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On June 25, the new drama Sex/Life will air on Netflix online.
A woman’s daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can’t stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.
Sarah Shahi and Mike Vogel star.
Here is a trailer for Sex/Life:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Disney+ drama The Mysterious Benedict Society will debut online on June 25.
Placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, a group of orphans must foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications while creating a new sort of family along the way. Based on the best-seller by Trenton Lee Stewart.
Tony Hale plays dual roles (as twin brothers) along with Kristen Schaal and an ensemble of young, new actors.
Here is a trailer for The Mysterious Benedict Society:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »
On June 20, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie To Catch a Spy will debut at 8 PM.
When the newly renovated Hotel Optima in Malta has a grand reopening, Chloe (Nathalie Kelley) and her team from Destination Traveler Magazine, which includes Sara, (Patti Murin), head over to cover the travel scene in Malta. On her first night in Malta, Chloe overhears an altercation happening through the air vent of her hotel room and then sees someone fall to their death – right past her hotel window! Chloe assists the FBI agent, Aaron (Colin Donnell), working on the case, but will they catch the killer before the killer finds them?
Here is a trailer for To Catch a Spy:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Her Pen Pal will debut on June 19 at 9 PM.
Event planner Victoria (Mallory Jansen) can’t wait to attend –- and plan –- her best friend’s wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal (Josh Sasse).
Here is a trailer for Her Pen Pal:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
On June 18, the 10-episode half-hour dark comedy Physical will debut on Apple TV+ online.
Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, the series stars Rose Byrne as Sheila Rubin, a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on life she rarely lets the world see. She’s also battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image. That is until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics.
The cast include Ashley Liao, Ian Gomez and Lou Taylor Pucci.
Here is a trailer for Physical:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The new series The Republic of Sarah will debut on The CW at 9 PM on June 14.
The bucolic tranquility of Greylock, New Hampshire is upended when a massive vein of coltan – an incredibly valuable mineral used in tech – is discovered under the town. State-backed mining company Lydon Industries swoops in with plans to extract the mineral and plans that include wiping Greylock off the map. With her friends and family in danger of losing their homes, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Stella Baker) vows to stop Lydon’s bulldozers. It won’t be easy. Leading Lydon’s efforts is Sarah’s estranged brother, Danny Cooper (Luke Mitchell).
After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, former state senator Ellen Cooper (Megan Follows), Danny is eager to exact his revenge on a community he feels abandoned him. Sarah enlists her friends – fellow teacher Corinne Dearborn (Hope Lauren), police officer Amy “AJ” Johnson (Nia Holloway), and diner manager Grover Simms (Ian Duff) – in the fight against Danny, but there seems to be no way to stop the town’s impending demise; until Sarah proposes an oddly intriguing solution: Greylock could declare independence.
Here is a trailer for The Republic of Sarah:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
On June 13, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part will debut at 8 PM.
When Aida Teagarden’s (Marilu Henner) real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) sets out with her fiancé Nick (Niall Matter) and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.
Miranda Frigon, Peter Benson and Lexa Doig reprise their roles too.
Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The UPtv movie The Perfect Wedding Match will air at 7 PM on June 13.
Programmer for the ‘Plus Ones’ matchmaking app Maisie Jacobs (Jenna Michno) is single and dateless for her little sister Ali’s wedding. Keen to avoid her family’s questions, Maisie uses the app to find her own plus one – but is sent the only person she would never date (Tyler Cortad). Could the mix-up be her chance for true love?
Here is a trailer for The Perfect Wedding Match:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »
On June 12, the Hallmark Channel movie The Baker’s Son will debut at 9 PM
Matt’s (Brant Daugherty) passion transforms his bread from bland to brilliant. But when his bread loses its magic, the island locals panic and turn to Annie (Eloise Mumford), Matt’s childhood friend and true love, for help.
Here is a trailer for The Baker’s Son:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The box office movie In the Heights will debut on HBO Max online June 11; and the movie will also be out in the theatres now that things are opening up.
Based on the award-winning Broadway play from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie is about a bodega owner (Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos) has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
The ensemble cast includes Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Marc Anthony and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Here is a trailer for In the Heights:
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