March 7, 2025
jmunney
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
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
jmunney
Television, Cinema, Music, Entertainment To-Do List
SAG Awards, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Tate McRae, The Monkey, So Close to What, We Beat the Dream Team
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
jmunney
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
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
jmunney
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
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
jmunney
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
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:
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January 31, 2025
jmunney
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
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
jmunney
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
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
January 17, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Balloonerism, Casuals, Jasmine.4.T, Katie Nolan, Mac Miller, One of Them Days, Podcasts, Severance, Wolf Man, You Are the Morning
CREDIT: Katie Nolan/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
–One of Them Days (Theaters)
–Wolf Man (Theaters)
TV
–Severance Season 2 Premiere (January 17 on Apple TV+)
Music
-Jasmine.4.T, You Are the Morning – I’ve never heard of her until this week, but her Wikipedia page mentions that she has a single produced by boygenius.
-Mac Miller, Balloonerism – Second posthumous album
Podcasts
–Casuals (Debuts January 21) – Hosted by Katie Nolan
January 10, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Australian Open, Better Man, Franz Ferdinand, Goosebumps, Hard Truths, Hollywood Squares, Look Up, Ringo Starr, Saturday Night Live, SNL, SNL50, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, The Human Fear, The Last Showgirl
You’re traveling through another sketch show dimension… (CREDIT: Peacock/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
–Better Man (Theaters)
–Hard Truths (Theaters)
–The Last Showgirl (Theaters)
TV
–Goosebumps Season 2 (January 10 on Disney+ and Hulu) – David Schwimmer leads the cast this time.
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (January 16 on NBC) – Docuseries coinciding with the show’s 50th Season; Morgan Neville directs.
–Hollywood Squares Reboot Series Premiere (January 16 on CBS) – Rescheduled from 1/9.
Music
-Franz Ferdinand, The Human Fear
-Ringo Starr, Look Up
Sports
-Australian Open (January 11-26 on the ESPN Family of Networks) – Although in Australia, it will already be January 12 by the time it starts.
December 20, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, Back That Year Up, Doctor Who, Mufasa: The Lion King, Slow XMas 4, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Brutalist, What If
The Most Important Tradition of All (CREDIT: NBC/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 Brutalist (Theaters)
–Mufasa: The Lion King (Theaters)
–Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Theaters)
TV
–What If…? Season 3 Premiere (December 22 on Disney+) – I still haven’t finished Season 2, but maybe I’ll just pick and choose which episodes I watch.
-2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (December 23 on Peacock) – I loved these guys at the Olympics.
–Doctor Who Christmas Special (December 25 on Disney+) – “Joy to the World”
Music
–Slow XMas 4
Sports
-Christmas NBA Games (December 25 on ABC and ESPN) – Spurs vs. Knicks, T-Wolves vs. Mavs, Sixers vs. Celtics, Lakers vs. Dubs, Nugs vs. Suns.
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