Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
January 21, 2025
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CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): FX/Screenshot; FOX/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; CBS/Screenshot
Television offers both the thrill of the new and the comfort of the familiar. So with that in mind, I’ve decided to split my Best TV of 2024 roundup into two lists: one for the Debutantes, and another for the Returning Champions.
January 19, 2025
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Glo Up (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.
OMG, it’s 2025 already? Indeed, we’re more than halfway through January. Well, with that in mind, I’m gonna go ahead and talk about the first new SNL of the calendar year, which undeniably had the guest lineup of Dave Chappelle and GloRilla.
For the theme of this review, I’m going to A to B to C things. As you may know, another famous guy with a similar name as our host is photographer-director David LaChapelle, who has his own connection to this late night institution, having recently shot the recent SNL-centric cover story for New York Magazine. So I’ll analyze each sketch and segment by asking the question: Would David LaChapelle Like This? (For reference, LaChappelle is known for his colorful music videos like Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty,” as well as the krumping documentary Rize.)
January 17, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television Balloonerism, Casuals, Jasmine.4.T, Katie Nolan, Mac Miller, One of Them Days, Podcasts, Severance, Wolf Man, You Are the Morning Leave a comment
CREDIT: Katie Nolan/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
–One of Them Days (Theaters)
–Wolf Man (Theaters)
TV
–Severance Season 2 Premiere (January 17 on Apple TV+)
Music
-Jasmine.4.T, You Are the Morning – I’ve never heard of her until this week, but her Wikipedia page mentions that she has a single produced by boygenius.
-Mac Miller, Balloonerism – Second posthumous album
Podcasts
–Casuals (Debuts January 21) – Hosted by Katie Nolan
January 10, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Australian Open, Better Man, Franz Ferdinand, Goosebumps, Hard Truths, Hollywood Squares, Look Up, Ringo Starr, Saturday Night Live, SNL, SNL50, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, The Human Fear, The Last Showgirl Leave a comment
You’re traveling through another sketch show dimension… (CREDIT: Peacock/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
–Better Man (Theaters)
–Hard Truths (Theaters)
–The Last Showgirl (Theaters)
TV
–Goosebumps Season 2 (January 10 on Disney+ and Hulu) – David Schwimmer leads the cast this time.
–SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (January 16 on NBC) – Docuseries coinciding with the show’s 50th Season; Morgan Neville directs.
–Hollywood Squares Reboot Series Premiere (January 16 on CBS) – Rescheduled from 1/9.
Music
-Franz Ferdinand, The Human Fear
-Ringo Starr, Look Up
Sports
-Australian Open (January 11-26 on the ESPN Family of Networks) – Although in Australia, it will already be January 12 by the time it starts.
January 3, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television Celebrity Jeopardy, Golden Globes, Hollywood Squares, Mayfair Witches, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Damned Leave a comment
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
–The Damned (Theaters)
TV
–RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Premiere (January 3 on MTV)
-Golden Globes (January 5 on CBS) – Hosted by Nikki Glaser.
–Mayfair Witches Season 2 Premiere (January 5 on AMC)
–Celebrity Jeopardy! Season Premiere (January 8 on ABC)
–Hollywood Squares Reboot Series Premiere (January 9 on CBS) – Nate Burleson hosts; Drew Barrymore is the center square. Postponed to 1/16
December 27, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television A Complete Unknown, Babygirl, Going Dutch, Nosferatu, Nosferatu 2024, The Fire Inside, The Twilight Zone Leave a comment
Een nieuwe sitcom die in januari 2024 in première gaat op het FOX Netwerk (CREDIT: FOX/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
–Babygirl (Theaters)
–A Complete Unknown (Theaters)
–The Fire Inside (Theaters)
–Nosferatu (Theaters)
TV
–The Twilight Zone New Year’s Marathon (Begins December 31 on SYFY)
–Going Dutch Series Premiere (January 2 on FOX) – I’m going to give this a chance because Danny Pudi is in it.
December 22, 2024
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Should Hozier be called “Hoser” when he’s standing next to a Canadian? (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.
If you’re a fan of Saturday Night Live, you might already know that Canada-born Martin Short joined the cast of SNL back in the fall of 1984 and remained for just that one season. He’s since made plenty of guest appearances, including four hosting gigs between 1986 and 2022. And now he’s back in front for the Christmas 2024 episode. That makes for #5, which is kind of a big deal.
Another thing you might know if you’re a devoted SNL fan: Irish-born Andrew John Hozier-Byrne – who goes mononymously by “Hozier” – made his Studio 8H debut a full ten years ago. So this episode pairing him with Marty is in fact his second.
Since this episode is the last before Christmas this year, I’ll be reviewing each sketch by answering the following question: How nice and/or naughty was it?
December 20, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television 2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, Back That Year Up, Doctor Who, Mufasa: The Lion King, Slow XMas 4, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Brutalist, What If Leave a comment
The Most Important Tradition of All (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
–The Brutalist (Theaters)
–Mufasa: The Lion King (Theaters)
–Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Theaters)
TV
–What If…? Season 3 Premiere (December 22 on Disney+) – I still haven’t finished Season 2, but maybe I’ll just pick and choose which episodes I watch.
-2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (December 23 on Peacock) – I loved these guys at the Olympics.
–Doctor Who Christmas Special (December 25 on Disney+) – “Joy to the World”
Music
–Slow XMas 4
Sports
-Christmas NBA Games (December 25 on ABC and ESPN) – Spurs vs. Knicks, T-Wolves vs. Mavs, Sixers vs. Celtics, Lakers vs. Dubs, Nugs vs. Suns.
December 15, 2024
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Like a Rock! (and also Like a Gardener and Like a Nepo Baby) (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.
Did this episode of Saturday Night Live have you feeling like a hurricane? Well, maybe that’s because it was hosted by Chris Rock. Yep, the guy who was born in Andrews, South Carolina and an SNL cast member from 1990-93 and came back to host in 1996, 2014, and 2020 has now come back to host once again in 2024. Clearly, he’s a veteran of comedy.
As for the musical guest, that’ll be a first-timer in the form of Gracie Abrams. Hopefully she goes on to have a full and satisfying career.
Regarding my review strategy for this episode, I’ll be deploying that old standby of transcribing the notes I wrote in my notebook while watching.
December 13, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television A Nonsense Christmas, A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, A Saturday Night Live Christmas, bowl games, College Bowl Season, Kraven the Hunter, Missionary, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas, Nickel Boys, O C'mon All Ye Faithful, Rome, Sabrina Carpenter, Saint Etienne, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Snoop Dogg, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, The National, The Night, The Simpsons Leave a comment
That’s that me peppermint espresso (CREDIT: Alfredo Flores/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
–Kraven the Hunter (Theaters)
–The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Theaters)
–Nickel Boys (Theaters)
TV
–A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (Streaming on Netflix) – This came out last week; I want to make sure I watch it before the end of 2024, partly because Kyle Mooney stops by at some point.
–The Simpsons: O C’mon All Ye Faithful (December 17 on Disney+) – Streaming-exclusive Christmas special.
-A Saturday Night Live Christmas (December 18 on NBC)
–Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas (December 19 on CBS) – Nate’s a funny guy, so this might be funny too.
Music
-The National, Rome – First live album
-Saint Etienne, The Night
-Snoop Dogg, Missionary
Sports
-College Football Bowl Season (December 14-January 4 on Various Networks) – I’m most concerned about the Rate Bowl on December 26 between Rutgers and Kansas State.
-College Football Playoff (December 20-January 20 on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and Max) – I’m rooting for Indiana or Oregon.
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