Re: Selected programming for April 22-26, 2024

On 4/22/24 8:15 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Previously released:
  Freud's Last Session     (movie)     (Netflix, April 20)
 On the brink of World War II, Sigmund Freud invites C.S. Lewis over for a charged conversation about love, family and the existence of God. Stars Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam, and Orla Brady. 2023 film; 1hr 48m. Not available on the Basic with Ads subscription plan.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81725548
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20420628/   [rating 6.0]

Too bad this is Netflix, or I'd actually watch this.

Black Sails      (all 4 seasons)        (Netflix, April 18)
 Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island." Starz series that ran from 2014 through 2017; 38 one-hour episodes.

 >:/
Also still on Starz (app).
Looks like I missed my window on it...

Rust Creek     (movie)       (Netflix, April 15)
 A wrong turn in the woods becomes a fight for her life when a career-seeking college student runs into two outlaw brothers looking to cook up trouble. Stars Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson, and Sean O'Bryan. 2018 film; 1h 48m.

This movie has been to literally *every other streamer!*, including Tubi. Hell, I bet it's even been to Netflix once before now!!

Earthquake Underground     (movie)      (Tubi, April 18)
 After a massive earthquake submerges a hotel, a young architect must overcome all odds to save his pregnant girlfriend before the structure collapses. Stars Cayla Black, Houston Rhines, Angela Cole, Jenny Tran, and Matthew Gademske. 1 hr, 22 min.

Meh.
Maybe...

         Monday, April 22
       Streaming:
  Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One      (movie; streaming premiere)      (3:01 am, Max)
 Animated film; 1h 33m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29195117/    [rating 6.3]

Well, here's something for Anim and co!!

         Tuesday, April 23
       Broadcast and cable:
  Shogun        (limited series finale)         (10 pm, FX)

Cool. But still won't be getting to this for a while...

         Wednesday, April 24
       Streaming:
  LOL: Last One Laughing Germany      (season 5 premiere)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
   The Big Door Prize       (season 2 premiere)          (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 A small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. Soon residents start changing jobs, rethinking relationships, and questioning long-held beliefs ­all in pursuit of a better future. Ten episodes; the first three are released today, and the rest follow once weekly through June 12.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ye6vpH-z0
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14761860/      [rating 6.4]

Meh - needed a stronger cast than this.

TMZ Presents: Famous & Naked       (reality)        (3:01 am, Tubi)
 Celebrities are showing it all online and raking in fortunes. Join TMZ in examining Hollywood’s fascination with getting naked on the Internet.

It's good to see that Tubi is focusing on the important stuff!!  ;p

         Thursday, April 25
       Streaming:
  Velma        (season 2 premiere)         (3:01 am, Max)
 This raucous reimagining of the Scooby-Doo franchise unravels the mysterious origins of Mystery, Inc.--as seen through the eyes of the gang's beloved bespectacled detective Velma. Animated series.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUo0TUCgj9Y
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14153790/     [rating 1.6, based on 77K ratings--the lowest I've ever seen]

It is absolutely amazing that this was brought back...  :/

     Broadcast and cable:
  Fatal Fixer Upper     (movie)      (8 pm, LMN)
 Vivienne and Ryan Williams couldn’t be happier after buying their dream home from a mysterious man named Josh in a beautiful California suburb. Their newfound paradise soon turns into a living nightmare as Josh, still strangely attached to the house, suddenly appears after they move in to help fix up certain parts of the home. When his erratic behavior turns to obsession for Vivienne, the young couple soon find themselves caught up in a volatile confrontation that threatens to destroy everything they hold dear. Stars Jasmine Aivaliotis, Philip McElroy, Duke Van Patten, and Dorian Gregory.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/fatal-fixer-upper
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32065017/

Vivica and co. finally let cutie Jasmine Aivaliotis headline a movie! So, yes!!
(Though, this being a Hybrid flick, I'm not expecting it to actually be, you know, "*good*"!...  ;p  )

         Friday, April 26
       Streaming:
  Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story         [new; complete limited series]          (12:01 am, Hulu)
 Four episodes.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx93Z6zBnGE
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31023148/

I didn't realize that they had died!!(?!)  :p

Infested [Vermines]        (movie)         (3:01 am, Shudder)
 Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly-reproducing spiders. Stars Théo Christine, Finnegan Oldfield, Jérôme Niel, Sofia Lesaffre, and Lisa Nyarko. French film; 1h 46m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR-uiy20_zM
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26744289/

But nobody gets Shudder!!

This Never Happened       (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
 While staying at her boyfriend’s childhood home with him and his friends, a young woman experiences terrifying visions of a violent spirit. Stars Javier Dulzaides, María José De La Cruz, and Conny Cambambia.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHEjdXJxlPo
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13396566/

So, is this actually Mexican?... [checking] Filmed in Mexico City. So, basically, yes.

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Well, I've seen worse... But I've definitely seen better too!!