Rueben's Ramblings

The Netflix movie Blue Miracle, inspired by a true story, will debut online on May 27.

Based on the true story of Casa Hogar, a boys home in Mexico that was hit hard by Hurricane Odile in 2014. The boys enter Bisbee’s Black & Blue Tournament, the world’s biggest fishing tournament, despite having never fished before. They team up with a champion fisherman (Dennis Quaid), and set off to sea, hoping to win the prize money and save their orphanage from bankruptcy.

The cast includes Bruce McGill, Raymond Cruz, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson and Fernanda Urrejola [among others].

Here is a trailer for Blue Miracle:

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On May 27, the Passionflix movie Wicked will debut online.

Based on the paranormal romance by best-selling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, the sci-fi-laced movie is set in New Orleans following evil fae-fighting Ivy (Anna Maiche from Tiny Pretty Things) and the mysterious Ren (Liam Hall from Arrow and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), a man who captures Ivy’s attention like no other.

Here is a trailer for Wicked:

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After will debut at 8 PM on May 23.

TV host Billie Blessings (Holly Robinson Peete) finds bones in the basement of an old friend’s house, unearthing a dark secret that threatens to unravel the lives of the most powerful people in her city.

Karen Robinson and Greg Rogers are back as Aunt Cassandra and Maurice while Colin Lawrence (Virgin River and Christmas in Evergreen movie franchise) and Osric Chau (Supernatural) join the cast of the franchise.

Here is a trailer for Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After:

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The movie Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 8 PM on May 16.

Jesse Metcalfe and Sarah Lind return in the franchise movie, which this time focuses on what happens when a local waitress is found dead on the beach and a mysterious deposit appears in Zee’s bank account, Martha’s Vineyard proves to be all but the simple, scenic life Jeff Jackson was after.

Here is a trailer for Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery:

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On May 16, the UPtv original film Cooking Up Love will debut at 7 PM.

On a lark, Zoey (relative newcomer Rachel Bles) rents a food truck and enters a reality TV competition. Heat rises between her and the handsome founder of a fast food chain (Stephen Huszar from the Ruby Herring Mysteries movie franchise), but when Zoey finds out he’s a judge in the contest, things quickly fizzle. Zoey’s determined to win fair and square and she suspects ‘Mr-Too-Good-To-Be-True’ is really after her sauce recipe, not her heart.

Here is a trailer for Cooking Up Love:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Sweet Carolina will debut at 8 PM on May 15.

Marketing executive, Josie (Lacey Chabert), returns home when she becomes the unexpected guardian of her niece and nephew. While there, she reconnects with Cooper (Tyler Hynes), her high school boyfriend.

Here is a trailer for Sweet Carolina:

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The box office movie The Woman in the Window will debut online on Netflix on May 14.

An agoraphobic psychologist (Amy Adams) befriends a neighbor (Julianne Moore) across the street from her New York City brownstone condo, only to see her own life turned upside down when the woman disappears and she suspects foul play.

The cast includes Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Here is a trailer for The Woman in the Window:

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On May 7, the feature film Monster will debut online on Netflix.

Charming and likeable Harlem film student Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) has his life flipped upside down when is charged with murder, and begins a complex legal battle that will see him incarcerated for life, or his name cleared.

The cast includes Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, Tim Blake Nelson, Nasir “Nas” Jones, Paul Ben-Victor and Jonny Coyne.

Here is a trailer for Monster:

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The UPtv original movie Just for the Summer will debut at 7 PM on May 2.

English teacher Penelope Campbell (Hayley Sales from Cedar Cove and Hallmark’s The Perfect Bride movies) loves her annual summer vacations visiting her Grandma Dot, despite Dot’s constant attempts to set her up with every single man in town. This year, she bumps into Jason Humphrey (Brant Daugherty from Pretty Little Liars), none other than her childhood sweetheart, who is still as handsome and charming as ever.

It’s a little awkward at first but the conversation soon turns to Jason’s own Grandma Sophie, who keeps doing the same to him. In order to evade the efforts of their matchmaking grandmothers, they make a pact pretending to date each other, but will the old sparks return?

Here is a trailer for Just for the Summer:

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