Rueben's Ramblings

The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Mystery Island will debut on September 29 at 9 PM.

London Police psychiatrist Dr. Emilia Priestly (Elizabeth Henstridge) needs to take a relaxing break from her stressful job, so her wealthy friend, Baroness Jane Alcott (Kezia Burrows), invites her to Mystery Island, an immersive murder-mystery-themed resort hosting a special retreat for the original investors. As the mystery game begins, tragedy strikes: *John Murtaugh (Robert Getman) the resort’s reclusive founder, is murdered.

The visitors are confined to the island as local detective Jason Trent (Charlie Weber) investigates the case. Once Emilia proves her innocence, she makes use of her special skills to help Jason find the murderer. The lines between game and reality are blurred as they unravel the web of romance, revenge, and betrayal behind the resort, its guests, and its elusive founder.

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On September 29, the Apple TV+ movie Flora and Son will debut online.

The eponymous Flora (Eve Hewson, daughter of U2’s Bono) brings home a guitar after the police tell her that she needs to find something to occupy the time of her off-the-rails teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan), or he’ll end up “behind bars.”

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On September 28, the Netflix movie Love Is In the Air will debut online.

A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

The movie stars Delta Goodrem and Joshua Sasse.

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On September 23, the Hallmark Channel movie Retreat to You will debut at 8 PM.

Abby (Emily Ullerup) and Sean (Peter Mooney) were best friends in high school until they had a falling out at their graduation party. Years later, when Abby’s friend Rachel (Meghan Heffern) brings her to a wilderness retreat, she is shocked to run into Sean. This chance reconnection only results in the old friends butting heads even more. However, when the pair becomes separated from the group on a hiking trip, they must work together to find their way back to the campsite. As the walls come down, they’ll face the reality of why their friendship and their lives fell apart and come to learn that maybe the way forward is together.

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On September 22, the revival of the movie franchise Spy Kids: Armageddon will debut online on Netflix.

When a game developer unleashes a powerful computer virus, the children of two secret agents must work together to save their parents — and the world.

The film stars Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Connor Esterso, Everly Carganilla, Billy Magnussen and D. J. Cotrona.

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major will debut at 9 PM on September 22.

Former orchestra conductor Gethsemane Brown (Tamera Mowry-Housley) has moved to the Irish countryside to teach music at St. Brendan’s boarding school. After deciphering a cryptic musical message, she meets renowned composer Eamon McCarthy (Risteard Cooper), who is rumored to be behind the death of his longtime love. Complicating things further, Eamon’s a ghost! Eamon enlists Gethsemane’s help to find the real person responsible, so that he can finally move on and reunite with his true love in the afterlife.

With the ghost of Eamon tagging along, Gethsemane investigates, but faces resistance from the charming Inspector O’Reilly (Adam Fergus), who takes a liking to her but considers the case closed. Juggling her sleuthing with the job she was hired to do, Gethsemane meanwhile struggles to turn the motley crew of students at St. Brendan’s into a choir that can compete at Regionals, though a handsome math teacher Griff (Marco Grazzini) is able to help her gain some ground. But when her sleuthing brings her close to solving the case for Eamon, it looks like Gethsemane has only a ghost of a chance of making it out alive.

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On September 22, the Hulu movie No One Will Save You will debut online.

Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever) is a creative and talented young woman who has been alienated from her community. Lonely but ever hopeful, she finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up—until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders.

How will she fare against these alien invaders?

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On September 16, the Hallmark Channel movie Notes of Autumn will debut at 8 PM.

Ellie (Ashley Williams) is a fun-loving, classically trained pianist living in the city who gave up on her passion long ago. Her best friend Leo (Luke Macfarlane) lives in the rustic outskirts of British Columbia. He’s a famous author with writer’s block who can’t seem to finish another installment in his highly popular book series. Realizing they both need a change of scenery, they decide to swap places, only to find themselves completely lost in new surroundings. Ellie gets tangled up in helping Sam (Marcus Rosner), Leo’s neighbor, put together a musical performance for a local fundraiser.

Leo strikes up a friendship with Ellie’s good friend Matt (Peter Porte) and opens himself up to writing something different that really inspires him. Their newfound friendships turn into something far more meaningful, and as both Ellie and Leo take part in the joys of the autumn season, they also discover their hearts belong somewhere very different than they ever thought possible.

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The Great American Family movie Craft Me a Romance will debut at 8 PM on September 16.

Nicole Borden (Jodie Sweetin), the owner of a quaint arts and crafts store “The Crafty Companion” is faced with an ultimatum when the owner of “Mitchell’s Art and Craft Supplies” (Brent Bailey) tells her she must either sell her store or be forced out of business.

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The Amazon Prime Video movie A Million Miles Away will debut online on September 15.

Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández (Michael Pena), the movie follows him and his devoted family of proud migrant farm workers on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to the fields of the San Joaquin Valley, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station. With the unwavering support of his hard-working parents, relatives and teachers, José’s unrelenting drive & determination culminates in the opportunity to achieve his seemingly impossible goal.

The cast includes Rosa Salazar, Bobby Soto, Sarayu Blue, Veronica Falcón, Julio César Cedillo, Garret Dillahunt and Eric Johnson.

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