Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 7/4/25

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This is probably the Sunniest thing you’ll see all day (CREDIT: FX Networks/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
Jurassic World Rebirth (Theaters)

TV
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 Premiere (July 9 on FXX) – This is the season with the Abbott Elementary crossover.
Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (July 10 on ABC)
Press Your Luck Season Premiere (July 10 on ABC)

Music
-Kesha, .

Sports
-Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (July 4 on ESPN2) – Chestnut is reportedly back this year.

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Spreads His Winnings to All of Us

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The Face of Luck (CREDIT: IFC Films)

Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Straithairn, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Maisie Williams, Shamier Anderson, Haley Bennett, Damian Young, Lilli Kay, James Wolk, Shaunette Renée Wilson, David Rysdahl, Ricky Russert, Johnny Knoxville

Director: Samir Oliveros

Running Time: 90 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 4, 2025 (Theaters)

Are ya feeling lucky? Well if you’re watching The Luckiest Man in America, you should be! It tells the story of Michael Larson, the air conditioner repairman and ice cream truck driver who broke the bank when he cracked the pattern on the seemingly random game show Press Your Luck in 1984. In the process, he earned what was at the time the highest single-day winning total on a game show. He’s played by Paul Walter Hauser, who was seemingly made in a lab to bring this sort of huckster to life. Walton Goggins is also pretty damn unforgettable as PYL host Peter Tomarken. The whole cast is unbelievably stacked, in fact. (Even a certain jackass shows up at one point.) By the time the credits roll, you’ll be thinking, “I’m the luckiest person in the movie theater!”

Grade: Absolutely NO Whammies!

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 7/12/24

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Today, they consider themselves the luckiest game show hosts on the face of the Earth (CREDIT: Disney)

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

Movies
Fly Me to the Moon (Theaters)
Longlegs (Theaters)
Sing Sing (Theaters)

TV
Lucky 13 Series Premiere (July 18 on ABC) – New game show hosted by Gina Rodriguez and Shaq.
Press Your Luck Season Premiere (July 18 on ABC)

Music
-Eminem, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)

Sports
-2024 Open Championship (July 18-21 on USA, Peacock, and NBC) – They’re golfing at Royal Troon in Scotland this year.

Podcasts
Directors Commentary with Mike Flanagan – Horror maestro Flanagan watches movies with various directors and offers some commentary.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/6/23

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Usher! Usher! (CREDIT: Eike Schroter/Netflix)

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

Movies
Dicks: The Musical (Theaters)
The Exorcist: Believer (Theaters)
The Royal Hotel (Theaters)

TV
Press Your Luck Season Premiere (October 10 on ABC)
The Fall of the House of Usher Miniseries Premiere (October 12 on Netflix) – Mike Flanagan is at it again!
Frasier Reboot Premiere (October 12 on Paramount+) – Do they still toss salad in 2023?

Music
-Reba McEntire, Not That Fancy
-Sufjan Stevens, Javelin

Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 8, ABC and ESPN)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 7/1/22

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CREDIT: Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures

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

Movies
Minions: The Rise of Gru (Theaters)

TV
Press Your Luck Season Premiere (July 7 on ABC)
Generation Gap Series Premiere (July 7 on ABC) – Grandparents and grandkids team up!

Sports
-Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (July 4 on ESPNews)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/21/21

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M.O.D.O.K. (CREDIT: Hulu/YouTube Screenshot)

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

TV
M.O.D.O.K. Season 1 (May 21 on Hulu) – Robot Head.
Duncanville Season 2 Premiere (May 23 on FOX)
Master of None Season 3 (May 23 on Netflix)
The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (May 26 on ABC)
Crime Scene Kitchen Series Premiere (May 26 on FOX) – I usually don’t watch cooking shows, but this one’s hosted by Joel McHale.
Press Your Luck Season Premiere (May 26 on ABC)
Rugrats Reboot Premiere (May 27 on Paramount+)

Music
-Chrissie Hynde, Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan
-Gary Numan, Intruder
-Olivia Rodrigo, Sour
-twenty one pilots, Scaled and Icy

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/29/20

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CREDIT: Aaron Epstein/Netflix

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 Vast of Night (May 29 on Amazon)

TV
Central Park Season 1 (May 29 on Apple TV+) – From Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, but is it enough to convince me to sign up for Apple TV?
Space Force Season 1 (May 29 on Netflix) – Steve Carell and friends (including a posthumous Fred Willard) go to space!
Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (May 31 on ABC)
Press Your Luck Season Premiere (May 31 on ABC)
Match Game Season Premiere (May 31 on ABC)
Quiz Miniseries Premiere (May 31 on AMC) – A cheating scandal on Who Wants to be a Millionaire!
Fuller House Season 5 Part 2 (June 2 on Netflix)

Music
-Lady Gaga, Chromatica

ABC Summer Fun & Games: An Appraisal

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CREDIT: Byron Cohen/ABC

Summer 2019 is winding to a close, which means we will soon have to say goodbye for now to one of my favorite programming blocks, ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games.” I’ve been meaning to do an appraisal of how well each show reaches its potential and how thoroughly they strike my particular pleasure centers, and that’s what I’ve done below. I’ve included all the shows that are currently on the block as well as those that have been cancelled or are on hiatus, organizing them into categories worthy of their status.

CREDIT: Heidi Gutman/ABC

The Titans
Celebrity Family Feud
Match Game
It’s your boy Steve Harvey hosting the stalwart program that all the fame-os want to be on. And it’s Master MC Alec Baldwin fully inhabiting the ringmaster role in the perfect venue where celebrity shtick comes to (blank).

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/7/19

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CREDIT: Jason Bell/CBS

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 Last Black Man in San Francisco (Limited Theatrically)

TV
So many game shows!
-73rd Annual Tony Awards (June 9 on CBS)
Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (June 9 on ABC)
The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (June 9 on ABC)
Big Little Lies Season 2 Premiere (June 9 on HBO)
Pose Season 2 Premiere (June 11 on FX)
Press Your Luck Reboot Series Premiere (June 11 on ABC)
Card Sharks Reboot Series Premiere (June 12 on ABC)
Match Game Season Premiere (June 12 on ABC)
Baskets Season 4 Premiere (June 13 on FX) – Top-notch FX drama and comedy is burning up the summer!

Music
-Silversun Pickups, Widow’s Weeds