Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
March 28, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music Based on a True Story, Death of a Unicorn, Dreams on Toast, Forever Is a Feeling, Kyle Mooney, Lucy Dacus, Moretti, Opus, OPUS: The Moretti EP, The Darkness, The Real Me, The Woman in the Yard, Will Smith 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
–Death of a Unicorn (Theaters)
–The Woman in the Yard (Theaters) – Today’s the day.
Music
-Lucy Dacus, Forever Is a Feeling
-The Darkness, Dreams on Toast
-Kyle Mooney, The Real Me
–OPUS: The Moretti EP – I saw the movie, now I can’t stop listening.
-Will Smith, Based on a True Story
March 21, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Ash, Benny Blanco, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women), I Said I Love You First, Is, Japanese Breakfast, Lola Kirke, Misericordia, My Morning Jacket, Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Snow White, Snow White 2025, The Conners, Trailblazer Leave a comment
That depends on what the definition of the album “Is” is
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Ash (Theaters) – Trippy-looking space movie directed by Flying Lotus.
–Misericordia (Theaters)
–Snow White (Theaters) – Starring Rachel Zegler as Snow.
TV
–The Conners Season 7 Premiere (March 26 on ABC) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, I Said I Love You First
-Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)
-Lola Kirke, Trailblazer
-My Morning Jacket, Is
March 14, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Sports Black Bag, Coheed and Cambria, March Madness, Novocaine, Opus, Podcasts, The Day the Earth Blew Up, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe, Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum Leave a comment
worth a listen (CREDIT: Headgum)
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 Bag (Theaters)
–The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (Theaters)
–Novocaine (Theaters)
–Opus (Theaters) – Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich are in this.
Sports
-Men’s March Madness (March 18-April 7 on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV) – And Selection Sunday is on Sunday the 16th on CBS.
-Women’s March Madness (March 19-April 6 on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNEWS) – And Selection Sunday is on Sunday the 16th on ESPN.
Music
-Coheed and Cambria, Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe
Podcasts
–Wayne Brady’s What If?! with Jonathan Mangum – The improvisational spirit is strong with this one.
March 7, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television $100000 Pyramid, Curious Ruminant, Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, In the Lost Lands, Jethro Tull, Lady GaGa, Mayhem, Mickey 17, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Queen of the Ring, The Righteous Gemstones Leave a comment
Good to know! (CREDIT: Netflix/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
–In the Lost Lands (Theaters)
–Mickey 17 (Theaters)
–On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Theaters)
–Queen of the Ring (Theaters) – Starring Arrow alum Emily Bett Rickards.
TV
–The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (March 9 on ABC)
–The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 Premiere (March 9 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
–Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney Series Premiere (March 12 on Netflix) – Streaming each Wednesday for 12 weeks in a row.
Music
-Jethro Tull, Curious Ruminant
-Lady Gaga, Mayhem
February 21, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Film Independent Spirit Awards, SAG Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, So Close to What, Tate McRae, The Monkey, We Beat the Dream Team Leave a comment
Here’s a screenshot of Aidy Bryant hosting last year’s Indie Spirit Awards. Will she wear the same outfit this year, or a different one? Will she tell the same jokes, or completely different ones? We shall find out on February 22! (CREDIT: Film Independent/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
–The Monkey (Theaters)
TV
–We Beat the Dream Team (Premiered February 17 on HBO) – Another sporty documentary presentation.
-40th Film Independent Spirit Awards (February 22 on YouTube) – Hosted by Aidy Bryant.
-31st Screen Actors Guild Awards (February 23 on Netflix) – Hosted by Kristen Bell.
Music
-Tate McRae, So Close to What
February 14, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Alessia Cara, Bartees Strange, Captain America: Brave New World, Court of Gold, Family Guy, Good Cop/Bad Cop, Grimsburg, Horror, Last Week Tonight, Love & Hyperbole, Neil Young, Oceanside Countryside, Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Paddington in Peru, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special, SNL, SNL50, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, The Great North Leave a comment
I’ll watch anything with Leighton Meester in it (CREDIT: The CW Network/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
–Captain America: Brave New World (Theaters)
–Oscar-Nominated Short Films (Theaters)
–Paddington in Peru (Theaters)
TV
–SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (February 14 on Peacock) – Live from Radio City Music Hall
–Family Guy Season 23 Premiere (February 16 on FOX)
–The Great North Season 5 Premiere* (February 16 on FOX) – *-Or the second episode. There was also an episode that aired right before Christmas.
