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:
jmunney’s Favorite Music of 2025
February 7, 2026
Best of 2025, Best of Music 2025, Music Addison Rae, Best of 2025, Blood Orange, Brandi Carlile, De La Soul, Doechii, Doja Cat, Florence + the Machine, Garbage, George Harrison, Haim, Hayley Williams, Huntrix, Ice Spice, Jack White, Kyle M., Kyle Mooney, Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, Music, Portugal. The Man, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, sombr, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Tame Impala, Tears for Fears, The Beaches, Wet Leg, Zara Larsson Leave a comment
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/6/26
February 6, 2026
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Dracula, Olympics, Puppy Bowl, Silversun Pickups, Sirat, Super Bowl, Tenterhooks, The Strangers – Chapter 3, Winter Olympics Leave a comment
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Dracula (Theaters) – Not to be confused with a different recent Drac.
–Sirat (Theaters) – Oscar-nominated International Film.
–The Strangers – Chapter 3 (Theaters)
TV
-Puppy Bowl (February 8 on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, HBO Max, and Discovery+) – I’ll be rooting for Mutt Snifford.
Music
-Silversun Pickups, Tenterhooks
Sports
-2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics (February 6-22 on NBC, CNBC, USA, and Peacock)
-Super Bowl (February 8 on NBC)
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/23/26
January 23, 2026
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Arco, Empty Hands, Lucinda Williams, Megadeth, Mercy, Poppy, Shrinking, World's Gone Wrong Leave a comment
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)
Music
-Megadeth, Megadeth
-Poppy, Empty Hands
-Lucinda Williams, World’s Gone Wrong
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/16/26
January 16, 2026
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television 28 Years Later: The Bone Teple, A Useful Ghost, A$AP Rocky, All You Need is Kill, Australian Open, CFP, College Football Playoff, Don't Be Dumb, Eyeball, Jeopardy!, Locket, Madison Beer, Night Patrol, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, They Might Be Giants, Um Actually Leave a comment
This screenshot features a fine bow tie (CREDIT: Dropout/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–All You Need is Kill (Theaters) – Previously adapted as Edge of Tomorrow.
–Night Patrol (Theaters)
–28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Theaters)
–A Useful Ghost (Theaters)
TV
–The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Series Premiere (January 18 on NBC) – New sitcom with Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe premiering right after football; further episodes return in February.
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins January 19; check local listings)
–Um, Actually Season 11 Premiere (January 20 on Dropout)
Music
-A$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?
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/9/26
January 9, 2026
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television Before I Forget, Dead Man's Wire, Golden Globes, OBEX, People We Meet on Vacation, Podcasts, Primate, The Kid LAROI, Two Guys Five Rings Leave a comment
When I saw this photo, I was like, “These people are on va-cay!” (CREDIT: Michele K. Short/Netflix © 2025)
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.
Watch And/Or Listen to This: Kyle M’s “Mrs. Claus is Getting Down”
December 25, 2025
Music, Music Videos, Watch And/Or Listen to This Alicia Silverstone, Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge, getting down, Jack Frost, Kyle M., Kyle Mooney, Mrs. Claus, Mrs. Claus is Getting Down, North Pole, Tiny Tim Leave a comment
CREDIT: kyle/Stones Throw/Screenshot
A new seasonal classic:
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 12/19/25
December 19, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music Avatar: Fire and AsH, Ben Hosley, Is This Thing On?, Marty Supreme, Peter Criss, Slow XMas 5, Taylor Momsen's Pretty Reckless Christmas, The Housemaid, The Pretty Reckless, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Leave a comment
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas! (CREDIT: Fearless Records)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Avatar: Fire and Ash (Theaters)
–The Housemaid (Theaters)
–Is This Thing On? (Theaters)
–Marty Supreme (Theaters)
–The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Theaters)
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.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 12/12/25
December 12, 2025
Cinema, Comedy, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television A Saturday Night Live Christmas, American Masters, American Masters: Starring Dick Van Dyke, Atropia, college basketball, College Bowl Season, College football, Dick Van Dyke, DJ Premiere, Dust Bunny, Ella McCay, Light-Years, Nas, Nas and DJ Premiere, Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Starring Dick Van Dyke Leave a comment
Squirmin’ in December (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
–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)
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 12/5/25
December 5, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television 100 Nights of Hero, 30 for 30, 30 for 30: Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott, Kyle M., Man Finds Tape, Winter's Wish Leave a comment
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Man Finds Tape (Theaters)
–100 Nights of Hero (Theaters)
TV
–30 for 30: Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott (December 10 on ESPN) – Sweet sassy molassy!
Music
-Kyle M., Winter’s Wish (Released November 21) – Featuring the new holiday classic “Mrs. Claus is Getting Down.”
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/28/25
November 28, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie, Don't Tease Me with a Good Time, Eternity, Family Guy, Hamnet, Jackbox Party Pack 11, Jessie J, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Zootopia 2 Leave a comment
Happy Holidays! (CREDIT: Hulu/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
–Eternity (Theaters)
–Hamnet (Theaters)
–Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Theaters; On Netflix December 12)
–Zootopia 2 (Theaters)
TV
–Family Guy, “Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie” (November 28 on Hulu) – Another holiday special from the Griffins!
Music
-Jessie J, Don’t Tease Me with a Good Time
Video Games
–Jackbox Party Pack 11 (Released October 23 on Steam, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, Apple TV & iPad, Epic Games Store, and Humble Bundle)
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