On 2026-08-16 06:47:34 +0000, Robin Miller said:
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Must be the depths of summer, as there is almost nothing in this one!
Wednesday, August 12
Reacher (season 4 premiere) (3:01 am, Prime Video)
Eight episodes; the first three stream today, followed by weekly single-episode releases through Sept. 16. Renewed for season 5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCbp1FfipPg
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/reacher/season-4/
[score 77]
At some point I will resub to Amazon for 1 month just to watch this.
Thursday, August 13
Streaming:
Immaculate (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the
picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at
an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new
home harbors dark and horrifying secrets. 2024 film starring Sydney
Sweeney; 1h 29m. Also available, at least in the past, on Hulu.
I think it may have to Peacock first - I want to say that is where I
watched it.
Broadcast and cable:
Camp Rock 3 (movie) (8 pm, Disney Channel)
When Connect 3 loses their opening act for a major reunion tour, they
return to their beloved Camp Rock to discover the next big thing. As
campers vie for the chance to open for their favorite band, tensions
rise and friendships are tested - leading to unexpected alliances, revelations, and romances.
O.M.G... :o
Friday, August 14
Streaming:
Normal (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, HBO Max)
A temporary small-town sheriff [Bob Odenkirk] uncovers dark mysteries
after a local bank robbery. 1h 31m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31195136/
[rating 6.3]
Maybe. If I can fit it in.
Hellcat (movie) (3:01 am, Shudder/AMC+)
Lena [Dakota Gorman] wakes in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She?s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she?ll succumb to an unimaginable fate. As the pain sets in
and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid? 1h 31m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZjFdaJKgw
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33045418/
Also a maybe (though it would helped had the lead not been an unknown...).
Note: There is no Tubi original today. Recent months seem to have had
just two original movies, rather than the three or four Tubi used to
have.
Yes - Tubi definitely feels like they have backed off doing 'original
movies' at the past they were doing in 2022(?)-2025.
Broadcast and cable:
A Murder Between Friends (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
When six friends vacation at the country estate of a legendary true
crime TV star, the last thing they expect is to find one of them
murdered in a hot tub! Everyone is a suspect as they try to determine
who among them would have the means, motive, and opportunity. As their tension grows, they enlist the aid of the TV star to uncover the truth before the killer can strike again. Joan Collins, Nadia Bjorlin, Jacob Young, Trent Garrett, Toby-Alexander Smith, and Jim Borstelmann star. Originally released in the U.S. on VOD and digital platforms on January
13, 2026.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-murder-between-friends
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30825636/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Murder_Between_Friends
Did not get a chance to watch this.
Saturday, August 15
The Daughter She Left Behind (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
After years spent working internationally, Rachel returns home
desperate to reconnect with the daughter she left behind. But when a terrifying man threatens Samantha's life, Rachel must finally become
the mother she never was, fighting to save not only her daughter's life
but also the trust and love they lost along the way. Kate del Castillo
and Carissa Murray star.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-daughter-she-left-behind
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40492092/
Saw nothing of this - where I was the power was out and didn't come
back until the next day.
Aussie at Heart (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
Samara, a former lawyer and now an event planner, reunites with Nate,
her ex-coworker and rival, to plan a couple's anniversary in
Queensland. They begin to confront their past and fall for each other.
Stars Rhiannon Fish and Daniel Lissing.
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/aussie-at-heart
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt41281879/
[roll]
Sunday, August 16
The Guest Who Never Left (movie; linear premiere) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
Anna, the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel,
the founder of an AI-centered home security company, are threatened by
a mysterious house guest as they expect their first child. Felisha
Terrell, Jason MacDonald, Emily Topper and Mira Sorvino star. Released
as "Home Safe" and retitled by Lifetime, the movie is described by most sources as a 2022 film, with IMDb giving a March 2, 2022, release date
on the Internet, while a Deadline story dated October 2023 says the
film was, at that time, about to be taken to market.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-guest-who-never-left
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13476344/
[as "Home Safe"]
I sort had this on in the background last light, but didn't get much
out of it except that Emily Topper was in it. Interesting that it's 3-4
years old. I've added Lifetime's alternate title to IMDb (assuming they
accept my edit).
Lanterns [new] (9 pm, HBO)
The third TV series set within the DC Universe (following Creature
Commandos and Peacemaker) comes from Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), Chris
Mundy (Ozark) and comic book writer Tom King, and finds Kyle Chandler,
Aaron Pierre, and Nathon Fillion playing members of the Green Lantern
Corps, a group of intergalactic peacekeepers. Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Paul Ben-Victor, Nicole Ari Parker, and
Jason Ritter also star, while guests include Laura Linney. Mundy also
serves as showrunner for the series, which isn't adapted from any
specific storylines from the comics but instead is structured as a
murder investigation that draws elements from throughout Green
Lantern's history as well as from TV shows including True Detective
(which Mundy once produced) and Slow Horses (which shares a director,
James Hawes, with this series). What once began as a Greg
Berlanti-produced, Finn Wittrock-starring Max original back in 2019
finally emerges from seven years of development as an HBO-branded
series (also streaming on HBO Max) today with its first of eight
episodes. Runs through Oct. 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UIBOsuUwc4
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/lanterns/
[score 72]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26545992/
Not sure if I will watch this - probably won't find the time for it.
(end)
Yeah, this was a pretty bad week. But usual for summer doldrums.
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