Re: Selected programming for Jan. 4-5, 2025

On 1/4/25 2:28 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Previously released:
  Dune: Part Two     (movie)        (Netflix, Dec. 31)
 2hr 45m. Also streaming on Max.   "Dune: Part One" from 2021 was also added.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81602836
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/   [rating 8.5]

Yep, they have both been on Max for months/years.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga      (movie)        (Netflix, Dec. 30)
 The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max. Stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, George Shevtsov, and Lachy Hulme. 2024 Australian film; 2hr 28m. Also streaming on Max.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81610642
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/     [rating 7.5]

Also been on Max for months...

Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1      (movie)        (Netflix, Dec. 30)
 During the Civil War, American settlers confront history and seize the future as they encroach on Western Apache land in newly established territory. Stars Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, and Will Patton. 2024 film; 3hr 1m. Also streaming on Max. Chapter 2 is complete but has not yet been released theatrically.

I still have to get to this (on Max). But it's 3 hours...

The Watchers      (movie)        (Netflix, Dec. 30)
 When Mina's car breaks down in a bleak forest, three strangers take her into their bunker -- where mysterious creatures take note of their every move. Stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Oliver Finnegan, Alistair Brammer, and John Lynch. 2024 film; 1hr 41m. Also streaming on Max.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81776691
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26736843/       [rating 5.7]

Ditto - but I'm not in a huge hurry as I've not heard great things about it.

         Saturday, Jan. 4
  Love of the Irish           (movie)          (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 Tired of her bad luck, Fiona takes her mom on a trip to Ireland to turn things around where she meets a charming single dad who helps her make her own luck. Stara Shenae Grimes-Beech, Stephen Hagan and Moira Kelly.
 https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/love-of-the-irish
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31943282/

I still like Shenae Grimes. But social media is right about one thing - her current hair style is atrocious.

Vanished Out of Sight       (movie)        (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Claire Lewis, a blind woman, is overly cautious with her six-year-old daughter Briar. When Briar goes missing Christmas day Claire faces her worst nightmare and sets out in darkness to find her. Stars Annalise Basso, Steven Ogg, Jay Huguley, Tracy Campbell, and Avalon Reign.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/vanished-out-of-sight
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19356084/     [as "Blind River"]

Damn. Another one I won't get to until next week. But I love Annalise Basso, and so will be all over this.

         Sunday, Jan. 5
  Vanished in Death Valley       (movie)        (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 A teenage girl goes missing when her family’s car breaks down in Death Valley and her parents will need to make unlikely allies if they are to find their daughter before she disappears forever. Stars Aryè Campos, Katherine Joan Taylor, and Matthew Pohlkamp.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/vanished-in-death-valley
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34867028/

Ditto, though I'm much less interested in this Lifetime flick...

Mayfair Witches         (season 2 premiere)        (9 pm, AMC)
 Eight episodes running through March 2.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNwkfKwNwY

Gah. Not sure what to do here - I guess I could DVR it, and binge the season in March, as Spectrum hasn't give me/us AMC+ yet.

When Calls the Heart         (season 12 premiere)          (9 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 12 episodes.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXUf8tCOW3o

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Vienna Blood         (season 4 premiere)         (10 pm, PBS)
 1900s Vienna is a hotbed of philosophy, science and art. Dr. Max Liebermann's extraordinary skills of perception and Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt's determination lead them to some of the city's most mysterious and deadly cases. Four episdoes running through Jan. 26.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9179616/     [rating 7.6]

Huh?!