Matt's Musings

The new league year is under way. This past week we’ve seen high-profile trades, critical signings, and depth additions across the NFL. It’s a big time as teams work to improve their rosters for a title run in 2026. Below are the 10 biggest moves of the new league year so far. No. 10: Wan’Dale Robinson signs four-year, $78 million deal with the Tennessee Titans About: Robinson has been an integral, and under-rated, piece of the Giants’ offense the past few seasons. In four years with the team, he has 268 receptions for 2,465 yards. That includes 90-plus receptions each of the past two seasons. He even recorded his first 1,000-yard campaign in 2025. In Tennessee, he’s reunited with his former Head Coach, Brian Daboll, who is the Titans’ Offensive Coordinator. Daboll believes in Robinson and helped him reach his potential. The Titans are in desperate need of weapons. This could give him a nice fantasy floor as a WR3, with some WR2 upside. No. 9: Kyler Murray agrees to a one-year deal wi...

 It was a slower week at the movies, with the big release being the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation. Below is my thoughts. You can keep up with everything I'm watching by following me on Letterboxd @knighthawk7734. Reminders of Him (Theaters) Starring : Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham, and Bradley Whitford Synopsis: This is the third adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, following It Ends With Us and Regretting You. This one finds Kenna (Monroe) recently released from prison, where she served a seven-year sentence after her boyfriend (Rudy Pankow) was killed in an accident where she was the driver. She's returned to the town where they met and fell in love because she gave birth while in prison, and her daughter was taken to be raised by her boyfriend's parents (Graham and Whitford). There are still hard feelings, but Kenna is hopeful to reunite and get to know her daughter. Meanwhile, she meets Ledger (Withers) at a local bar. She realizes soon he is her boyfr...

We’re making our way toward Spring, and that means the tide of new shows is rising. Networks and streamers are getting those new shows in to flood the market before the dog days of summer. But what of these new shows is worth your time to check out? Let this weekly post be your guide as I review the pilot and second episode of new series this winter. Don’t see a new show listed below? Check previous weeks! Tuesdays: R.J. Decker, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on ABC (Premiered March 3) About: This new detective series is based on a Carl Hiaasen novel. It centers on R.J. Decker (Scott Speedman), a former photojournalist who went to prison on a trumped-up assault charge. Now, he’s working as a private investigator. The pilot introduced the world and a key case that helped shape and define our protagonist. The second episode slipped more into the case-of-the-week mold. I like Speedman, and I like the idea here. But the second episode was dry and seemed to expound on the things I struggled with in t...

 Another year of Oscars is in the books, with the 2025 movie season officially, finally, in the books. It was a successful and interesting telecast. Below is a couple takeaways from the year in movies. * Horror had a day . Not only did Amy Madigan win for Weapons, Sinners was one of the biggest, most awarded films of the night. Frankenstein also brought home three awards. In total, that meant eight of the 24 awards handed out went to horror films. That's quite a showing. *Paul Thomas Anderson had a day. He won for his script, his direction, and his film. It was a big night on the biggest stage for one of the most celebrated creators. * We had a tie and a no-show. Usually these award programs follow a pattern and script. But that got flipped when we had a tie in the Best Live Action Short, then had Best Supporting Actor winner Sean Penn not show up. Both felt like unusual twists on the night. * The Opening was perfect. Conan O'Brien was solid as a host, but his best bits came ...

It's hard to believe, but 2011 was 15 years ago. Over the next few weeks I'm going to be looking at some stand out films from 2011 that are turning 15 in 2026. Today, it's a classic comedy. Lillian : This is such a stone-cold pack of weirdos, and I am so proud! Bridesmaids Starring : Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, and Melissa McCarthy Director : Paul Feig About : There was a time when the summer season offered up a banger comedy every year. In 2011, that banger comedy was Bridesmaids . Two years earlier we got The Hangover , an iconic comedy that was very much focused on the wild antics of a group of men. In Bridesmaids , we saw the same formula repeated with a group of fun women. Or, as Lillian puts it above, a stone-cold pack of weirdos. Wiig has long been a personal favorite, and she's awesome here. But this is a film where the whole is stronger than the sum of its parts. Rudolph, McCarthy, and especially Byrne all give iconic performances. The cast is stron...

Back in 1998, the American Film Institute unveiled its list of the 100 greatest films as voted on by members of the cinematic community. The year, I'm looking at the films on that list, re-ranked according to my preference. Check back Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year as we walk through this list of classic films. Ratso Rizzo : I'm walking here! I'm walking here! Midnight Cowboy (1969) Original List Ranking : 36 Starring : Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight Director : John Schlesinger About : This is another Best Picture winner. It also earned an Academy Award for the director, Schlesinger, and for the Adapted Screenplay. It factored much higher on the original list, and remained fairly high (43) on the 2007 update. And it's not hard to see why. It's a film that's oft remembered and oft quoted. While Hoffman didn't win for his performance, it's a memorable part of the film. Even those who haven't seen it in full have seen clips, including the one ...