–A House of Dynamite (Theaters; On Netflix October 24)
–If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Theaters)
–Kiss of the Spider Woman (Theaters)
–Roofman (Theaters)
–TRON: Ares (Theaters)
TV
–The Chair Company Series Premiere (October 12 on HBO) – From the mind of Tim Robinson.
–Elsbeth Season 3 Premiere (October 12 on CBS) – Premiering on Sunday before moving to its regular Thursday timeslot.
–Matlock Season 2 Premiere (October 12 on CBS) – Premiering on Sunday before moving to its regular Thursday timeslot.
–DMV Series Premiere (October 13 on CBS) – A sitcom set at a Department of Motor Vehicles.
–Solar Opposites Season 6 (October 13 on Hulu) – Final Season Alert!
–Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 2 Premiere (October 16 on CBS)
–Ghosts Season 5 Premiere (October 16 on CBS)
Music
-Richard Ashcroft, Lovin’ You
-Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, Liminal
-Mobb Deep, Infinite
Books
-Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket
October 3, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
AFI, Anemone, Bone Lake, Good Boy, MADDER!, Orwell 2+2=5, Saturday Night Live, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun, SNL, Sparks, Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, The Smashing Machine, WNBA Finals
Happy Halloween, and also with you! (CREDIT: Hulu)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Anemone (Theaters)
–Bone Lake (Theaters)
–Good Boy (Theaters)
–Orwell 2+2=5 (Theaters)
–The Smashing Machine (Theaters)
TV
–Saturday Night Live Season 51 Premiere (October 4 on NBC) – Kicking it off with Bad Bunny and Doja Cat.
-Family Guy: “A Little Fright Music” (October 6 on Hulu) – Another holiday special.
Music
-AFI, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…
-Sparks, MADDER!
-Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl
Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 3, on ESPN and ABC)
September 26, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games
100 Sound Effects, Abbott Elementary, Bob's Burgers, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Doja Cat, eff Tweedy, Eleanor the Great, Fred Armisen, Here for It All, Krapopolis, Mariah Carey, Midnight Sun, NBA Bounce, Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green, One Battle After Another, Robert Plant, Saving Grace, The Simpsons, The Strangers: Chapter 2, Twilight Override, Vie, Zara Larsson
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Time to ball with these cool dudes (CREDIT: Outright Games/Screenshot)
Movie
–One Battle After Another (Theaters)
–The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Theaters)
–Eleanor the Great (Theaters)
TV
–Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (September 26 on ABC)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 16 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Krapopolis Season 3 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–The Simpsons Season 37 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Abbott Elementary Season 5 Premiere (October 1 on ABC)
Music
-Fred Armisen, 100 Sound Effects
-Mariah Carey, Here for It All
-Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
-Doja Cat, Vie
-Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun
-Robert Plant, Saving Grace
-Jeff Tweedy, Twilight Override
Video Games
–NBA Bounce (Switch, PS4, PS5, Steam, XBOX One, XBOX Series X|S) – 3-on-3 cartoony basketball.
September 12, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Breach, Celebrity Name That Tune, Creative Arts Emmys, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Futurama, Girl Violence, High Potential, King Princess, Name That Tune, Perimenopop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, The Long Walk, twenty one pilots, World Athletics Championship
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Theaters) – I never watched the show, but I have seen the previous movies, so I guess I’ll check this one out, too.
–The Long Walk (Theaters)
–Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Theaters)
TV
-Creative Arts Emmy Awards (September 13 on FXX)
-77th Primetime Emmy Awards (September 14 on CBS) – Hosted by Nate Bargatze.
–Celebrity Name That Tune Season Premiere (September 15 on FOX)
–Futurama Season 13 … or Season 10 (September 15 on Hulu) – The entire season will drop at once on Hulu, while also being parcelled out two episodes per week every Monday on FXX.
–High Potential Season 2 Premiere (September 16 on ABC)
Music
-Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Perimenopop
-King Princess, Girl Violence
-twenty one pilots, Breach
Sports
-2025 World Athletics Championship (September 13-21 on NBC, CNBC, USA, and Peacock) – Track & Field in Tokyo.
September 5, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Cut Copy, David Byrne, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Ghost Train Orchestra, Hayley Williams, Jeopardy!, Moments, MTV Video Music Awards, Only Murders in the Building, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Threesome, Twinless, Video Music Awards, VMAs, Who Is the Sky?
