Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The new movie Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on March 10 at 9 PM.
A crossword puzzle editor (Lacey Chabert) finds her life completely disrupted when several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes, and she is pulled into the police investigation.
The cast includes Brennan Elliott and Barbara Nevin.
Here is a trailer for Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle To Die For.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On March 9, the Hallmark Channel movie Love Under the Rainbow will debut at 8 PM.
Jack (David Haydn-Jones), a widower raising 10-year-old Sophie (Dakota Guppy), keeps running into Lucy (Jodie Sweetin), her teacher, and soon they’re smitten. But whenever their talk gets personal Jack backs off and Lucy fears he’ll break her heart. And it looks like he might, especially after Sophie runs into Jack’s arms sobbing after a field trip chasing rainbows.
Explaining that Sophie’s mom used to love rainbows, Jack tells Lucy he’s decided to accept a job in Miami. He can’t risk trying to replace Sophie’s mother, but hopefully he’ll realize you can’t get a rainbow without a little rain, and that true love can weather any storm.
Here is a trailer for Love Under the Rainbow.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original movie Chronicles Mysteries: Vines That Bind will debut on March 3 at 9 PM.
The latest edition of Alex McPherson’s (Alison Sweeney) true crime podcast leads her and the Chronicle staff to nearby Macklin, where they investigate a death ruled as an accident by the local police. Before Alex can get to the bottom of what she feels was a murder, another member of the family is felled by a bullet. She and her colleagues soon amass a formidable roster of suspects, all of whom had the motive and opportunity to commit the crimes.
The film also stars Benjamin Ayres.
Here is a trailer for Chronicles Mysteries: Vines That Bind.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel original movie Just Add Romance will debut on March 2 at 8 PM.
Meeting in culinary school, Carly (Meghann Fahy) and Jason (Luke Macfarlane) develop chemistry while playfully vying to be top chef. Jason suddenly disappears, but they meet again three years later, on “Kitchen Showdown,” competing to win their own restaurant.
Caught on camera sharing heartfelt gazes, the smitten chefs are competitive yet still supportive of one another. But when they become finalists, emotions boil over and Carly is led to believe Jason’s copying her dish. Only one can win, but if their relationship winds up on the chopping block, they both will lose.
Here is a trailer for Just Add Romance.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On March 1, the Amazon drama The Widow will debut online.
Georgia Wells (Kate Beckinsale) has her life turned upside-down when she receives a phone call that her husband has died in a plane crash in the Congolese jungle. Three years later and still haunted by the past, Georgia travels to the Congo to find out the truth.
Here is a trailer for The Widow:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The new WGN America drama Gone will debut on February 27 at 9 PM.
The series follows the story of Kit “Kick” Lannigan (Leven Rambin), survivor of a highly publicized child-abduction case, and Frank Novak (Chris Noth), the FBI agent who rescued her. Determined never to fall victim again, Kick trains herself in martial arts and the use of firearms.
She finds her calling when Novak persuades her to join a special task force he created dedicated to solving abductions and missing persons’ cases. Paired with former Army intelligence officer John Bishop (Danny Pino), Kick brings her unique understanding of a predator’s mind to the team.
Here is a first look trailer for Gone:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On February 27, the official series premiere of Whiskey Cavalier will debut at 10 PM on ABC.
This dramedy follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase codename: “Whiskey Cavalier” (Scott Foley), who following an emotional breakup, is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge codename: “Fiery Tribune” (Lauren Cohan). Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics.
The cast includes Tyler James Williams and Ana Ortiz.
NOTE: This show will air a sneak peek of the pilot episode after the Oscars air on February 25 around approximately 11:35 PM.
Here is a trailer for Whiskey Cavalier:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The new NBC drama The Enemy Within will debut on February 25 at 10 PM.
In this fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison.
Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it’s not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy… they must think like one.
The cast includes Kelli Garner and Raza Jaffrey.
Here is a first look trailer for The Enemy Within:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will air on February 24 at 9 PM.
Podcaster Alex McPherson (Alison Sweeney) seeks the truth behind the tragic death of a young lawyer, while partner Drew (Benjamin Ayres) finds himself diving into the shady mishaps of a shipping company.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On February 23, the HBO original telefilm O.G. will debut at 10 PM.
Filmed in Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility, an active maximum-security prison, the film follows Louis (Jeffrey Wright), once the head of a prominent prison gang, in the final weeks of his 24-year sentence. His impending release is upended when he takes new arrival Beecher (Theothus Carter), who is being courted by gang leadership, under his wing.
Coming to grips with the indelibility of his crime and the challenge of reentering society, Louis finds his freedom hanging in the balance as he struggles to save Beecher.
William Fichtner also stars.
Here is a trailer for O.G.:
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