Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/10/24

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Oh, Ncut! (CREDIT: Disney+)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Theaters)

TV
Doctor Who Season 14 Premiere (May 10 on Disney+)
The Simpsons: May the 12 Be With You (May 10 on Disney+)
-TIME100: The World’s Best Influential People (May 12 on ABC)
-Best of The Tonight Show: 10 Years of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (May 14 on NBC) – Retrospective.
Young Sheldon Series Finale (May 16 on CBS) – When does Old Sheldon premiere?

Music
-Sebastian Bach, Child Within the Man
-Kings of Leon, Can We Please Have Fun

Sports
-NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament (May 10-26 on the ESPN family of channels)
-PGA Championship (May 16-19 on ESPN and CBS)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/3/24

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Darkness on the Edge of Matter and on the Edgerton (CREDIT: Apple TV+)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Evil Does Not Exist (Theaters)
The Fall Guy (Theaters)
I Saw the TV Glow (Theaters)
The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Re-Release (Theaters) – I probably won’t have enough time to see this, but I wanted to alert everyone else.
Tarot (Theaters)
Unfrosted (May 3 on Netflix) – Pop-Tarts. Seinfeld.

TV
-John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (May 3 and May 6-10 on Netflix)
Dark Matter Series Premiere (May 8 on Apple TV+) – I really liked the book that this is based on.
Reginald the Vampire Season 2 Premiere (May 8 on Syfy)

Music
-John Carpenter, Lost Themes IV: Noir
-Dua Lipa, Radical Optimism
-Sia, Reasonable Woman

Sports
-Kentucky Derby (May 4 on NBC)
-NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament (May 8-27 on the ESPN family of channels)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/12/24

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Look at him go! (CREDIT: Max/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
Arcadian (Theaters) – Nicolas Cage. And Jaeden Martell, too.
Civil War (Theaters)
Sasquatch Sunset (Theaters)
Sting (Theaters) – I was just checking the release calendar and noticed this intriguing spider horror movie, which I hadn’t heard about previously.

TV
Conan O’Brien Must Go (April 18 on Max)

Music
-Blue Öyster Cult, Ghost Stories
-girl in red, I’m Doing It Again Baby!
-Tori Kelly, Tori. – This came out last week, but somehow I missed it then.
-Mark Knopfler, One Deep River
-Maggie Rogers, Don’t Forget Me

Podcasts
The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast – Talkin’ ’bout Digital Shorts.
Newcomers Season Premiere – Lauren and Nicole are talking Martin Scorsese!

Sports
-Boston Marathon (April 15 on ESPN2)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/5/24

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Going Postal (CREDIT: ITV/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 First Omen (Theaters)
Housekeeping for Beginners (Theaters)
Kim’s Video (Theaters)
Monkey Man (Theaters)
The People’s Joker (Theaters)

TV
Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office Miniseries Premiere (April 7 on PBS) – This aired in the U.K. earlier this year and I’ve heard good buzz.

Music
-The Black Keys, Ohio Players
-Khruangbin, A La Sala
-Vampire Weekend, Only God Was Above Us

Sports
-The Masters (April 11-14 on ESPN and CBS)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 3/15/24

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Baller. (CREDIT: Marvel Animation. © 2024 MARVEL)

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 American Society of Magical Negroes (Theaters)
Arthur the King (Theaters) – Dog.
Irish Wish (Streaming on Netflix) – Starring Lindsay Lohan!

TV
X-Men ’97 Series Premiere (March 20 on Disney+) – A sequel to the 90s cartoon!

Music
-The Black Crowes, Happiness Bastards
-Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Well
-Justin Timberlake, Everything I Thought I Was
-Tierra Whack, World Wide Whack

Sports
-Men’s March Madness (March 19-April 8 on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV) – Selection Sunday is on the 17th on CBS.
-Women’s March Madness (March 20-April 7 on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNEWS) – Selection Sunday is on the 17th on ESPN.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 3/1/24

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Dune: Part Two (Theaters)
Problemista (Theaters)

TV
The Masked Singer Season 11 Premiere (March 6 on FOX) – Rita Ora takes over for Nicole as a judge this season.

Music
-Bruce Dickinson, The Mandrake Project – Iron Maiden singer.
-STRFKR, Parallel Realms

Sports
The Tennis Slam (March 3 on Netflix) – Exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. (But are they 100%, though?)

Super Bowl LVIII Commercial Roundup

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Great Job! (CREDIT: CeraVe Skincare)

I’ve been ranking or otherwise talking about Super Bowl commercials for years now. But the prospect of ranking them again just feels so daunting. Still, I wanted to share some thoughts, so here I am!

First off, did this year set a record for most celebrities appearing in Super Bowl commercials while simultaneously attending the Big Game (Beyoncé, Post Malone, Usher)? If you were to tell me that the previous record was zero, I’d believe it.

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/9/24

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Final seasons have me like… (CREDIT: CBS/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
Lisa Frankenstein (Theaters)
Perfect Days (Theaters)
The Taste of Things (Theaters)
Turning Red (Theatrical Re-Release)

TV
-Puppy Bowl XX (February 11 on Animal Planet)
Resident Alien Season 3 Premiere (February 14 on Syfy)
Ghosts Season 3 Premiere (February 15 on CBS)
Young Sheldon Season 7 Premiere (February 15 on CBS) – Final Season Alert!

Music
-Ducks Ltd., Harm’s Way – I’ve just heard of this band, but now I have to listen to them to find out how they quack.
-Dhani Harrison, Innerstanding
-Brittany Howard, What Now

Sports
-Super Bowl LVIII (February 11 on CBS and Nickelodeon) – Will the Nick version also have memorable commercials?

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/12/24

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Where’s the Ranch?! (CREDIT: Adult Swim)

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 Book of Clarence (Theaters)
Mean Girls (Theaters) – They’re singing this time.
Soul (Theatrical Re-Release) – Finally, there’s some Soul in the theater!

TV
-Creative Arts Emmy Awards (January 13 on FXX)
-Primetime Emmy Awards (January 15 on FOX)
@fter Midnight Series Premiere (January 16 on CBS) – The successor to @midnight; Taylor Tomlinson hosts.
-Eric André Live Near Broadway (January 18 on Adult Swim)

Music
-Kali Uchis, Orquídeas
-The Vaccines, Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations

Sports
Australian Open (January 14-28 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 12/15/23

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You’re as cold as Arch (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
American Fiction (Theaters)
Wonka (Theaters)
The Zone of Interest (Theaters)

TV
-Daytime Emmy Awards (December 15 on CBS) – I’m just watching for Susan Lucci’s Lifetime Achievement.
Archer: Into the Cold (December 17 on FX and FXX) – Finale event.
South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (December 20 on Paramount+)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (December 21 on CBS)

Sports
-College Bowl Season (December 16-January 8 on Various Networks)

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