Re: Selected programming for April 1-5, 2024

On 3/31/24 10:06 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Monday, April 1
       Streaming:
 Talk To Me       (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 am, Paramount+)
 When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. 2022 film starring no one you've ever heard of; 1h 35m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638522/   [rating 7.1]

Those are the worst kind!!  ;)
But I'm interested in checking this one out, as it's "horror".

Mute Witness       (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 am, Shudder)
 A mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder and must escape capture. 1995 film; 1h 35m.
 https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3806538/mute-witness-coming-to-4k-from-arrow-video-and-streaming-courtesy-of-shudder/
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110604/      [rating 6.7]
  More to watch in April on Shudder and AMC+:
 https://www.cabletv.com/horror/shudder-halfway-to-halloween
 https://www.cabletv.com/shudder/what-to-watch

But nobody gets!!... [Say it!]

     Broadcast and cable:
  All American        (season 6 premiere)        (8 pm, CW)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPoHMh7-ZH4

Zzzzzzzz

         Tuesday, April 2
       Broadcast and cable:
  Weakest Link      (season 3 spring premiere)        (9 pm, NBC)

Is Anne Robinson back?...

         Wednesday, April 3
       Streaming:
  Wish        (movie; streaming premiere)        (3:01 am, Disney+)
 A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11304740/     [rating 5.6]

I'll leave this kind of thing to others...

Behind the Crime: Deadly Military Love Triangle     (documentary) (3:01 am, Tubi)
 When a young Army sergeant is murdered without explanation, the police are stumped … until they receive a tip about an enemy lurking in his own backyard.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31922516/

Odd that Lifetime hasn't tackled this one...

     Broadcast and cable:
  Walker        (season 4 premiere)           (8 pm, CW)
 13 episodes.

Double Zzzzzzzz!!

Sight Unseen          [new to US]         (9 pm, CW)
 Clinically-blind Vancouver homicide detective Tess Avery (Dolly Lewis) uses an app that connects her to her New York-based guide Sunny Patel (Agam Darshi) to help the police solve cases in this Canadian co-produced crime drama series. 10 episodes.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30487848/     [rating 5.6]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_Unseen_(TV_series)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqsHRfQhH5s

I'd rather have "The Sullivan Sisters" back...

Resident Alien        (season 3 finale)         (10 pm, Syfy)

Not renewed yet?... I wonder if Siffy is finally abandoning scripted originals...

         Thursday, April 4
       Streaming:
  Música      (movie)     (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 A coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating the pressures of love, family, and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey. The directorial debut feature from actor/musician Rudy Mancuso also stars Mancuso alongside Camila Mendes, Francesca Reale and J.B. Smoove. 1h 31m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VckVviJh8ho
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19853698/

Maybe, it isn't in the same stunning 4k that "Upgrade" was!  ;)

I Woke Up a Vampire     (complete season 2)          (3:01 am, Netflix)
 On her 13th birthday, Carmie discovers that she's actually half human, half vampire--and that mythical powers make middle school way more complicated. Teen series.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUWwJjRv84w
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81589046
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27591984/    [rating 5.2]

Possibly the dumbest series to ever come out of Can-a-der!!

Ripley       [new; complete limited series]         (3:01 am, Netflix)
 Andrew Scott (Fleabag) stars in an eight-episode adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley novels (previously adapted into the 1999 feature film "The Talented Mr. Ripley"). Directed and written in its entirety by Steven Zaillian (The Night Of)—and filmed in black and white—the stylish, 1960s-set thriller follows the titular con man (Scott) as he is enlisted by a wealthy man to locate his son in Italy and return him to New York City. Dakota Fanning, John Malkovich, and Johnny Flynn also star in Ripley, which was originally ordered (and fully produced) by Showtime before that network offloaded the completed series to Netflix in a cost-cutting move.

Nobody gets The Netflix!!  ;p

     Broadcast and cable:
  Million Dollar Lethal Listing      (movie)        (8 pm, LMN)
 Becca and her husband Tom find the perfect suburban house that seems too good to be true. Shortly after moving in, the couple is woken up by a stranger who claims to be the real owner of the house. The couple’s dream home quickly turns into a nightmare as they are forced to unravel the truth of secrets and lies. Stars Morgan Bradley, Jon Briddell, Ciarra Carter and Jackée Harry.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/million-dollar-lethal-listing
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29380778/

Almost 100% chance it's a Hybrid Films special!!
I'll probably watch this, though I'm doubting it will be any good...

Elsbeth       (special time)          (9 and 10 pm, two episodes, CBS)
 Episodes 2 and 3, shown out of order according to IMDb. After tonight, the show's regular time is Thursday at 10 pm. These are the first new episodes since the pilot was broadcast on Feb. 29 and March 14 and 30.
 https://www.cbs.com/shows/elsbeth/

More material for Adam!!