–Grimsburg Season 2 Premiere (February 16 on FOX)
–Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special (February 16 on NBC) – There will also be a red carpet show immediately preceding.
–Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 12 Premiere (February 16 on HBO)
–Court of Gold (February 18 on Netflix) – Paris Olympic basketball documentary.
–Good Cop/Bad Cop Series Premiere (February 19 on The CW) – Starring Leighton Meester and Clancy Brown
Music
-Alessia Cara, Love & Hyperbole
-Bartees Strange, Horror
-Neil Young, Oceanside Countryside – Previously unreleased from 1977.
February 7, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Armand, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Critics Choice Awards, Dream Theater, Heart Eyes, Parasomnia, Puppy Bowl, Sharon Van Etten, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LIX, The Floor, The Masked Singer, The Simpsons Leave a comment
CREDIT: FOX/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
–Armand (Theaters) – Starring the Worst Person in the World
–Becoming Led Zeppelin (Theaters)
–Heart Eyes (Theaters)
TV
-Critics Choice Awards (February 7 on E!) – Hosted by Chelsea Handler; rescheduled from both January 12 and January 26.
–The Floor Season 3 Premiere (February 9 on FOX) – The post-Super Bowl slot.
–Puppy Bowl XXI (February 9 on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+)
–The Masked Singer Season 13 Premiere (February 12 on FOX)
–The Simpsons: “The Past and the Furious” (February 12 on Disney+) – Another streaming exclusive.
Music
-Dream Theater, Parasomnia
-Sharon Van Etten, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Sports
-Super Bowl LIX (February 9 on FOX and Tubi) – Eagles v. Chiefs, again.
January 31, 2025
Best of 2024, Best of Music 2024, Music Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Cage the Elephant, Camila Cabello, Charli XCX, Chris Stapleton, Dhani Harrison, Father John Misty, Fever Ray, Future Islands, Jack White, Justice, Kacey Musgraves, Kim Deal, Kim Gordon, Lauren Mayberry, Lenny Kravitz, Megan Thee Stallion, Milky Chance, Pharrell, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, Sleater-Kinney, Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent, Tame Impala, Tenacious D, The Beaches, The Black Keys, The Cure, The Last Dinner Party, The Smile, Tommy Richman, Tori Kelly Leave a comment
Every week, I check the schedule of new albums coming out and listen to the ones that catch my ear. Then I make a note throughout the year of the ones that made a strong impression. And then to finalize my Best Albums of 2024 list, I re-listened to everything on that shortlist to confirm whether or not I did in fact like them enough to enshrine them among the crème de la crème.
As for my favorite new songs of the year, they can be hard to find, since I live in a city with reliable public transportation, and thus rarely drive, and thus rarely listen to the radio. So I hope that I’ll encounter some good ones on the albums that I seek out, or that they otherwise reach me via pop cultural osmosis. Also, I try to stick with songs that were released as singles, but it’s okay if they weren’t.
Anyway, here’s the music that happily stuck with me in 2024:
January 31, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television A Shaw Deal, Companion, Dog Man, Geologist & D.S., Grammys, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Love Me, Saturn Awards, The Weeknd 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
–Companion (Theaters)
–Dog Man (Theaters)
–Love Me (Theaters) – An experimental flick starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun.
TV
-67th Grammys (February 2 on CBS) – Trevor Noah hosts again.
-52nd Saturn Awards (February 2 on ElectricNOW and The Roku Channel – Hosted by Joel McHale for the third year in a row.
Music
-Geologist & D.S., A Shaw Deal – I think this is a super-duo.
-The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
January 24, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Eusexua, FKA Twigs, Flight Risk, Jeopardy!, Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, Mogwai, Presence, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The Bad Fire, The Colors Within, You're Cordially Invited Leave a comment
Thanx for the invite! (CREDIT: Prime Video/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
–The Colors Within (Theaters)
–Flight Risk (Theaters)
–Presence (Theaters)
–You’re Cordially Invited (January 30 on Prime Video) – Starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon; directed by Nicholas Stoller.
TV
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins January 27; check local listings)
–Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music (January 27 on NBC) – Directed by Questlove.
Music
-FKA Twigs, Eusexua
-Mogwai, The Bad Fire
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