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

September 25, 2026

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I’d watch that for a Buck! (CREDIT: PBS)

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

Movies
–Forgotten Island (Theaters)
–Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (Theaters)
–Heart of the Beast (Theaters)
–Primetime (Theaters)
–The Stunt Driver (Theaters)
–Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Theaters)

TV
–Bucks County, USA (Check your local PBS listings) – Docuseries about a purple county in a purple state.
–Saturday Night Live Season 52 Premiere (September 26 on NBC) – Jalen Brunson and KATSEYE will be their guests
-MTV Video Music Awards (September 27 on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+) – Hosted by Snoop Dogg.
–Grimsburg Season 3 Premiere (September 27 on FOX)
–The Simpsons Season 38 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Scrubs Reboot Season 2 Premiere (September 30 on ABC)

Music
-Leon Bridges, Happiness Anytime
-M83, I Wrote You a Letter
-Mastodon, Marrow Deep – This dropped at the end of August but somehow I missed it.
-Tom Morello, Everyone Gets Everything They Want
-Nothing But Thieves, Stray Dogs
-Soft Cell, Danceteria – Reputedly their last album.
-Tinashe, Popstar

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/4/24

October 4, 2024

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Don’t forget to Smile

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

Movies
–Frankie Freako (Theaters)
–Joker: Folie á Deux (Theaters)
–Monster Summer (Theaters)
–The Outrun (Theaters)

TV
–Solar Opposites Halloween Special (October 7 on Hulu) – Entitled “The Hunt for Brown October.”
–Superman & Lois Season 4 Premiere (October 7 on The CW) – Final Season Alert!
–Abbott Elementary Season 4 Premiere (October 9 on ABC)

Music
-Leon Bridges, Leon
-FINNEAS, For Cryin’ Out Loud!
-The Smile, Cutouts

Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 10, on ABC and ESPN) – Give me Liberty!

SNL Recap December 5, 2015: Ryan Gosling/Leon Bridges

December 6, 2015

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SNL: Leon Bridges, Ryan Gosling, Taran Killam

This review was originally posted on Starpulse in December 2015.

Ryan Gosling is not exactly known for comedy, but lack of an established funny bone has not stopped other folks from becoming iconic “SNL” hosts. Gosling is an affable enough fellow, so it is not surprising that he might want to garner some yuks, but his trademark of soulfully staring off into the distance is not a great fit for a show that usually requires going big. Thus, he appears out of his element throughout this episode, with multiple flubs and bits of cracking up. But that only makes him even more charming. As for the show itself, it is a little more out-there than usual.

A Christmas Message from Donald and Melania Trump – The greetings to America from this bizarrely potential First Couple are a reliable enough recurring cold opening for as long the Donald’s campaign lasts. Taran Killam improves his impression by underplaying, since his the guy he’s playing is already ridiculous enough. But the real star here is Cecily Strong as his wife, whose ditzy rhetorical questions somehow make her sound sensible, at least when sitting next to the guy she’s with. C+

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