MST3K: The Rifftrax Experiments – Sting of Death Theatrical Premiere Postgame Recap

September 10, 2026

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Stings So Good (CREDIT: Rifftrax/Screenshot)

There was a movie sign, so I followed it to my local multiplex. Yes indeed, I went to see the special theatrical premiere of the first episode of MST3K: The Rifftrax Experiments, in which Mike Nelson and the bots checked out the 1960s Portuguese man o’ war-centric thriller Sting of Death. And well, I’m pleased to report that there were plenty of terrific riffs! My favorite was assuredly the one about how young people used to be much older, while the biggest collective laugh overall in my theater had to be the observation that the director dared to film upside-down butts. I would list some riffs verbatim here, but I want to make sure I don’t get any verbiage incorrect (even slightly), so I’ll wait until I can rewatch this episode once it arrives on Rifftrax proper before I do anything like that. And rewatch I shall, as MST3K has always thrived in its rewatchability.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/29/22

April 29, 2022

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Holey Moley Fore-Ever (CREDIT: Christopher Willard/ABC)

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

Movies
–Hatching (Theaters)
–Memory (Theaters) – This looks like any other Liam Neeson action of the past ten years, but Martin Campbell is directing, so…

TV
–Undone Season 2 (April 29 on Amazon Prime Video) – One of my favorite new shows of 2019 is finally back!
-White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (April 30 on C-SPAN) – Trevor Noah hosts.
–Duncanville Season 3 Premiere (May 1 on FOX)
–Ziwe Season 2 Premiere (May 1 on Showtime)
–Holey Moley Season 4 Premiere (May 3 on ABC) – The Muppets join Joe and Rob.
–The Chase Season Premiere (May 3 on ABC) – Featuring three new Chasers this season!
–Girls5eva Season 2 (May 5 on Peacock)

Music
-Bloc Party, Alpha Games
-Miranda Lambert, Palomino
-Let’s Eat Grandma, Two Ribbons – I don’t think I’ve listened to this band before, but I pretty much have to now with a name like that.
-Willie Nelson, A Beautiful Time
-Rammstein, Zeit

Podcasts
–Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show – Milana Vayntrub finally joins my regular podcast rotation!

Video Games
–Rifftrax: The Game (May 5 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox One) – Now you can make monkeyshines at the picture show, too!

Entertainment To-Do-List: Week of 4/12/19

April 12, 2019

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CREDIT: Rifftrax

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

Movies
–Her Smell (Limited Theatrically)
–Missing Link (Theatrically Nationwide)
–Teen Spirit (Limited Theatrically)
–Rifftrax Live: Octaman (One Night Only on April 18)

TV
–Bless This Mess Series Premiere (April 16 on ABC) – Another ABC sitcom to sample!