Re: Selected programming for June 8-14, 2024

On 6/8/24 8:46 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Saturday, June 8
       Streaming:
  What Happens in Miami     (move)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
 Three friends on a wild Spring Break are thrust into a web of mystery as they become the prime focus of a missing persons investigation following the disappearance of one of their own. Stars Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Annalisa Cochrane, Rachel Leyco, Jada Elena Wooten, Christopher Collins, Lauren O'Quinn and Derek Roberts. 1 hr 31 min.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MTTZPqcfgQ
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32431601/
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100021724/what-happens-in-miami

As I said in the followup to Anim, I only know Cochrane here. That's probably not enough to get me to check this one out...

     Broadcast and cable:
  Savoring Paris      (movie)          (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 Disillusioned with her life, Ella embarks on a soul-searching journey to Paris where she navigates love, self-discovery and cheese amidst the enchanting backdrop of The City of Love. Stars Bethany Joy Lenz and Stanley Weber.
 https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/savoring-paris
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32281200/

I like Lenz - really wish she'd do a Lifetime flick or two...

The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story    (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Tanya Kach (Jordyn Ashley Olson) was fourteen and at risk, struggling with an unhappy home life and the victim of bullying at her new school. Feeling isolated and lonely, she is befriended by Tom Hose (Robert Baker), the school’s security guard, who manages to lure Tanya to his home, where he held her captive and sexually abused her for over a decade. Convinced he had Tanya brainwashed and that she would never attempt escape, Tom eventually allows her to take on a part-time job. Out from under Tom’s watchful eye, Tanya finally finds the courage to take a dangerous step toward freedom.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-girl-locked-upstairs-the-tanya-kach-story
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32559891/

Will watch, though I can't say I am looking forward to it.
And how come I've never heard about this story before?!

         Sunday, June 9
  The Wedding Rule       (movie)          (7 pm, UP tv)
 Former childhood friends are bequeathed a restaurant on one condition: they must be married to claim the inheritance. Both being single, the race is on to find the “one.” Stars Julie Nolke and Dennis Andres.
 https://uptv.com/movies/the-wedding-rule/
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23034806/

And, once again, an UP tv flick starring no one anyone has ever heard of!!

Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story     (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Based on a true story, the movie follows Morgan (Jana Kramer) and Rodney Metzer (Austin Nichols) who were childhood sweethearts and married by the time Morgan was just 21 years old. The couple loses their first child shortly after birth but are overjoyed when they have twins a year later. Tensions began to rise when Rodney loses his job and goes into debt. Rodney blames their fights on Morgan’s drinking--even if she’d only had one--and convinces Morgan that she pushed him down the stairs in a blackout rage. The couple finally separates, and Morgan’s life begins to turn around, until Rodney gets diagnosed with cancer. Not long after, a masked intruder breaks into Morgan’s home and assaults her. Rodney shows up only minutes after the intruder is gone; when authorities question him, Rodney’s story doesn’t seem to be adding up. Does Rodney really have cancer and is he the hero that he claims to be, or has he been gaslighting Morgan for decades? J. Barrett Cooper, Denise Dal Vera and Maximo Sherman also star.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/gaslit-by-my-husband-the-morgan-metzer-story
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32245467/

It's really odd that they're premiering this film - which stars Jana Kramer whom I think Lifetime considers to be one of their "headliners" - on a Sunday night, rather than on a Saturday night. I can't figure this part out...

The Lazarus Project       (season 2 premiere)       (9 pm, TNT)
 Season 1: A secret organization called The Lazarus Project recruits George (Paapa Essiedu) to time travel to save the world from destruction, but soon he is tempted to use his knowledge to save someone in this sci-fi drama created by Joe Barton.
 Season 2: In this thrilling second season of the BAFTA-winning drama, the world has locked into a deadly time loop and the Lazarus team must race against time to save humanity. Among their number is resolute Lazarus agent George, who’s been left in disgrace after betraying the organization in the name of love. George is determined to redeem himself and win back the trust of his friends, colleagues, and the love of his life. But when he discovers that the cause he is fighting for is more sinister than it appears, George suspects that the only person he can really trust is himself. 8 episodes.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyOJINPZcOg
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14190592/      [rating 7.3]
 https://www.tntdrama.com/shows/the-lazarus-project

This has already been cancelled, so season #2 is the final season. I've heard both that the season #2 ending is an acceptable series ending, and that it ends on a quasi-cliffhanger - I don't know which version is correct...

         Monday, June 10
       Streaming:
  Origin      (movie; streaming premiere)         (12:01 am, Hulu)
 Chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. 2h 21m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13321244/    [rating 7.2]

I am guessing I would not like this...

