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Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 16:51:40 -0700
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On 4/13/24 2:33 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

> RM: I should be posting the Wednesday-Friday list later tonight.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>          Previously released:
> 
> 
> The Bricklayer      (movie)       (Netflix, April 11)
> 
> To clear its name, the CIA must rely on an edgy ex-agent to root out a 
> covert enemy who is framing it for the murders of several foreign 
> reporters. Stars Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim 
> Blake Nelson, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Oliver Trevena. 2023 film; 1h 50m.
> 
> https://www.netflix.com/title/81691563
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2016303/    [rating 5.1]
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6YfPaucph8

Too bad this is on Netflix, as I would have checked it out...


>          Saturday, April 13
> 
> 
> Snatched     (movie)        (3:01 am, Tubi)
> 
> When a dangerous criminal from her past breaks out of prison, a former 
> CIA agent must tap back into her lethal skills to protect her family. 
> Stars Veronika Bozeman; 1 hr 41 min. [Originally announced for April 6 
> (in Tubi's March 19 press release describing Tubi's April additions), 
> but Tubi's trailer (posted April 10) dates it for today, and it is in 
> fact available as of 2 am ET today. I think it was released this morning].
> 
> https://www.yeahimfamous.com/2024/04/06/first-look-tubi-footage-films-unveils-snatched-movie-trailer/
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27300761/
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyWo44c-DfQ
> 
> https://tubitv.com/movies/100020085/snatched

Not sure about this one.

> Billion Dollar Bluff      (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
> 
> When a popular influencer gets kidnapped and held for ransom, she grips 
> the media’s attention by helping the criminals rob luxurious mansions. 
> Stars Bukola Ayoka; 1 hr 27 min. [This was originally announced for 
> today (in Tubi's March 19 press release), but Tubi's trailer (posted on 
> April 10) states (as of 2 am ET today) that the movie is available now, 
> and it is. Additionally, the director posted the trailer on X on April 
> 11. I think it's likely that this was released on April 10.]
> 
> https://tubitv.com/movies/100017200/billion-dollar-bluff
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30983222/
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzf9517p9ME
> 
> https://twitter.com/stefanbrogren/status/1778498837205684557 [director's 
> post]

I like the premise, but this stars no one anyone has ever heard of...

> Secret Life of the Pastor's Wife       (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime 
> Channel)
> 
> Angie, the wife of a charismatic pastor who extols family values yet 
> maintains an icy demeanor toward his own, seeks solace from her marital 
> woes in the arms of her recently hired pool boy, a fling that quickly 
> upsets the idyllic facade of the community, reigniting old jealousies, 
> and leaving no one’s secrets safe. Stars Jennings Rice, Andrew Fultz, 
> and Mike Manning.
> 
> [RM: Pool boys certainly seem to have all the fun.]
> 
> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secret-life-of-the-pastors-wife
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32024054/

I will certainly watch this, though I may have to bump it to recording 
for later viewing...


>          Sunday, April 14
> 
> 
> Killer Fortune Teller       (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
> 
> When a tarot card reading leads to unexpected fortune, Shane thinks he’s 
> found a recipe for success. However, as his business starts to thrive 
> and the bodies start to pile up, his sister grows suspicious of both the 
> psychic as well as her brother’s mysterious new girlfriend. Stars Sarah 
> Murphree, Jonathan Stoddard, Natalie Daniels, and Caina Summer Field.
> 
> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/killer-fortune-teller
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31727946/

Ditto - intend to watch this, but may or may not get to it tomorrow night...

> Tracker      (special time)          (8 pm, CBS)
> 
> Airs at 8 instead of 9 pm tonight.

Guest starring!... Nobody interesting!

> The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden        (special) (9-11 
> pm, CBS)
> 
> https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-100th-billy-joel-at-madison-square-garden-the-greatest-arena-run-of-all-time/

Billy Joel is 100?!?!?!!!??!!

:p

> The Sympathizer            [new]           (9 pm, HBO)
> 
> A seven-part adaptation of the 2015 Pulitzer-winning novel by Viet Thanh 
> Nguyen stars Robert Downey Jr. in multiple roles. A melange of cultural 
> satire, dark comedy, historical drama, mystery, and espionage thriller, 
> The Sympathizer follows a half-Vietnamese, half-French communist spy 
> known as "The Captain" (Cowboy Bebop's Hoa Xuande) in the closing days 
> of the Vietnam War and his later exile in the United States (and work in 
> Hollywood) following the fall of Saigon. Sandra Oh also stars. Runs 
> through May 26.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dRkhiERpE
> 
> https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-sympathizer/     [score 81]
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14404618/

Does not sound like my kind of thing. Obveeus will probably watch it...


>          Monday, April 15
> 
> 
> The Stranger           (movie)            (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> You've seen it as a Quibi series (theoretically)—now see it as a movie! 
> Originally released for the short-lived, short-format streaming service 
> in 2020, The Stranger has now been re-cut as a feature film (though only 
> in landscape mode). Written and directed by The Killing's Veena Sud, the 
> series film finds a rideshare driver (Maika Monroe) picking up the 
> passenger from hell (Dane DeHaan), leading to a terrifying 12 hours.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtI3lKX36Ig
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10681780/     [rating 6.3]

Maybe, based on the casting.
But I never did get to the previous Quibi series-to-film, "The Most 
Dangerous Game", as its >2 hour runtime put me off...


>          Tuesday, April 16

Yikes! - This sounds dreary!!