April 26, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
All Born Screaming, Boy Kills World, Challengers, Colin Jost, Hyperdrama, Jeopardy! Masters, Justice, Nonetheless, Pet Shop Boys, St. Vincent, The Real Story of Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, White House Correspondents Dinner
Daaaaaa Bates (CREDIT: PBS/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
–Boy Kills World (Theaters)
–Challengers (Theaters) – I’ve enjoyed “S&M” in the trailer.
TV
-White House Correspondents’ Dinner (April 27 on C-SPAN) – Colin Jost hosts.
–The Real Story of Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office (April 28 on PBS)
–Jeopardy! Masters Season 2 Premiere (May 1 on ABC)
Music
-Justice, Hyperdrama
-Pet Shop Boys, Nonetheless
-St. Vincent, All Born Screaming
April 14, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Chris Stapleton, Ryan Gosling, Saturday Night Live Season 49, SNL, SNL Season 49
This moment will be stapled in my mind forever (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”1 theme.
Former SNL cast member Kristen Wiig joined the Five-Timers Club last week, and now the next new episode features some returning favorites in the guest lineup, with host Ryan Gosling and musical guest Chris Stapleton. When the April shows were announced, I wondered if this would be a once-in-a-lifetime case of two five-timer inductions two episodes in a row. But in fact, this is only Gosling’s third host outing. (I guess his previous appearances just loom inordinately large in my memory.)
This is also Stapleton’s third time as the musical guest.
Since one of Gosling’s most notable accomplishments in the past year is his performance of the song “I’m Just Ken” in the motion picture Barbie and on the Oscars stage, I will be reviewing each sketch with the format “I’m just…”, in which I proclaim how each segment made me react in stark, forthright terms.
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April 12, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Sports, Television
Arcadian, Blue Oyster Cult, Boston Marathon, Civil War, Conan O'Brien Must Go, Don't Forget Me, Ghost Stories, girl in red, I'm Doing It Again Baby!, Maggie Rogers, Mark Knopfler, Newcomers, One Deep River, Podcasts, Sasquatch Sunset, Sting, The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, Tori Kelly, Tori.
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)
April 7, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Kristen Wiig, Raye, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 49, SNL, SNL Season 49
Quicker than a Raye of Wiig (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.
Wowee zowee! Kristen Carroll Wiig has now hosted Saturday Night Live a handful of times! I remember when she was just a Saturday Night Live cast member. In her most recent outing as the master of ceremonies, she was joined by musical guest Raye. I’ve heard the name, but I don’t think I’ve heard the songs, so hopefully we’re in for some fun surprises.
Since this episode aired on the first weekend of April 2024, I will review each sketch by asking “Is this a good sketch for spring?”
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April 5, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A La Sala, Housekeeping for Beginners, Khruangbin, Kim's Video, Monkey Man, Mr. Bates vs the Post Office, Ohio Players, Only God Was Above Us, The Black Keys, The First Omen, The Masters, The People's Joker, Vampire Weekend
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)
March 31, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Ramy Youssef, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 49, SNL, SNL Season 49, Travis Scott
Holy of holies (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.
Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates! (Because this review is being posted on Easter Sunday)
Happy Ramadan to those who observe it! (Because we’re currently in the midst of Ramadan and because SNL host Ramy Youssef is Muslim)
And Happy Passover to those who celebrate! (That one hasn’t started yet this year, but I just completed my annual rewatch of “A Rugrats Passover” yesterday.)
All right, that’s enough goofing around. Let’s get to this review of the March 30, 2024 episode of Saturday Night Live, with host Ramy Youssef and musical guest Travis Scott. Because it’s Easter Weekend, I’m going to resurrect an old reliable reviewing strategy and transcribe the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching the episode.
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March 29, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, La chimera, Rugrats, Rugrats Passover
Part-y! (CREDIT: Nickelodeon/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
–La chimera (Theaters)
TV
-“A Rugrats Passover” (Available to Stream on Paramount+) – A springtime viewing tradition of mine!
Music
-Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter
March 22, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Gary Clark Jr., grown-ish, Immaculate, JPEG Raw, Late Night with the Devil, Luca, Tigers Blood, Waxahatchee
How’s your night been? (CREDIT: Adam White/IFC Films and Shudder)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Immaculate (Theaters)
–Late Night with the Devil (Theaters)
–Luca (Theatrical Re-Release)
TV
–grown-ish Season 6 Part 2 Premiere (March 27 on Freeform) – Continuing the final season.
Music
-Gary Clark Jr., JPEG Raw
-Waxahatchee, Tigers Blood
March 15, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Arthur the King, Deeper Well, Everything I Thought I Was, Happiness Bastards, Irish Wish, Justin Timberlake, Kacey Musgraves, March Madness, The American Society of Magical Negroes, The Black Crowes, Tierra Whack, World Wide Whack, X-Men '97
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.
March 10, 2024
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Ariana Grande, Josh Brolin, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 49, SNL, SNL Season 49
Chloe and Ariana currently have their eyes closed in this photo. Are they making a wish? … Happy Birthday! (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.
Here we go everybody, it’s time for another review of a new Saturday Night Live episode! And well, the third time’s the charm. (Or at least that’s the hope.)
Josh James Brolin has now hosted a trio of SNL eps, even though I’d kinda forgotten his second outing, though perhaps I shouldn’t have. Similarly, Ariana Grande-Butera (professionally, she usually drops the “Butera”) is doing a 3rd go-round as musical guest. She was also the host that second time, and she’s appeared in sketches all three times.
Because this episode originally aired on my birthday, I’ll be reviewing each sketch according to the template “Happy Birthday to…”
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