Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
March 9, 2024
Awards Shows, Cinema, Oscars, Television 96th Academy Awards, 96th Oscars, Academy Awards, Oppenheimer, Oscar Predictions, Oscars Leave a comment
I am become Oscar, destroyer of Academies (CREDIT: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)
Here’s a right quick rundown of the Oscar race’s likeliest winners on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and whom I would vote for if I had a ballot.
Best Picture
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Oppenheimer
Best Director
Prediction: Christopher Nolan
Preference: Christopher Nolan
March 8, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television 96th Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Apples Never Fall, Ariana Grande, Bleachers, Dion, Eternal Sunshine, Girl Friends, Girls5eva, Imaginary, Invincible Shield, Judas Priest, Kim Gordon, Love Lies Bleeding, Norah Jones, Oscars, Password, The Collective, Visions Leave a comment
What’s the weirdest thing about hosting the Oscars? (CREDIT: Eric McCandless/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
–Imaginary (Theaters)
–Love Lies Bleeding (Theaters)
TV
-96th Academy Awards (March 10 on ABC) – This year the Oscars start an hour earlier than usual!
–Password Season Premiere (March 12 on NBC)
–Apples Never Fall Miniseries Premiere (March 14 on Peacock) – I might check this out since Alison Brie’s in it.
–Girls5eva Season 3 (March 14 on Netflix) – Streaming switch.
Music
-Bleachers, Bleachers
-Dion, Girl Friends
-Kim Gordon, The Collective
-Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine
-Norah Jones, Visions
-Judas Priest, Invincible Shield
March 3, 2024
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television Kacey Musgraves, Saturday Night Live Season 49, SNL, SNL Season 49, Sydney Sweeney Leave a comment
Kacey and the Sunshine Sweeney (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.
Excellent! March is my favorite month. And the 2024 edition is off to a promising start with a couple of new Saturday Night Live episodes on the docket. The 3/2 show was hosted by Sydney Sweeney, who you might know from the rom-com hit Anyone But You, the wacky superhero flick Madame Web, and the upcoming pregnant nun horror movie Immaculate. I’ve seen two of those, and I’m excited for the third! I might also start watching that HBO show that she stars on.
Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest, which she’s done twice before. She hails from a magical land named “Golden,” Texas.
And since this episode was indeed hosted by Sydney Sweeney, I’m going to include as much alliteration in my review as I can muster.
March 1, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Bruce Dickinson, Dune: Part Two, Parallel Realms, Problemista, STRFKR, The Mandrake Project, The Masked Singer, The Tennis Slam Leave a comment
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?)
February 25, 2024
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television 21 Savage, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 49, Shane Gillis, SNL, SNL Season 49 Leave a comment
The Savages (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.
Well, we’re in the middle of Saturday Night Live‘s 49th season. The 12th episode just aired, and Mr. Comedian Shane Gillis was the host. He has a bit of a history with the show, as he was hired as a cast member back in 2019 but was then almost immediately fired after some past controversial comments emerged. That wasn’t really mentioned in this episode, besides one little moment during the monologue.
As for the musical duties, well ,those were handled by a fellow known as 21 Savage. He was born in London, raised in Atlanta, and this was his first time rapping in Studio 8H.
As for my review, I’ll be employing my ol’ reliable routine of just copying the notes that I wrote in my notebook while watching the show.
February 23, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Drive-Away Dolls, Elsbeth, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, Loss of Life, MGMT, Mick Mars, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Spirit Awards, Tenet, The Other Side of Mars Leave a comment
Carrie Preston (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
–Drive-Away Dolls (Theaters)
–Tenet (Theatrical Re-Release) – Footage from the upcoming Dune: Part Two will also be included.
TV
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins February 23, check local listings)
-Screen Actors Guild Awards (February 24 on Netflix)
-Film Independent Spirit Awards (February 25 on YouTube) – A lot of awards this weekend!
–Elsbeth Series Premiere (February 29 on CBS) – Good Wife/Good Fight spinoff; Carrie Preston stars.
Music
-MGMT, Loss of Life
-Mick Mars, The Other Side of Mars – Solo debut from former Mӧtley Crüe drummer.
February 16, 2024
Commercials, Sports, Super Bowl Commercials, Television CeraVe, Despicable Me 4, E*TRADE, M&Ms, Michael Cera, pickleball, State Farm, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Commercials, Wicked Leave a comment
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.
February 16, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Adult Contemporary, Blu Wav, Chromeo, Coming Home, Granddaddy, Jennifer Lopez, Last Week Tonight, Madame Web, Oscar Nominated Shorts, Paloma Faith, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, The Glorification of Sadness, This Is Me… Now, Usher Leave a comment
A final Batch of new episodes is on the way (CREDIT: Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Madame Web (Theaters)
–Oscar Nominated Short Films (Theaters)
TV
–Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 11 Premiere (February 18 on HBO)
–Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Premiere (February 21 on Disney+) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Chromeo, Adult Contemporary
-Granddaddy, Blu Wav – I’ve never heard of this band before, but they sound interesting.
-Paloma Faith, The Glorification of Sadness
-Jennifer Lopez, This Is Me… Now
-Usher, Coming Home
February 9, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Brittany Howard, Dhani Harrison, Ducks Ltd., Ghosts, Harm's Way, Innerstanding, Lisa Frankenstein, Perfect Days, Puppy Bowl, Resident Alien, Super Bowl, The Taste of Things, Turning Red, What Now, Young Sheldon Leave a comment
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?
February 4, 2024
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television Ayo Edebiri, Jennifer Lopez, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 49, SNL, SNL Season 49 Leave a comment
Oh. (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.
Hello! This is my review of the Ayo Edibiri/Jennifer Lopez episode of Saturday Night Live. And, well, you’ve probably already guessed by now what I’m going to do: because the guest lineup was Ayo and J. Lo, I’m going to review each sketch with one word that ends in “o” (or an “oh” sound)!
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