Re: Selected programming for March 30-31, 2024

On 2024-03-30 22:12:35 +0000, Robin Miller said:

RM: The programming list for Monday-Friday will be posted tomorrow.
    Previously released:
  The Accountant      (movie)        (Netflix, March 27)
 Not only is this accountant able to dig deeply into a company's books, he's also an expert assassin, and his new client can use both skills. 2026 film starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jean Smart, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow and others; 2hr 7m.  "#1 in movies today"
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140479/    [rating 7.3]
 https://www.netflix.com/title/80071227

Not only has this been to every other streamer out there before now, it's also been on cable TV for years!

No Escape            (movie)        (Netflix, March 26)
 Soon after relocating to Southeast Asia, an American family lands in the midst of a violent coup that could cost them their lives. 2015 film starring Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, and Owen Wilson ; 1h 43m. Unavailable on Netflix's ad tier.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/80016589
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781922/  [rating 6.7]

Ditto.

Mending the Line             (movie)        (Netflix, March 25)
 A Marine wounded in Afghanistan learns to face his combat trauma through friendship with an older war veteran and the healing practice of fly-fishing. 2022 film starring Brian Cox, Perry Mattfeld, Sinqua Walls, Patricia Heaton and Wes Studi; 2h 2m. Unavailable on Netflix's ad tier.

Which is yet more proof how useless Netflix's "ad tier" is.

Saturday, March 30
  Vikings       (seasons 1-6)         (3:01 am, Netfix)
 https://www.netflix.com/title/70301870
 Note: The sequel, "Vikings: Valhalla," is a Netflix original, with the third and final season expected in 2024.

Hmmm... Prime used to have this series, IIRC. I wonder if they'vs lost it.

Living with My Mother's Killer     (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Still reeling from the tragic murder of her mother years ago, Mara forgives the man who killed her mother and allows him to work on her property only to find that what’s past is not always past and now her own life may be at stake. Stars Rhiannon Fish and Greyston Holt.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/living-with-my-mothers-killer
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30252309/

I would have watched this, but I'll have to catch a reairing...

An Easter Bloom       (movie)         (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 A young gardener sets out to save her family farm by entering a floral competition for Easter. She meets a local pastor along the way who helps her restore the hope she lost. Stars Aimeé Teegarden and Benjamin Hollingsworth.
 https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/an-easter-bloom
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30645182/

Uhhh....
(I really wish Teegarden would get away from Hallmark, and do some stuff worth watching! If Jocelyn Hudon can do it, so can Teegarden!!)

Sunday, March 31
  Writing a Love Song         (movie)         (7 pm, UPtv)
 Aspiring music producer Chloe Brandon puts her career on the line by promising a hit song to the record label from Dustin Miller, a once-successful country musician with writer’s block while keeping it all a secret from her boss. Can a blossoming romance inspire the hit love song they both need? 2024 Canadian film starring Nina Kiri and Connor McMahon.
 https://uptv.com/movies/writing-a-love-song/
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27557077/

And, once again, I have no idea who these people are!!

A Gentleman in Moscow          [new]         (9 pm, Showtime)
 An eight-episode adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Amor Towles, Moscow stars Ewan McGregor as (the fictional) Count Alexander Rostov, who is banished to live out his remaining years as a prisoner in the Hotel Metropol following the Russian Revolution. In the years that follow, he begins to build a new life within the confines of the hotel. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alexa Goodall, and Johnny Harris also star. Limited series running through May 19.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PpUtjfZB5g
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/a-gentleman-in-moscow/     [score 73]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8230448/

I really wish this had been a movie - I would have watched it as a movie.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live       (season 1/limited series finale)         (9 pm, AMC)

:/

(And who's taking bets when season #2 will be greenlit?!)

Parish          [new; special time]         (10:15 pm, AMC)
 Giancarlo Esposito heads the cast of a six-episode adaptation of British series The Driver as a New Orleans luxury car service owner who becomes entangled with a crime syndicate. Bradley Whitford, Skeet Ulrich, Paula Malcomson, Zachary Momoh also star. Regular time is 9 pm; runs through May 5.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcoR4hfKCl0
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/parish/     [score 57]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18552362/

Also really wish this had just been a movie, as I would have watched it...

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Not yet, it's not! - We still have 5 more days coming!!  ;)