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The Conjuring: Last Rites (Theaters)
–The Threesome (Theaters)
–Twinless (Theaters)
TV
-MTV Video Music Awards (September 7 on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+) – Airing on the Eye Network for the first time ever.
–Jeopardy! Season 42 Premiere (September 9; check local listings)
–Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Premiere (September 9 on Hulu)
Music
-David Byrne with Ghost Train Orchestra, Who Is the Sky?
-Cut Copy, Moments
-Hayley Williams, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – This was kind of surprise-released.
August 29, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Beavis and Butt-Head, Belinda Carlisle, Blood Orange, Caught Stealing, Essex Honey, Hard Headed Woman, Jaws, Man's Best Friend, Margo Price, No Hard Feelings, Once Upon a Time in California, Podcasts, Pokémon Concierge, Sabrina Carpenter, The Beaches, The Hives, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, The Paper, The Toxic Avenger Unrated, What's Our Podcast?
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Caught Stealing (Theaters)
–Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release (Theaters)
–The Toxic Avenger Unrated (Theaters) – A reboot of the original, not an unrated version of the original.
TV
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 11 Premiere (September 3 on Comedy Central) – Note that this season is originally airing on the basic cable channel Comedy Central, as opposed to the streamer Paramount+, which was the case for the previous two seasons.
–The Paper Season 1 (September 4 on Peacock) – A sort of spinoff of The Office.
–Pokémon Concierge Episodes 4-8 (September 4 on Netflix)
Music
-The Beaches, No Hard Feelings
-Blood Orange, Essex Honey
-Belinda Carlisle, Once Upon a Time in California
-Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend
-The Hives, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
-Margo Price, Hard Headed Woman
Podcasts
–What’s Our Podcast? – Hosted by Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.
August 22, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A Matter of Time, BIG MONEY, Ciara, CiCi, Eden, Game Set Matchmaker, Ghostface Killah, Honey Don't!, Jon Batiste, Laufey, Long Story Short, Lurker, Ne Zha 2, Relay, Songs in the Key of Yikes, Splitsville, Superchunk, Supreme Clientele 2, The Map That Leads to You, US Open
How Short IS it?! (CREDIT: Netflix)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Eden (Theaters)
–Honey Don’t! (Theaters) – The movie overall isn’t super-duper, but Margaret Qualley is doing her thing again.
–Lurker (Theaters)
–The Map That Leads to You (August 20 on Amazon Prime) – Starring Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa.
–Ne Zha 2 (Theaters) – This was huge in China.
–Relay (Theaters) – Starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James.
–Splitsville (Theaters)
TV
–Long Story Short Season 1 (August 22 on Netflix) – Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg.
–Game, Set, Matchmaker (Premieres August 24 on YouTube) – Dating show set at the US Open.
Music
-Jon Batiste, BIG MONEY
-Ciara, CiCi
-Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele 2
-Laufey, A Matter of Time
-Superchunk, Songs in the Key of Yikes
Sports
-US Open (August 24-September 7 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC) – Will an American make it to the final again? It could definitely happen.
August 15, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports
Alison Goldfrapp, Americana, Bret McKenzie, Chance the Rapper, Eli Roth Presents: Jimmy and Stiggs, Flux, Freak Out City, Highest 2 Lowest, Ricochet, Rise Against, Star Line, US Open Mixed Doubles
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Americana (Theaters)
–Eli Roth Presents: Jimmy and Stiggs (Theaters)
–Highest 2 Lowest (Theaters)
Music
-Chance the Rapper, Star Line
-Alison Goldfrapp, Flux
-Bret McKenzie, Freak Out City
-Rise Against, Ricochet
Sports
-US Open Mixed Doubles (August 19-20 on the ESPN Family) – The Mixed Doubles are usually held during the rest of the tournament, but this year they’re a week earlier with a new format.
August 8, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Alien: Earth, Big Freedia, Freakier Friday, Good Charlotte, Little League World Series, lost americana, MGK, Motel Du Cap, No Rain No Flowers, Pressing Onward, The Black Keys, Weapons
CREDIT: FX Networks/Screenshot
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Freakier Friday (Theaters)
–Weapons (Theaters)
TV
–Alien: Earth Series Premiere (August 12 on FX) – This takes place a couple years before Alien (1979).
Music
-Big Freedia, Pressing Onward
-The Black Keys, No Rain, No Flowers
-Good Charlotte, Motel Du Cap
-MGK, lost americana
Sports
-Little League World Series (August 13-24 on ABC and ESPN)
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