Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On June 18, the detective series Ridley: The Peaceful Garden will debut on PBS at 8 PM.
Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley (Adrian Dunbar) is called back to advise on a complex and compelling murder case by his replacement and former protege DI Carol Farman. Carol is keen to access Ridley’s unique insight into crime-solving which served them so well in the past, but the investigation takes a dark and unexpected twist.
You can watch a trailer for Ridley: The Peaceful Garden here.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie The Wedding Contract will debut on June 17 at 8 PM.
Rebecca (Becca Tobin), a teacher, and Adam (Jake Epstein), an ad executive are excited to plan their Jewish wedding, but their wedding and future are put into jeopardy when Adam lands a new ad campaign, and their mothers meet for the first time.
Here is a trailer for The Wedding Contract:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On June 16, the Netflix movie Extraction 2 will debut online.
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
Olga Kurylenko co-stars.
Here is a trailer for Extraction 2:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The feature film Flamin’ Hot will debut online on June 9 on Hulu and Disney+.
Directed by Eva Longoria, the film is inspired by the true story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia), a Frito-Lay janitor who disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican American heritage to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos from a snack into an iconic global pop-culture phenomenon.
The cast includes Tony Shalhoub, Dennis Haysbert, Annie Gonzalez and Emilio Rivera.
Here is a trailer for Flamin’ Hot:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On June 9, the limited series The Crowded Room will debut its first three episodes online on AppleTV+.
Tom Holland stars as Danny Sullivan, a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. Told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried), Danny’s life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the twists and turns that will lead him to a life-altering revelation.
The cast includes Jason Isaacs, Emmy Rossum, Sasha Lane, Will Chase, Thomas Sadoski, Lior Raz, Christopher Abbott and Zachary Golinger.
Here is a trailer for The Crowded Room:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On June 11, the UPtv movie Written in the Stars will debut at 7 PM.
When Kelsey’s magazine approves her pitch about a sceptic’s take on love and horoscopes, she is teamed up with Astrology guru, Carter. Clearly from opposite worlds, they put their competing perspectives aside to work the story around a local meteor shower festival. Through both fact and fate, they soon unearth that love really can be written in the stars.
The movie stars Kimberley Crossman and David De Lautour.
Here is a trailer for Written in the Stars:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On June 10, the Hallmark Channel movie Love’s Greek to Me will debut at 8 PM.
When Ilana (Torrey DeVitto) travels to Santorini with her Greek boyfriend Mike (Giannis Tsimitselis) for his sister Alex’s (Katerina Konstas) wedding, she’s thrilled to be asked to be her American Maid of Honor. Mike surprises Ilana by proposing, leaving Ilana gets caught in the whirlwind created by his well-meaning and overly enthusiastic mother Athena (Marina Sirtis).
Here is a trailer for Love’s Greek to Me:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New will debut at 9 PM on June 9.
Aurora Teagarden (Skyler Samuels) is back home in Lawrenceton post-college near her mother, Aida (Marilu Henner). Working as a teacher’s assistant in a crime fiction class, Aurora is struggling to settle on a thesis for her post-graduate degree. To support her schooling and life, Aurora also waitresses at the local diner at night, where she shares her love of researching true crime with her friend Sally and police officer Arthur (Evan Roderick). When Sally’s fiancé doesn’t show up at their wedding rehearsal, Maid of Honor Aurora gets Arthur to help her search for him. When they discover a body, everyone assumes it is Sally’s tardy groom, but when it turns out to be someone else, Sally’s fiancé becomes the main suspect.
Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 31, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The new 8-episode series The Lazarus Project will debut on TNT on June 4 at 9 PM.
Paapa Essiedu (Gangs of London) plays George, the latest recruit to The Lazarus Project, a secret organization that has harnessed the ability to turn back time whenever the world is at the threat of extinction. George and his colleagues are the few people on Earth with the ability to remember the events that are undone when time goes back. But when a freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won’t let him turn back time to undo it unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now George must choose to stay loyal or go rogue as he faces the question of: if you had the power to re-write your past, what would you sacrifice to do it?
The international cast includes Anjil Mohindra, Tom Burke and Rudi Dharmalingam [among others].
Here is a trailer for The Lazarus Project:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 31, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On June 4, the UPtv movie The Wedding Wish will debut at 7 PM.
Despite being single, a diehard romantic sets the date for her wedding and goes on a quest to find a fiancé, unaware that true love might be right under her nose.
The movie stars Alex Trumble and Kabby Borders.
Here is a trailer for The Wedding Wish:
