I’m Willing to Leave the House to Hang Out with ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’

May 26, 2026

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M & G & Friends (CREDIT: Lucasfilm/Disney/Screenshot)

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Lateef Crowder, Jeremy Allen White, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Blum, Jonny Coyne, Dave Filoni, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Martin Scorsese, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Matthew Willig

Director: Jon Favreau

Running Time: 132 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: May 22, 2026 (Theaters)

I had been hearing that The Mandalorian and Grogu felt like a few different episodes of the TV show strung together to make something feature-length. Then when I went ahead and saw this feature film, I found myself agreeing with that assessment! But I was nevertheless perfectly pleased with my decision to see this adventure on the big screen. For one thing, it was such a delight to hear Ludwig Göransson’s theme in surround sound. And the other music he composed was also banging!  Plus, I could watch Grogu scamper and float about all day, particularly when he’s accompanied by those Babu Frik-species critters. All of those elements were in plentiful supply, and they all felt like home. And y’all know I love feeling like home when I’m at the multiplex.

Is this The Way? It’s certainly A Way.

Grade: Pi Baby Yodas out of 4 Anzellans

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/22/26

May 22, 2026

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Does Spider-Noir fight any bees? (CREDIT: Prime Video/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
–I Love Boosters (Theaters)
–Ladies First (May 22 on Netflix) – Starring Sacha Baron Cohen in something silly.
–The Mandalorian & Grogu (Theaters)
–Passenger (Theaters)
–Tuner (Theaters)

TV
–Mating Season Season 1 (May 22 on Netflix) – Like Big Mouth, but animals?
–Rick and Morty Season 9 Premiere (May 24 on Adult Swim)
–Spider-Noir Season 1 (May 25 on MGM+, May 27 on Amazon Prime) – Get in the cage!
–Um, Actually Tournament of Champions (May 26 on Dropout)

Music
-Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes
-Future Islands, From A Hole In The Floor To A Fountain Of Youth

Sports
-French Open (May 24-June 7 on TNT, TruTV, and HBO Max) – Oh’clay!

jmunney’s Top Cinematic Choices for May 2026

May 1, 2026

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I love boosting the practice of going to the movies (CREDIT: NEON)

They keep making new movies, and some of them are even worth watching. Here’s what’s at the top of the slate for [MONTH YEAR]:

Obsession: A guy wishes that his crush will fall in love with him, which sounds sweet, but this is a horror movie, so it probably won’t work out as well as it possibly could.

There will be an Obsession in movie theaters on May 15.

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