Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/28/25

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Happy Holidays! (CREDIT: Hulu/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
Eternity (Theaters)
Hamnet (Theaters)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Theaters; On Netflix December 12)
Zootopia 2 (Theaters)

TV
Family Guy, “Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie” (November 28 on Hulu) – Another holiday special from the Griffins!

Music
-Jessie J, Don’t Tease Me with a Good Time

Video Games
Jackbox Party Pack 11 (Released October 23 on Steam, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, Apple TV & iPad, Epic Games Store, and Humble Bundle)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 9/26/25

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Time to ball with these cool dudes (CREDIT: Outright Games/Screenshot)

Movie
One Battle After Another (Theaters)
The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Theaters)
Eleanor the Great (Theaters)

TV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (September 26 on ABC)
Bob’s Burgers Season 16 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
Krapopolis Season 3 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
The Simpsons Season 37 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
Abbott Elementary Season 5 Premiere (October 1 on ABC)

Music
-Fred Armisen, 100 Sound Effects
-Mariah Carey, Here for It All
-Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
-Doja Cat, Vie
-Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun
-Robert Plant, Saving Grace
-Jeff Tweedy, Twilight Override

Video Games
NBA Bounce (Switch, PS4, PS5, Steam, XBOX One, XBOX Series X|S) – 3-on-3 cartoony basketball.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/1/24

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Talkin’ bout Chuck (CREDIT: Michael Perez Entertainment LLC/Shudder Release)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Blitz (November 1 in Theaters and November 22 on Apple TV+)
Doc of Chucky (November 1 on Shudder) – Diving into the Child’s Play franchise.
Emilia Perez (November 1 in Theaters and November 13 on Netflix)
Here (Theaters) – This one’s got a gimmick.
Juror #2 (Theaters)
Music by John Williams (Limited Theaters and Disney+)
A Real Pain (Theaters)

TV
-2024 SNL Election Special (November 4 on NBC)

Music
American Dad!: Greatest Hits – “Iconic songs performed by the cast throughout the show’ s extensive run, capturing many of the quirky, musical moments that have made it a fan favorite.
-Bishop Briggs, Tell My Therapist I’m Fine – This came out a few weeks ago, but somehow I missed it.
-The Cure, Songs of a Lost World

Video Games
The Legend of Santa (Nintendo Switch, PS5, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android) – A simple platformer that might be fun for the holiday season.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/11/24

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Smart. (CREDIT: Prime Video/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
Piece by Piece (Theaters)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Theaters
Terrifier 3 (Theaters) – I might also watch Terrifier and Terrifier 2, although I doubt I need to.

TV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (October 14 on ABC)
Family Guy Halloween Special (October 14 on Hulu) – Entitled “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater”
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? Series Premiere (October 16 on Amazon Prime Video) – Hosted by Travis Kelce.
Shrinking Season 2 Premiere (October 16 on Apple TV+)
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Series Premiere (October 17 on CBS) – A spinoff of Young Sheldon, which was itself a spinoff of The Big Bang Theory.
Ghosts Season 4 Premiere (October 17 on CBS)
Elsbeth Season 2 Premiere (October 17 on CBS)

Music
-Becky G., Encuentros
-Myles Kennedy, The Art of Letting Go
-The Linda Lindas, No Obligation
-The Offspring, SUPERCHARGED

Video Games
Super Mario Party Jamboree (October 17 on Nintendo Switch)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 9/13/24

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(CREDIT: Jackbox Games/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 Babadook 10th Anniversary Re-Release (September 19 in Theaters)
My Old Ass (Theaters)
Speak No Evil (Theaters)
Will & Harper (September 13 in Limited Theaters, September 27 on Netflix) – Will Ferrell and Harper Steele go on a road trip.

TV
-76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (September 14 on FXX)
-76th Primetime Emmy Awards (September 15 on ABC) –  Hosted by the Levy Dad and Son
Dancing with the Stars Season 33 Premiere (September 17 on ABC and Disney+) – I’m gonna check out this season because of curiosity about a certain con artist cast member.
High Potential Series Premiere (September 17 on ABC) – Starring an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia cast member on a network show.
Agatha All Along Series Premiere (September 18 on Disney+) – WandaVision spinoff.
Frasier Reboot Season 2 Premiere (September 19 on Paramount+)

Music
-Miranda Lambert, Postcards from Texas

Video Games
Jackbox Naughty Pack (Released September 12 on Steam, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, Epic Games, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/21/24

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having a ball (CREDIT: SEGA/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 Exorcism (Theaters)
Janet Planet (Theaters) – Starring Julianne Nicholson.
Kinds of Kindness (Theaters)
Thelma (Theaters)

TV
Orphan Black: Echoes Series Premiere (June 23 on AMC and BBC America) – Spinoff starring Krysten Ritter.

Music
-Kate Nash, 9 Sad Symphonies

Sports
-U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials (June 21-30 on NBC, USA, and Peacock)

Video Games
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (June 25 on Nintendo Switch) – Rolling around.

jmunney’s Favorite Music Instrument Rhythm Video Games

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From approximately 2007-2012, I loved nothing more than music video games, specifically music rhythm games that involved plastic instruments. So I’ve decided to look back and rank all the ones I regularly played back in the day (Please inquire if you would like a further explanation of any of my placements)”

14. Rocksmith
13. DJ Hero
12. Green Day: Rock Band
11. Lego Rock Band
10. Guitar Hero 2
9. Guitar Hero: World Tour
8. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
7. Guitar Hero: Van Halen
6. Guitar Hero 5
5. Guitar Hero 3
4. Rock Band
3. Rock Band 3
2. The Beatles: Rock Band
1. Rock Band 2

(This ranking originally appeared in my newsletter. If you would like to subscribe, head over here.)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/29/22

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Holey Moley Fore-Ever (CREDIT: Christopher Willard/ABC)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Hatching (Theaters)
Memory (Theaters) – This looks like any other Liam Neeson action of the past ten years, but Martin Campbell is directing, so…

TV
Undone Season 2 (April 29 on Amazon Prime Video) – One of my favorite new shows of 2019 is finally back!
-White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (April 30 on C-SPAN) – Trevor Noah hosts.
Duncanville Season 3 Premiere (May 1 on FOX)
Ziwe Season 2 Premiere (May 1 on Showtime)
Holey Moley Season 4 Premiere (May 3 on ABC) – The Muppets join Joe and Rob.
The Chase Season Premiere (May 3 on ABC) – Featuring three new Chasers this season!
Girls5eva Season 2 (May 5 on Peacock)

Music
-Bloc Party, Alpha Games
-Miranda Lambert, Palomino
-Let’s Eat Grandma, Two Ribbons – I don’t think I’ve listened to this band before, but I pretty much have to now with a name like that.
-Willie Nelson, A Beautiful Time
-Rammstein, Zeit

Podcasts
Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show – Milana Vayntrub finally joins my regular podcast rotation!

Video Games
Rifftrax: The Game (May 5 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox One) – Now you can make monkeyshines at the picture show, too!