Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-12-23 (Monday)

On 12/24/2024 9:43 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:

Yesterday, I ran errands, and took it easy. So I actually didn't do much, except finish up S1 of "Cross", though I did get through a movie:
 soaps: DOOL - Mon's ep. Leo and Rafe interrogate Hattie, and seem to ascertain that she isn't the new Lady Whistleblower; later, at the cop shop, Belle lawyers up Hattie before Jada can question her, but it seems likely Hattie is not behind the "poisoned" cupcakes either. Jada offers JJ his job back, before he and NuGabi go out on a date. It seems like Kristin isn't the one sabotaging Brady and Ava - if it's not Kristen, it can only mean that daughter Rachel is the one doing it.
 Cross (Prime) - Last 4 episodes of season #1 (which is only 8 ep's long).
    Including naked nudity from Alona Tal!!... Which is actually kind of weird - Tal's a mom now. I wouldn't do naked nudity as an actress if I was a mom...
    Sidenote: This may be set in Washington, DC, but it was so clearly filmed in Canada, that it's not even funny - not only is Jennifer Wigmore in the main cast (as the police chief), with Sharon Taylor in a important role, but Jessica Clement and Karen Robinson pop up in a key supporting role, and Kristin Booth and Siobhan Murphy also appear.
    Anyway, this was mostly good stuff, with episode #5 (Cross goes to the the richie-rich serial killer's birthday for some cat-and-mouse action) being probably the best of the lot.
    The season actually comprises two main storylines - the serial killer, and Cross's "stalker" - so I was a little surprised when the former storyline pretty much wraps up in episode #1.7.
    That leaves the "stalker" storyline for episode #1.8. And I can't say I was all that thrilled with how this one resolved, as the culprit wasn't whom I was expecting (so I guess they succeeded in the "surprise" department), and I didn't buy their motivation for such a long-term project.
    There is a mid-credits scene in ep. #1.8 with Alona Tal that hints at something, but isn't clear what it's hinting at.
 The Inheritance (Hulu) - What's really interesting about this 2024 film is that it was originally produced, in 2022, *for Netflix*. But, for whatever reason, Netflix dropped this film (and another, as yet unreleased film) in early 2023 - so it took another almost 2 years for this one to be released.
    Starring Bob Gunton! as the patriarch of a zillionaire family who calls his 4 children (and one daughter-in-law) - Rachel Nichols(!), David Walton, Peyton List the Younger, and Austin Stowell and Briana Middleton (as the daughter-in-law) - home for his 75th birthday to "protect" the old man from a "threat" on his life. So he locks them all in the mansion with him, threatening to remove their inheritance, unless they stay.
    It's not giving too much away in saying the "threat" is a "woo-woo" supernatural threat, through the kids don't immediately realize this.
    This was OK, I guess (I enjoyed Gunton, and Peyton List is amusing in a too small part), though I didn't enjoy it as much as the somewhat similar "The Invitation" with Nathalie Emmanuel.
 

I have Hulu now, but haven't watched anything on it yet.  Let me add this to the Hulu watch list.

 What did you watch?
 

I watched:
Fatal Attraction (4K disc) 1987 movie starring Michael Douglas as a man who has an affair with a woman (Glenn Close) who becomes obsessed with him.  Her obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the family child.  She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life.
Misery (4K disc) 1990 movie starring James Caan as a best-selling author who writes a final novel killing off his main character.  He then meets a woman (Kathy Bates) who is his number one fan, and is obsessed with him. She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life, including holding him hostage and forcing him to write a new novel to bring the character back while killing anyone who discovers the truth.  But while everyone thinks he's dead, the local sheriff suspects he's really alive and sets out to find him.
Fear (blu-ray) 1996 movie starring Reese Withersppon as a teenage girl who meets a teenage boy (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes obsessed with her. His obsession leads to killing the family pet and traumatizing the family child.  He does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery to her life.
Wild Things (4K disc) 1998 movie starring Matt Dillon as a school guidance counselor who has to deal with two students (Neve Cambell and Denise Richards) who accuse him of rape.  As he plot unfolds with various twists and turns, they do many wild things that bring nothing but fear and misery to his life.
Obsessed (blu-ray) 2009 movie starring Idris Elba as a man who meets a woman (Ali Larter) who becomes obsessed with him.  She does many wild things that brings nothing but fear and misery to his life, inlcuding traumatizing the family child.  Unlike "Fatal Attraction" Idris never actually sleeps with Ali.  She's just a total psycho from the start who gets it in her head she's in a relationship with him.  But Idris' character is married to Beyoncé, and in an epic cat fight to end all cat fights, Beyoncé beats that idea out of her by the end of the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCR6t4Qy4bE
Silent Night, Fatal Night (Lifetime) A best-selling author writes a final novel killing off her main character. She is then kidnapped and forced to write a new novel to bring the character back while the kidnapper kills anyone who discovers the truth.  But while everyone thinks she's dead, the local sheriff suspects she's really alive and sets out to find her.  I should mention, the novelist also has a number one fan who plays a part in plot.  I think I might have watched a different movie with a similar premise once.
What If...? (Disney+) - "What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?" - Agatha Harkness goes to Hollywood.  This was worse than the first one!