Re: Selected programming for June 30-July 6, 2025

On 7/1/25 7:06 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

RM: This week is as close to nothing as there can be.

Boo!!

         Previously released:
  None.

Netflix has thrown in the towel!!

         Tuesday, July 1
       Streaming:
  The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Reunion Special         (special)   (12:01 am, Hulu)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMgY_OhTL0

Oh, f***, no!

Monster Summer       (movie; streaming premiere)          (3:01 am, Paramount+)
 When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, a group of friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on an adventure to save their island. 2024 film starring Mel Gibson, Lorraine Bracco and Mason Thames; 1h 37m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3954936/
[rating 5.7]

Is this a comedy? A thriller? Is it for kids?!... Anyway, maybe.

         Wednesday, July 2
       Streaming:
  Heads of State     (movie)       (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 The President of the United States of America (John Cena) and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Idris Elba)—not exactly friends under the best of circumstances—must team up and go on the run to defeat a global conspiracy after their own security forces are easily overcome in this straight-to-streaming action-comedy. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Paddy Considine, Jack Quaid, Stephen Root, and Carla Gugino also star.
 https://www.metacritic.com/movie/heads-of-state/
[score 49]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13357520/

Maybe.

The Old Guard 2      (movie)       (3:01 am, Netflix)
 Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors are back, with a renewed sense of purpose in their mission to protect the world. With Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts) still in exile after his betrayal, and Quynh (Veronica Ngô) out for revenge after escaping her underwater prison, Andy grapples with her newfound mortality as a mysterious threat emerges that could jeopardize everything she’s worked towards for thousands of years. Andy, Nile (KiKi Layne), Joe (Marwan Kenzari), Nicky (Luca Marinelli) and James Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) enlist the help of Tuah (Henry Golding), an old friend who may provide the key to unlocking the mystery behind immortal existence. Directed by Victoria Mahoney, and also starring Uma Thurman, "The Old Guard 2" is an emotional, adrenaline-pumping sequel to the 2020 action-thriller. 1h 45m.

Nobody gets the Netflix!!
I would probably check this out, if I still did get it. But as of now, there is zero chance I will be getting Netflix any time soon...

         Thursday, July 3
       Streaming:
  The Sandman       (season 2 premiere)       (3:01 am, Netflix)
 The second and final season arrives in two parts, with "volume 1" (six episodes) streaming today, "volume 2" (five episodes) streaming on July 24, and a final "special bonus episode" streaming on July 31.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jaj66KmnwE
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81150303

This is maybe the only thing left on Netflix that I actually want to see. Oh well...

         Friday, July 4
       Streaming:
  The Luckiest Man in America           (movie; streaming premiere)   (3:01 am, AMC+/Sundance Now)
 May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations. 1h 31m.
 The film presents a semi-fictionalized account of Michael Larson's 1984 appearance on Press Your Luck, during which he used his memorization of the gameboard's patterns to win record sums of money and prizes. The film stars Paul Walter Hauser [as Michael], Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Haley Bennett, Damian Young, Lilli Kay, James Wolk, Shaunette Renée Wilson, David Rysdahl, Ricky Russert, David Strathairn, Johnny Knoxville, and Maisie Williams.

Probably won't get to it...

Sinners       (movie; streaming premiere)       (3:01 am, HBO Max)
 Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers [Michael B. Jordan] return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. 2h 17m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/
[rating 7.7]

Yes! For vampire Hailee Steinfeld!!

Great White Waters       (movie)      (3:01 am, Tubi)
 When millions in cartel cocaine go missing off Florida’s coast, the search turns savage as vicious sharks close in on anyone daring to claim the stash. Stars Angela Cole, Johnny Ramey, Steve Hanks, Ashton Leigh, and Hector Becerra. 1 hr 34 min.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXG45ca910
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100040258/great-white-waters
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37025253/

Maybe.

         Sunday, July 6
  Kidnapped in a Small Town      (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 On a road trip to drop her daughter Ruby off at college, Sarah’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. A passing driver, Allie, offers a ride into town for help, and though hesitant, Sarah lets Ruby go while she waits for a tow truck. But when Sarah arrives at a nearby diner to meet them, Ruby is missing, and Allie claims they’ve never met. Alicia Blasingame, Chelsea Rose Cook, Joesy De Palo, and Holly Anspaugh star.

Sure.

[This is the only Lifetime/LMN original this week.]

Boo!!!

https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/kidnapped-in-a-small-town
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33064327/

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Yeah, that was pretty... bare, all right.