Here is my annual presentation of my best guesses for who shall emerge victorious at the 98th Oscars and whom I would select on my ballot if I were a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We shall find out the truth together when Monsieur Conan O’Brien hosts the ceremony on Sunday, March 15, 2025.
Best Picture Prediction: Sinners
Preference: Sinners
Best Director Prediction: Paul Thomas Anderson
Preference: Ryan Coogler
TV
–Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars Season Premiere (March 13 on ABC)
-98th Academy Awards (March 15 on ABC) – Hosted by Conan O’Brien… for the second year in a row!
Music
-The Black Crowes, A Pound of Feathers
-James Blake, Trying Times
-Kim Gordon, PLAY ME
-Lamb of God, Into Oblivion
Sports
-Men’s March Madness (March 17-April 6 on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV) – And Selection Sunday shall be held March 15 on CBS.
-Women’s March Madness (March 18-April 5 on ABC and the ESPN Family of Networks) – With Selection Sunday being held March 15 on ESPN.
I *AM* happy, and I’m feeling glad! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
Upon this Saturday Night Live Reviewing Morn, I’m in a pretty good mood, as it’s an unusually warm Sunday for early March in the Mid-Atlantic. I’m also in a good mood because the 14th episode of SNL Season 51 was (Spoiler Alert!) pretty dang funny! I wasn’t terribly surprised, as it boasted a returning favorite in the form of host Ryan Gosling. As for the tunes, they were provided by Gorillaz, merely making their SNL debut despite having already made us move for the better part of this century.
When Gosling was announced as this week’s host, I thought, “Is this his sixth time?” SNL‘s promotional team was apparently feeling similarly, with a video earlier this week suggesting that Mr. G. thought he was about to join the Five-Timers Club. But it turns out we were both overcounting, as this is actually only his fourth outing as emcee! So in honor of making an outsize impact in a limited time frame, my Reviewing Gimmick for this episode will be One Word for each sketch/segment, summing up my reactions as best as minimally possible.
Is this what you see when you google “Average Man”? (CREDIT: Disney/Connie Chornuk)
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 Bride! (Theaters)
–Dolly (Theaters)
–Heel (Theaters and On Demand)
–Hoppers (Theaters) – Is this based on that old Dish Network commercial?
TV
–The Greatest Average American (Premiered February 25 on ABC) – Nate Bargatze-hosted game show with Family Feud influences
Music
-Gnarls Barkley, Atlanta – Reportedly their final album.
-Morrissey, Make-Up Is a Lie
-Squeeze, Trixies
-Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
Sports
-2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics (March 6-15 on NBC, USA, CNBC, and Peacock)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
Brrr! It’s been quite the eventful February. But the light at the end of the blizzard was new Saturday Night Live. For the 13th episode of the 51st season, we’ve got first-time host Connor Storrie and fourth-time musical guest Mumford & Sons. Since Connor is known for starring in the hockey-themed television program Heated Rivalry and since the Winter Olympics just wrapped up, my Review Gimmick for this episode will consist of declaring whether each sketch and segment is More Hot or More Cold.
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Idiotka (Theaters)
–The Napa Boys (Theaters) – Starring some of the Birthday Boys.
–Scream 7 (Theaters)
TV
-The Actor Awards (March 1 on Netflix) – Formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards… they’ll always be SAG-y to me!
Music
-BLACKPINK, Deadline
-Gorillaz, The Mountain
-Iron & Wine, Hen’s Teeth
-Mitski, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
-U2, Days of Ash – This EP came out on Ash Wednesday.
-Rob Zombie, The Great Satan
Sports
-Unrivaled Championship (March 4 on TNT and truTV) – Conclusion of the second season of the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league.
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Crime 101 (Theaters)
–GOAT (Theaters)
–Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)
–Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)
–“Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)
TV
-Film Independent Spirit Awards (February 15 on YouTube) – Hosted by Miss Eggy.
–Family Guy Season 24 Premiere (February 15 on FOX)
–Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 13 Premiere (February 15 on HBO)
Music
-Chet Faker, A Love for Strangers
-Gogol Bordello, We Mean It, Man!
-Jill Scott, To Whom This May Concern
-Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights Soundtrack
Looking after your health was the most uniquely prominent theme for the 2026 Big Game Ads. Prescription drugs, screening tests, and everyday products for staying in tiptop shape all had their time in the spotlight. Some of these clips were surreal, others were legitimately funny, and some were a mix of both.
Anyway, here are the Super Bowl LX that made me the most optimistic about Modern Marketing:
1. Liquid IV, “Take a Look”: I was so happy when I discovered what those toilets were singing about.
The Saturday Night Network podcast recently revealed a countdown of the 50 greatest SNL episodes of the first 50 seasons, as voted on by fans. I was one of those fans, and I actually guested on one of the episodes presenting the countdown. Now that the full fan 50 is available for perusing, I figured I’d present my own personal SNL top 50. Since I’m one of the biggest SNL fans around town, this isn’t exactly a difficult task, save for one snag.
You see, I haven’t actually seen every single episode. And there are some episodes that I’ve only seen hour-long edits of. (The 70s and early 80s are my main blind spots.) I was, after all, born well after the show premiered, so I’ve been playing catch-up while also staying current. Nevertheless, I’ve seen enough that a list of my 50 faves is undeniably overflowing with hilarity. As it turned out, though, I couldn’t quite come up with 50 episodes that I was passionate enough to include on my list. So don’t think of my list as “THE 50 Greatest SNL Episodes,” but instead as “(Almost) 50 of the Greatest SNL Episodes.”
(And as always, if you have your own ranking of personal faves, share ’em if you got ’em!)
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