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Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024

Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024

CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): FX/Screenshot; FOX/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; CBS/Screenshot Television offers both the thrill of the new and the comfort of the familiar. So with that in mind, I’ve decided to split my Best TV of 2024 roundup into two lists: one for the Debutantes, and another for the Returning Champions. Continue reading Best New and Returning TV Shows of 2024

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I've Heard of the Wolf Man, But the Last Showgirl?

I've Heard of the Wolf Man, But the Last Showgirl?

Couple Goals? (CREDIT: Roadside Attractions; Nicola Dove/Universal Pictures) Wolf Man Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger Director: Leigh Whannell Running Time: 103 Minutes Rating: R Release Date: January 17, 2025 (Theaters) The Last Showgirl Starring: Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, Jason…

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Andy's Groomsman

Andy's Groomsman

January 4, 2025-January 5, 2025 – Andy, one of Barry’s friends from The Goldbergs, was getting married, and that was somehow making him my brother-in-law. We were at my parents’ house. He was lying in bed in the back bedroom. He called me in to say something. I think he wanted to give me a card thanking me for being a groomsman.

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Jeff’s Wacky SNL Review: Dave Chappelle/GloRilla

Glo Up (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot) Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme. OMG, it’s 2025 already? Indeed, we’re more than halfway through January. Well, with that in mind, I’m gonna go ahead and talk about the first new SNL of the calendar year, which undeniably had the guest lineup of Dave…

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/17/25

CREDIT: Katie Nolan/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 –One of Them Days (Theaters) –Wolf Man (Theaters) TV –Severance Season 2 Premiere (January 17 on Apple TV+) Music -Jasmine.4.T, You Are the Morning – I’ve never heard of her until this week, but her Wikipedia page mentions…

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'The Damned' is a Fairly Interesting January 2025 Movie Release

'The Damned' is a Fairly Interesting January 2025 Movie Release

Portrait of The Damned in Snow (CREDIT: Vertical Entertainment) Starring: Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Rory McCann, Siobhan Finneran, Francis Magee, Turlough Convery, Mícheál Óg Lane, Lewi Gribben, Andrean Sigurgeirsson, Guillermo Uria Director: Thordur Palsson Running Time: 89 Minutes Rating: R Release Date: January 3, 2025 (Theaters) I don’t want to be damned! Nor do I want to be in the location…

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'Unstoppable' is Pretty Much Exactly What You'd Expect Out of a One-Legged Wrestler Biopic

'Unstoppable' is Pretty Much Exactly What You'd Expect Out of a One-Legged Wrestler Biopic

Photo of a Man Who Can’t Be Stopped (CREDIT: Amazon MGM Studios) Starring: Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Robles Director: William Goldenberg Running Time: 123 Minutes Rating: PG-13 for Troubles at Home Release Date: December 6, 2024 (Limited Theaters)/January 16, 2025 (Amazon Prime Video) What’s It About?: Champion wrestler Anthony Robles is…

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From the End of December 2024 Into Early January 2025, I Caught Up on Some Holiday Movie Releases: Here's What Happened

From the End of December 2024 Into Early January 2025, I Caught Up on Some Holiday Movie Releases: Here's What Happened

CREDIT: A24; Warner Bros. Pictures/Screenshot; Disney/Screenshot; Disney/Screenshot The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Starring: Gaia Wise, Brian Cox, Luke Pasqualino, Mirando Otto Director: Kenji Kamiyama Running Time: 134 Minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: December 13, 2024 (Theaters) Babygirl Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Esther…

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Three Stars for Jeff

Three Stars for Jeff

December 11, 2015-December 12, 2015 – I was playing a new Guitar Hero game. A few friends (mostly girls) were sitting around and watching. I picked a fast-tempo song that I figured people could get into. It had a female singer. There were some three-fret notes and then even four-frets. Then it got into a bit of a wall-of-notes section. Even though I was comfortable with this song, I ended up with…

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Lead vs. Supporting Conundrums: 2024 Edition

Respect. (CREDIT: Golden Globes/Screenshot) You may have noticed that trophies are being handed out more than usual lately. You may have also noticed that the organizations that deliver those awards may be making questionable categorization decisions. Around this time of year, I like to assess the situation and offer my own take on certain dilemmas, in particular whether a certain movie…

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'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Adds International Flavor for Surprisingly Strong Results

'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Adds International Flavor for Surprisingly Strong Results

A couple of Panteras (CREDIT: Rico Torres) Starring: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Meadow Williams, Swen Temmel, Michael Bisping, Orli Shuka, Cristian Solimeno, Nazmiye Oral, Yasen Zates Atour, Giuseppe Schillaci, Dino Kelly, Rico Verhoeven, Velibor Topic, Antonio Bustorff, Cyril Gane Director: Christian Gudegast Running Time: 144 Minutes Rating: R for Guns,…

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/10/25

You’re traveling through another sketch show dimension… (CREDIT: Peacock/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 –Better Man (Theaters) –Hard Truths (Theaters) –The Last Showgirl (Theaters) TV –Goosebumps Season 2 (January 10 on Disney+ and Hulu) – David Schwimmer leads the cast…

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Robbie Williams Devolves in the Cheeky Rock Biopic 'Better Man'

Robbie Williams Devolves in the Cheeky Rock Biopic 'Better Man'

Man! I feel like a Better Man (CREDIT: Paramount Pictures) Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Kate Mulvany, Alison Steadman, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Jake Simmance, Liam Head, Jesse Hyde, Chase Hollenweider, Tom Budge, Leo Harvey-Elledge Director: Michael Gracey Running Time: 135 Minutes Rating: R for Sex, Drugs, and Pop Rock ‘n’ Roll Release Date: December 25, 2024…

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Dust Bunnies

December 27, 2024-December 28, 2024 – I had a movie screening in the evening scheduled for 9:00 PM. But first I was eating dinner in the living of my apartment directly across from the TV a little after 6:00. But before I started eating, I noticed some dust on the floor. I pulled the couch out to do some sweeping. There was a ton of dust and other debris all over the floor behind the couch. There…

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 1/3/25

CREDIT: CBS/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 –The Damned (Theaters) TV –RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Premiere (January 3 on MTV) -Golden Globes (January 5 on CBS) – Hosted by Nikki Glaser. –Mayfair Witches Season 2 Premiere (January 5 on AMC) –Celebrity Jeopardy! Season…

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jmunney’s Top Cinematic Choices for January 2025

I doubt I could find a Better Man (CREDIT: Paramount Pictures) They keep making new movies, and some of them are even worth watching. Here’s what’s at the top of the slate for January 2025: Better Man: It’s a biopic about “Millennium” songster Robbie Williams, but here’s the twist: he’s played by a chimpanzee! (Or some sort of chimp-man hybrid, to be more precise.) You can find Better Man in…

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Number of Appearances by Public Figures and Fictional Characters in My Dreams in 2024

CREDIT: @TheAcademy (NOTE: In years past, I’ve said that celebrities often appear in my dreams as conflations of themselves and the characters they play. But now that I reconsider a bit, this isn’t always precisely true. In some dreams, actors are indeed themselves one moment and then the next moment, they’re their characters. But other times, there’s a clearer demarcation between fiction and…