Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
November 14, 2025
Television, Music, Entertainment To-Do List All Washed Up, Cheap Trick, EUSEXUA Afterglow, FKA Twigs, Jay Kelly, Keeper, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, The Carpenter's Son, The Running Man, The Running Man 2025 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
–The Carpenter’s Son (Theaters)
–Jay Kelly (Theaters; On Netflix December 5)
–Keeper (Theaters)
–Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (Theaters)
–The Running Man (Theaters)
Music
-Cheap Trick, All Washed Up
-FKA Twigs, EUSEXUA Afterglow
January 24, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Eusexua, FKA Twigs, Flight Risk, Jeopardy!, Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, Mogwai, Presence, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The Bad Fire, The Colors Within, You're Cordially Invited Leave a comment
Thanx for the invite! (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
–The Colors Within (Theaters)
–Flight Risk (Theaters)
–Presence (Theaters)
–You’re Cordially Invited (January 30 on Prime Video) – Starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon; directed by Nicholas Stoller.
TV
–Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (Begins January 27; check local listings)
–Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music (January 27 on NBC) – Directed by Questlove.
Music
-FKA Twigs, Eusexua
-Mogwai, The Bad Fire
September 5, 2024
Cinema, Movie Reviews Bill Skarsgård, Danny Huston, FKA Twigs, Isabella Wei, Jordan Bolger, Josette Simon, Laura Birn, Rupert Sanders, Sami Bouajila, The Crow, The Crow 2024 Leave a comment
Something to Crow about? (CREDIT: Lionsgate)
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Josette Simon, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila, Isabella Wei, Jordan Bolger
Director: Rupert Sanders
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: August 23, 2024 (Theaters)
Well, I just saw a movie, so I guess it’s time to ask myself once again: would I like this to happen to me? “This” being “become The Crow (2024).” I can definitely see the appeal! The Bill Skarsgård version of Eric’s trail of vengeance may be soul-destroying, but it’s relatively clean and about as straightforward as advertised. Plus, I’ve never seen the 1994 Crow (nor read any of the comics, for that matter), so I don’t have a sterling standard in my head to compare it against. Ultimately, if I could somehow finagle a fantastical Crow-like journey that wouldn’t seep into my mortal existence, I’d be down for it, especially if it meant having a mentor played by Sami Bouajila, who kind of reminded me of Luis Guzman in the “Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” episode of Community.
Grade: 3 Crows out of More Crows
January 14, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Sports, Television Australian Open, Caprisongs, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, FKA Twigs, Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, How I Met Your Father, Nickelodeon football, Scream, Single Drunk Female, The Boy Named If, The World According to Jeff Goldblum Leave a comment
Single Drunk Female (CREDIT: Elizabeth Sisson/Freeform)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Scream (Theaters) – The FIFTH Scream, for those keeping count. (But the first without Wes Craven.)
TV
–How I Met Your Father Series Premiere (January 18 on Hulu) – Kim Cattrall narrates Hilary Duff’s life.
–The World According to Jeff Goldblum Season 2 Part 2 (January 19 on Disney+)
–Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Season Premiere (January 20 on TBS)
–Single Drunk Female Series Premiere (January 20 on Freeform) – Sofia Black-D’Elia gets a starring vehicle.
Music
-Elvis Costello & the Imposters, The Boy Named If
-FKA Twigs, Caprisongs
Sports
-NFL Wild Card Playoff Game on Nickelodeon – The Cowboys and 49ers are getting slimed.
-2022 Australian Open – Will Novak Djokovic be allowed to stay in the country for the entire tournament?
Podcasts
–Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade – SNL alums chatting about folks connected to SNL.
January 31, 2020
Best of 2019, Best of Music 2019, Music Ariana Grande, Beck, Best of 2019, Billie Eilish, Brittany Howard, Camila Cabello, FKA Twigs, Harry Styles, Lana del Rey, Lizzo, Sleater-Kinney, The Black Keys, The Chemical Brothers, Tyler the Creator, Vampire Weekend Leave a comment
It’s been a few years since I’ve made an Albums of the Year list, but I really felt compelled to make one for 2019. Here are the audio compilations from the recent past that really made an impact on me:
14. Camila Cabello, Romance – Fun and bouncy.
13. Harry Styles, Fine Line – I like where Harry is headed.
12. Beck, Hyperspace – Reliable Beck.
11. Brittany Howard, Jaime – Great, big rockin’ voice goes solo.
10. The Black Keys, Let’s Rock – They never stopped rocking.
9. Ariana Grande, thank u, next – Lots of adventure from Ari.
8. Sleater-Kinney, The Center Won’t Hold – Band broke up, music’s still great.
7. Tyler, the Creator, IGOR – I feel so comfortable inside this album.
6. FKA Twigs, MAGDALENE – FKA reminds me of Bat for Lashes.
5. Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride – Those Vampire Weekend guys have still got a hold on me.
4. Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell! – What a soundscape!
3. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Just plenty of fun.
2. Lizzo, Cuz I Love You – I love you, too!
1. The Chemical Brothers, No Geography – Apocalyptic concept album.
November 4, 2019
Cinema, Movie Reviews Alma Har'el, FKA Twigs, Honey Boy, Lucas Hedges, Maika Monroe, Martin Starr, Natasha Lyonne, Noah Jupe, Shia LaBeouf Leave a comment
CREDIT: Amazon Studios
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Noah Jupe, Lucas Hedges, FKA Twigs, Maika Monroe, Martin Starr, Natasha Lyonne (but only on the phone)
Director: Alma Har’el
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Rating: R for A Dad and a Young Son Using Way Too Much Profanity with Each Other
Release Date: November 8, 2019 (Limited)
Honey Boy is an almost-biopic, based on Shia LaBeouf’s preteen days as a child actor with a pushy, erratic father. I had not read any synopsis ahead of time, so I was unaware of this fact until the credits started to roll, so for me it was a nice little bonus that put everything into clearer focus. And we needed that perspective, because it’s exhausting to spend so much time in a motel with Shia stand-in Otis Lort (Noah Jupe) being emotionally abused the same way over and over by his balding, pot-bellied father James (LaBeouf doing a riff on his own dad). At least the rehab scenes with an older Otis (Lucas Hedges) offer some opportunities for a breakthrough. A particular highlight is his tête-à-tête with an as-stone-faced-as-usual Martin Starr about the nature of acting and sincerity (Otis, and presumably the real Shia, believes that day-to-day-living is just another form of acting).
While I found much of Honey Boy too unpleasant to fully embrace, its nakedly autobiographical nature is fascinating. It reminded me in particular of the Community Season 1 episode “Introduction to Film,” wherein aspiring filmmaker Abed makes a short documentary-fiction hybrid in which he covertly casts his friends as his divorced parents. Its experimental nature flat-out confounds his study buddies, but it leaves his usually cold father in a puddle of tears. So similarly, while I found Honey Boy off-putting, I can imagine that for LaBeouf and those close to him, this is exactly the sort of therapy they need. When he shows it to his dad, maybe it will prove to be the spark that leads to their relationship being healthier than it’s ever been.
Honey Boy is Recommended If You Like: Artists working through their familial demons in their art, That time when Shia LaBeouf watched his own movies
Grade: 3 out of 5 Cheap Motels
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