Re: Selected programming for April 13-16, 2024

On 4/13/24 2:33 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

RM: I should be posting the Wednesday-Friday list later tonight.
              Previously released:
  The Bricklayer      (movie)       (Netflix, April 11)
 To clear its name, the CIA must rely on an edgy ex-agent to root out a covert enemy who is framing it for the murders of several foreign reporters. Stars Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Oliver Trevena. 2023 film; 1h 50m.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81691563
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2016303/    [rating 5.1]
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6YfPaucph8

Too bad this is on Netflix, as I would have checked it out...

         Saturday, April 13
  Snatched     (movie)        (3:01 am, Tubi)
 When a dangerous criminal from her past breaks out of prison, a former CIA agent must tap back into her lethal skills to protect her family. Stars Veronika Bozeman; 1 hr 41 min. [Originally announced for April 6 (in Tubi's March 19 press release describing Tubi's April additions), but Tubi's trailer (posted April 10) dates it for today, and it is in fact available as of 2 am ET today. I think it was released this morning].
 https://www.yeahimfamous.com/2024/04/06/first-look-tubi-footage-films-unveils-snatched-movie-trailer/
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27300761/
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyWo44c-DfQ
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100020085/snatched

Not sure about this one.

Billion Dollar Bluff      (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
 When a popular influencer gets kidnapped and held for ransom, she grips the media’s attention by helping the criminals rob luxurious mansions. Stars Bukola Ayoka; 1 hr 27 min. [This was originally announced for today (in Tubi's March 19 press release), but Tubi's trailer (posted on April 10) states (as of 2 am ET today) that the movie is available now, and it is. Additionally, the director posted the trailer on X on April 11. I think it's likely that this was released on April 10.]
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100017200/billion-dollar-bluff
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30983222/
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzf9517p9ME
 https://twitter.com/stefanbrogren/status/1778498837205684557 [director's post]

I like the premise, but this stars no one anyone has ever heard of...

Secret Life of the Pastor's Wife       (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Angie, the wife of a charismatic pastor who extols family values yet maintains an icy demeanor toward his own, seeks solace from her marital woes in the arms of her recently hired pool boy, a fling that quickly upsets the idyllic facade of the community, reigniting old jealousies, and leaving no one’s secrets safe. Stars Jennings Rice, Andrew Fultz, and Mike Manning.
 [RM: Pool boys certainly seem to have all the fun.]
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secret-life-of-the-pastors-wife
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32024054/

I will certainly watch this, though I may have to bump it to recording for later viewing...

         Sunday, April 14
  Killer Fortune Teller       (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 When a tarot card reading leads to unexpected fortune, Shane thinks he’s found a recipe for success. However, as his business starts to thrive and the bodies start to pile up, his sister grows suspicious of both the psychic as well as her brother’s mysterious new girlfriend. Stars Sarah Murphree, Jonathan Stoddard, Natalie Daniels, and Caina Summer Field.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/killer-fortune-teller
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31727946/

Ditto - intend to watch this, but may or may not get to it tomorrow night...

Tracker      (special time)          (8 pm, CBS)
 Airs at 8 instead of 9 pm tonight.

Guest starring!... Nobody interesting!

The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden        (special) (9-11 pm, CBS)
 https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-100th-billy-joel-at-madison-square-garden-the-greatest-arena-run-of-all-time/

Billy Joel is 100?!?!?!!!??!!
:p

The Sympathizer            [new]           (9 pm, HBO)
 A seven-part adaptation of the 2015 Pulitzer-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen stars Robert Downey Jr. in multiple roles. A melange of cultural satire, dark comedy, historical drama, mystery, and espionage thriller, The Sympathizer follows a half-Vietnamese, half-French communist spy known as "The Captain" (Cowboy Bebop's Hoa Xuande) in the closing days of the Vietnam War and his later exile in the United States (and work in Hollywood) following the fall of Saigon. Sandra Oh also stars. Runs through May 26.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dRkhiERpE
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-sympathizer/     [score 81]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14404618/

Does not sound like my kind of thing. Obveeus will probably watch it...

         Monday, April 15
  The Stranger           (movie)            (12:01 am, Hulu)
 You've seen it as a Quibi series (theoretically)—now see it as a movie! Originally released for the short-lived, short-format streaming service in 2020, The Stranger has now been re-cut as a feature film (though only in landscape mode). Written and directed by The Killing's Veena Sud, the series film finds a rideshare driver (Maika Monroe) picking up the passenger from hell (Dane DeHaan), leading to a terrifying 12 hours.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtI3lKX36Ig
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10681780/     [rating 6.3]

Maybe, based on the casting.
But I never did get to the previous Quibi series-to-film, "The Most Dangerous Game", as its >2 hour runtime put me off...

         Tuesday, April 16

Yikes! - This sounds dreary!!