Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
February 4, 2026
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CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Ketchup Entertainment; A24; Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros.
It was a great year at the movies in 2025, just as it was last year, and will be every year in the future as long as cinema continues to exist. Here are my 20 favorites, along with quick summations of why I would recommend them.
January 1, 2026
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Chomp-Chomping up the Movies (PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of the Malone Family)
(Included with the list of titles are grades, dates, showtimes, theatre locations, and folks I saw the movies with.)
1. Babygirl – C+ (1/2, 7:20 PM, Regal Union Square, New York, NY; myself)
2. Better Man – B- (1/6, 6:30 PM, Union Square; Yasmeen Gholmieh)
3. Moana 2 – C (1/7, 7:00 PM, Regal Essex Crossing, New York, NY; myself)
4. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera – B- (1/9, 6:30 PM, AMC Lincoln Square, New York, NY; myself)
5. Mufasa: The Lion King – C (1/11, 6:50 PM, Essex Crossing; myself)
January 28, 2025
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Movies! 2024! Hurray! (CREDIT [Clockwise from Top Left): NEON; 20th Century Studios/Screenshot; Altered Innocence/Screenshot; Focus Features)
January 1, 2025
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This is what I look when I remember how much I love movies (PHOTO CREDIT: Walter Wojcik)
(Included with the list of titles are grades, dates, showtimes, theatre locations, and folks I saw the movies with.)
1. The Boys in the Boat – B (1/2, 7:00 PM, Regal Essex Crossing, New York, NY; myself)
2. Night Swim – B- (1/3, 6:30 PM, AMC Lincoln Square, New York, NY; myself)
3. Wish – B- (1/6, 11:20 AM, Regal Union Square, New York, NY; myself)
4. The Beekeeper – C (1/6, 7:00 PM, AMC Empire, New York, NY; myself)
5. The Iron Claw – A- (1/8, 6:30 PM, Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn; myself)
February 1, 2024
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CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Dana Hawley/Lionsgate; IFC Films; Takashi Seida/A24; Universal Pictures
For this latest annual cinematic Top 10 list, I decided to mix it up a bit and not focus too much on the ranking order. So instead, I’ve listed this decalogue in alphabetical order, along with some thoughts about the impressions they made on me.
(If you DO want to know the order that I’d rank them in, feel free to scroll ahead to the bottom for the big reveal.)
January 1, 2024
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Hey look, it’s a movie! (PHOTO CREDIT: Bob Malone)
I am become jmunney, Watcher of Movies
(Included with the list of titles are grades, dates, showtimes, theatre locations, and folks I saw the movies with.)
1. M3GAN – A- (1/3, 6:30 PM, AMC Lincoln Square, New York, NY; myself)
2. Broker – B (1/6, 6:50 PM, Regal Essex Crossing, New York, NY; myself)
3. RRR – B+ (1/7, 7:00 PM, Cinema Village, New York, NY; myself)
4. House Party (2023) – C- (1/9, 4:00 PM, Warner Media Screening Room, New York, NY; myself)
5. Missing – B+ (1/12, 6:00 PM, Regal Union Square, New York, NY; myself)
January 26, 2023
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CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Christopher Moss/A24; NEON; Paramount Plus/Screenshot; A24
Hello, fellow movie lovers! I saw a lot of new movies in 2022. AS USUAL! Anyway, I figured I might go ahead and rank my favorites. And I’ll also provide a quick summary of the falling-in-love journey I went through with each one of them.
January 1, 2023
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I’m so excited (when I see a movie)! And I just can’t hide it (in front of a movie poster)! I’m about to lose control, and I think the Na’vi will like it!
(PHOTO CREDIT: Walter Wojcik)
We’re back to pre-pandemic demand, but not quite pre-pandemic supply.
(Included with the list of titles are grades, dates, showtimes, theatre locations, and folks I saw the movies with.)
1. The Matrix Resurrections – B+ (1/3, 6:40 PM, Regal Essex Crossing, New York, NY; myself)
2. West Side Story (2021) – B+ (1/4, 6:00 PM, Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn; myself)
3. The Power of the Dog – B- (1/10, 6:00 PM, Paris Theater, New York, NY; myself)
4. Scream (2022) – B+ (1/11, 5:00 PM, AMC Lincoln Square, New York, NY; myself)
5. Lingui, The Sacred Bonds – B+ (1/14, 7:00 PM, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; myself)
January 1, 2022
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I’mmm Freeeee! (PHOTO CREDIT: Walter Wojcik)
I was really, REALLY happy to see movies in 2021.
(Included with the list of titles are grades, dates, showtimes, theatre locations, and folks I saw the movies with.)
September 12, 2021
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In case you haven’t noticed, Aunt Beth and Jeff love going to the movies. They weren’t able to do that very much in 2020. Fortunately in 2021 they’ve been able to head back out to the theater much more often, like when they saw the hot new musical In the Heights. So now it’s time to talk about what makes movie theaters so great … yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
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