         Friday, April 5
       Streaming:
  How to Date Billy Walsh       (movie)        (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 Teenagers Amelia (Charithra Chandran) and Archie (Sebastian Croft) have been best friends since childhood. Archie has always been there to fight Amelia’s battles and laugh at her jokes all whilst keeping his lifelong love for her a secret. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls head over heels for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), the new American transfer student. Heartbroken Archie goes to great lengths to try and keep Amelia and Billy away from each other but ends up pushing them closer together and risks losing his best friend in the process. Rescheduled from September. 1h 38m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHx9ems_I4
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16156616/

Meh...

Alex Rider         (complete final season 3)          (12:01 am, Amazon Freevee)
 8 episodes.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnAc-Yg2NVg
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rider_(TV_series)
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6964748/     [rating 7.5]

Unpossible! Everywon knows that "Freevee" doesn't exist anymore!!  ;p

Girls State        (documentary)         (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? A political coming-of-age story and a stirring reimagination of what it means to govern, “Girls State" follows young female leaders ­ from wildly different backgrounds across Missouri ­ as they navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up. 1h 35m.

I'd rather eat lead!   :p

Sugar          [new]         (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 Originally ordered by Apple in 2021 after a bidding war that also involved Netflix, this detective series from screenwriter Mark Protosevich (The Cell, I Am Legend) stars Colin Farrell as the titular private investigator John Sugar, who is hired to find the missing granddaughter of a legendary film producer. Amy Ryan, James Cromwell, Anna Gunn, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Nate Corddry, and Dennis Boutsikaris also star in the modern noir series, while Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) and Adam Arkin share directing duties. The first three (of eight) episodes stream today; the rest follow once weekly through May 17.

Meh. Prolly not interested.

Dinosaur         [new; complete season 1]           (12:01 am, Hulu)
 Dinosaur follows Nina (Ashley Storrie), an autistic woman in her 30s, who adores living with her sister and best friend, Evie [Kat Ronney]. They have a routine, and they understand each other like no one else could until Evie rushes into an engagement after only six weeks. Nina is forced to grapple with her sister’s impulsive decision whilst navigating love, sisterhood and her life as it’s turned upside down. All six first-season episodes of the British comedy series stream today.

Oh, hells, no! Esp. not as a series!

Scoop          (movie)            (3:01 am, Netflix)
 Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew in a dramatization of his 2019 BBC interview with Newsnight reporter Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson). Billie Piper, Keeley Hawes, and Romola Garai also star. British production; 1h 42m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcHc3zEEoc
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81600418
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21279806/

Hmmm. Probably would have been interested in this...

The Zone of Interest       (movie; streaming premiere)       (3:01 am, Max)
 Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig [Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller] strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp. 1h 45m. Won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/     [rating 7.5]

Arthur says "No!"

Night Swim       (movie; streaming premiere)       (3:01 am, Peacock)
 A family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house's past will unleash a malevolent force in the backyard pool. Stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon; 1h 38m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9682428/    [rating 4.7]

Cool. More horror! - Very interested in this.

Festival of the Living Dead    (movie)         (3:01 am, Tubi)
 While attending a festival to commemorate the original zombie attack, Ash [Ashley Moore] and her friends encounter the living dead and must fight back or be devoured. Also stars Camren Bicondova as Iris.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27739396/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_the_Living_Dead
 https://deadline.com/2023/05/ashley-moore-camren-bicondova-join-tubi-horror-festival-of-the-living-dead-1235363996/
 https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3805986/festival-of-the-living-dead-night-of-the-living-dead-tribute-from-the-soska-sisters-releasing-in-april/

Oh, heck, yeah!!  ;)

Baghead         (movie)           (3:01 am, Shudder)
 Following the death of her estranged father (Peter Mullan), Iris (Freya Allan) learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor (Ned Dennehy) to discuss the estate. Little does she know, when the deed is signed she will become inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in the pub’s basement – Baghead – a shape-shifting creature that can transform into the dead. Two thousand in cash for two minutes with the creature is all it takes for desperate loved ones to ease their grief. Neil (Jeremy Irvine), who has lost his wife, is Iris’ first customer. Like her father, Iris is tempted to exploit the creature’s powers and help desperate people for a price. But she soon discovers breaking the two-minute rule can have terrifying consequences. Together with her best friend Katie (Ruby Barker), Iris must battle to keep control of Baghead and figure out how to destroy her, before she destroys them. 2023 film; 1h 34m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14030816/    [5.5 rating]
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsZq_5s-ak

Too bad this is on Shudder, the streamer nobody gets!!

     Broadcast and cable:
  Mary & George          [new]          (9 pm, Starz)
 Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine star as the titular Countess and Duke of Buckingham in a seven-part British historical drama set during the reign of King James I. It's an adaptation of Benjamin Woolley's book The King's Assassin, but this isn't a dry retelling of history: Expect lots of humor—and more than one orgy—in this very adult series from Killing Eve writer D.C. Moore.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYI7FtJr20c
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mary-george/     [score 75]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26246248/

Nobody gets Starz!!

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This time, Robin is telling the truth!!  ;)