Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
December 16, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television Avatar: The Way of Water, The Wheel Leave a comment
Spin that dang wheel. (CREDIT: NBC/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
–Avatar: The Way of Water (Theaters)
TV
–The Wheel Series Premiere (December 19 on NBC) – A new adaptation of a British game show airing Monday-Friday for a couple of weeks. Might be fun to check out.
December 11, 2022
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television Brandi Carlile, Martin Short, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48, Steve Martin, Steve Martin Short 1 Comment
Lejends (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
The long and short of it is, the December 10, 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live has been hosted by Steve Martin (a long fellow) AND Martin Short (his last name is “Short”). And what’s the story, morning glory (because I watched the show on Sunday morning)? Brandi Carlile is the musical guest! I believe that this lineup is worth the price of admission.
Because this episode had two guests, I will be reviewing each sketch with two words each.
December 9, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Kindred, Octavia Butler, SOS, SZA, To The End Leave a comment
This is the End (CREDIT: Rachel Lears/Roadside Attractions)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–To the End (Theaters) – Follow-up to Knock Down the House.
TV
–Kindred Season 1 (December 14 on Hulu) – I’ve yet to dive into the world of Octavia Butler. Maybe now’s the time?
Music
-SZA, SOS
December 4, 2022
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television Keke Palmer, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48, SZA 1 Comment
Keke and Her Friends (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Score! The host of this particular Saturday Night Live episode is Keke Palmer. Sounds like we’re in for a treat. And the musical guest is SZA. That’s pronounced “SIZZ-uh.” She makes songs that are sizzling.
Since this is the first new episode of SNL after Thanksgiving 2022, I’m going to review each sketch by revealing what I’m thankful for from each of them.
December 2, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television His Dark Materials, Housebroken, Spoiler Alert, Violent Night Leave a comment
merry christmass (CREDIT: 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
–Spoiler Alert (Theaters)
–Violent Night (Theaters)
TV
–HouseBroken Christmas Episodes (December 4 on FOX)
–His Dark Materials Season 3 Premiere (December 5 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
November 25, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Glass Onions: A Knives Out Mystery, Gossip Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Nanny, Strange World, White Noise, Willow Leave a comment
A Willow that’s NOT whipping hair back and forth
(CREDIT: Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. 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
–All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Theaters)
–Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (November 23 in Theaters, December 23 on Netflix)
–Nanny (November 23 in Theaters, December 16 on Amazon Prime)
–Strange World (Theaters) – I could’ve sworn I heard Will Forte in the trailer, but apparently not.
–White Noise (November 25 in Theaters, December 30 on Netflix) – Based on a book that is postmodern.
TV
–The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (November 25 on Disney+)
–Willow Series Premiere (November 30 on Disney+) – I remember watching the movie when I was really young.
–Gossip Girl Season 2 Premiere (December 1 on HBO Max)
November 18, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television And in the Darkness Hearts Aglow, Bones and All, Disenchanted, MST3K, MST3K Turkey Day, Mystery Science Theater 3000, National Dog Show, Neil Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Profound Mysteries III, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Royskopp, She Said, Soccer, The Menu, Wednesday, Weyes Blood, World Cup, World Record, Ziwe Leave a comment
I wondered where that fish did go. (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
–Bones and All (Limited Theaters November 18, Expands Nationwide November 23)
–Disenchanted (November 18 on Disney+) – I really liked Enchanted, hopefully I like this too.
–The Menu (Theaters)
–She Said (Theaters)
TV
–Ziwe Season 2 Midseason Premiere (November 20 on Showtime)
–Wednesday Season 1 (November 23 on Netflix) – Wednesday premiering on a Wednesday.
–MST3K Turkey Day Marathon (November 24 in the Gizmoplex)
-National Dog Show (November 24 on NBC)
Music
-Neil Young & Crazy Horse, World Record
-Röyskopp, Profound Mysteries III
-Weyes Blood, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Music on TV
-Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (November 19 on HBO)
Sports
-FIFA World Cup (November 21-December 18 on FOX and FS1) – Kickin’ that ball.
November 13, 2022
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television Black Star, Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48 Leave a comment
We can’t see Yasiin’s face (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
It’s November 2022, and it’s time to talk about an SNL episode hosted by Dave Chappelle with musical guest Black Star. The latter is a hip-hop duo made up of Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, while the former is an oft-funny comedian who’s unfortunately now more often nowadays making headlines for making transphobic jokes on his comedy specials. So it feels a little tone-deaf to book him now, even though he’s been a perfectly hilarious SNL host in the past. We’re not going to be able to figure all that out right here right now, obviously (although it would be nice if Dave came out and said something along the lines of “Maybe I missed the mark”!), but it feels weird not to at least acknowledge it.
Anyway, for this review, I’m going to provide a simple description of my emotional response to each sketch.
November 11, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Bruce Springsteen, Dead to Me, Only the Strong Survive, pickleball, Pickled, Spirited, The Fabelmans, The Sex Lives of College Girls Leave a comment
First Name: Pickle, Last Name: Colbert
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 Panther: Wakanda Forever (Theaters)
–The Fabelmans (Limited Theaters, Expands Nationwide November 23)
–Spirited (November 11 in Theaters, November 18 on Apple TV+) – Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds team up for the holidays.
TV
–Dead to Me Season 3 (November 17 on Netflix)
–Pickled (November 17 on CBS) – Celebrities play pickleball.
–The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 2 Premiere (November 17 on HBO Max)
Music
-Bruce Springsteen, Only the Strong Survive
November 6, 2022
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 48, SNL, SNL Season 48, Steve Lacy 2 Comments
CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot
For my review of last week’s SNL, I simply transcribed the notes I took while watching the episode. And I liked that method so much that I’m doing it again for this episode! What do you think, Host Amy Schumer and Musical Guest Steve Lacy?
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