Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new Hulu movie O’dessa will debut online on March 20. (The movie has been moved one week later than original planned).
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, a farm girl (Stranger Things alum Sadie Sink) goes on a journey to retrieve a family heirloom and rescue her one true love.
The cast includes Kelvin Harrison Jr., Regina Hall, Mark Boone Junior and Murray Bartlett.
Here is a trailer for O’dessa:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On March 13, the new Hallmark Mystery movie Mystery Island: Winner Takes All will debut at 8 PM.
Mystery Island hosts contest winners vying to solve a fake murder for a grand prize, but the event goes awry when an employee is murdered, and secrets are uncovered.
Elizabeth Henstridge and Charlie Weber return for this sequel with Signed, Sealed, Delivered alum Kristin Booth also starring.
Here is a trailer for Mystery Island: Winner Takes All:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On March 8, the Hallmark Channel movie The Reluctant Royal will debut at 8 PM.
Philly mechanic Johnny (Andrew Walker) is surprised to learn that his long-lost father is a duke. But the duke isn’t quite what he expected, nor are his growing feelings for the duke’s advisor Prudence (Lost and Roswell alum Emilie de Ravin, who makes her debut on the Hallmark Channel.)
Here is a trailer for The Reluctant Royal:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new movie Picture This will debut online on Amazon Prime on March 6.
In this heartfelt rom-com, struggling photographer Pia (Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley) receives a prediction: true love awaits in her next five dates. With her sister’s wedding looming and family playing matchmaker, her ex (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) reappears, throwing her love life into chaos.
Here is a trailer for Picture This:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On March 6, the new comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled will debut online on Britbox.
Downton Abbey alum Hugh Bonneville stars as journalist Douglas Bellowes, whose life implodes after a tweet about him allegedly making a sexist joke goes viral. Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy alum Karen Gillan stars as Madeline, Douglas’s co-host on a popular current affairs show.
The cast includes Ben Miles and Alex Kingston.
Here is a trailer for Douglas Is Cancelled:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new drama Lost Boys & Fairies will debut online on Britbox on March 4.
The series is set in Cardiff (in Wales), exploring the universal theme of parents and children through the perspective of gay adoption.
The cast includes Maria Doyle Kennedy (Outlander and Orphan Black) and Fra Fee (Prime Target).
Here is a trailer for Lost Boys & Fairies:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On March 2, the new MGM+ drama Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue will debut at 9 PM
A light aircraft with nine passengers crashes in the Mexican jungle – and everyone survives. But then, one after another, they begin to die in strange and violent ways and very soon they begin to realize that, for some inexplicable reason, somebody wants them dead. As the story unfolds in flashback, we meet the survivors as they fight against the heat, a shortage of supplies, the many dangers of the jungle – and each other. The setting becomes increasingly tense and claustrophobic until finally the identity of the killer and the truth are revealed.
The cast includes Eric McCormack (Will & Grace and Travelers), David Ajala (Star Trek: Discovery) and Peter Gadiot (Queen of the South and Yellowjackets).
Here is a trailer for Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie The Royal We will debut on March 1 at 8 PM.
When her older sister elopes with a non-royal, Princess Bea (Mallory Jansen) who has lived her life away from her royal duties must now step in and honor the arranged marriage to a small kingdom prince (Charlie Carrick).
Here is a trailer for The Royal We:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The limited series Toxic Town will debut online on Netflix on February 27.
Based on a true story, a group of mothers fight for justice when dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities. This became one of the worst toxic waste scandals in UK history.
The ensemble cast includes Jodie Whittaker, Robert Carlyle, Brendan Coyle, Rory Kinnear, Claudia Jessie, Lauren Lyle, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha.
Here is a trailer for Toxic Town:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On February 27, the new Amazon Prime drama House of David will debut online.
The series follows the once-mighty King Saul (Ali Suliman) as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel (Stephen Lang) anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David (newcomer Michael Iskander) finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he’s destined to replace. As one leader falls, another must rise.
Ayelet Zurer stars as Queen Ahinoam, Saul’s trusted wife and Martyn Ford as Goliath.
Here is a trailer for House of David:
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