September 20, 2015
jmunney
Television, What Won TV?
In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.
Sunday – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Monday – The Mindy Project (This post originally selected Whose Line is it Anyway? for Monday, which was good, but Mindy was better; I just forgot to include Mindy.) [Second EDIT: The Mindy Project actually started streaming on Tuesday. For some reason, I thought it was Monday. It should have won Tuesday, and Whose Line can go back to having won Monday.]
Tuesday – Drunk History
Wednesday – You’re the Worst
Thursday – Review, even if it kills him, indeed.
Friday – Jeopardy!
Saturday – The Creative Arts Emmys
September 19, 2015
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown, VH1's The 20
VH1's The 20
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Selena Gomez – “Good for You”
2. Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
3. Demi Lovato – “Cool for the Summer”
4. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
5. The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
6. OMI – “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)”
7. R. City ft. Adam Levine – “Locked Away”
8. Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
9. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
10. Jason Derulo – “Cheyenne”
11. One Direction – “Drag Me Down”
12. Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”
13. Taylor Swift – “Wildest Dreams”
14. Elle King – “Ex’s & Oh’s”
15. Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor – “Marvin Gaye”
16. Flo Rida ft. Robin Thicke – “I Don’t Like It, I Love It”
17. X Ambassadors – “Renegades”
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz – “Downtown”
19. Hozier – “Someone New”
20. Zedd ft. Jon Bellion – “Beautiful Now”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lean On
2. Can’t Feel My Face
3. Cheyenne
4. Downtown
5. Ex’s Oh’s
6. Renegades
7. Cool for the Summer
8. Where Are Ü Now
9. Good for You
10. Beautiful Now
11. Someone New
12. Wildest Dreams
13. Uma Thurman
14. Drag Me Down
15. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
16. I Don’t Like, I Love It
17. Fight Song
18. Marvin Gaye
19. Locked Away
20. Photograph
September 14, 2015
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Sinister 2
So many sequels fail by simply rehashing the original. This is especially true with horror films, which tend to live or die by their hooks. Deaths of major characters in the original allow for repetition almost too justifiably. Sinister 2 follows the formula of its predecessor, in which the demon Bughuul seduces a child into murdering his or her family. But it takes a new approach that allows this premise to move towards a different sort of resolution.
The first Sinister follows the efforts of the dad to understand and survive Bughuul, while the sequel’s lead is ex-Deputy So & So (James Ransone), who supported the fight in the original and has now made it his mission to destroy every house that might be targeted by this haunting. There is a new family, but their story is more about mom Courtney’s (Shannyn Sossamon) custody battle, as she is never really aware of the horrors her sons are getting into. So & So is a promising protagonist, as he is not specifically in the line of fire. Bughuul’s process harms bystanders only as much as they get in his way. Sinister presented an ominous, damn near omnipotent vision of evil; Sinister 2 offers hope for victory, or at least survival.
September 14, 2015
jmunney
Television, What Won TV?
In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.
Sunday – US Open
Monday – US Open
Tuesday – Drunk History, with a master of drunken storytelling
Wednesday – You’re the Worst, back to being the best (ISWIDT.)
Thursday – Review
Friday – US Open semifinals
Saturday – Ferrell Takes the Field
September 12, 2015
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown, VH1's The 20
VH1's The 20
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
2. The Weeknd – “Cant’ Feel My Face”
3. Selena Gomez – “Good for You”
4. OMI – “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)”
5. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
6. Demi Lovato – “Cool for the Summer”
7. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
8. Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
9. Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”
10. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – “Worth It”
11. R. City ft. Adam Levine – “Locked Away”
12. Jason Derulo – “Cheyenne”
13. Flo Rida ft. Robin Thicke – “I Don’t Like It, I Love It”
14. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
15. Tori Kelly – “Should’ve Been Us”
16. Adam Lambert – “Ghost Town”
17. Elle King – “Ex’s & Oh’s”
18. Zedd ft. Jon Bellion – “Beautiful Now”
19. X Ambassadors – “Renegades”
20. Hozier – “Someone New”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lean On
2. Can’t Feel My Face
3. Cheyenne
4. Ex’s & Oh’s
5. Renegades
6. Cool for the Summer
7. Where Are Ü Now
8. Good for You
9. Should’ve Been Us
10. Bad Blood
11. Beautiful Now
12. Someone New
13. Uma Thurman
14. Worth It
15. Ghost Town
16. I Don’t Like It, I Love It
17. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
18. Fight Song
19. Locked Away
20. Photography
September 12, 2015
jmunney
Best Episodes of the 2014-2015 Season, Best Episodes of the Season, New Girl, Television
Background Check, New Girl, New Girl 406, New Girl Season 4
“Background Check”
Winston Bishop’s evolution from most pointless character on New Girl to one of the most essential characters on TV is completed in Season 4, and “Background Check” is the high point of this journey. Jess is worried that Winston’s police academy background check will be ruined by some meth she accidentally stumbled across, but really, she is worried because deep down, she just does not believe that he has what it takes. Ultimately, Winnie the Bish gets to show off how capable he really is while remaining adorably goofy, and in the meantime, the pressure-filled situation gets everyone else into some high-stakes, sweaty shenanigans.
To read my original review of this episode, head over here: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/05/new_girl_season_4_episode_6_review_the
September 9, 2015
jmunney
Best Episodes of the 2014-2015 Season, Best Episodes of the Season, Bob's Burgers, Television
Bob's Burgers, Bob's Burgers 518, Bob's Burgers Season 5, Eat Spray Linda
“Eat, Spray, Linda”
Linda spends her birthday going missing and being forced to wear a plastic bag, but because this is Bob’s Burgers, it ends up being one of the best birthdays ever. In a way, it is Bob who receives the best present, as his search for his wife results in discoveries about her life that make him a little confused about how much he has been in the dark, but also make him even more in love with her.
To read my original review of this episode, head over here: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2015/05/04/bobs-burgers-season-5-episode-18-recap
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