July 4, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Celebrity Family Feud, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Joey Chestnut, Jurassic World Rebirth, Kesha, Kesha Period, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, period, Press Your Luck
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.
April 14, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Brian Geraghty, Damian Young, David Rysdahl, David Straithairn, Haley Bennett, James Wolk, Johnny Knoxville, Lilli Kay, Maisie Williams, Michael Larson, Patti Harrison, Paul Walter Hauser, Press Your Luck, Ricky Russert, Samir Oliveros, Shamier Anderson, Shaunette Renée Wilson, The Luckiest Man in America, Walton Goggins
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!
July 12, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Sports, Television
British Open, Directors Commentary with Mike Flanagan, Eminem, Fly Me to the Moon, Longlegs, Lucky 13, Podcasts, Press Your Luck, Sing Sing, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), The Open, The Open Championship
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.
October 6, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Dicks: The Musical, Frasier, Javelin, Not That Fancy, Press Your Luck, Reba McEntire, Sufjan Stevens, The Exorcist: Believer, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Royal Hotel, WNBA Finals
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)
July 1, 2022
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
Generation Gap, Hot Dog Eating Contest, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Press Your Luck
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)
May 21, 2021
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
$100000 Pyramid, Chrissie Hynde, Crime Scene Kitchen, Duncanville, Gary Numan, Intruder, Joel McHale, M.O.D.O.K., Master of None, Olivia Rodrigo, Press Your Luck, Rugrats, Scaled and Icy, Sour, Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, twenty one pilots
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
May 29, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Celebrity Family Feud, Central Park, Chromatica, Fred Willard, Fuller House, Lady GaGa, Loren Bouchard, Match Game, Press Your Luck, Quiz, Space Force, Steve Carell, The Vast of Night
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
September 10, 2019
jmunney
Game Shows, Television
$100000 Pyramid, ABC, ABC Summer Fun and Games, Battle of the Network Stars, Card Sharks, Celebrity Family Feud, Family Food Fight, Game Shows, Holey Moley, Match Game, Press Your Luck, Summer Fun and Games, The Gong Show, To Tell the Truth
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).
More
June 7, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
$100000 Pyramid, Baskets, Big Little Lies, Card Sharks, Celebrity Family Feud, Match Game, Pose, Press Your Luck, Silversun Pickups, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Tonys, Widow's Weeds
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
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July 12, 2024
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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.