         Tuesday, June 11
       Streaming:
  Wreck      (complete season 2)        (12:01 am, Hulu)
 Season 1: Jamie Walsh boards mega cruise ship, the Sacramentum, in search for his missing sister and discovers conspiracy onboard far darker than he could ever imagine.
 Season 2: Season two is set in the months after the events of series one's shocking blood-soaked conclusion. We rejoin Jamie, Vivian and their found family of survivors back on land, as they strike back against Velorum, the corporate murder machine that claimed Jamie's sister. In a daring and desperate attempt to bring the company down, the gang go undercover to infiltrate Velorum's newest venture - an exclusive 'wellness' festival for millionaires in the remote Slovenian countryside. Relationships fray, blood pours, and not everyone will be making it out alive.
 https://www.hulu.com/series/wreck-d0bcfabc-3e1f-45b2-aee9-44c746c2868b
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8983318/     [rating 6.7]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck_(TV_series)

WTH?!
(OK, it's British, so that partly explains why I've never heard of this...)

         Wednesday, June 12
       Streaming:
  Presumed Innocent        [new]          (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 David E. Kelley's latest limited series is adapted from the same Scott Turow novel that previously spawned a 1990 feature film. The J.J. Abrams-produced legal thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Chicago prosecutor Rusty Sabich, who is charged with the murder of one of his colleagues. Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, Peter Sarsgaard, O-T Fagbenle, Renate Reinsve, and Elizabeth Marvel also star. Eight episodes; two stream today, while the rest follow once weekly through July 24.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNSY3lMioHs
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17677860/

Meh - I might have watched this as a film.

         Thursday, June 13
       Streaming:
  The Boys        (season 4 premiere)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
 In Season Four, the world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son and his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.
 The first three (of eight) episodes stream today, with the rest following once weekly through July 18. New cast members include Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Rosemarie Dewitt.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzFXDvC-EwM
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/     [rating 8.7]

I am very curious to see if they can recover from the very terrible ending to season #3.
Bottom line: The show needs to start killing off main characters now. If they fail to do that in season #4, I think the show will fall apart.

Brats        (documentary)      (12:01 am, Hulu)
 Andrew McCarthy directs a documentary about a subject he knows all too well: the group of young film actors known as the "Brat Pack" who lit up the screen in the 1980s. The film finds McCarthy reuniting with stars like Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Ally Sheedy, as well as sitting down for an interview with journalist David Blum, who originally coined the "Brat Pack" term in a 1985 article. 1h 32m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVNQkRM5Qw
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15823728/

Eh, if I find the time, I might watch this...

The Dirty D        (season 3 premiere)          (3:01 am, Peacock)
 What happens when you mix drugs, money, sex, and drama together with beautiful, money hungry, conniving Bottle Girls, inside one of Detroit's hottest nightclubs ran by a shady power couple? Things get Dirty. Seasons 1 and 2 are on Tubi. IMDb says that Peacock also has them.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18815516/     [rating 7.6]

Wait, what?!...

The Sintern       (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
 A young woman hellbent on revenge takes a job as an intern at a megachurch to expose a corrupt pastor with dark secrets. Stars Evelyn Giovine [the sintern], Damon Dayoub [the pastor], Samuel Larsen, Raquel Davies, Judy Kain, Greg Finley and Stefanie Estes. 1 hr 38 min.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQDYMRdQ1Q
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100022328/the-sintern
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32498806/

I know who Dayoub is, but not Giovine... As Tubi flicks go, I would not consider this to be a "priority watch" for me...

     Broadcast and cable:
  Death down the Aisle       (movie)        (8 pm, LMN)
 Malorie is torn apart to see her fiance die on their wedding day before they can say “I do.” The autopsy report shows foul play, and she no longer knows who she can trust. After someone else who is close to Malorie is killed, she begins to fear that the murderer is closer to her than ever and she is left to wonder if she could be the next target. Stars Jess Brown and Anna Kopacek.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/death-down-the-aisle
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30007740/

Yes, though the promos for this one don't exactly instill confidence that it will be one of the better Lifetime flicks...  [shrug]

         Friday, June 14
       Streaming:
  Monkey Man        (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 am, Peacock)
 An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systematically victimize the poor and powerless. 2h 1m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9214772/     [rating 6.9]

Will watch.

Exhuma       (movie)         (3:01 am, Shudder)
 The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath. Korean film; 2h 14m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27802490/     [rating 6.9]

Anim already said it, but it bears repeating:
Nobody gets The Shudder!!

Calamity Jane       (movie; streaming premiere)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
 After Wild Bill is killed in a poker game, Calamity Jane must break out of prison and seek revenge before the Deadwood’s Sheriff can arrest them. Stars Emily Bett Rickards [Calamity Jane], Tim Rozon [Sheriff Mason], Stephen Amell [Wild Bill], Primo Allon and Priscilla Faia. 1 hr 36 min. A Tubi Films Original that was made available on video-on-demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films on February 2.
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100008875/calamity-jane
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28015371/     [rating 4.3]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_Jane_(2024_film)

Interesting that this came to Tubi. I think I already had Anim grab me a copy of this from... [mumble, mumble]

     Broadcast and cable:
  Note: There is no Hallmark Mystery premiere tonight.

Oh, NOES!!!1!

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