December 12, 2025
jmunney
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
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)
October 31, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Back to the Future, Everybody Scream, Florence + the Machine, I Love LA, New York City Marathon, Nouvelle Vague, NYC Marathon, St. Denis Medical
Has Rachel Sennott ever met Randy Newman? (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
–Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Re-Release (Theaters)
–Nouvelle Vague (Theaters; On Netflix November 14)
TV
–I Love LA Series Premiere (November 2 on HBO) – Starring and created by Rachel Sennott.
–St. Denis Medical Season 2 Premiere (November 3 on NBC)
Music
-Florence + the Machine, Everybody Scream
Sports
-New York City Marathon (November 2 on ESPN and WABC Locally)
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 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 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.
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)
July 25, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports
AIG Women's Open, Alice Cooper, DON'T TAP THE GLASS, Fitz and the Tantrums, Folktales, Happy Gilmore 2, IRON, Madonna, Man on the Moon, Michael Clifford, Oh Hi!, Post Animal, Sidequest, The Creator, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Home, The Revenge of Alice Cooper, Tyler, Veronica Electronica
Still Happy After All These Years (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
–Happy Gilmore 2 (July 25 on Netflix)
–The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Theaters)
–Folktales (Theaters)
–The Home (Theaters) – Horror movie starring Pete Davidson directed by the guy who directed some of the Purge flicks.
–Oh, Hi! (Theaters) – Oh hi, Oh, Hi!
Music
-Alice Cooper, The Revenge of Alice Cooper
-Michael Clifford, Sidequest – 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist’s solo debut.
-Fitz and the Tantrums, Man on the Moon
-Madonna, Veronica Electronica
-Post Animal, IRON – I just heard of this band, and they sound like they might be worth checking out.
-Tyler, the Creator, DON’T TAP THE GLASS
Sports
-The Women’s Open (July 31-August 3 on USA and NBC)
July 11, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
British Open, ESPYs, Forward, I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me, moisturizer, Noah Cyrus, Superman, Superman 2025, The Open Championship, The Swell Season, Wet Leg
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Superman (Theaters)
TV
-The ESPYs (July 16 on ABC) – I hope Manute Bol wins posthumously for Tallest Athlete.
Music
-Noah Cyrus, I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me
-The Swell Season, Forward – Delayed from June 13.
-Wet Leg, moisturizer
Sports
-The Open Championship (July 17-20 on USA, Peacock, and NBC) – At Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
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